Some viewers of the opening ceremony of the Sochi Olympics were a little confused after Canada was seemingly left out:
What’s the order to these countries? Is it per size? Per name? SO CONFUSED. (Aka Where’s Baby Canada) #Olympics2014 #LiliLiveTweets
— Lili ? (@liliofthevaley) February 7, 2014
How did they jump from Brazil to Great Britain in the pres of athletes? Where's Canada??
— K LOW (@karinlow) February 7, 2014
https://twitter.com/jennerrxo/status/431831382755516416
Ummm…. Where is Canada? How did we just skip to Denmark?!
— jRod (@JayHenRod) February 7, 2014
The answer has everything to do with the alphabet in Russia:
You realise the huuuuge difference in the alphabets when Venezuela is before Canada.
— Véronique ? (@BigBadRussian) February 7, 2014
Ah, that explains it.
FYI in Russian, 'Canada' starts with the letter K — 12th letter in the Russian alphabet. Sit tight Canada. #OpeningCeremony #Sochi2014
— Andrew Chang (@AndrewChangCBC) February 7, 2014
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