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Ketara
United States15065 Posts
But I also genuinely want to see between euros and Americans who knows more about Thailand Honestly there are enough answers to these questions just in my recent Thailand blog post to get more than 50%. The only question I asked that I think is legitimately difficult is the one about bordering countries. Everybody here should know the capital and a Thai food at least. | ||
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ticklishmusic
United States15977 Posts
On September 17 2015 00:06 Ketara wrote: This seems like a failure of the american education system. Okay I'm about to go to bed, so pop quiz time. Here's the rules. I'll spoiler a few general questions about Thailand. You guys answer those questions in spoilers WITHOUT LOOKING THEM UP and I will grade everybody when I get up. No looking up answers or reading other peoples answers till I wake up and see who said what, okay? Honor system or this doesn't work. I will grade it as Euros vs Americans, and we will see who does better. Questions: + Show Spoiler + 1 - what is the biggest religion in Thailand? Theravada buddhism (I did a report on Myanmar in high school, still remember some shit) 2 - what kind of government does Thailand have? Military junta 3 - what language do Thai people speak? Thai, probably some Mandarin and English 4 - what countries border Thailand? (1 point per correct answer) Laos, Cambodia, Myanmar, Malaysia, Indonesia sort of 5 - what is the main sport in Thailand? eSports, JK Bangkok titans suck (I think it might be soccer actually). Muay Thai but the next question is about that soooooo trick question? 6 - what are Thai martial arts called? Muay Thai 7 - name one food from Thailand. Does Sriracha sauce count? 8 - what is the capital of Thailand? Bangkok 9 - what is Thai currency called? Baht 10 - what is one city in Thailand other than the capital? Chiang Mai MURICA | ||
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Ketara
United States15065 Posts
On September 17 2015 00:36 TheYango wrote: I was going to ask, do people lose points for incorrectly naming countries for the bordering countries one? Cuz otherwise someone could just name every Southeast Asian country they can think of. I think this is by far the most difficult question so I think penalizing people for guesses is unfair. This one I don't actually expect anybody to know, although somebody has already answered it perfectly so that's pretty awesome. | ||
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Requizen
United States33802 Posts
On September 17 2015 00:35 jcarlsoniv wrote: I don't want to be graded, and I could answer a couple more of those with educated guesses; but like Seuss, I disagree with the premise of your quiz. I'll take your failure to answer those questions for the countries I listed as acknowledgement that you're simply being pretentious about this. Mr. Uppity would be proud. Now now, there's no reason to state the painfully obvious. I can name all of the First Founding Space Marine Chapters as well as most of the major Eldar Craftworlds, Necron Dynasties, Ork Klanz, and Tyranid Hive Fleets though. | ||
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Numy
South Africa35471 Posts
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jcarlsoniv
United States27922 Posts
On September 17 2015 00:39 Ketara wrote: Of course I am being pretentious about this. But I also genuinely want to see between euros and Americans who knows more about Thailand Honestly there are enough answers to these questions just in my recent Thailand blog post to get more than 50%. The only question I asked that I think is legitimately difficult is the one about bordering countries. Everybody here should know the capital and a Thai food at least. It's fine if you frame it as "hey, I'm curious who knows the most about Thailand!" But you're then comparing it to Thai's knowledge of American culture, which is not a fair comparison. Your admission of pretentiousness is all I needed to stop caring. | ||
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WaveofShadow
Canada31495 Posts
On September 17 2015 00:43 Numy wrote: I preferred when the humblebrags were about the harem. Not-so-humble brags you mean. Not even attempting the quiz for reasons stated by others. I can also say with certainty that I will likely never be going there as my wife is allergic to peanuts  | ||
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Numy
South Africa35471 Posts
On September 17 2015 00:47 WaveofShadow wrote: Not-so-humble brags you mean. Not even attempting the quiz for reasons stated by others. I can also say with certainty that I will likely never be going there as my wife is allergic to peanuts It's fine wave. You and I will go tear up the place with our magic skillz. Don't need no wavefu along. | ||
MoonBear
Straight outta Johto18973 Posts
