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I had a feeling someone would mention Egypt. But despite where it actually is Egypt is usually called Middle East, not Africa.

And you didn't reply about people combining Europe - to someone in Europe France and Germany could not be more different - to someone outside Europe they are more similar than they are different.

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That's precisely my point -- that it's important not to succumb to our internal biases. Just because we think they're "mostly the same" doesn't mean they are.