legov Posted February 15, 2014 Share Posted February 15, 2014 just looked it up, it is Utah, capital is Salt Lake City which is half the size of Wolverhampton, which sums it up nicely really, when comparing it with Bangladesh Yeah, but compare the number of churches per capita. Or the number of divorces per capita. Or the number of teenage pregnancies per capita. Actually, isn't it true that Utah (and Mormons in general) tend to fare pretty okay with regard to the markers in bold? Read it somewhere. Conservative Southern Baptists, sure, but not Mormons, IINM. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
limpid Posted February 15, 2014 Administrator Share Posted February 15, 2014 just looked it up, it is Utah, capital is Salt Lake City which is half the size of Wolverhampton, which sums it up nicely really, when comparing it with Bangladesh Yeah, but compare the number of churches per capita. Or the number of divorces per capita. Or the number of teenage pregnancies per capita. Actually, isn't it true that Utah (and Mormons in general) tend to fare pretty okay with regard to the markers in bold? Read it somewhere. Conservative Southern Baptists, sure, but not Mormons, IINM. I don't know, I couldn't be bothered to look it up, which is why I phrased it like I did. I suppose Mormon's just get another wife/husband without bothering with the divorce. I don't understand how they'd avoid the pregnancies though; abstinence doesn't work. I only said teenage pregnancies - being married and pregnant would still make them teenagers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrisp65 Posted February 15, 2014 Share Posted February 15, 2014 Well, I found 255 churches in Wolverhampton with phone numbers (don't know if they were direct lines to god though) listed. But of course, that presumes a church is a building, which it isn't. Salt Lake City similarly lists 105 phone numbers, but I must admit, the names of the Utah churches sounded lots more fun. So, Wolverhampton is bigger, and has more churches, but their names are a bit more mundane. The other factor of course would be the size of the church, I'd guess there are some with vast congregations and some that are struggling to remain viable. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
limpid Posted February 15, 2014 Administrator Share Posted February 15, 2014 I'm gobsmacked. I wonder what the people of Utah call their churches that they don't come up in a search. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrisp65 Posted February 15, 2014 Share Posted February 15, 2014 I wonder if the heat noise and hype of Salt Lake City's reputation simply doesn't match up with fact. Alternatively, as mentioned above it might be a case of scale. Each of the 100 SLC churches may have regular congregations of 1,000 whereas Wolverhampton's churches could very easily have attendances in the 20's or 30's. Another possibility, Wolverhampton churches have some multiple name and phoneline scam going on. Like when you phone around tyre places for prices and get through to the same guy 3 times. Either way, good to see lots of good people in both cities. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
limpid Posted February 15, 2014 Administrator Share Posted February 15, 2014 I had no idea it was so small. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villaajax Posted February 16, 2014 Share Posted February 16, 2014 I had no idea it was so small. *snigger* Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrisp65 Posted February 16, 2014 Share Posted February 16, 2014 (edited) any ideas? apparently the countries in white haven't been 'invaded / occupied / claimed' by GB Edited February 16, 2014 by chrisp65 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
limpid Posted February 16, 2014 Administrator Share Posted February 16, 2014 apparently the countries in white haven't been 'invaded / occupied / claimed' by GB There's only one way to resolve this... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrisp65 Posted February 16, 2014 Share Posted February 16, 2014 call the camalry! 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Houseoftomorrow Posted February 17, 2014 Share Posted February 17, 2014 That GDP map is very interesting and it illustrates perfectly the disparities in wealth that exist in the good ole USA. Bangladesh is one of the poorest countries in the world, surprised to see a US state that matches. Which state is that? It doesn't have a lot to do with personal wealth. Utah is the 33rd most populous state, but the median household income is roughly $57,000 (13th). They're 10th lowest in unemployment rate (5.7%), and have the 15th lowest % of population below the poverty line. I'd guess it has more to do with the structure of their state economy/make up of local businesses and industry. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leviramsey Posted February 18, 2014 VT Supporter Share Posted February 18, 2014 The GDP map is based on total value produced. Utah (approx. 2m population) produces as much Bangladesh (well over 100m population) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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The_Rev Posted March 6, 2014 Share Posted March 6, 2014 Interesting map, though they should have tinkered with the colour bandings somewhat. Deaths in the UK have virtually halved in the second map but they choose to use the same colour. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Houseoftomorrow Posted March 7, 2014 Popular Post Share Posted March 7, 2014 (edited) Wasn't sure if this was amusing enough to be in the gif thread. A river changing course. Edited March 7, 2014 by Houseoftomorrow 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
packoman Posted March 10, 2014 Share Posted March 10, 2014 Viking descendants, through the Y chromosome. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peterms Posted March 11, 2014 Share Posted March 11, 2014 What Finns ask about other countries: Google autocomplete for the question "Why is (country)..." Though I don't really follow "Why is France bacon?". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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