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Kiar
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posted December 07, 2001 09:35 PM |
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What is a biggest error you ever heard about people from your country&
I mean it seems to me that everybody thinks, that Russia is a country where:
1)It is always cold
2)Everyone drinks vodka
3)Bears are walking in the streets of Moscow
All that is WRONG!
What are your examples of such errors about your countries?
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Murphy
Disgraceful
Famous Hero
banned
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posted December 07, 2001 09:46 PM |
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well, what abou the US?
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Kiar
Adventuring Hero
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posted December 07, 2001 09:52 PM |
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US...hmmmm
Eating hamburgers in McDo every day... Crazy about their country...only about it...=)
sorry, nothing personal, it's just a stereotype we have here and I am not sure about all that... =))))
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Murphy
Disgraceful
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posted December 07, 2001 09:59 PM |
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well, thats about right...
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Dajek
Known Hero
Psychedelic Knight
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posted December 07, 2001 10:00 PM |
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How about 60% of people being fat?
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Kiar
Adventuring Hero
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posted December 07, 2001 10:03 PM |
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this stereotype I forgot...
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rychenroller
Promising
Supreme Hero
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posted December 07, 2001 10:09 PM |
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Australia...
We dont wrestle crocodiles, we rarely eat snakes, we dont "Throw another shrimp on the barbie" Kangaroos dont live in our backyard (we kill them actually, they are pests). We arent behind everyone in the technology area, in fact we are in front of most, and we may be the arse end of the world, but its the perfect place to live.
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StormWarning
Promising
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Archmage of Thunder
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posted December 07, 2001 10:16 PM |
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Minnesota, yah sure you betcha
Since there are plenty of people to do the U.S., I decided I'd say the stereotypes of my state.
1) It does not snow in July here (in fact, there has never been snow in any of the three summer months). It is not 20 degrees F all year round, although in the winter it is often much colder - I think the record is -60 F (-51 C) for a low. During the summer, though, it can break 100 F (38 C) and is frequently above 90 F (32 C).
2) We do NOT talk like the people in that movie "Fargo"!!! (Just goes to show how geographically ignorant many people are; Fargo's not even in Minnesota!  )
3) We do not all eat lutefisk (I'm not sure what it is, but I think I'm better off not knowing)
Okay, I think that's most of the big ones.
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malkia
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posted December 08, 2001 03:45 AM |
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Biggest error about Bulgaria - was when Serbian-USA war happend few years ago.
Americans dropped a bomb in our capital Sofia, instead of Serbian one. We can understand them - if we gonna drop bomb - we may not find the correct Memphis to drop it - there in USA are just many... Later they've mistaken China with Serbia by bombing their quarters
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Romana
Responsible
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Thx :D
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posted April 17, 2002 01:16 PM |
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biggest error about the Netherlands:
-we all smoke weed
-we all love soccer
-we eat cheese all day
-we wear clogs
-we grow tulips in our backyard
Hmm
Did I forget anything?
as for the truth ..(to me that is)
I don't smoke weed
I don't like soccer(except the WC)
Cheese...yeah I like cheese
Clogs..yeah I have them hanging in my garden as decor
Tulips...Nope..but I love flowers
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hamsi128
Promising
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tosser tavern owner
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posted April 17, 2002 01:51 PM |
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hehe error for turkey
1) all man got mustache
2) all women wear turban
3) there is islamic gouvernement
4) turks and arabes are same
5) turks hates greeks
6) turks hates armenians
7) turks are uneducated and rude
lol what a list here the truths
1) new generation hates moustache
2) wearing turban is not allowed here by law
3) there is democracy from 1920... but there is always religious radical threat and the problem is that because of democracy they even got a political party in turkish council...
4) non. turks and arabes are different... and in first world war ottoman empire lose war with arabian rebels who backstab them.. and in turkish people there is a secret rage against arabes. example... %90 of people thinks israel is right
5) lol.. turkish politicians and greek politicians hates each other and the athene and izmit earthquakes demonstrated that nationalist politicians has no chance versus friendly and handsome mediteraneens neigbours ... hehehe gimme uzo
6) my girlfriend is armenian living here... and here is many armenian famous merchants
7) immigrants in europe (sorry but true) are rude versus native people... but in turkey you are always welcomed friendly ... and now there is 25 millions university educated people ...
p.s. exceptions dont change the truth
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Ursula
Adventuring Hero
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posted April 17, 2002 03:06 PM |
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Well about estonians living in Talin,
erm about 2/3 of whole Estonian population lives in Talin
and they hate the other side of town wich is full of Russians.
