We bought a nice little map in China to point out counties when we talked about them in class. I remember being a bit skeptical when they talked about how Americentric our maps are in middle school, with our country in the middle of everything and eurasia just squished off to the right side.
Of course the maps in China don't have that stereotype--China is perfectly centered. It made it hard for me to trace the Pilgrims' voyage off to the new world... they just sailed off the map and onto the other side.
In case you wondered, on my map Taiwan is (and likely always will be) the same color as the mainland.
