
01-20-2014, 07:28 PM
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Location: Seoul
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Just for fun
UK: Tea, crumpets, fish and chips, "mate", chavs, comedians
Ukraine: Salo, sunflowers, cossacks, beaches
Georgia: Stalin's birthplace, mountains, cool-looking alphabet
Croatia: Aesthetics, bodybuilders
Sweden: Pirates, dance music, liberal politicians
Netherlands: Windmills, tulips, clogs, ganja, prostitution
Italy: Marinara sauce, pizza, mafia
Greece: Yogurt, restaurant owners, lamb
Spain: Bullfights, paella, castles
France: Rude people, cheese, Eiffel Tower, snails
Germany: Beer, Oktoberfest, classical composers
Romania: Vampires, gypsies, place where they filmed Borat
Czech Republic: Great architecture, atheism
Iceland: Geysers, ice, overly liberal politicians
Ireland: Clovers, beer
Belgium: Chocolate, Jean Claude Van Damme
Switzerland: Chocolate, blonds, never gets invaded
Jamaica: Rastafari, ganja, gingerale, reggae, homophobia
DR: People who are really good at baseball, merengue, night parties, delicious food, more slang than anyone can remember
Mexico: Beaches, big cities, mariachi, corn, Natives, great food, growing obesity problem
Uruguay: Football, weed
Brazil: Football, rainforests, favelas, beaches, models
Colombia: Coca plants, coffee, arepas, models
Venezuela: Colombia in the 1980s
Egypt: Pyramids, camels, protests
Japan: Kawaii, huge cities, technology, anime, sushi
China: Smog, huge cities, strict parents, great food
South Korea: Rude people, k-pop, kimchi
Thailand: Place where everyone goes for vacation, buddhist temples, big cities
Vietnam: Rice fields, the circular-shaped hats
India: Slums, call centers, saris, bindi, hippie trails
UAE: Skyscrapers, lack of infrastructure, great economy
Saudi Arabia: 17th century law code, monarchies, desert, oil tycoons
Nigeria: Oil fields, wealth gaps, exploding population
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01-20-2014, 09:11 PM
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Location: Melbourne, Australia
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UK: Green rolling farmland, quaint cottages, stiff upper lips and stately country mansions, old ladies drinking tea, farmers with those hats speaking dialect, Big Ben and the houses of parliament, the monarchy, hearty, fatty, bland food
Ukraine: Hot women/mail order brides, Chernobyl, bleak communism, Crimean war
Georgia: Stalin, the Caucuses, Europe's highest peak
Croatia: The beautiful cities of Dubrovnik and Split on the Dalmatian coast
Sweden: Liberal society, reserved people, clean and expensive cities, Volvo, IKEA, ABBA, heavy metal
Netherlands: Quaint old cities with cute houses and canals, Dutch maids, windmills, tall Nordic looking people, liberal people who are a bit crazy, bicycles, marijuana cafes, windowshopping for girls
Italy: La dolce vita, controlled chaos, vespas and Fiat clogged streets, fashionable young people, motorsport, Italian old pappas and nonnas gossipping with animated gestures, delicious food, a passion for life, strong families, lots of history and old buildings, the Colloseum and roman ruins, old churches the Vatican/Catholicism, Florence and the rustic Tuscan countryside, the Amalfi coast. Fashion, mafiosi in Sicilia.
Greece: The Acropolis/Parthenon and ancient Greek ruins, democracy/philosophers and ancient ruins, places selling souvlaki, lamb and goats, stout hairy men with moustaches, Nana Moussari or whatever her name is, Greek music and plate smashing, passionate people
Spain: Flamenco, tapas, bullfighting, nice beaches, Catholicism
France: Berets, baguettes, crossants, snobby people with upturned noses, fashionable ladies, intellectualism, film noir, the Eiffel tower, Versaille, Arch de Triumph, republicanism, militant secularism, great produce
Germany: Mechanical precision, business and straight-forward people, the autobahn, Mercedes, BMW, technology, fairytale castles and Bavaria villages, beer and oktoberfest, sausages, tourists
Romania: Mysterious and traditional anomaly - Romance culture in the Balkans, Transylvannia and Vampire, ancient and mysterious castles, superstition, horse and carts, the Carpathians, beautiful women, lots of them in the UK, gypsies
Czech Republic: Communism/atheism, Prague
Iceland: Greener than Greenland, haha. Small, isolated, full of folklore (fairies), volcanoes, geysers, pretty houses, windy and cold, small and forgotten, Bjork.
Ireland: Green, green and more green. Jovial, leprechaun-like populace who swig Guiness. Poets and songs, Celtic culture.
Belgium: Multilingual... chocolate, waffles, Stella Artois, Brussels as capital of the EU, Bruges.
I might do the rest later...
