Ansel@thelemmy.club to Lemmy Shitpost@lemmy.world · 7 months agops2 graphicsthelemmy.clubimagemessage-square44fedilinkarrow-up1920arrow-down110
arrow-up1910arrow-down1imageps2 graphicsthelemmy.clubAnsel@thelemmy.club to Lemmy Shitpost@lemmy.world · 7 months agomessage-square44fedilink
minus-squareWaraugh@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkarrow-up13·edit-27 months agoHawaii is the only place in Merica that it happens, none of those other places exist.
minus-squareAngryCommieKender@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up7arrow-down1·edit-27 months agoWestern American Samoa exists, and is “part” of the US
minus-squareHasherm0n@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up4·7 months agoYou’re thinking of American Samoa which is different from the Independent State of Samoa, formerly known as Western Samoa and a sovereign nation. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Samoa https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Samoa
minus-squareAngryCommieKender@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up4·7 months agoYou’re correct! I confused the two
minus-squarehomesnatch@lemm.eelinkfedilinkarrow-up3·7 months agoWestern Samoa is no longer… And how is it part of the US?
minus-squareAngryCommieKender@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·7 months agoI was thinking of American Samoa. Edited
minus-squareAngryCommieKender@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·edit-27 months agoYou try invading it, and see who’s Army, Marines, Air Force, and Navy shows up to defend it.
minus-squarehomesnatch@lemm.eelinkfedilinkarrow-up1·7 months agoI’ll give that a shot… Does that mean the US also owns much of Europe and any country in the UN?
minus-squareAngryCommieKender@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·7 months agoNo, they are separate countries. American Samoa isn’t. It isn’t a state, but neither are Guam and Puerto Rico. They’re still part of the US.
minus-squarehomesnatch@lemm.eelinkfedilinkarrow-up1·7 months agoMy bad, I looked up Western Samoa and got redirected to regular Samoa not American Samoa… Hopefully the Kender is not too angry and won’t “borrow” all my stuff.
Hawaii is the only place in Merica that it happens, none of those other places exist.
WesternAmerican Samoa exists, and is “part” of the USYou’re thinking of American Samoa which is different from the Independent State of Samoa, formerly known as Western Samoa and a sovereign nation.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Samoa https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Samoa
You’re correct! I confused the two
Western Samoa is no longer… And how is it part of the US?
I was thinking of American Samoa. Edited
Also not part of the US
You try invading it, and see who’s Army, Marines, Air Force, and Navy shows up to defend it.
I’ll give that a shot… Does that mean the US also owns much of Europe and any country in the UN?
No, they are separate countries. American Samoa isn’t. It isn’t a state, but neither are Guam and Puerto Rico. They’re still part of the US.
My bad, I looked up Western Samoa and got redirected to regular Samoa not American Samoa…
Hopefully the Kender is not too angry and won’t “borrow” all my stuff.