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Facts about your country!; To learn a bit more about other people cultures and way of life
Topic Started: Feb 13 2014, 04:02 PM (7,482 Views)
Meerkatmatt2
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ethnic Japanese, also which part are you in, in the far south?
Also, are you Japanese or Singaporean, I am actually not sure, if your the latter then I've made a fool out of myself.
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DRAGON-unit911
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India

1.India is only country where both Tiger and lions found also other 8 species of cats.India have a rich variety of wildlife like,Indian rhinos and pygmy hogs.

2.India is know for its Culture and Tourism.India has heritage sites like,Taj mahal,Outb minar and many others

3.We have frezzing cold and snow in North to Arid deserts in North-West......India have Rainforests in East to Reefs in south.Our country have many other landscapes ...

COMMENT IF YOU LIKE ANY OTHER THINGS ABOUT INDIA
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davidy12
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We make the best burgers around
Have a great education system (one of the best not the best)
We have Cartoon Network
We have Shark Week
We have Shark Tank, to quote Mr.Wonderful, "This is the Shark Tank, there's nothing else like it on earth." xD
Edited by davidy12, Feb 14 2014, 09:46 AM.
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extremos
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Where's Mr Pig?

davidy12
Feb 14 2014, 09:02 AM
Have a great education system (one of the best not the best)
Yep, someone else is better at it... xD
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Animalraja
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India was also the richest country in the 17th century.

And besides wildlife, India is very diverse. In the movie industry as well.

India has many historical places or sites. The fort of Jhansi for example, it's where Queen Laxmibai jumped on her horse and led her kingdom into battle with the British.

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Stan The Man
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How many Muslims actually reside in India? Being of Pakistani heritage I know most South Asian Muslims live in Pakistan or Bangladesh, I'm just curious. Also, how are Indian Muslims as compared to other Muslims?
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Animalraja
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Well, I don't really know how many. But I am hindu, though in Indian history the Mughal Empire was ruled by Muslims, such as Akbar and Shah Jahan.
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Swimming Spaghetti Monster
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MrGorsh
Feb 13 2014, 04:52 PM
> Bigos is the best food out there, bitches.
> Complaining about everything requires finesse that only my nation possesses.
> We hate our politicians but we still vote for them. Logic? Nah, who needs it.
1.Don't agree.Pierogi are better.
2.True.
3.Unfortunately voting is mandatory.Ruling ones rule only because people vote for the lesser evil.

Okay, some other facts:

1.We have seriously outstanding politics.Actual quotes:

Stefan 'Sorrel' Niesiołowski
 
"Back them we have eaten whole sorrel from the earthwork and we have eaten every mirabelle plum.And now all these plums lie, children play footbal and no-one eats sorrel." - Guy asked about the problem of the hungry children.

Jarosław Kaczyński
 
"And no cries and weeps will convince us that white is white and black is black."

Jarosław Kaczyński
 
"Silesians are camouflaged Germans."

Donald Tusk
 
"March, march, Dąbrowski, from the Italian land to Voland." - Or prime minister's interpretation of national anthem.

Jarosław Kaczyński
 
"F**k off, bastard!" - His response to some man criticising Kaczyński's political plans.

Jarosław Kaczyński
 
"Poles know well what has happened in Katyń, in Miednoje, in Charków, in Twerza and they know what has happened year ago in Smoleńsk.And we know how this happened." - He can't get over that Smoleńsk catastrophe was caused by series of totally normal factors, not by a secret plot of Tusk - his political enemy and Putin, including bombs, guns and artificial fog.


2.Lesser Poland is bigger than Greater Poland.Because reasons.

3."Piwnica Świdnicka" is the oldest restaurant in Europe, starting in 1275.

4.During World War II we were placed exactly between Nazis and Soviets.Not really best position.

5.Except of the Polish language, the sound "ć" - [t͡ɕ] occurs only in some Balkan ones.We have some really weird sounds.

Edited by Swimming Spaghetti Monster, Feb 14 2014, 04:39 PM.
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Similis
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Our language is one of the worst to learn due to completely messed up rules it follows. :P
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King Casque
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Meerkatmatt2
Feb 14 2014, 08:30 AM
ethnic Japanese, also which part are you in, in the far south?
Also, are you Japanese or Singaporean, I am actually not sure, if your the latter then I've made a fool out of myself.
Singapore XP Sorry for the confusion
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Meerkatmatt2
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Ah, thank you, the Japanese were horrible in world war 2, but Singapore did suffer horribly though.
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Jules
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Mihi est imperare orbi universo

davidy12
Feb 14 2014, 09:02 AM
Have a great education system (one of the best not the best)
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That's a joke right ? The USA has the worst education system of the Western world.
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Ignacio
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I don't know if the worst education system (i'm pretty sure a lot of southamerican countries have pretty terrible education systems as well) but is far from being one of the best. Really far.
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Ignacio
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I was reading this article and i remember this topic so i'll share it here (since it has to do with "facts of my country"... kind off):

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10 SIGNS YOU WERE BORN AND RAISED IN ARGENTINA

1. You address everyone as if they’re family.

You’d use the informal “vos” even with the Pope, who’d appreciate it, of course, because he’s Argentine.