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01-20-2014, 09:31 PM
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Location: Czech Republic
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Spain -- bullfights, flamenco, gypsies, paella, chorizo, tapas, siestas, fiestas, history, Abanico ( Spanish fan ), Semana Santa
Portugal --- snails, fado, football , Algarve, Bacalhau ( Cod Fish ), Pastel de Nata ( original egg tart)
France --- romance, Eifel Tower, crepes, posh architecture
Italy --- Pasta, Strong Family ties, goodlooking men, history
Romania --- Count Dracula
Switzerland --- Watches, Banks
Germany --- Suasages, Volks Wagen, Mercedes
Austria --- Balls and ball gowns, Sound of Music
Belgium --- Chocolates, Fries
UK -- Pubs, Fish and Chips, Pies, Rain, greeneries, dark, The Queen
Sweden --- Volvo, people read more and play more boardgames, Ericson, Ikea
Ireland -- Shepherd's Pies, Greeneries, Leprechaun
Finland -- Nokia, Santa Klaus
New Zealand -- Milk, Cows
Australia -- Cows, Milk
Thailand -- Prostitution, beaches, temples
Singapore -- Fines
Malaysia -- Petronas
Cambodia -- war
India --- Taj Mahal, Bollywood
Mexico -- Mariachis, cactus, Tortillas, salsa dance, green volk wagen taxis, Sombrero, moustaches
Brasil --- Beaches, Samba, Fejoada, Brigadeiro, Carnival, Bosa Nova
Argentina -- Tango, Evita Peron, Maradona
Peru -- Machu Pichu
Venezuela -- Hugo Chavez, Miss Universe ( 8 winners ), modelling schools
Colombia -- Shakira
Cuba --- vintage cars, Trumpets, Music, white suits
Puerto Rico -- Jennifer Lopez and Marc Anthony, Menudo band ( Ricky Martin )
US ( New York ) -- Empire State Building, Statue of Liberty
( California ) --- Hollywood
---- burgers, pizza, hotdogs
Angola --- Diamonds
Macau --- Senado ( Ruins ) , rude people
South Korea --- Plastic Surgery
Hongkong --- very cosmopolitan, rude people
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01-20-2014, 10:14 PM
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I don't feel like making up a huge list, but here's just a few:
Australia: USA with a funky accent, more exotic environment, and significant British cultural influence.
NZ: Flight of the Conchords, rocks, and elves
Quote:
Originally Posted by Hermosaa
Puerto Rico -- Jennifer Lopez and Marc Anthony, Menudo band ( Ricky Martin )
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Which is funny, because neither were not born and raised in PR  but in New York City
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01-20-2014, 10:26 PM
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Location: Czech Republic
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Quote:
Originally Posted by theunbrainwashed
I don't feel like making up a huge list, but here's just a few:
Australia: USA with a funky accent, more exotic environment, and significant British cultural influence.
NZ: Flight of the Conchords, rocks, and elves
Which is funny, because neither were not born and raised in PR  but in New York City
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Yes but maybe they are very proud of their heritage so they always say they are Puerto Ricans
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01-20-2014, 10:49 PM
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Location: Melbourne, Australia
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Hermosaa
Yes but maybe they are very proud of their heritage so they always say they are Puerto Ricans
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I read that Jennifer Lopez actually couldn't even speak Spanish until she was quite old, and she was made fun of because of this.
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01-21-2014, 12:23 AM
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^^^^Simple conversations above that even I fall into just points to the fact that if you are nor white no matter how long you have been in America you will never truly be American..Not trying to troll but America dose send the mixed message of "Be American and you better never be ashamed of 'were You came from'". Sorry to derail.
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01-21-2014, 02:15 AM
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Location: Czech Republic
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Quote:
Originally Posted by The Postman
I read that Jennifer Lopez actually couldn't even speak Spanish until she was quite old, and she was made fun of because of this.
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Not her fault if her parents did not speak any Spanish to her when she was small.
My brother in law doesn't speak Spanish too, but he always say's he's Mexican.
Maybe they thought to be more accepted their children had to speak English.
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01-21-2014, 08:23 AM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Hermosaa
Yes but maybe they are very proud of their heritage so they always say they are Puerto Ricans
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This is what bothers me a lot about the vast majority of Hispanics that were born and raised here. They are American, they're not even culturally Puerto Rican. They don't even speak the same Spanish like us  . It's like me running around saying I'm German, when it's only my grandmother that was from Germany. Doesn't make sense at all. Americans of Irish heritage are guilty of this as well, and so are the poorer Asian immigrants. It seems to be a working class and poor class thing
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01-21-2014, 08:41 AM
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UK- English premier league, QE2, Prince William and Princess Kate, Pubs, Harry Potter...
Ukraine: not much difference with Russia unless one is familiar with both, same religion, both Slavics
France: not shaven men, long lunch and dinner hours, slow service
Iceland: Cold
Switzerland: 4 languages, multi ethnics
Japan: japanese porn
China: spitting, littering, picking noses, loud, noisy, rude, materialistic,greedy, problematic products and food, corruption, communist party, one child policy, complaining the government is useless
South Korea: plastic surgery, SAxSxNG, north korea poses great threat
Thailand: prostitution, spicy food
Vietnam: vietnam war, communist party, poor
India: curry
UAE: oil
Nigeria: Nigerian scams
Philippines: Crimes, poor, english musicians
Singapore: caning, hot, boring
Iraq: Saddam Hussan
Australia: Kangaroo
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