'Do you know your own country good enough?'
This was what I was wondering about Dutch people.
This was what I was wondering about Dutch people.
I asked various people to draw the outline of what they thought the Netherlands looked like.
They had three colours to chose from, yellow, magenta and cyan. I asked them to draw in one line as much as possible
They had three colours to chose from, yellow, magenta and cyan. I asked them to draw in one line as much as possible
I then placed all the maps ( 13 in total ) on top of each other.
You can see that the outline of the country is still pretty clear.
( especially the islands in the left upper corner )
You can see that the outline of the country is still pretty clear.
( especially the islands in the left upper corner )
I wanted to try out what would be left if you could only see where lines are crossing.
If multiple lines cross in one space, that part of the country is remembered by a lot of people ( the IJsselmeer, a big lake, is often tradigly forgotten )
I then looked at where 2 lines are crossing and put a black circle on that spot.
Where more than one line crosses I put a red circle.
If multiple lines cross in one space, that part of the country is remembered by a lot of people ( the IJsselmeer, a big lake, is often tradigly forgotten )
I then looked at where 2 lines are crossing and put a black circle on that spot.
Where more than one line crosses I put a red circle.
The result is that even without the coloured lines, you can see where they cross, and still see the shape of the Netherlands. When you place the map over a black background you only see the red circles ( the multiple crossing lines ). This way you get the best image people have from the Netherlands.
Conclusion:
When you look hard enough, Dutch people do know what their country looks like ( :
