Maps as Political Propaganda

Maps have always fascinated me. Even as a child I can remember looking at them for hours on end. Yes, I was - and perhaps still am - a geek. At that time, I didn't know what a load of political falsehood and bullshit were contained in the Mercator projection, which is the map we see most of the time.

There is absolutely nothing that says that North must be on the top and South at the bottom. It is merely a political choice of Western imperialism and colonialism.

McArthur's Universal Corrective Map

The best way to see the world is still a globe, but remember North doesn't necessarily have to be on top.

Berlusconi´s Europe

Hopefully we will soon see the last of this criminal. male-chauvinistic pig and scoundrel, albeit democratically elected, if his promises mean anything at all.

For more European maps from different ethnic points-of-views please visit the Bulgarian artist Yanko Tsvetskov´s site "Mapping Stereotypes Project. The Ultimate Bigot's Calendar of the World"

The World According to the Internet

Created by The Oxford Internet Institute (OII)

I found this interesting and thought provoking map on Joe.My.God. Click it to enlarge.

What struck me first was that I had no idea that 41-50 % of the Chinese population had access to the Internet. 41 percent would mean that at least 550 millions of the country's total population of 1,4 billions.

The second observation was that Africa has no real presence on the Internet yet, except for in the far north and the far south of the continent.

Thirdly, I wondered out loud, "Where the fuck is Norway?"

In a comment on Joe.My.God., someone said that almost all Internet users in Brazil and Venezuela are gay, so now I am wondering if that really can be true?

If it is, I sure am going there for vacations next time. This phrase may finally be useful if I decide to go, "Ei você hunk bonita de um homem, eu posso jogar com o seu Internet depois?"

Essential Information for Travel Planning

Well my friend Eddi Haskell uncovered sensational and important news on his blog Eddi Haskell´s Second Life yesterday, see the map above.

For future travel plans it is essential to study the map carefully and read Eddi´s post where he shares his vast research and dedicated studies in this essential matter.

I do not claim the same vast experience as Eddi. However, after comparing my own experiences with the statistics on the map, I must conclude that I have been very fortunate in my encounters with Polish, Argentinian, Norwegian and American penises and extremely unfortunate in my choice of Danish and French partners.

My BIL Andrey will be happy for this one, but I am not sure how he will react on seeing that Bolivian, Colombian, Ecuadorian and Venezuelan dicks are supposedly larger.

My deepest apologies to the ladies for this post, but guys will be guys and we always compare...