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LuckyMacro
United States1482 Posts
On June 21 2011 02:56 ComaDose wrote: HuK is from here! Just wondering, wasn't he born in the US and moved to Canada? As for something unique about the U.S... uh...... um........ err..... shit. 3-4 starbucks in the same plaza at some places?? I've also seen 3 McDonalds in the same block. | ||
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JieXian
Malaysia4677 Posts
On June 21 2011 21:13 Mycl wrote: This is a lie. We don't exactly ride them, we just sit in their pouch and hope they take us where we want to go. This was so random I suddenly burst out laughing hahaha And someone posted this: Wow...... Fun fact about Malaysia: Politicians and newspapers scream racist remarks on TV and in newspapers all the time it's really scaring the shit out of me. | ||
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howerpower
United States619 Posts
after that, garbage. | ||
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Iplaythings
Denmark9110 Posts
Denmark
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m00nchile
Slovenia240 Posts
On June 22 2011 04:50 Iplaythings wrote: didnt read farther than page 3 so I might repost stuff =D Denmark
Doesn't Denmark have an absurdly high car tax, something verging on 100% or even more? I've been there on a school trip a few years ago and vaguely recall something of the sort. | ||
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Paperplane
Netherlands1823 Posts
We like to buy raw herring at food stands on the streets then gobble em up. ![[image loading]](http://www.levensmiddelenkrant.nl/uploads/foto/haring.jpg) We have an insane flower export, probably the largest in the world. Pic of "the keukenhof" a very popular tourist attraction where we flex our mad gardening skills. We reclaimed an entire province from the sea. ![[image loading]](http://dronten.flevoland.to/geschiedenis/images/tijdloupe.gif) We have a population density of 401 people per square kilometer. There's 19 million bicycles in the Netherlands, and 16 million people. ![[image loading]](https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/_RUXidpEA6D0/Rn9xQUAMFFI/AAAAAAAAAaI/VhVUCKQJtaI/IMG_2930.JPG) We don't have a lot of parking space over here cause the country's so densely populated. A lot of workplaces don't allow people who live less then x kilometers away to travel by car. Or they'll have to pay for parking themselves. Which is 3/4 euros an hour in the city center. The roads here are built for it too. There's bicycle-only roads pretty much all over town and because distances are very small compared to other countries (say america) it's far more practical to use them. | ||
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Spacely
United States108 Posts
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KillAudio
1364 Posts
On June 21 2011 19:23 Pangpootata wrote: Singapore 1. Free and compulsory education. Singaporean students are ranked 1st in math and science scores globally. + Show Spoiler + actually it's just spoon feeding and rote memorisation lol 2. Death sentence for possessing more than 15g of certain hard drugs such as heroin. 3. Singapore is rated a hybrid regime in the democracy index by the Economist Intelligence Unit, and the ruling party PAP has always been in power since independence. 4. Despite 3, Singapore is the country with the least corrupt public sector. 5. World number 1 in myopia. 6. Legal system that has an inverse responsibility on the defendant to provide proof for certain offences. 7. Public swearing is against the law. 8. Compulsory conscription of 22 months, or more, for males. This is the longest out of all countries that are not in a state of war, i.e. excluding Israel and South Korea. 9. Fertility rate of 1.16 children per women, one of the lowest in the world. 10. One of the top centres for money laundering in Asia. Really good environment. I wish i was raised in singapore.  | ||
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exeexe
Denmark937 Posts
On June 22 2011 04:58 m00nchile wrote: Doesn't Denmark have an absurdly high car tax, something verging on 100% or even more? I've been there on a school trip a few years ago and vaguely recall something of the sort. I tyhink its more than 100%. | ||
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Iplaythings
Denmark9110 Posts
its riddicolously exensive to have a car in denmark, but thats the way the government want it because it wants to promote green transport (well functioning busses trains and bycicle lanes). | ||
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doubled
Sweden111 Posts
