Please, stop reingeniering the reality, you're not good at it.
On Jan 14, 1:04 am, Chris <[email protected]> wrote: > I just want to reply so I can be seen on Reddit.com. Hello everybody > from Reddit! :) > > And by the way, Canada is too insignificant to be mentioned in North > America, so it's just USA now ;) > > On Jan 13, 10:10 pm, mblock <[email protected]> wrote: > > > I think that the problem is that there is a potential for > > misunderstanding when referencing North America. For many, North > > America consists of Canada, USA, Mexico and the countries of Central > > America. For some, Central America is excluded. For others, only > > Canada and USA are considered because Mexico is thought to be part of > > Latin America. Lastly, when I spent time in Uruguay, they always > > referred to me as "norteamericano" even though I--being uncomfortable > > with the ambiguity myself--always introduced myself as > > "estadounidense." I don't think Google is trying to "diss" Canada or > > any of the other countries in North America; I think they are just > > trying to avoid confusion. After all, all you have to do is choose the > > individual countries in North America that you wish to target; it's > > not like Canada, Mexico or the others are excluded completely. > > > That's just my best guess. > > > -- > > Michael Blockhttp://www.wpromote.com > > > On Jan 13, 3:14 pm, h3 <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > I just started working with the map chart API for a client-side plugin > > > I'm creating and the first thing that dumbfounded me was the lack of > > > North America .. > > > >http://code.google.com/apis/chart/types.html#maps > > > > I would really like to understand the motivations behind the decision > > > to *not* use established standards. > > > > It's been a while since my last junior history class but back then > > > Americas were composed of South America AND North America .. not > > > South America and U.S.A. > > > > Did I miss the ceremony where North America was replaced by the U.S.A > > > or maybe I just didn't get the memo ? > > > >http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Americas > > > > With your API it's possible to set the area to any continent *except* > > > North America. We can only get the U.S.A, which exclude Canada. This > > > makes no sense at all. > > > > It's also a bit frustrating that the 50 states are available for the > > > U.S but not the seven provinces and three territories composing the > > > Canada. > > > > Regards. > > > > -- > > > M. Haineaulthttp://haineault.com --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Google Chart API" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/google-chart-api?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
