Teach me about your country! :3

[Rani-chan]

NO NO NO!!!!! THATS NOT TRUE!!!
we dont eat dogs in here...maybe if you could tell me which part did he visited maybe i can tell if it was true but we dont consume dog meat

[Nattfall]

Haha, I didn't think so either. He's probably just made it up, or maybe he misunderstood the whole ad. I don't know exactly where he was, but I thought it sounded weird so I just had to ask. Next time I talk to him I'll tell him what you just said. :]

[RainbowSky]

Im from Australia
- We have a very laid back lifestyle.
- We do NOT ride Kangaroos. hahaha.
- The weather is fairly good all year around and the beaches are beautiful.
- We are very competitive with New Zealand when it comes to Rugby. XD
- As Digichan said about Christmas, we both have very hot summers.
- Virtually all schools have school uniforms.
- Were the biggest island in the world.
- Where the only country in the world where you can eat your national emblem. -_-
- We actually like Vegemite.

[Dutchie]

Originally Posted by laura-aap

well, Im from holland.
it's tiny but mega famous about windmills, tullips and those horrible wooden shoes.

holland is a multiculture country, meaning you can find anything you want from other countries everywhere. and off course there are people from all around the world living in holland.

holland is pretty expencive though. the euro is too high making it all so expensive to buy stuff here.

need more =3 ?

I love this <3 okay I got more for The Netherlands,
Gay marriage is legal, and it was the first in the world.
Our crown princess is from Argentina, the queens husband was from Germany, just like the Queens Dad..

we don't have school uniforms. YAY

our prime minister used to look like Harry Potter, then he cut his hair and got new glasses, now he just looks like a nerd (haha sorry, but he really does look like one)

Drugs are forbidden, but when you have a small amount of soft drugs you don't get arrested or a fine

Dutch people are one of the tallest in the world, average high for a women is 1,69 m. and for a man it's 1.85 m

[iksuna3]

Well, I'm from Spain and I hope you know where is located, in the south of Europe, and we have mediterranean climate.

We have 4 official languages, Spanish, Catalan (Catalunya), Basco (Pais Basco/Euskadi) and Gallego (Galicia).


I think the most popular things for a foreigner when think about Spain are bullfightings, sevillanas, paella and sangria.
Well let me explain that there are a lot of people (me included) which don't like bullfighting because it's a way to kill bulls and mistreat the animals.

The paella, it's a popular food, specially in Valencia but there are a lot of good foods in here, better than paella.

And sangria is a drink, I like it so much and it's easy to get drunk with it.

About sevillanas, is a typical dance, specially in Sevilla, but every region has its own typical dance.



I hope that help you. ^^

[wangll08]

China, a country has a history of more than 5000 years.
About Chinese language, history, lifestyle, natural scenery and its colorful culture, I could't write down one by one, you can find at http://blog.chinesehour.com/ .

[kayj]

In Canada we eat fries with gravy and cheese.

[diadori]

Originally Posted by kayj

In Canada we eat fries with gravy and cheese.

OMG NOMNOM.
i could eat poutine everyday.
but then i'd probably become morbidly obese.
and likely die from it.
BUT POUTINE IS THE BEST ANYWAYS.

[biodegradable]

Originally Posted by D I G I C H A N

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

hahahahah XD

[biodegradable]

this tread is kwll ^u^

I'm from London
hihiii~

just to reword something thats been said;
nahh not everybody drinks tea but most people do!
i however hate the stuff >n< hahah

English people consume more tea per capita than anybody else in the world (2.5 times more than the Japanese and 22 times more than the Americans or the French)

[thaliipOp]

well. im from dominican republic [not sure if u know this]
spanish pronunciation: republica dominicana

is a nation located in the Caribbean region
lies west of Puerto Rico and east of Cuba and Jamaica
we share the island with haiti.
making it one of two Caribbean islands that are occupied by two countries,
Saint Martin being the other.

The Dominican Republic is the site of the first permanent
European settlement in the Americas;
its capital Santo Domingo was also the first colonial capital in the Americas.
It is the site of the first cathedral,first university, first European-built road,
first European-built fortress, and more.

The Dominican Republic is divided into 31 provinces. Additionally, the national capital, Santo Domingo.

the merengue its from here too. xD
and its also known because of the beaches.
tourism is one of the most important things here.
people usually come on oct-nov
[resorts are FULL] >.<

and the thing that i reaaaally love about my country
its that, not everyone follow the rules :P
u can go to clubs being underage [-18] xDD
u caan drink alcohol :P and party like a rockstar
u can make stupid things and none gonna say a word <33333
and a lot more :P
i know it sound creepy, but i like it like that. lol

[diadori]

thallipOp: your country appeals to me ;D
no srsly, i had a teacher from the dominican once, and everyone loved him. even if you didn't like how he taught, or the way he acted, you loved him for his awesome accent. plus he was crazy as a fox. awesome.

