I read a very interesting article in the Economist last month.
It polled 1000 people in Britain and the USA on a number of key issues and values.
The results were fascinating. They showed in some cases a gulf in thinking/values between the two nations and sometimes a remarkable alignment.
I present here a few of the question results. I thought it would be interesting to see what the (global, but 50% USA) BGG community thought so have included the ability to survey BGG users on these questions. If you want to join in the BGG poll then simply click the
on the comment that you agree with.
Sometimes the numbers don't add up to 100%, I assume that is because people could say "Don't Know" etc.
Edit: 24 hours in I am going to add the BGG %s... updated after approx 60 hours... will update these sporadicallyI have not added a number of questions because they were on areas that I thought were either not very interesting or were liable to cause problems:
Iraq/Iran/Afganistan
The Death Penalty
Abortion
Taxes/job creation/redundancy
Should I add some of these? I doubt it, but I guess I could be persuaded.
Edit: Since this list has had a good reception I'm going to add a couple more of the questions. I'll also add the results of a couple of the 'problem' questions, but not have a vote on them.If you want to see the full article I found it here (the graphical results are in a tiny window):
http://www.economist.com/daily/news/displaystory.cfm?story_i...I know this list is not game-related, but BGG is the most interactive online community I am a member of and I wanted to know what people thought.
Got some feedback on this list that I can only agree with:
"Thanks for this great list. I'm struck by the conversation that your item on evolution has generated on BGG. Moreover, I am only able to applaud BGG members' contributions as generally being respectful of other people's beliefs, regardless of whether or not they feel that they are tenable or not."
Yep, so far we've seen an excellent discussion and broadly civilised given the number of contentious topics. Well done everybody!
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That is some difference....!
I've hunted down the economist article, and it's fascinating.
Then, I've been to Alabama and Mississippi, so I think that the UK thinks the US is New York where in reality the US is the Mid-West and it quite different culturally to the UK.
However, so far BGG members seem to be culturally similar - but then we sit around all day playing board games!
Yeah, like anyone here would know. There's a reason it's not called BoardGameStud.
1. Unmarried but also NOT currently in a relationship or living with someone (especially includes married but separated).
2. Both over the age of 21 and unmarried (as defined by #1 above)
3. Responsible enough to use birth control and/or STD precautions (main reason for #2 above)
Otherwise, my vote would be a resounding "YES"!!
Then, I've been to Alabama and Mississippi, so I think that the UK thinks the US is New York where in reality the US is the Mid-West and it quite different culturally to the UK.
If your view of the US is just having visited New York that is probably a more accurate representation of the 'average' person in the US than if your view of the US comes from just Alabama and Mississippi! That even scars me!
You are assuming that other species are not people...