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It's not, though. The Shrike Send a noteboard - 01/02/2010 03:06:10 PM
If you consider America as consisting of three parts (i.e. with a separate Central-America), it makes most sense to put Mexico into that central one. If you view it as having only two parts, well, yeah... :P


If we are going to use the term North-America, then we are discussing continents and not cultural zones(in which parts of Texas, New Mexico, and Arizona would more fully belong to "Central America". Since, according to modern definition there are seven continents, Mexico must fall into one of them. And it currently falls into North America. For instance, the economic zone, NAFTA includes Mexico.

According to modern geographical definition, everything up to the borders of Panama with Colombia is North America.

So three parts would work for non geographical-standard definitions. But once we start using terms like North America then it's not defensible.
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According to Phelix (Jono), Mexicans are not North Americans *NM* Roland00 - 29/01/2010 01:26:00 AM 368 Views
Heh, oddly enough, that was my first choice for an example of FML. Joel - 29/01/2010 01:35:51 AM 379 Views
In Jono defense he was going to consume some tequila about 15 mins after he made this comment Roland00 - 29/01/2010 01:39:37 AM 398 Views
The intent to drink tequila is evidence of existing impairment. Joel - 29/01/2010 01:44:47 AM 387 Views
personally I am a vodka fan Roland00 - 29/01/2010 01:49:26 AM 387 Views
Agreed; good scotch is perhaps best though. Joel - 29/01/2010 02:00:07 AM 454 Views
He just repeated it comes from under the ground several times *NM* Roland00 - 29/01/2010 02:04:20 AM 191 Views
Well, if that's the best he can do I can think of many rebuttals as good or better. Joel - 29/01/2010 02:48:53 AM 370 Views
Well, Mexico is often considered Central-America, so it's defensible... Legolas - 29/01/2010 01:43:57 AM 400 Views
I think of Mexico as distinct from Central America. Joel - 29/01/2010 01:47:29 AM 434 Views
North America is a contient, South America is a contient there are two parts not three Roland00 - 29/01/2010 01:51:06 AM 392 Views
Kinda interesting. Culturally, I'd imagine Mexico has more in common with the south than the north beetnemesis - 29/01/2010 01:54:00 AM 411 Views
Which part? Joel - 29/01/2010 02:47:56 AM 390 Views
Yes, but SINCE then beetnemesis - 29/01/2010 08:41:31 AM 402 Views
Again, it depends where you are. Joel - 29/01/2010 11:25:11 AM 395 Views
It is often considred Latin American *NM* random thoughts - 29/01/2010 03:53:07 AM 179 Views
That's something else. Legolas - 29/01/2010 10:37:33 AM 388 Views
Yes I know what Latin American means random thoughts - 29/01/2010 01:45:12 PM 416 Views
Wrongly so. The bulk of Mexico lies on the North American Plate. Vodalus - 29/01/2010 04:19:19 AM 428 Views
That was my first thought, too *NM* ironclad - 29/01/2010 08:44:47 AM 184 Views
It's not, though. The Shrike - 01/02/2010 03:06:10 PM 468 Views
He's pretty, it's true. But what he says is not. *NM* LiterateDog - 29/01/2010 01:59:46 AM 201 Views
He is pretty *NM* Roland00 - 29/01/2010 02:03:20 AM 184 Views
I'm going to disregard that entirely. Lord Gaidin - 29/01/2010 06:28:18 AM 429 Views
Gays also aren't North American. They're not even humans. *NM* callandor1000 - 29/01/2010 11:09:39 PM 193 Views
I thought Iran was the only place that didn't have gays *NM* random thoughts - 30/01/2010 02:22:51 AM 191 Views
No I am pretty sure that gays don't exist in the Armed Forces as well *NM* Roland00 - 30/01/2010 02:28:59 AM 179 Views
Re: No I am pretty sure that gays don't exist in the Armed Forces as well callandor1000 - 30/01/2010 06:41:18 PM 402 Views
we can't be sue because we can't ask *NM* random thoughts - 30/01/2010 07:58:51 PM 195 Views
it is a binary question there is as an answer yes or no Roland00 - 30/01/2010 11:27:20 PM 399 Views
looks like they could possibly be changing soon random thoughts - 01/02/2010 05:29:25 PM 377 Views
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