2. You’re not afraid to kiss.

You greet everyone with a kiss — the teachers, the waiters, whoever. And you send virtual kisses in every email, whether it’s about work, love, or a fight: “Te mando un beso grande.”

3. If you see a car with a plastic bottle on its hood/roof, you know that…

It’s for sale! Nobody seems to know exactly where this custom came from, but it’s as universal as having asado on Sunday. Argentina remains for me, after years living as an expatriate, a red Torino with a bottle of bleach on its roof.

4. You know exactly what a bidet is for.

And, dammit, if only they were available everywhere! Unfortunately, it seems like other countries have overlooked this convenient way to keep their “pudendas” clean.

5. You’ve pushed a broken-down car…more than once.

A friend’s, a neighbor’s, some stranger’s in the middle of the highway. You ended up all sweaty and covered in grease/dirt, but with your new friends you had the satisfaction of having done your duty to help, which is simply part of our culture.

6. You still have nightmares about dying after mixing wine and watermelon. (never heard of this myself...)

How many times did they warn us about this deadly combination? Even today I make sure that wine and watermelon are never found on the same table. What’s the science, exactly, behind this folk wisdom?

7. You begin each statement with a long “Cheeee.”

“Che” is accompanied of course by whichever termination seems appropriate: the always effective “boludo/a” (or “asshole” - not the acurate translation really -) or the milder “¿viste?” (see?). And depending on context, you need the universally qualifying adjective “re.” So it’s like: “Cheeee, estoy re feliz. Me vi con Fulano el finde, ¿viste?”

8. It never occurred to you that sharing a mate was sharing germs with your friends.

Or maybe it did but you didn’t care. And you’d never (EVER) think of using your own mate in a group as if it were a coffee, as people do here in the US. Mate is for sharing.

9. Friends are…

People we love. Even if we grow up punching each other. Even if we get pissed off about the littlest things. We always patch it up. We just eat dinner together and then like new we’re family again, because there’s no friend like an Argentine.

10. You’re born knowing that life is simple pleasures.

You cry easy and you laugh your ass off at whatever. You go from a furrowed brow (your default facial expression) to a huge smile without any filter. There’s always room for one more person at the table. There’s always a reason to make a toast, a joke, to discuss, to complain. You’re Argentine; you have an incomparable capacity to enjoy the simple things in life.

Source: http://matadornetwork.com/life/10-signs-born-raised-argentina/





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15 DIFFERENCES BETWEEN A NORMAL FRIEND AND AN ARGENTINEAN FRIEND

1. A normal friend never asks you for food. An Argentinean friend is the reason you’re putting dinner together.

2. A normal friend asks, “How are you doing?” when he sees you. An Argentinean friend hugs and kisses you, saying “Look at you, you son of a bitch, you look so amazing!”

3. A normal friend may not have seen you cry. An Argentinean friend has cried with you a dozen times.

4. A normal friend sends you flowers and a card when you’re at the hospital. An Argentinean friend goes to see you and falls asleep on a chair next to your bed.

5. A normal friend will borrow something and give it back to you in a couple of days. An Argentinean friend borrows something and forgets in a week that it doesn’t belong to him. He will never return it and you will never ask for it.

6. A normal friend offers you her couch to sleep on. An Argentinean friend gives you her bed while she sleeps on the floor next to you, keeping you up all night talking.

7. A normal friend knows some stuff about you. An Argentinean friend could write a book with all the things you have told her.

8. A normal friend brings you store-bought medicine when you’re sick. An Argentinean friend makes chicken soup and brings all the homemade remedies her grandmother taught her.

9. A normal friend knocks at your door. An Argentinean friend opens the door and happily yells, “I’m here!”

10. A normal friend asks if you could please make her coffee. An Argentinean friend goes straight to the kitchen, helping herself to the coffeemaker and asking your neighbor for sugar if you don’t have any.

11. A normal friend plans a visit a week ahead of time and asks for a confirmation. An Argentinean friend calls anytime and says, “I’ll start cooking in five minutes, bring the vino.”

12. When you visit a normal friend at his office, he introduces you using your first and last name. An Argentinean friend says, “Man, this dude is my bro.”

13. If you’re going through hard times, a normal friend tells you, “I didn’t call you before because I wanted to give you your space.” An Argentinean friend calls every hour saying, “Boludo, let me know what you need.”

14. A normal friend could be a friend for some time. An Argentinean friend will be your friend for life.

15. A normal friend will ignore this post. An Argentinean friend will pass it along to all of his friends, because he is super proud of being AN ARGENTINEAN FRIEND.

Source: http://matadornetwork.com/life/15-differences-normal-friend-argentinean-friend/

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extremos
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Apr 25 2014, 07:09 PM
I was reading this article and i remember this topic so i'll share it here (since it has to do with "facts of my country"... kind off):

Quote:
 
10 SIGNS YOU WERE BORN AND RAISED IN ARGENTINA

1. You address everyone as if they’re family.

You’d use the informal “vos” even with the Pope, who’d appreciate it, of course, because he’s Argentine.

