Teach me about your country! :3

[Lee Je Ah]

Originally Posted by Nattfall

Btw, I love this thread! That castle is beautiful, Lee Je Ah! I wish we had castles in Norway too... ><

I'm glad you like it, in fact "Interview with the vampire" (starring Tom Cruise, Brad Pitt, Kirsten Dunst and Antonio Banderas) was shot in this castle.

[Nattfall]

Really? I've actually seen that movie! Now I'm even more envious :]

[D I G I C H A N]

Hello Ayane!

^___^

I'm from New Zealand! Its a really lovely place!

-It isn't part of Australia >.<

-Alot of people think we live in mudhuts, But nuuu! we don't!
We have cities and towns and teh interwebz :3

-The native people are Maori, and they are really neat people ^__^

-We really love Rugby~ It's kinda like American football...Sorta.

-Lord of the rings was shot here, and King Kong.

-Alot of people tell us our accents are like our fellow aussies, But we dun think so :/

-We don't have 'grades', we have 'years'

-Our Xmas is in summer! There is nothing better than an xmas BBQ on the beach :3

Thanks for listening! I'm learning quite alot of things about other countries too!! Yayness!

[Nattfall]

Originally Posted by D I G I C H A N

-Alot of people tell us our accents are like our fellow aussies, But we dun think so :/
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I don't think so either, in fact. You'd presume that me, being a foreigner, can't really tell the accents from one another, but I do, and I'm rather proud of that Most of my friends can't, you see.

But oooh, I wanna go to New Zealand! D: It's such a beautiful country. I fell in love with it and its landscape after seeing the Lord of the Rings-movies. Actually, I think it looks a bit like Norway, where I come from

[AmyLou]

Originally Posted by Nattfall

What are chavs?

Btw, I love this thread! That castle is beautiful, Lee Je Ah! I wish we had castles in Norway too... ><

A chav: http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=chav

There's pictures and stuff on there too. XD The definitions are really long because there are so many things to say about chavs. I'll try and put it simply...

Chavs - live in tracksuits, like fake gold jewellery, shout abuse at passers by, usually smoke/drink a hell of a lot, like to beat people up when drunk on cheap cider, wannabe gangstas... Just generally nasty people x_x

Phren - I've been to Dorset/Devon and it was pretty good. Nice beaches (:

[Nattfall]

Ahahahaha, I see, and I know just what you're talking about. There is a lot of... that kind... around here as well

[diadori]

Originally Posted by D I G I C H A N

-Alot of people tell us our accents are like our fellow aussies, But we dun think so :/

heh that's like canadians with american accents sometimes (people always expect us to be talking like they do on south park, but when we come out with a normal sounding voice they're like "ooh be you ammmericaaan?" but we're like "..no."

btw: haha after reading the chavs definition it reminded me of this thing called a skanger (nasty little twelve year old was all i've encountered personally). they're just little brats. i was in dublin last summer, that'd be how i encountered that little twat (he asked me if i was going to make out with my cousin's friend. i was like o__0)

[D I G I C H A N]

@ NATFALL:
Thank you ^___^ New Zealand is really beautiful, but alot of the time we take it for granted and I wish we wouldn't.
>.<
Oh I think NZ looks like Norway too! It's also a really lovely place

@Diadori
Yeah, we had a Canadian come to our school and we all thought she was American Y___Y

[D I G I C H A N]

Oh, Chavs and Skangers sound terrible!
Hope I never run into one of them.

I'd prolly just give them the biggest WTF face.
0___o

[PikaChieh]

I m from germany,its ok here,so..

-Its in europe.
-Our capital is Berlin.
-After the primary school(4 years) you can go to Sonderschule,Hauptschule,Realschule or Gymnasium(best) xDD
-We got four seasons : spring,summer,autumn and winter.Its summer and very hot right now >__<.In winter its really cold.
-Soccer is popular here .Our team was in the final round in the EM.^ ^
-We are not unfriendly.We just cant speak english very well :P
-Germany is pretty normal.We do not have palms or something like that. xD
-With over 82 million inhabitants, it comprises the largest population among the member states of the European Union and is home to the third-highest number of international migrants worldwide
-German is a wonderful language in my opinion.
-Germany's television market is the largest in Europe, with some 34 million TV households.
-We are tolerant towards homosexuals.You can legally adopt your partners biological children.
-We got a democracy.

[Cailey]

Originally Posted by D I G I C H A N

^___^

I'm from New Zealand! Its a really lovely place!

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flight of the conchords!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! ... thats really all i know about new zealand. oh and eagle vs shark is set in new zealand. haha


i'm from canada. i don't know what to say about it.

[Rani-chan]

Hey hello i am from Mexico.I live in the northern part of the country so right now is super hot in here.I totally love living here.We all here know how to talk english or most of us, we DONT RIDE ON A DONKEY! cause amny people think we do....>.< !! I speak 4 languages: spanish, english, french,and japanes, but i dont speak it very well but i can understand a little bit.. Our countrys capital is Mexico City. We are located down the united states we are a developing country and most of the country has a hot weather.....you may know Mexico by its beaches like Cancun,Puerto Vallarta,Acapulco etc....but mexico is a very nice country!!!! you should visit us!!!! n_n !!!

