Atti
Wolfcub
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Post by Atti on Dec 13, 2005 13:18:13 GMT 2
hmmm...Japan?
Sushi, weird cartoons, karaoke bars, Yamato, great old history, harakiri, fast motorcycles, whale hunting, and the possibly smallest things from everything like mobile phone
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Post by SkogRoar on Dec 14, 2005 23:05:49 GMT 2
Russia? Vodka, tundra, red stars everywhere, propagandist statues, Liholesie, lost of bears, even in the town , big furr clothes, wonderful pine woods ;D, more vodka, Rasputin, great films, strange dance, huge tanks and machines, blizzards, wooden faces, and pics of Stalin everywhere, even if the Russians hate the guy
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Post by ina on Dec 22, 2005 13:52:58 GMT 2
Russia again Alla Pugachova, Alla Pugachova, Alla Pugachova, Alla Pugachova, Alla Pugachova, Alla Pugachova, Alla, Pugachova, Alla Pugachova.....the red army choir, the moscow-capitalism, Zhanna Bichevskaya, old folk songs which are very familiar to me, orthodoxy, the literature, Pushkin, the romanovs, great history, Rurik the Viking, the war of Chechenia, has an idiot as it's president.....i would go on this list forever because i know basiclly all about Russia *looool* What do you think about the United States of America?
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Post by frostheim on Dec 22, 2005 15:30:38 GMT 2
Russia: - The indigenous people, their cultures and languages (Uralic, Turkic, Tungusic, "Paleo-Siberian") - Siberia; tundra- and taiga regions - Journeys by many linguistics, researchers etc. in the end of 1800's and the beginning of 1900's; their valuable work for getting information about the indigenous people living in the region of Northern Russia (- The oppression and injustice by the Russians towards the indigenous people)
USA: - Death, grind and thrash metal - The indigenous people, their cultures and languages of both the North- and South-American regions - Conan O'Brien - Knight Rider - Street Hawk - McGyver - Stargate - The Masters of the Universe - Bravestarr - Transformers - Inspector Gadget
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Post by thyr on Dec 22, 2005 18:15:37 GMT 2
Russia: tundra, forests, vodka, Moskva, Alina Kabaeva, Irina Tchachina, Vera Sesina, rhytmic gymnastics.
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Post by Kochevneg on Mar 5, 2006 9:32:51 GMT 2
Russia... it`s my Motherland. Suomi: - forests and lakes - folk-metal - Kalevala - benevolent people - northern lights - kantele - Tarja Halonen - Lapland - Joulupukki - ice hockey - difficult language - olut - Jan Sibelius - cottages and saunas What do you think about Norway?
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Post by Heiðinn Hermaðr on Mar 5, 2006 15:03:07 GMT 2
Norway:
- Vikings - Bokmål - Lumsk - Einherjer - Fjords - Mountains - Snow - Pretty women - Scandinavia
What do you think about Brazil ?
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Post by icydragon on Mar 5, 2006 15:25:22 GMT 2
Brazil: football cool foods beer
what do u think about Britain?
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Post by Heiðinn Hermaðr on Mar 5, 2006 15:47:38 GMT 2
Britian:
- Cool English pronunciation - Scotland - Bagpipes - William Shakespeare - Waylander - Beatles - Tony Blair - "God Save the Queen" - Tennis
What about India ?
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Post by MaliceGarden on Mar 5, 2006 15:53:10 GMT 2
britain: prots! beer her majesty meadows and fields nice chicks all the crappy soap operas(east enders and crap) bristol and cardiff(i havent visited them, but i like the southwest and wales) and south africa? if someone has already pulled this country to the conversation...hmmm.....mozambique?
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Post by frostheim on Mar 5, 2006 22:22:35 GMT 2
Britain:- Monty Python - Fawlty Towers - Big Train - Wallace & Gromit India:- Kama Sutra South-Africa:- Versus Red - Obikwa Merlot - Kumala Cabernet Sauvignon-Shiraz - Roodeberg - Tribal African Red
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Post by swordmaiden on Mar 6, 2006 3:47:44 GMT 2
India : -curry -spicey food -hinduism, islam, and buddhism -british imperial rule -indus valley culture -the ancient herapian culture -saries -tea -turbans -sufies -a high population and crouded cities -my psychology and world histoy teachers -my friends parents haha -yogis and gurus -cobras -aruyvedic (sp?) medicine -cool accents hehe -the engineering building at san jose state university in california, usa
USA: -ignorant americans (sorry but it really is a high percentage) -a retarded president (bush and his administration) -a shitty economy -stupid movies/hollywood -yuppies - smelly hippies -punks and punk rock -crazy music scene for everything (bay area) -deserts -forests (yay i was romping around the woods yesterday) -indian casinos -the tonight show with jay leno -the indigenous peoples -land of imigrants -the weird cities of berkeley and santa cruz, ca -drunk people and stoners -cultural differences between states -terrible public school system -capitalism -outrageous healthcare and health insurence prices -republicans, democrats, green party, independents, etc (and how retarded they can be) -our silly governor arnold schwartzie.... -a huge budget deficit in the billions - a pointless war -fat people trying to sue mcdonalds and burger king for making them fat -supreme court cases now involving religious matters dealing with christians and the teaching of darwinism/evolution and the display of the 10 commandments in court houses and shit....as if this country has nothing else better to do....the constitution explictly states that religion and state are to be kept separate at all times, so i dont see why there this needs to be debated.
so do people in finland really like watching conan o'brian? i watch it and he always makes fun of finland and how much he looks like the president of finland...and points out the finnish people in the audience. ever see his ads? they are funny.
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Post by MaliceGarden on Mar 6, 2006 18:00:45 GMT 2
sword i didt understand in what way you say your country's economy is crappy. :] well, im curious. what do ppl think of mozambique?
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Post by Heiðinn Hermaðr on Mar 6, 2006 23:29:48 GMT 2
Mozambique:
- Africa - Where the brazilian slaves came from - Low inflation - Rebounding growth - Portuguese speakers - Armando Guebuza - low HDI
and what do you think about Colombia ?
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Post by swordmaiden on Mar 7, 2006 7:22:34 GMT 2
sword i didt understand in what way you say your country's economy is crappy. :] well, im curious. what do ppl think of mozambique? oh the usual, its slow, unemployment has gone up, job outsourcing (so less jobs for us), wages have gone down, housing and inflation and cost of living has increased...i think you get the idea haha.
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