2. You’re not afraid to kiss.

You greet everyone with a kiss — the teachers, the waiters, whoever. And you send virtual kisses in every email, whether it’s about work, love, or a fight: “Te mando un beso grande.”

3. If you see a car with a plastic bottle on its hood/roof, you know that…

It’s for sale! Nobody seems to know exactly where this custom came from, but it’s as universal as having asado on Sunday. Argentina remains for me, after years living as an expatriate, a red Torino with a bottle of bleach on its roof.

4. You know exactly what a bidet is for.

And, dammit, if only they were available everywhere! Unfortunately, it seems like other countries have overlooked this convenient way to keep their “pudendas” clean.

5. You’ve pushed a broken-down car…more than once.

A friend’s, a neighbor’s, some stranger’s in the middle of the highway. You ended up all sweaty and covered in grease/dirt, but with your new friends you had the satisfaction of having done your duty to help, which is simply part of our culture.

6. You still have nightmares about dying after mixing wine and watermelon. (never heard of this myself...)

How many times did they warn us about this deadly combination? Even today I make sure that wine and watermelon are never found on the same table. What’s the science, exactly, behind this folk wisdom?

7. You begin each statement with a long “Cheeee.”

“Che” is accompanied of course by whichever termination seems appropriate: the always effective “boludo/a” (or “asshole” - not the acurate translation really -) or the milder “¿viste?” (see?). And depending on context, you need the universally qualifying adjective “re.” So it’s like: “Cheeee, estoy re feliz. Me vi con Fulano el finde, ¿viste?”

8. It never occurred to you that sharing a mate was sharing germs with your friends.

Or maybe it did but you didn’t care. And you’d never (EVER) think of using your own mate in a group as if it were a coffee, as people do here in the US. Mate is for sharing.

9. Friends are…

People we love. Even if we grow up punching each other. Even if we get pissed off about the littlest things. We always patch it up. We just eat dinner together and then like new we’re family again, because there’s no friend like an Argentine.

10. You’re born knowing that life is simple pleasures.

You cry easy and you laugh your ass off at whatever. You go from a furrowed brow (your default facial expression) to a huge smile without any filter. There’s always room for one more person at the table. There’s always a reason to make a toast, a joke, to discuss, to complain. You’re Argentine; you have an incomparable capacity to enjoy the simple things in life.

Source: http://matadornetwork.com/life/10-signs-born-raised-argentina/





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15 DIFFERENCES BETWEEN A NORMAL FRIEND AND AN ARGENTINEAN FRIEND

1. A normal friend never asks you for food. An Argentinean friend is the reason you’re putting dinner together.

2. A normal friend asks, “How are you doing?” when he sees you. An Argentinean friend hugs and kisses you, saying “Look at you, you son of a bitch, you look so amazing!”

3. A normal friend may not have seen you cry. An Argentinean friend has cried with you a dozen times.

4. A normal friend sends you flowers and a card when you’re at the hospital. An Argentinean friend goes to see you and falls asleep on a chair next to your bed.

5. A normal friend will borrow something and give it back to you in a couple of days. An Argentinean friend borrows something and forgets in a week that it doesn’t belong to him. He will never return it and you will never ask for it.

6. A normal friend offers you her couch to sleep on. An Argentinean friend gives you her bed while she sleeps on the floor next to you, keeping you up all night talking.

7. A normal friend knows some stuff about you. An Argentinean friend could write a book with all the things you have told her.

8. A normal friend brings you store-bought medicine when you’re sick. An Argentinean friend makes chicken soup and brings all the homemade remedies her grandmother taught her.

9. A normal friend knocks at your door. An Argentinean friend opens the door and happily yells, “I’m here!”

10. A normal friend asks if you could please make her coffee. An Argentinean friend goes straight to the kitchen, helping herself to the coffeemaker and asking your neighbor for sugar if you don’t have any.

11. A normal friend plans a visit a week ahead of time and asks for a confirmation. An Argentinean friend calls anytime and says, “I’ll start cooking in five minutes, bring the vino.”

12. When you visit a normal friend at his office, he introduces you using your first and last name. An Argentinean friend says, “Man, this dude is my bro.”

13. If you’re going through hard times, a normal friend tells you, “I didn’t call you before because I wanted to give you your space.” An Argentinean friend calls every hour saying, “Boludo, let me know what you need.”

14. A normal friend could be a friend for some time. An Argentinean friend will be your friend for life.

15. A normal friend will ignore this post. An Argentinean friend will pass it along to all of his friends, because he is super proud of being AN ARGENTINEAN FRIEND.

Source: http://matadornetwork.com/life/15-differences-normal-friend-argentinean-friend/

Meanwhile, an Uruguay to the North and you've got us. This "thing" from where I'm writing. A pretty nice thing sometimes, but mostly an awful thing...
Which fact about Brazil is this?
Yes, you've guessed it, Brazilians LOVE to complain about their country :P
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