On September 17 2015 00:41 Requizen wrote: I can name all of the First Founding Space Marine Chapters as well as most of the major Eldar Craftworlds, Necron Dynasties, Ork Klanz, and Tyranid Hive Fleets though. Naming the First Founding, their Primarchs, and the cause of death/disappearance is easy mode. The real question is, can you name | ||
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Seuss
United States10536 Posts
On September 17 2015 00:39 Ketara wrote: Of course I am being pretentious about this. But I also genuinely want to see between euros and Americans who knows more about Thailand Honestly there are enough answers to these questions just in my recent Thailand blog post to get more than 50%. The only question I asked that I think is legitimately difficult is the one about bordering countries. Everybody here should know the capital and a Thai food at least. I'm genuinely interested in how many Euros vs Americans know the answer to the following questions: + Show Spoiler +
This is important because it indicates an egregious failure of the education systems of these countries if this information isn't common knowledge. Also I just want to see people try to answer these questions. | ||
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Ketara
United States15065 Posts
The other way to take it is as a fun goofy euros vs Americans off topic game. I certainly don't expect anybody to answer perfectly, and I'd expect most people to get a failing grade, and its not like I'm gonna be all "lol you can't name the countries that border this place you don't give a shit about" But at the same time, the american education system is very bad at teaching people about other countries, this is something nobody will argue. And everybody should be able to get one correct answer just on the basis that there are lots of Thai restaurants all over the world. I want to see if the euros are as bad at this as the americans are. If you don't want to participate you don't have to obvs, but there's no reason to be indignant about it. If not knowing the answers makes you grumpy you're welcome to go look them up so that you'll feel better. Just don't cheat on mah quiz plz. | ||
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nafta
Bulgaria18893 Posts
On September 17 2015 00:41 Ketara wrote: I think this is by far the most difficult question so I think penalizing people for guesses is unfair. This one I don't actually expect anybody to know, although somebody has already answered it perfectly so that's pretty awesome. The hardest question is naming a city that isn't the capital or their national dish. | ||
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MagnusWolf
United States483 Posts
On September 17 2015 00:06 Ketara wrote: Questions: + Show Spoiler + 1 - what is the biggest religion in Thailand? Buddhism 2 - what kind of government does Thailand have? Monarchy 3 - what language do Thai people speak? Thai? 4 - what countries border Thailand? (1 point per correct answer) Myanmar Cambodia 5 - what is the main sport in Thailand? Association Football 6 - what are Thai martial arts called? Muay Thai 7 - name one food from Thailand. Pad Thai 8 - what is the capital of Thailand? Bangkok 9 - what is Thai currency called? no idea 10 - what is one city in Thailand other than the capital? no clue | ||
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Gahlo
United States35174 Posts
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Numy
South Africa35471 Posts
On September 17 2015 00:59 Gahlo wrote: Anybody know the best way to remove sticky residue from a controller's rubber coating gone bad? I would suggest something acidic like lemon juice or vinegar but don't know if that will just make it smell | ||
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Requizen
United States33802 Posts
On September 17 2015 00:50 MoonBear wrote: Naming the First Founding, their Primarchs, and the cause of death/disappearance is easy mode. The real question is, can you name Who cares, Chaos > Imperials. But Xenos 4 Lyfe, Necrons #1 | ||
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WaveofShadow
Canada31495 Posts
On September 17 2015 00:49 Numy wrote: It's fine wave. You and I will go tear up the place with our magic skillz. Don't need no wavefu along. On that note I think I know why Liliana wasnt working. We should try that duel deck again. Also we should get yangers on and teach you how to do sealed/draft in prep for BFZ. Spoilerinos in 2 days so it'll probably be up on xmage by the weekend. | ||
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TheYango
United States47024 Posts
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Ketara
United States15065 Posts
Ive been making my harem posts proliferously because I feel like people are enjoying them, but I also think they are annoying some people. And I don't want to be annoying people. So, have a poll: | ||
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jcarlsoniv
United States27922 Posts
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