what is your favorite continent?

north america

16 (44.4%)

south america

1 (2.8%)

europe

1 (2.8%)

africa

0 (0%)

australia

5 (13.9%)

asia

6 (16.7%)

antartica

7 (19.4%)

Total Members Voted: 21

Voting closes: February 07, 2106, 01:28:15 AM

[mrapplecastle]

I was gonna vote for north america, since it includes central america as well, but I decided I should vote for the continent that probably has the most freedom...antartica 

[Ed]

I like the architecture in Europe, so I voted for it.

[zebraflood]

Europe for me, too.

I've never been there, so my beautiful dreams haven't yet been destroyed by the ugly facts.

[Ed]

Europe for me, too.

I've never been there, so my beautiful dreams haven't yet been destroyed by the ugly facts.

That French people smell?

[zebraflood]

Scratch & sniff or it doesn't happen.

[phantomofroute66]

I was gonna vote for north america, since it includes central america as well, but I decided I should vote for the continent that probably has the most freedom...antartica 

Ironic considering that government workers comprise 100% of the population.

[Gordee]

You could have given at least one criteria - favorite because of what?

[Andy]

I was gonna vote for north america, since it includes central america as well, but I decided I should vote for the continent that probably has the most freedom...antartica 

Ironic considering that government workers comprise 100% of the population.

Its only free because you probably won't get caught its governed by all kinds of restrictive treaties and shit.

[freeAgent]

I think the US should be an option because we're the best.  At everything.

[Gordee]

Did you know that European schools teach kids that there are 6 continents? North and South America make one. Some schools teach that there are 5. Besides North and South America, Europe and Asia (Euroasia) make one as well. Just FYI.

[Bill Brasky]

Asia. 

Every continent has its good points, obviously.  I'd like to see Egypt.  But modern life in Egypt probably sucks.  I'd like to see the cradle of civilization, the ancient city of Ur, and the Euphrates river, but we fucked that one up pretty good.

I'd like to see the backwaters of Europe, Istanbul, Prague, I don't know my geography all that well to debate the finer points of different cities historical significance.  But, they've all got history. 

The romantic illusions of foreign travel are not romantic illusions at all, they are factual cities and their existance is not insignificant. 

If I could shed my skin, Asia would be the continent for my deeper explorations. 

[AlexLibman]

I voted North America!

Believe it or not, we live on the primest slice of the world's most valuable continent, both in terms of agricultural and mineral (esp Mexico) potential, as well as coastline, diversity of climates, forestry and fishing resources (esp Canada), etc, etc, etc.  No place on earth is hotter than Death Valley or colder than NA's northern islands.  (Technically Greenland is part of North America, and speaking in terms of plate tectonics, half of Iceland and small slices off eastern Siberia and northern Japan are too.)  The shape of the continent is important too, with tall being better than wide.

Also, no other continent can match NA's transportation infrastructure, from sea to shining sea, while many other continents are unevenly developed or difficult to access, especially inland Australia, parts of South America, Africa, and Western Asia.  Northern Canada and Alaska are far more accessible than similar longitudes of Russia.  NA is also far less polluted than parts of Europe and especially Asia, with the latter doomed to a lot more pollution in the future.


(A side comment: It's a bit unfair how Europe gets to be a separate continent while nobody even bothers to divide the remaining Asia, a huge and culturally diverse land mass that holds more than 2/3's of the world's population.  As their GDP rises, I think you'll inevitably start hearing the Middle East, South Asia, Southeast Asia, and East Asia listed in the same regional sub-category as Europe, with the term "Eurasia" being used more to describe them collectively.)

[Free_Marketeer]

North America.  Lots of different climates and landscapes to play in.

[Matyalynnrin]

For Risk purposes I have to choose Australia, but for non game purposes I'll go with South America.

[Jason Orr]

I voted for South America.  From the west coast, you can go from a beach to snow-capped mountains to the world's biggest rain forest in 7 hours.  Really interesting geography, cultures, and wildlife.  I want to go back and see more.