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Old 11-16-2017, 06:42 AM
 
Location: Windsor Ontario/Colchester Ontario
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Australia is too dry, Germany is flat and plain with little redeeming qualities from man made structures (very dull, not as majestic as roman countries), Canada is too suburban and lacks beaches (that are good), and the U.K. Is too small and not diverse enough.
Canadian cities are usually more urban than American cities, and we have amazing beaches on both our ocean coasts and the Great Lakes! Typical uninformed American post!
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Old 11-16-2017, 11:45 AM
 
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Full stop these are the best countries in the world;

Which has the best scenery, culture (both old and new), brightest future, best economy, most stability, plus fun (nightlife, city life, amusement park, etc.), best Disneyland, best infrastructure, best authors/books, and most powerful army/spy apparatus.

Japan used to be my favorite but their pop culture has turned me off, also France has beautiful cliff sides.
They are both very good countries, and I would say they among the top 10-15 in the world when taking into account cultural advancement/contributions, commitment to civil rights, acceptance of democratic ideals, etc., but the arrogance, dismissiveness and insularity of your post is really unfortunate.
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Old 11-16-2017, 01:16 PM
 
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Japan doesn't come close to France's greatness. The French Revolution and its world wide impact, napoleon civil code, metric system, Rousseau, Voltaire, Balzac, Victor Hugo, etc etc. These are far more important than a few tech companies.

How can we seriously compare the two?? Japan's contribution to human civilization is rather limited unless you think Nintendo is a huge deal.
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Old 11-16-2017, 04:37 PM
 
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Japan doesn't come close to France's greatness. The French Revolution and its world wide impact, napoleon civil code, metric system, Rousseau, Voltaire, Balzac, Victor Hugo, etc etc. These are far more important than a few tech companies.

How can we seriously compare the two?? Japan's contribution to human civilization is rather limited unless you think Nintendo is a huge deal.
I agree with France’s contribution but do you seriously believe that Japan is limited to Nintendo?

Perhaps you could say, that since Japan was never as successful in establishing a colonial empire, it’s historical footprint is somewhat smaller, yet can still be felt in many ways.

Le Japon et la France sont deux pays qui ont contribuer a transformer notre societe.

I hope mods don’t cut that last sentence.
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Old 11-16-2017, 04:51 PM
 
Location: Near Luxembourg
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I agree with France’s contribution but do you seriously believe that Japan is limited to Nintendo?

Perhaps you could say, that since Japan was never as successful in establishing a colonial empire, it’s historical footprint is somewhat smaller, yet can still be felt in many ways.

Le Japon et la France sont deux pays qui ont contribuer a transformer notre societe.

I hope mods don’t cut that last sentence.
Le Japon et la France sont deux pays qui ont contribué à transformer notre société.


Oui!
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Old 11-16-2017, 09:31 PM
 
Location: Taipei
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I agree with France’s contribution but do you seriously believe that Japan is limited to Nintendo?
He does, since he’s Chinese, he has to.
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Old 11-16-2017, 10:37 PM
 
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Le Japon et la France sont deux pays qui ont contribué à transformer notre société.


Oui!
Yeah, I ignored the accents because I’m using a default keyboard and it’s been a while since I last spoke French. Good to know I still have it in me.
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Old 11-18-2017, 06:05 AM
 
Location: Norfolk, VA / Bruxelles
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Full stop these are the best countries in the world;

Which has the best scenery, culture (both old and new), brightest future, best economy, most stability, plus fun (nightlife, city life, amusement park, etc.), best Disneyland, best infrastructure, best authors/books, and most powerful army/spy apparatus.

Japan used to be my favorite but their pop culture has turned me off, also France has beautiful cliff sides.
None of them are the best countries in the world, that's your single biased opinion. Japan is far superior to France, but France is more varied and has better landscapes.
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Old 11-18-2017, 04:51 PM
 
Location: Shelby County, Tennessee
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I agree with France’s contribution but do you seriously believe that Japan is limited to Nintendo?

Perhaps you could say, that since Japan was never as successful in establishing a colonial empire, it’s historical footprint is somewhat smaller, yet can still be felt in many ways.

Le Japon et la France sont deux pays qui ont contribuer a transformer notre societe.

I hope mods don’t cut that last sentence.
Ok can somebody translate that please.


Lets see by most Metrics Japan is superior to France. I Like Both Countries so no biasness here. Japan Has A Larger Economy Larger Cities, Seems More Technology Advanced has More Global Companies etc and TOKYO is Twice as Large as Paris But beyond that Japan has Several Cities past 1 million residents. France Only has One. Honestly Outside of Paris and a few Touristy Areas in the South of France, is France really that Great. France Does has Perhaps a More Meaningful History, A More Widespread Language, Nukes, and A Permenant Seat on the UN Security Council. But Tokyo is Larger than the Top Three French Towns Combined. Many of you Reading this Are Probably Driving a Japanese Car,..Toyota Honda Nisson Acura Lexus Mitsibishi Mazda Infiniti..I Cant think of AnyOne driving a "French" Car....Do The French even Make Cars?? I Know The Germans and Italians do (Ferrari ) ...Also In your Home is Probably a Sony Tv or PlayStation or Home Entertainment System, All that is From Japan....and also Japan Has a Emperor!....I Like France. but between the Two I gotta give this to Japan
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Old 11-18-2017, 05:12 PM
 
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and we have amazing beaches on both our ocean coasts

Ahahahahaha...amazing beaches in unswimmable waters?? Sanbars on lakes amazing?? Is Tofino a great beach??!!! ROFL
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