[aquaxkitty]

Originally Posted by AmyLou

England!

- We are very into our sport here especially football which is soccer in America! There are 4 "main" teams - Man United, Chelsea, Arsenal and Liverpool. I support Man City though, so... >_> (and they suck)

- Our school is split up into years, not grades like in America... but I think 9th grade is year 10? I'm in ninth grade if that's correct xD

- We english do not: know the queen or david beckham, everyone does not drink tea (though I do) and we don't have posh accents.

- We have chavs D= They are the worst people in the world... x-x

- The three biggest cities are Manchester (WOO!! I am from here), London (capital city - I may be visiting here soon) and Birmingham (where my cousins are from)

- We have annoying TV presenters such as Philip Scofield and Steven Mulhern.

- We are seriously lazy when it comes to learning languages.. D=

I did have more.. I'll add it on later

It's dead interesting learning about everyones country!

Haha, all SO true!
I'M FROM MANCHESTER!
Anyway... People sometimes think we all talk dead posh and drink tea at 3pm (like AmyLou said!) but we don't Be funny if we did! According to my friends I have a very posh accent X3 But that's because I live in a little town called Leigh and most people talk like this:

"Y'allreet mate, goin' dun shops fer abit"

Okay...maybe not THAT extreme, but some people do!!! (I don't and my friends laugh at me for it and call me very posh XD ... I also lurrrve tea!)

And I agree AmyLou D: We have a LOT of chavs round here Especially at my school! I'm in Sixth Form now... it's sorta the two year course you do before Uni, do you have that in other countries? ^_^ We get to wear our own clothes and most people who used to be big chavs have grown out of that stage now XD

I guess Fish 'n' Chips would be proper English food lol! Mmm...

And omg yes, we are so lazy with languages O.o I learnt French at school for four years but they hardly taught us ANYTHING, just silly phrases like "I helped my dad wash the car" I mean, seriously, WHEN will I EVER use that when I go to France!? XD

I can't think of anything else right now This is a really cool thread! Very interesting! ^_^

[aquaxkitty]

Oh yeah, we also have the "Sunday Roast" It's a tradition to have this meal every Sunday for tea! It's usually roast beef, Yorkshire puddings, veggies (like carrots and peas ) potatoes, and lots and lots of GRAVY!



Sorta looks like that Very tasty!

My family don't have it every Sunday, but we do every so often

[miimii]

^omg yum yum looks great.

this is a great thread. im going to try and read through it all.

australia already was summarised by rainbow sky.
ill just add random stuff
1)don't have a president, it is prime minister. our prime minister is kevin rudd
2)other ministers such as the health minister and executives can earn more then the prime minister
3)you can't officially get ur driver's license till ur 17
4)clubbing/drinking/smoking age is 18 / legal age is 16
5) driving max speed is 110KM on freeways ( i heard germany didnt have a limit 0___0 )
6) the steering wheel is on the right side. when driving we generally have to keep on the left lane.
7) rarely ever snows except in some areas like melbourne (never seen snow in my life!)
8) similar size as belgium
9) our indigenious people are the aborigines
10) Australia's first police force was created from a group of 12 oftheir best behaved convicts.
11) never seen a good australian main stream movie/drama made

[keepitsimple@myplace]

Hey! I am from India and I don’t know where to start from since it is full of diversities. I am in the Northern part of India and the temperature remains cool over here, different from most of India. Not even I can bear the heat of other places. My place is cool and serene and that is why there are so many tourists round the year, during summer to escape the heat and during winter to enjoy snow. Yeah there are many foreigners who have settled here, may be that is why we people don’t stare at them like in other places.

Even though this is a small city but you get everything that you need.

About the rest of India, well we have so many cultures at one place that it would be too difficult to explain it all. Not even ordinary Indians can discover all of India at once. Maybe that is why there are so many myths about India.

I think that many people think about India as a backward country (may be I am wrong) but you need to take a better look at economic stats to get a better picture.

I am very proud to be Indian.

Ahh…I think I have not exactly said much about India but just come up with questions, then I’ll be able to help you (and myself).

[iksuna3]

Originally Posted by aquaxkitty

Oh yeah, we also have the "Sunday Roast" It's a tradition to have this meal every Sunday for tea! It's usually roast beef, Yorkshire puddings, veggies (like carrots and peas ) potatoes, and lots and lots of GRAVY!



Sorta looks like that Very tasty!

My family don't have it every Sunday, but we do every so often

OMG!!!! iT LOOKS DELICIOUS!