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Discussion in 'XLN Watering Hole' started by sadiemydog, Mar 18, 2015.

  1. IcyHot

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    Japan

    Bullet Trains
    Mount Fuji
    Well Ordered Society
    Efficient
    Clean
    Tsunami and Earthquake :(
    Toyota

    Next: Cuba
     
  2. royb 98

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    Cigars
    Fidel Castro
    Cold War
    Classic American Cars
    Spanish
    Communist
    Guantanamo Bay
    Pirates!
    Lots of palm trees :p

    Next one is Romania.
     
  3. Peter912

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    Romania

    The largest parlament building in the world
    Ceaucescu
    Gypsies
    Dacia
    Vampires

    The next one is Serbia.
     
  4. Pamascus27

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    Serbia
    Yugoslavia
    War during the 1990s
    Former communist country
    Not so free government

    Next country is Poland.
     
  5. Peter912

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    Poland

    West Slavic, like Slovakia
    Polandball
    Our neighbors
    Wavel
    Warsaw
    Auschwitz ( :( )

    Next one is Russia
     
  6. Pamascus27

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    Russia

    (Former)Superpower
    Former communist country
    Soviet Union
    Many old cars
    Really cold
    Many here are from there
    Russian rebels in Ukraine
    Vladimir Putin
    Red Army
    Advanced military

    Next is New Zealand.
     
  7. royb 98

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    Lord of the rings
    Kiwis
    Maoris
    Extreme sports
    Tasman
    Haka

    Next one: Morocco
     
  8. Peter912

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    Morocco

    Casablanca
    One of the best in Africa
    Sahara
    Atlas mountains
    Rabat

    The next one is Myanmar
     
  9. Pamascus27

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    Myanmar
    Also called Burma
    Military ruled but getting better
    Economic growth
    Buddhist
    Many famous landmarks
    Press censorship

    Next up Greece
     
  10. veija2

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    debt crisis
    the olympics
    birthplace of democracy
    great philosophers
    mountains
    olives & olive oil
    sea sponges
    cliff diving
    2000 islands
    feta cheese
    beautiful statues
    ancient temples
    the Acropolis
    lemon chicken soup
    gyros, moussaka - hey it must be dinner time!

    Next up Egypt
     
  11. royb 98

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    Greece

    Olympus
    Olympic games
    Strange myths
    Influenced Roman culture
    Ancient colonies around the Mediterranean
    Sparta
    Greco-Persian wars
    Mycene
    Macedonian Empire
    Greek Alphabet which is used a lot in exact sciences
    Philosophy
    Democracy
    Theatre
    Athletics
    Ancient World Wonders (statue of Zeus, Rhodos etc.)
    Tzadziki
    Yoghurt
    Meander
    Santorini
    Debts :(

    Hmm, I should stop now :p
    ...actually I'm too late already :D
     
  12. royb 98

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    So... Egypt

    Pharaohs
    Pyramids
    Nile
    Cleopatra
    Amun-Ra
    Isis cult
    Tomb Raider :p
    Aswan Dam and relocation of Abu Simbel
    7 plagues
    Suez channel
    Lighthouse and library of Alexandria

    Next is Ethiopia.
     
  13. kipate

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    Ethiopia:
    Haile Gebrselassie and all those other former and current world class long distance runners,
    be it girls or boys,
    Haile Selassie, former Emperor,
    Rastafari,
    Addis Abeba, modern capital,
    conflict with Eritrea,
    Oromo and Amhara,
    strong in the African Union, whose capital Addis Abeba is,
    source of the Blue (?) Nile,
    coffee.

    Did no one think about my signature when thinking about Greece?

    Next one is...
    let's see, oh yeah, Iceland,
    and how was that volcano called again? :p
     
  14. royb 98

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    I was thinking about mathematics but that's more Arabian, even though Pythagoras was Greek... and a philosopher. And I believe the volcano was called Efjafjallajökull (almost, Eyfjafjallajökull :mad:)

    Anyway... Iceland:
    Volcano's
    Geysers
    It's rather green
    Insane off-road vehicles
    Vikings
    Unnecessary complicated names
    Bank of Iceland
    2 continental plates

    Next country is Portugal.
     
  15. Pamascus27

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    Portugal
    Many people misunderstands it
    Surrounded by Spain
    Really good travelers
    A great power during the olden days
    Colonized Brazil
    Home to XLN's very own trollphin(Miguel):p

    Next is Singapore
     
  16. kipate

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    Singapore:
    more like Singarich
    a paradise for people and companies that want to escape tax laws
    economically strong, due to its harbour, the named tax laws, and liberal policies in general
    strict, regarding the behaviour of people, e.g. you need a license to be able to talk about
    politics in groups and public spaces...
    tropical climate
    has night markets
    was founded by Sir Raffles, at least historians tell that
    famous Hotel Marina Bay Sands
    Formula One racetrack through the city
    oh yeah, buildings in the CBD may not be taller than about 280 metres,
    due to the airbase nearby...

    next one is... let's turn the Globe like Sideshow Bob...
    Sweden
     
  17. royb 98

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    Swedish Chef :p
    IKEA
    Björn Borg
    Scania
    Kingdom
    Vikings
    Bridge to Denmark
    Turning Torso
    Stockholm Syndrome
    Knäckebröd

    Next is Colombia.
     
  18. Peter912

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    Colombia

    Economy on good way
    Bogota
    Colonial architecture
    Forests
    Cocaine

    Next one up is China
     
  19. royb 98

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    Lots of smog. Rainforests are called the lungs of the earth, and you could call China the cigarette of the earth :D
    Made in China
    Forbidden city
    Chinese wall
    Terracotta army
    Tibet
    Tianmen Square protests of 1989
    Mao Zedong and the cultural revolution
    Communism
    Funny English translations
    The National People's Congress which looks like some sort of talent show :p
    Dragons
    Chinese food

    Next one is Chilli.
     
  20. kipate

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    Did we not have that already one page ago?
    Well, nevermind, Chile:
    Pinochet's dictatorship sponsored by the USA
    the Mapuche were able to fight back the Spanish conquerors in the early new ages
    Santiago de Chile, with its chessboard-like road layout in the historical center
    one of the few countries that are not that corrupt
    exports a lot of copper
    Atacama desert
    Andes
    long coastline
    The Christ Child phenomenon (El Nino)

    I want to have detailed information about Nauru,
    whose inhabitants are the reason for a rather tragic world record...
     

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