geography lessons during audit training

no, e instructors did not teach geography during my past 2wks of audit training, but we did quite abit of geography talk during e training (to kill immense boredom).

it all ensued frm tis role play, where we'r supposed to hold a meeting n decide on a place to go for holiday (some soft-skills training thingy lahz).

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mr ozk: i tink we shd go Hawaii, blahblah....

mr famous: no, i tink we shd go further, to Mauritius, blahblah...

me: Mauritius is further than Hawaii.....?

*silence, whole class stared at me*

me: where.... is Mauritius....?

*whole class LOL-ed at me*

BUT! im not a joke okayyy. after enquiring 5 individuals, i realised nobody realli noes exactly where Mauritius is lorz. duhz~

Mauritius

south-west of Africa, in e Indian Ocean. is a republic, gained independence frm UK. speaks english, population is mostly of Indian n African descent.

n of cuz, famous for their touristy beach resorts.

Maldives

oso located in e Indian Ocean (see map above), has e exact same background as Mauritius, except tat it's v much nearer to India than Mauritius.

their beaches look similar too huh.

Maui

i tink many ppl tot Maui is near Maldives and Mauritius since their name sounds familiar, but it's actually e biggest Hawaiian island, closest to American California.

did Stitch come frm Maui?? haha~

btw, Alaska (corner of Canada), also belongs to USA. Puerto Rico n some other tiny Latin-American countries near Cuba oso belongs to USA.

British Virgin Islands

we learnt abt e below-mentioned cluster of british caribbean islands during audit training cuz they'r tax havens, many foreign companies like to domicile there to exploit their low-tax regimes.

in red above, is located in e caribbean sea. it belongs to e cluster of autonomous British Overseas Territories.

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mostly Black-African demographics, speaks english. more prosperous economies of e Caribbean region, thrive mainly on tourism n financial services.

Cayman Islands

BOT (in blue above), christian ctry, speaks english. mostly african-european demographics. caymanians enjoy e highest standard of living in e Caribbean. prosperous tourism n financial services too.
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at tis pt, i conclude aLL e islands mentioned in tis post look identicaL. -_-

Bermuda

(slightly off map above, in white) also a British Overseas Territory. speaks english n has one of e highest GDP per capita in e world.

i realli do have clients registered at Bermuda lehz, fyi.

there u go, some fast facts of these little known islands for u. do correct me if im wrong, i truly wish to get my geography right. haha~