Is it normal to think america is in the center?

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I saw a globe before I ever saw a world map, so I just assumed America was considered the center. But dad said says Chinese people consider their country to be the center and that the name "China" comes from a word chino, meaning "center". He then said that because the world is round, no one is in the center. Since then I've noticed that on most world maps, America is on the left, which would mean if there IS a center, it would have to be the ocean.

no, china is the center 1
yes but only if you're american 5
yes 2
no, many people believe there to be no center 10
no, the ocean is the center 2
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  • Pumpurrnickel
    6 years ago

    This is dumb.

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  • IceRed
    6 years ago

    Are you stupid. The planet is a sphere. The center would be the core or something.

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  • Alichael
    6 years ago

    Trump doesn't just rule and affect America. Same with all of our presidents, they affected and always influence the world. World trade and the stock market has never just been America. During the great depression in the 1930s and during the recession of 2008-2011, high unployment didn't just affect America, it affected many countries. However, some of the poster's reasons for thinking that America or China may be center, due to world maps, the globe, and the world being round? That's some dumb reasoning though, that's probably why Mehhh asked if he/she's 5.

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  • Dustyair
    6 years ago

    Wow......

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  • _Mehhhh_
    6 years ago

    Are you 5?

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    • Alichael
      6 years ago

      Your reply reminded me of Family guy episode where Brian has Julian over acting all dumb and Stewie goes "it's like she's fucking 5".

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  • nikkiclaire
    6 years ago

    Be nice. 0 lat, 0 long. Gulf of Guinea, I guess would be somewhat considered the center of maps of the globe.

    The world revovles around me tho, and I am the center of the universe 😊

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    • donteatstuffoffthesidewalk
      6 years ago

      that well & good but thers no 180 / 180 opposite that

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      • nikkiclaire
        6 years ago

        What would be the opposite of center of anything? Does center even have an opposite?

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        • donteatstuffoffthesidewalk
          6 years ago

          0 / 0 aint the center its just halfway along the rotational axis what lines up with some limey town

          The opposite would be the antipode on the other side

          its still on the equator though so 0 / 180

          180 / 180 could be either north or south pole and theres no longitude at the pole anyhow

          the opposite to the journey to the center of the mind is watchin idiots argue bout politics on cable news

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          • nikkiclaire
            6 years ago

            I meant the center of an object in general. What is the term for the opposite? As far as I know there isn't one.

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            • donteatstuffoffthesidewalk
              6 years ago

              like the opposite of the middlea an orange?

              not sure on that one

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    • Alichael
      6 years ago

      I bow down to you queen nikkiclaire. 🙏

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      • nikkiclaire
        6 years ago

        😂

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        • Alichael
          6 years ago

          I myself am a king in exile. Hail to myself! My majesty, long live me. Haha, lol 😊😊

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  • [Old Memory]
    6 years ago

    I'm sure it's a well known fact that most Americans aren't very bright, (and if they want to argue that lets just remember they elected Trump to run their country) but surely, even they must realise that like all countries they are on the outer surface of a sphere, so they could not possibly be in the centre. The centre is the earth's core.

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  • Fetiza000
    6 years ago

    Have you ever looked at a map??

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  • Ellenna
    6 years ago

    By "America" I assume you're doing the usual usa-centric thing and you really mean the usa?

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