EPTOn June 23 2011 07:36 mkfuba07 wrote:
Is that true?!? Damn, I've gotta get to McDonald's!
Is that true?!? Damn, I've gotta get to McDonald's!
It was a special offer for a while, but it was definitely true. Made me a very happy man!l
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MaxField
United States2386 Posts
It was a special offer for a while, but it was definitely true. Made me a very happy man!l | ||
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Antares777
United States1971 Posts
On June 23 2011 08:55 strills_ wrote: You can't see the moon in Australia. It's not here. I've only seen pictures of it. Really? That's unbelievable. | ||
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VoirDire
Sweden1923 Posts
Most paper carton containers for liquid or semi liquid foods are made by a swedish company called Tetra Pak. A subsidiary of tetra pak (DeLaval) manufacture most of the equipment that handles dairy products. If you live in a city with a metro system, there is a good chance that you have a free ad-supported newspaper called Metro there. We have a pretty big video game developer called Dice. The "Battlefield" franchise is probably their most famous games, but they also co-developed a few Need for speed games and the upcoming "Mass Effect 3". Assa became the largest lock manufacturer in the world after acquiring the Finnish company Abloy. Sweden or swedes developed a lot of Internet stuff. Like Spotify, MySQL, Skype, Kazaa, Ad Aware/Lavasoft, the Pirate bay. A swede named Victor Hasselblad developed the first modern SLR-camera. Hasselblad cameras were the official cameras of the Apollo space missions and took (arguably) the world's most famous photograph: Buzz Aldrin standing on the moon surface. There are currently 12 Hasselblad cameras left behind on the moons surface. Koenigsegg producing some of the the worlds fastest production cars. Koenigsegg Agera R is claimed to be the current fastest car (20 mph faster than Bugatti Veyron). It's pending official review. Some of the biggest musical hits in modern time were written or co-written by Max Martin. Almost all singles by Backstreet boys, Brittney Spears and Westlife and many of the top singles by Nsync, Pink, Katy Perry, Kelly Clarkson and Keisha. In addition, he wrote 10 top 10 hits last year alone. Another Swede/Moroccan called RedOne co-wrote most of Lady Gagas singles. Since 2008, they have written or co-written 21 (8 Max + 13 RedOne) of the no.1 singles in Billboard Hot 100. There have only been like 50 no 1 hits total the last 3 years, so that almost amounts to half of them. Albeit most of it is generic mass produced MTV-pop, but still! | ||
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Angry_Fetus
Canada444 Posts
On June 21 2011 05:50 domovoi wrote: (many European countries are far more relevant diplomatically, e.g. Libya). I got a great laugh out of this. Might want to read up on your geography. | ||
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domovoi
United States1478 Posts
On June 23 2011 10:14 Angry_Fetus wrote: I got a great laugh out of this. Might want to read up on your geography. Might want to read the rest of the thread to figure out what I meant. | ||
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Sablar
Sweden880 Posts
In Sweden, the moon lights up only when we are happy. | ||
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Bobble
Australia1493 Posts
I'm sorry man, but you really have to look up simple facts to not be trolled by that. | ||
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simme123
Sweden810 Posts
On June 21 2011 02:51 Euronyme wrote: Wasn't Greece the first free, democratic country, like 3000 years ago? >.> I think Sweden has the least amount of religious people in the western world, high taxes, etc. That's about it I think. Nothing special at all really. We also share the "uniqueness" with Belgium that it's illegal not to go to school under the age of 18 lmao. Like that you're wrong on 2 of the 4 things u say haha .p Saying that greece was free 3000 years ago is like saying nazi germany was free. And in sweden you are no required to go to school after you've finished the 9th grade aka whe you are 16. | ||
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Bobble
Australia1493 Posts
[QUOTE]On June 21 2011 06:10 domovoi wrote: [QUOTE]On June 21 2011 06:07 shell wrote: Hmm if you consider that the true north americans are actually the americans indians then you haven't exported that much culture. USA are a melting pot of many ancient cultures like british, irish, italians, germans, portuguese, spanish bla bla.. so you exported the same of less then what you received from others![/quote] That's a lot like crediting all of European culture to the Italians, which is a little bizarre. I suppose you'll also tell me there's no such thing as Brazilian or Chilean or Mexican culture, it should all be credited to Spain and Portugal. Or is this rule only applicable to Americans for some reason?[/QUOTE] Well the US is one of the most multicultural nations in the world, if not the most multicultural. For example, I am part English, Irish, Lithuanian, Ukrainian, and something like 1/256th Cherokee. This is normal here. Australia is the most multicultural country in the world. It's not about having people who are a mix of different ethnicities, it's about people with different ethnicities living in the same country. | ||
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mkfuba07
United States1151 Posts
On June 23 2011 10:26 Sablar wrote: In Sweden, the moon lights up only when we are happy. Sweden must be a magical place! | ||
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SnipedSoul
Canada2158 Posts
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eoLithic
Norway221 Posts
If we are to believe the earliest documents, a norwegian viking discovered america 500 years before colombus, according to journals. They are believed to have been overrun by natives(indians) due to lack of supplies etc. I am buying this since vikings were pretty much superior to everyone else at sea and did alot, ALOT of traveling and trading, so I guess a norwegian discovered America. tehe  | ||
