Originally Posted by vicarious_MR'er

By "world's great cultures" I guess it's somewhat continental, but not exactly. For example:

Eastern Europe
Central and Western Europe
Southern Europe/Mediterranean Coast
North Europe
North American
Caribbean
Latin American/South American
China, Japan, Korea
Thailand, Vietnam, and other countries of southeast Asia
Hawaiian and other Polynesian-influenced locations
Australia/New Zealand
Middle Eastern/North African
Sub-Sahara African