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<p>Reminds me of a Dear Abby letter:

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<p>LOL–old thread had a story where they tried to explain to no avail that New Mexico was actually part of the US…</p>

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<p>Many New Mexico license plates have “New Mexico USA” on them:
[File:New</a> Mexico 1998 896LBK.jpg - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia](<a href=“http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:New_Mexico_1998_896LBK.jpg]File:New”>http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:New_Mexico_1998_896LBK.jpg)</p>

<p>However, the centennial ones just have “New Mexico” without the “USA” on them:
[File:New</a> Mexico Centennial License Plate 2010.jpg - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia](<a href=“http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:New_Mexico_Centennial_License_Plate_2010.jpg]File:New”>http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:New_Mexico_Centennial_License_Plate_2010.jpg)</p>

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<p>We had an adult visitor to our home, trying to point out her home state of Louisiana on a map of Europe</p>

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<p>New Mexico isn’t a state.</p>

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<p>It’s there to keep Arizona from running into Texas…</p>

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<p><em>looks at map</em> O.O</p>

<p>New Mexico IS a state!</p>

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<p>Okay–everybody back to school! Next time when they say you need to “find yourself”–get out a map and look!</p>

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<p>Niquii New Mexico is a great state. Carlsbad Caverns. Aztec Ruins. White Sands. Taos. Santa Fe and who could forget Roswell?</p>

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<p>I’m just playing! New Mexico is one of the states I’m considering moving to after college. :stuck_out_tongue: </p>

<p>But I had no clue those were in New Mexico.</p>

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<p>Reminds me of the story of a journalist sent to Texas to cover the small city of Mexia. She was extra careful after being told how the town’s name is pronounced**. When driving into town, she decided to make the obligatory stop at one of our famous eateries. </p>

<p>She approached the staff, and asked “So, how do you pronounce the name of this place?” The bubbly attendant answered with a big smile and very slowly said … D A I R Y … Q U E E N as she were speaking to a toddler!</p>

<p>** Check this [How</a> to pronounce Mexia - Rangers Commercia - YouTube](<a href=“http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e1-ueEoQy-g]How”>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e1-ueEoQy-g)</p>

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<p>Re: New Mexico</p>

<p>How many examples can you find of political subdivisions (at the state or provincial or equivalent level, not city level) of countries being or including the name of some other country? Examples:</p>

<p>British Columbia
District of Columbia
Georgia
Macedonia
New Mexico</p>

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<p>A lot.</p>

<p>10char</p>

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<p>ucbalumnus, you’ll have to take British Columbia and District of Columbia off that list. The country in South America is Colombia, not Columbia.</p>

<p>Meanwhile there’s New South Wales for the list.</p>

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This is like harping over the spelling of Bruxelles v. Brussels</p>

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<p>It’s not like Bruxelles v. Brussels. In English the country’s name is spelled Colombia.</p>

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<p>South Georgia
New Britain</p>

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<p>I got 103 out of 150 (could be worse for a Brit!). Tried the English counties one (which from a what-we-learned-at-school bit is equivalent) and managed 132/144.</p>

<p>Europe was 121/141 [Test</a> your geography knowledge - Europe countries | Lizard Point](<a href=“http://www.lizardpoint.com/geography/europe-quiz.php]Test”>Test your geography knowledge - Europe: countries quiz | Lizard Point Quizzes) </p>

<p>In short, we tend to learn about what’s closest to us!</p>