Almost everyone speaks and understands english. Unlike most european countries (non-scandinavian) almost nothing is dubbed except kids' shows. Commercials etc. are also often in english, without subtitles. Several generations living in the same house is very uncommon, you are expected to move out by the age of 20~. this is the case of most of the western world, but for people living in the east this might be interesting. Newspapers are ubiquitous, almost everyone subscribes to the local newspaper, and often to one of the national ones as well. In restaurants, drink refills are most often free with the meal (during lunch hours), as is coffee. We are great fans of cheers during dinners and holidays. Snaps is necessary for any swedish celebration! It is also common for people to distill their own snaps at home (although doing so is illegal, but not enforced unless you sell it). Related to the above, we celebrate the summer solstice. Which will be on Friday. This is done in many countries but it's quite distinct in Sweden (and should imo. be the national holiday). The local community gathers around and raise a maypole (see pic). Everybody gathers around it during the day, we dance and sing and traditional swedish clothing is not rare. ![[image loading]](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/5/5c/Maypole_Sweden.jpg) We have very long vacations. Almost everyone takes at least three weeks off in a row during the summer. Related to the above, sunbathing is real popular since our dark winters makes everyone look like they've been dipped in bleach. This is usually how the long vacations are spent. We open christmas gifts and celebrate on Christmas Eve, not on Christmas Day like in the US and other countries, this is usually the case in protestant countries. It is disturbingly common for clubs, and even pubs to charge an entry fee of around 10-15$. There are also almost always age limits set way above the legal drinking age (which is 18). 19, 20, 21, 22, 24, 28 etc. are all common. This is something I enjoy waaay more when abroad since it's so much more fun being able to go from place to place without paying ludicrous amounts just to check it out. Even more so since our alcohol tax is through the roof. A beer on the pub costs around 8$. Drinks are usually 12-20$ for 6cl liquor. We are in the top 10 in the world for gun ownership (which might surprise some swedes), a majority have an old hunting rifle laying around. However gun control is very strict. You are required to have a gun safe at home to lock your weapons in for example. That's all I can think of now, hope there was something new in there.  | ||
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iCanada
Canada10660 Posts
It is basically the most popular costumer loyalty program in the world. The "currency" is made up coupons are fairly realistic and printed via Canadian Bank Note Company and British American Banknote, Canada's longest established security printers. Basically any purchase you make (way back when was 5%, now it is like 0.4% I believe), you get a flat percentage back before tax in Canadian Tire Money. It is printed in 5¢, 10¢, 25¢, 50¢, $1 & $2 notes. ![[image loading]](http://www.ucalgary.ca/news/files/news/images/money_200x200.jpg) Every Canadian is familar with Canadian tire money and most people have some of the stuff jammed into a drawer somewhere. Canadians are very hesitent to throw it out because it really does look like money, and it never expires anyway so you always hold on to it regardless. ![[image loading]](http://www.spaciousplanet.com/images/world/canadian-tire-money57412642926451541.jpeg) It is so popular that it isn't uncommon for some private businesses to accept it at face value, although for obvious reasons Canadian Tire themselves doesn't like the practice. Personally, I have a wad worth about 60$ that I just went fishing for. ^_^ | ||
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PlaGuE_R
France1151 Posts
On June 21 2011 23:48 Velr wrote: Italy > France when it comes to food. Sorry france, but you lose out on sheer variety? The italian cuisine as a whole is just sooo varied, nothing compares, worldwide. Variety Italy > France QUALITY France > World. I have lived in and visited a shit ton of countries including the US, Australia, Spain, Switzerland, Morocco, Italy, Greece, Qatar, Bali, Singapore, and more and I can honestly say that NOWHERE in the world is restaurant food and just simply the ingredients and food you can buy in the shops a better quality. Hence why the French have the best food. | ||
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Gantritor
Italy112 Posts