You could sorta say that estonians where actualy happy about being invaded by germans instead of russians.
Estonians have a kiosk on every corner where you can buy beer, newspapers, sigarettes, and some sort of wierd thing called hamburger.
one day a year they all throw there TV out the window.
Think thats the general idea of Estonia
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DonGio
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of Clear Water Mountain Clan
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posted April 17, 2002 03:27 PM |
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Edited By: DonGio on 17 Apr 2002
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3) We do not all eat lutefisk (I'm not sure what it is, but I think I'm better off not knowing)
Okay, I think that's most of the big ones.
heehee, lutefisk is norwegian fish, rotten fish actually, but we krrrrrrrrrrrrazy vikings eat it anyway! We also eat the entire head of sheep, and like rotten cheese as well. We drink tons of cow milk, and eat tons of goat cheese.
Incorrect presumptions about Norway/Norwegians (OK, I'm not actually listing the presumptions, I know, I'm just denying them):
1) Polar bears do not walk the streets of our capital, Oslo, or anywhere else on the mainland for that matter.
2) Norway is not the capital of Sweden
3) We don't drink mead to get drunk (We drink beer (or anything).
Correct presumptions about Norway/Norwegians:
1)We are born with skis on our feet, that's why all of ya have to cheat to ski faster than us.
2)We are a somber and introvert people
3)It is freaking cold here
4)We have an unhealthy drinking culture (Mostly we only drink in the weekend, and then we get plastered every time we drink). We are, however, mostly very happy when drunk, and also a lot more friendly, extrovert, flirtatious, more like normal europeans
5)We are wealthy (noone starves to death in Norway), and we use our money to travel warmer countries, drinking up all their liquor
{Edit}
Oh yeah: My presumptions:
USA:
Fat, stupid, patriotic, violent, Ricki Lake (all o'ya), ignorant and uninterested in the rest of the world, warmongers, everyone has to own a car (or two), racist, religious in all the wrong ways (I'd really like to come visit someday ),
Russia + Eastern europe:
(Know I'm gonna get slammed for this one) Most girls are... well... how do you say... dritstøgge (compliment!)
Bad drinking water, lots of poor people, mafia...
The old town of Tallin is beautiful, by the way...
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RainBow
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posted April 17, 2002 03:33 PM |
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Rychen you summed it up beautifully about Oz......
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PyroManiaC
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and Master of Fire!
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posted April 17, 2002 03:48 PM |
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Hohihohaho!
Good, really good post there DonGio!!
Im not going any closer on that 'compliment' of yours
so dont worry.....
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Lord_Echo
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Ranger of the good
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posted April 17, 2002 03:55 PM |
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yeah Don Gio ur a Funny man...
and we from norway r very proud of our country! in 1991 there were a quetion thingie.... over 90% were proud of our country in all ways!!!! so we r not just a bunch of fat barbarian Vikings
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DonGio
Promising
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of Clear Water Mountain Clan
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posted April 17, 2002 04:04 PM |
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Oh, come on, Lord Echo, admit it!
We really are (a bunch of fat, barbaric vikings, that is)...
and you know it!
Prejudge well
DonGio
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Lord_Echo
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Ranger of the good
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posted April 17, 2002 04:06 PM |
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LOL!
well we r known as the Vikings... and we r barbarians... but fat...? (well some of us r!)
But im pround of being a Viking!
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PyroManiaC
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posted April 17, 2002 04:14 PM |
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Yeah, yeah, yeah!
We r a bunch of fat barbaric vikings or something like that.....and the girls in russia and other eastern countries, r yeah baby, really dritstøgge!
By the way I know a real fat barbaric viking he dosent live so far from me actually.....
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Cat
Honorable
Supreme Hero
Gonna Get Dirrty...
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posted April 17, 2002 10:00 PM |
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About the Welsh
1) We all shag sheep (Not true)
2) We like Leeks (urgh!!)
3) We are unfriendly (This is because we like to speak our own language in our own country,, yeah, sooo rude!!)
4) We are dumb (nooo!!)
5) We all take magic mushrooms all the time (hmm.. no!!)
6) We drink all the time (uh, no)
About the British
1) We are snobby (I'm not!!)
2) We are patriotic (Mwahahaha!!)
3) We hate "foreginers" (hmmm... I'm married to a Romanian)
4) We are anti-Euro (I want it!! I want it!!)
5) We all speak like Lady Penelopy (not true)
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