Say One Thing About The Country You Live In

conmag9

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Canada here.

We're in the top 3 most Uranium-rich countries on the planet, despite not being a country with nuclear weaponry.

That anybody knows about.
 

omgeveryone9

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Hungary!
The obscure country somewhere in europe which people believe is full of poor gypsies.
Fun fact: Magyars, or Hungarians were responsible for inventing the helicoptor (Oszkár Asboth), Vitamin C (Albert Szent-Gyorgyi), the Ballpoint pen that many people use (Biro Laszlo Jozsef), the foundations of the first commercial car (Jozsef Galamb), the foundations of a computer (John von Neumann, who made BASIC computer language and helped invent the atomic and hydrogen bomb), and colour TV (Peter Carl Goldmark).
 

purf

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Okay, and one from the country I live in and also for it:

You know, Denmark, currants, especially the red ones, are a tasty fruit and since you are producing a shitton of them - hell, the oldest currant-seeds were found in Denmark - you don't need to turn ALL of them into schnaps or jams or whatever. You can sell them just as they are. Try it. At least once.
 

Karma168

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4RM3D said:
Not Matt said:
Norway

we need a license to have a TV
lol wut? How does that work?
If it's anything like the UK it's a 'tv tax' that you pay to use a tv to watch live shows. It pays for the BBC so that's why it a) doesn't have commercials and b)makes the best documentaries on tv.
 

4RM3D

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Karma168 said:
4RM3D said:
Not Matt said:
Norway

we need a license to have a TV
lol wut? How does that work?
If it's anything like the UK it's a 'tv tax' that you pay to use a tv to watch live shows. It pays for the BBC so that's why it a) doesn't have commercials and b)makes the best documentaries on tv.
Oh, I see... Well, that is pretty common. You made it sound like you need a license to own a TV. XD
 

BishopofAges

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Country of Origin: Guess

Positive Statement: Pretty interesting bits of everything (why do we make fun of Japan when we're actually weirder?)

Neutral Statement: Vast countryside (take it or leave it really)

Negative Statement: We feel the need to tell others that we're great, like we happen to be the youngest kid in the playground. We should just eat our PB&J and shut our collective pie-hole.

+1 Internet cookie to whoever guesses this easy query
 

Cpu46

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Country: America

I love how the different cultures have mixed to make one kick ass country.
 

Pinkamena

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Norway: It's fucking expensive, cold, and too focused on material wealth. But hey, higher education is free.
 

OneOfTheMichael's

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Canada.
We have basically free healthcare. No useless thing like pennys. And a fair amount of hipsters depending on where you go.
Bonus: Our moneys worth a hair more than US
 

Black_Reaper

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I live in United States of America

Info: Although English is the most commonly spoken language used in the U.S. and it is the language used in government, the we have no official language.
 

Black_Reaper

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BishopofAges said:
Country of Origin: Guess

Positive Statement: Pretty interesting bits of everything (why do we make fun of Japan when we're actually weirder?)

Neutral Statement: Vast countryside (take it or leave it really)

Negative Statement: We feel the need to tell others that we're great, like we happen to be the youngest kid in the playground. We should just eat our PB&J and shut our collective pie-hole.

+1 Internet cookie to whoever guesses this easy query
That's easy mister Bishop of Ages, you country of origin is the united states of America.

I want my one internet now !
 

spacecowboy86

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Rylot said:
American- Fun fact ever one here has the flu right now. EVERY. FUCKING. ONE. At least in Texas. I've gotten sick three times in the last month because it's impossible to get away from everyone coughing without sealing myself in my room til summer.
Seconded. Even up here in Montana that holds true.
 

BishopofAges

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Black_Reaper said:
That's easy mister Bishop of Ages, you country of origin is the united states of America.

I want my one internet now !
Indeed, a wise guess. Click spoiler for cookie

OT: Don't get me wrong, I love where I live, but we need to lose 60% of the mouth-piece types here.

edit: The flu thing is true even in Colorado-ish area
 

Ghaleon640

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America, we have far too much of a lawyer culture. What people/corporations can sue for is just obscene.
 

Ghaleon640

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BishopofAges said:
Country of Origin: Guess

Positive Statement: Pretty interesting bits of everything (why do we make fun of Japan when we're actually weirder?)

Neutral Statement: Vast countryside (take it or leave it really)

Negative Statement: We feel the need to tell others that we're great, like we happen to be the youngest kid in the playground. We should just eat our PB&J and shut our collective pie-hole.

+1 Internet cookie to whoever guesses this easy query
Very true.

Btw, love your Area 88 avatar.
 

BishopofAges

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Ghaleon640 said:
Very true.

Btw, love your Area 88 avatar.
Thank you kindly, You are actually the first person to figure out where it is from, or at least the first to point it out.
 

Fluffythepoo

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Mojo said:
TheBestPieEver said:
Mojo said:
Germany

We haven't invaded anyone in quite some time now...
Aren't you guys not allowed to start a war anymore?
According to our constitution we are not allowed to start a war of aggression, true.
Unless the United Nations Security Council or the United Nations Charter agrees that we should we are not allowed to use military force to disrupt peace in a country. That means that theoretically we could start a war if we were able to justify that it ensures peace somehow, but that's just theoretical.
Never knew that :0 it accutually specifies un approval in your constitution?

Canada: a place where you intinctively say sorry to the man whos just spilled coffee all over your lap
 

Mazza35

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Australiaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa

Best country on Earth, just in the summer tourists melt to the footpaths...gets in your way :/
 

Mojo

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Fluffythepoo said:
Never knew that :0 it accutually specifies un approval in your constitution?
Yep. To be exact is says: "The government of the Federal Republic of Germany and the German Democratic Republic agree that the united Germany shall never use its weapons, unless, with the agreement of its constitution and the United Nations Charter."

There are several other paragraphs that specify that we are not allowed to star a war of aggression and so on. As you can see it also names East and West Germany since its been in place since the end of WW2.