[Nitsue-chan]

Originally Posted by Rani-chan

Hey hello i am from Mexico.I live in the northern part of the country so right now is super hot in here.I totally love living here.We all here know how to talk english or most of us, we DONT RIDE ON A DONKEY! cause amny people think we do....>.< !! I speak 4 languages: spanish, english, french,and japanes, but i dont speak it very well but i can understand a little bit.. Our countrys capital is Mexico City. We are located down the united states we are a developing country and most of the country has a hot weather.....you may know Mexico by its beaches like Cancun,Puerto Vallarta,Acapulco etc....but mexico is a very nice country!!!! you should visit us!!!! n_n !!!

What a concidence! I was just watching Keeping up with the Kardashaians and they went to Puerto Vallarta and it looks very pretty! I wanna go to Mexico. Alot of my family has been there because they are doctors and they went to study over there.

[Rani-chan]

Originally Posted by Nitsue-chan

What a concidence! I was just watching Keeping up with the Kardashaians and they went to Puerto Vallarta and it looks very pretty! I wanna go to Mexico. Alot of my family has been there because they are doctors and they went to study over there.

Thanks you should come mexico is so nice so are the beaches i went to puerto rico i love it so beautiful!!!

[Cailey]

ohhh i'm going to visit mexico for christmas so excited!!!

[D I G I C H A N]

Originally Posted by Cailey

flight of the conchords!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! ... thats really all i know about new zealand. oh and eagle vs shark is set in new zealand. haha


i'm from canada. i don't know what to say about it.

Yay for FOTC!

^____^

Eagle VS Shark was a nice movie!

[Ari-Nana]

I'm from Argentina meaning Land of Silver
Argentina is a melting pot (much like the U.S.) we consist of a whole lot of
Europeans - 50% of wich are Italian - such as myself.
Oddly enough where I'm from (Mendoza - Alvear) we have a HUGE Japanese community! Woohoo!

The food is Italian, Spanish, French and German food! Ñoquis, Spaghetti, Milanesa, Sausage...etc. Asado - lots of cow, we like meat Well not me personally, but generally yes.
Desert/Every day food: facturas (Viennese-style pastry - O.o where'd THAT come from?), Dulce de Leche and mate (An herbal tea thats yummy!)
"The official language of Argentina is Spanish, usually called "Castellano" (Castilian) by Argentines. Castilian is a noun and adjective that refers to the region and former kingdom of Castile in Spain; in particular, it may refer to a native person of Castile or to the language of this region, and is therefore considered by many to be a synonym of Spanish, though with different nuances."

The capital is Buenos Aires where a huge part of our culture was born - Tango! Thats right - we invented it! It was considered inappropriate because of the close proximity - but hit a craze later on in France as well as other European countries and finally the U.S. (1913-is).
Buenos Aires is said to be the France of South America I beleive? Anyways it IS said to be the most European Country in South America.
And Folklore: Gauchos and Gauchas; It's the more traditional side Originating I think in Las Pampas

Sports:
Futbol (soccer) is the most popular sport in Argentina! National team is twice FIFA World Cup Champion and one-time Olympic Gold medalist and fourteen-time Copa América winners!
We eat, breath, sleep Soccer! And most children learn to kick a soccer ball before they learn to walk!
Runner Up is between Rugby (rawr!) and Polo! We are known to have the best Polo Horses in the world.
Tennis, Basket Ball, and Field Hockey are also popular. Mano Ginobili From the spurs? Yeah - he's from Argentina!

Music: Tango and "Argentine rock, called rock nacional, is the most popular music among youth. Arguably the most listened form of Spanish-language rock."

Education: 97% Literacy. Um...school pretty hard over there I was there in the school system for couple of years. You go to tutors everyday to get into a good high school to go to a good college and you have basically three choices; You study to get into these technical schools and have to do perfect to get into University. Although a big part of it is about money and connections as well the education is usually very strict and good. When I was in the fifth grade I came back here and the level of math was three years ahead so just to give you a rough idea: although I personally wasn't with everyone at that level over there so I was just average over here -.-"

Religion: Mainly Roman Catholic

I won't go into politics because it's complicated and right now the economy isn't so hot. Lets just say we've gone through several depressions and it'll take a lot to get us up and running properly again.

Well for right now thats all I can think of and the quotes are from Wiki! (Thank God for Wiki!)

So...yeah!

[Nattfall]

@ Rani-chan: I have one weird question for you... My friend tells me that they eat dogs in Mexico. He has been to Mexico once, and he says that he saw this sign advertising cooked dogs. His father wanted to order a dish of dog, but his mother protested.
Anyway, is this true? Do you actually eat dogs over there? I told him that no, that's impossible, they don't eat dogs in Mexico, but he swore that he saw this restaurant selling dog meat...

[Ayane]

Wow, you guys know a lot about your countries/states!
You guys gave so much info, I don't even know what to ask! xD

[Ari-Nana]

I'll confess - Although I know somewhat a fair amount...
I totally used Wikipedia to help me with that. haha