I wonder if this is because they often use an America centered map
this post was submitted on 27 Feb 2026
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I tested my US middle school student who, when forced to pick a country on this wikipedia blank world map, https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/cf/A_large_blank_world_map_with_oceans_marked_in_blue.PNG picked Ireland.
I did get it right, though uh thank you to reporting from ukraine for your news tied to map animations.