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rjw  ·  4291 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: Anagram World Map [4667x2631]

I tried to think of some reasons for the anagrams.

YA SALAMI is an ironic name. Malaysia is a Muslim country so that is something that would never be said there.

MOAN is a good one, because OMAN sort of sounds like "oh, man" which is a bit of a moan.

BAG HANDLES - Bangladeshi sweatshops?

PAPAW, AGUE and ENNUI - three things you can find in Papa New Guinea?

AY SIR - Authoritarian Assad regime.

CHINESE LENT IT - Liechtenstein's role as a tax haven?