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iokke
United States1179 Posts
On June 21 2011 13:22 Suvorov wrote: + Show Spoiler + Mexico We have some crazy dudes in the northern mountains who are naturally gifted super marathon runners. Often, they get drunk before races. They're the 'raramuri', known as tarahumaras in spanish/english. They are so poor now that they make sandals with thin wires and slices of car tires. We had the ruling party steal for 75+ years and when the 2nd most powerful party took over, they openly said to them through advertisements and banners 'steal all you can but go away already'. They were eager to get right back to work lol. One of the first guys to cross the entire american continent by bike...including the deadly malaria-ladden swamps in panama/colombia was stopped in mexico by some random fellow who threw him a brick, destroying half his face and rendering him unconscious. When he woke up, his bike was gone (ofc) and he had a long way to go with reconstructive surgery, let alone resuming the trip... Our minister of education said on national television that cheesy soap operas (the ones fostered by the state to keep people stupid and ignorant) have cultural value. We made some wrestling/adventure/action films mixing mexican wrestlers with mummies and crazy shit like that back in the 60's or something like that. The directors intended the movies to be serious. When they reached places like France, they were hailed as masterpieces of surrealist art. LOL. It is easier to get illegal documents to cut down an entire forest than it is to cut a small, ugly ass dead tree in your backyard. Sports athletes only get sponsored once they've accomplished international success. We invented colour tv. Yeah, thank us for that fuckers. The U.S. 'stole' through war a great part of our northern territories. Now, through illegal immigration, we're getting them back ahahaha. More than 20% of the nations raw income comes from illegal immigrants in the U.S. sending the money back home Our ignorant drug dealer masters build incredibly cheese mansions with greek columns, roman arcs and neon signs. Lots of folk singers compose songs for famous drug dealers We complain about the way the US treats our illegal immigrants but we treat those of south and central america with much less 'care' and 'respect'. Gee I don't know - the only 'unusual' things about Mexico are mostly negative. We have pretty cool stuff too but I don't think of it as unusual. Someone correct me please =O I have to ask, how did you pick your nickname (or are you Russian but living in Mexico?) I'll add some quick things about Moldova, maybe update it later to have more stuff: It's one of the poorest countries in Europe (actually the poorest I think, but not sure) it was the first ex-USSR country to elect a President from a Communist Party Moldavians make really good wine and cognac, but given how small the country is, its not well known Moldova also has very beautiful women (& hot/not ratio wise, at least in the capital), and I heard quite a few foreigners who travel a lot say that this country has the best looking girls. Politically and economically tho its screwed. Too much corruption, stealing etc. And it looks like things will only get worse  Fun Facts: The country presumably is named after a dog (well actually river was named after a dog (Molda), country named after the river;)) Most Americans think its in Africa^^ In the end of the movie Red, Bruce Willis and John Malkovich pretty much randomly yell "Moldova Sucks" while being chased by soldiers. (really curious if there is a story behind that..) Imho, though poor,its a nice little country, and can be very fun. Just wish those in power would steal less and help the people more | ||
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eNbee
Belgium487 Posts
On June 21 2011 22:38 Rinrun wrote: Long live the milk bags. Milk tastes funny from the carton (has that carton-y taste and smell). :/ I feel like Canadians selling bagged milk is just a very carefully and lengthily setup joke, just so you could tell the lady who works at the store if you could see her milkbags | ||
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Xenixx
United States499 Posts
On June 24 2011 06:46 iokke wrote: I have to ask, how did you pick your nickname (or are you Russian but living in Mexico?) I'll add some quick things about Moldova, maybe update it later to have more stuff: It's one of the poorest countries in Europe (actually the poorest I think, but not sure) it was the first ex-USSR country to elect a President from a Communist Party Moldavians make really good wine and cognac, but given how small the country is, its not well known Moldova also has very beautiful women (& hot/not ratio wise, at least in the capital), and I heard quite a few foreigners who travel a lot say that this country has the best looking girls. Politically and economically tho its screwed. Too much corruption, stealing etc. And it looks like things will only get worse Fun Facts: The country presumably is named after a dog (well actually river was named after a dog (Molda), country named after the river;)) Most Americans think its in Africa^^ In the end of the movie Red, Bruce Willis and John Malkovich pretty much randomly yell "Moldova Sucks" while being chased by soldiers. (really curious if there is a story behind that..) Imho, though poor,its a nice little country, and can be very fun. Just wish those in power would steal less and help the people more I think it could be a reference to the covert operations in Romania & Moldavia in recent years. | ||
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itkovian
United States1763 Posts
One thing special about the United States? Idk.. we spend more than five times as much money on our military than any other country | ||
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