On June 22 2011 00:40 FlopTurnReaver wrote: Sorry if that's true, I only checked on Google Maps where it shows this: + Show Spoiler + ![[image loading]](http://i.imgur.com/bIrmz.jpg) Also, why would I mention something that makes it sound worse for us?  I think the image of google maps it's wrong... As you can imagine the border between Italy and Switzerland lies on the watershed... So must cross the top of the mountain... And since Capanna Margherita is on the top of the Monte Rosa... :D http://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cabane_Reine_Marguerite | ||
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Suc
Australia1569 Posts
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Dreis1337
32 Posts
Fun fact about Norway, Sweden and Denmark is that we all understand each other (to an extent). I'm not sure what other regions in the world have this as the three languages aren't merely dialects or variations of each other, although they are extremely closely related. Edit: Norwegians also celebrate the end of school with something called "Russ". I'm not an expert on it but generally people buy red "Russ pants", ride around on "Russ busses" and just get piss drunk for a few weeks. The catch is that it happens before and not after exams (to restrain people). | ||
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Bobble
Australia1493 Posts
On June 22 2011 16:49 Suc wrote: Our country started out with a majority of the population being convicts or ex-convicts ;D Sorry to say, but a tonne of people have said that, and I think everyone knows it. But what they don't know is that Australia invented plastic money. The best kind. Plastic money is really hard to rip, more secure than paper money (harder to counterfeit), and doesn't get ruined in the wash. | ||
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NoodleFish
South Africa198 Posts
Not gonna go into too much detail, but basically criminals have more rights than most citizens with regards to healthcare, living conditions, etc. Employment rights are a serious bitch and its almost impossible to get a job... And get this, it's even harder to fire someone from a job. But we also have some epic stuff, like the only major city in the world to be built nowhere close to a natural water source (Johannesburg) We're the only country in the world to boast natural habitation of the big 5: Lion, Leopard, Buffalo, Elephant, Rhinocerus. This has recently been made the Big 7 (advertising scheme or something else lame) to include the Hippopotamus and Great White Shark... Uh... Ya... We gave biltong! Other countries might refer to it as Beef Jerkey, but it's just not the same. Biltong raw meat that has been dried out. Usually it is the more tender (rump, steak) portions of the animal. And while most other countries might have beef jerkey, our biltong ranges from beef to kudu to gemsbok to all sorts of game meat... Proudly South African. One sad thing is that we have no Starcraft 2 players in the EU Grand Masters league... Next season maybe And then to top it all off, we have Nelson Mandela. And currently we have the Obama family in South Africa too :D but only for the next 2 days. :D | ||
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crc
Australia256 Posts
- we have delicious lamingtons http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lamingtons - we have the awesome band parkway drive - "thongs" in aussie speak refers to sandals (ie, what you wear on your foot at the beach). this exchange student from the US was really confused and creeped out when i asked him if he had a pair LOL. - in reverse now: i think the Americans use the word "root" to mean support, like i'm rooting for this team. in aussieland, the word "root" means to have sex. eg, "i just want to have a root". instead, we use "barrack" to mean support, eg "i'm barracking for the Sydney Swans" - we like to claim NZ things as ours after they become famous (eg russel crowe, sam neill, evermore, crowded house) - but overall we love NZ, we are like brothers (fought in WWI together, some great sporting rivalries!). at least i feel that way, i have some great kiwi friends (i lived in nz for a few years too). maybe this is a bit like US and canada? - oh, my observation about the NZ accent is this: its just like the aussie accent, except every vowel sounds like "u". i feel this is the easiest way to distinguish between them. | ||
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thoradycus
Malaysia3262 Posts
On June 22 2011 04:09 JieXian wrote: This was so random I suddenly burst out laughing hahaha And someone posted this: Wow...... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TmzivRetelE&feature=player_embedded Fun fact about Malaysia: Politicians and newspapers scream racist remarks on TV and in newspapers all the time it's really scaring the shit out of me. this is true. | ||
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