Countries that would fit in Better in another Continent/Region? (live, activity)

[Ethereal]

North Africa ----> The Middle East/West Asia
New Zealand ----> Western Europe
Central America -----> South America
Australia -----> (Greater) Southeast Asia
The Caribbean -----> Western Africa
The Philippines -----> Tropical South America
Vladivostok and other cities in far eastern Russia ------> Europe
Malta ------> North Africa
Cyprus -------> West Asia (even though it's regarded as such at times)
The Caucasus ------> Europe (as above)

[Joe90]

Originally Posted by Ethereal

North Africa ----> The Middle East/West Asia
New Zealand ----> Western Europe
Central America -----> South America
Australia -----> (Greater) Southeast Asia
The Caribbean -----> Western Africa
The Philippines -----> Tropical South America
Vladivostok and other cities in far eastern Russia ------> Europe
Malta ------> North Africa
Cyprus -------> West Asia (even though it's regarded as such at times)
The Caucasus ------> Europe (as above)

Why would NZ be Western Europe? - not much in common

[Longaotian]

Originally Posted by Joe90

Why would NZ be Western Europe? - not much in common

Yeah.. would make more sense to put it somewhere like the PNW or something.

[Joe90]

Originally Posted by Longaotian

Yeah.. would make much more sense to put it somewhere like the PNW or something.

Not sure I 'd go with the PNW either -virtually all NZ vegetation would die if it was exposed to that climate, and the culture's are quite different.

I think the only place that could be a realistic match would be coastal southern NSW/Vic, and Tasmania.

[Gentoo]

Originally Posted by rob702

usa - mars

lol

[Davy-040]

Originally Posted by Joe90

Not sure I 'd go with the PNW either -virtually all NZ vegetation would die if it was exposed to that climate, and the culture's are quite different.

I think the only place that could be a realistic match would be coastal southern NSW/Vic, and Tasmania.

I could see you guys just North of the Azores.

[Michiko_shanyang]

Originally Posted by Joe90

My experience of Northern Australia, is that the culture isn't that different to the rest of Australia

Northern Australia is more like Southeast Asian including Indochina
the middle and south AUS are certainly different but most resemble NZ and Pacific Islander

[Bakery Hill]

Originally Posted by Ethereal

North Africa ----> The Middle East/West Asia
New Zealand ----> Western Europe
Central America -----> South America
Australia -----> (Greater) Southeast Asia
The Caribbean -----> Western Africa
The Philippines -----> Tropical South America
Vladivostok and other cities in far eastern Russia ------> Europe
Malta ------> North Africa
Cyprus -------> West Asia (even though it's regarded as such at times)
The Caucasus ------> Europe (as above)

Geographically maybe, but socially and culturally? Yes, there has always be an Asian influence in "modern Australia", greater than most from elsewhere generally realise, but that influence is part of a broader mosaic that is strongly Western, of European descent in overall character. West Coast US and Canada are probably most similar in that regard.

[Ethereal]

Originally Posted by Joe90

Why would NZ be Western Europe? - not much in common

I guess I was thinking of the oceanic climate and mountainous terrain (although western Europe is generally flat). Maybe we could try squeezing NZ in central Europe opposite of Switzerland. Would that work?

I think the only place that could be a realistic match would be coastal southern NSW/Vic, and Tasmania.

I would gladly take NZ as part of coastal southern NSW/TAS. We need a NZ here!

Originally Posted by Bakery Hill

Geographically maybe, but socially and culturally? Yes, there has always be an Asian influence in "modern Australia", greater than most from elsewhere generally realise, but that influence is part of a broader mosaic that is strongly Western, of European descent in overall character. West Coast US and Canada are probably most similar in that regard.

I was more going under geographic grounds. I do agree that we are still more western, yes.

[Joe90]

Originally Posted by Davy-040

I could see you guys just North of the Azores.

Yep, the northern end of NZ just to the north of the Azores, and stretching 13 degress of latitude north from there. Could possibly get a similar climate.