Say One Thing About The Country You Live In

[Karfroogle]

America

I love my country, but I think it's disgusting how we think sports are more important than the things that will actually make a difference. I mean, when an athlete makes more money than top professors, you know something's backwards.

 

[Your Gaffer]

We have too much corporate influence in our government, out governmental system is so at odds with itself that almost nothing gets done, we have relatively slow Internet speeds compared to our economic development, our education system needs major reforms, and the health care system leaves a third of our people uninsured or under-insured.

Country: USA
One thing about it: I wouldn't want to live anywhere else

 

[revjay]

Country: USA

Tidbit: Contains trees, water, people and even some buildings.

 

[The Code]

America: land of the free, home of the brave, and headquarters of the greedy, stupid, and fat.

More regionally specific:

Arizona. We actually try to get shit done right, and everyone else HATES us for it.

The funniest damn thing I ever saw was an Arizonian woman telling a reporter that "We were here first" in response to the Mexican illegals... and no one wanted to break it to her that Arizona used to be a part of Mexico.

Heh, that does sound funny. XD

We may not have been here first, but we did buy the land fairly and have a right to protect and maintain it as we see fit. The fact that we're trying to defend out rights and property does seem to stick in most people's craw, though. Personally, I think that's kind of funny too.

 

[fishy42]

-Australia

Too many fucking mosquitoes.

 

[4RM3D]

Serbia:

Actual conversation with Americans (the conversation happened couple of times):
- Where are you from?
- Serbia.
- Oh that is in Russia? Heard it's pretty cold there.

Dear Americans, we are not Siberia.

Hehe...

Another nice one: Austria and Australia

 

[Aesir23]

Canada

Snow. Why is there so much snow?!

 

[Groenteman]

Netherlands!

We have very poor knowledge of our own history (no fellow dutchies, we were not the first republic), because most of us believe it to be realy boring.

Nothing could be less true! Beside being bullied by way bigger countries, we took on silly surnames just to piss off Napoleon, had the only supercorporation in history, sided with the Japanese to kick out the Catholics to aquire exclusive trade rights that lasted for centuries, sailed up the Thames and burned down every English ship in the harbor. Got bullied into trading New Amsterdam for Suriname (good deal in the end...), and best of all, were the first Europeans to import coffee on a large scale. Coffeeee~

Stuff did get considerably less good just before the start 19th century due to collapse of the east india company, failure to innovate, political instability (stupid monarchs...), and Napoleon finaly coming to finish off the republic.

Still its hardly boring. Maybe its just that nationalism never became very big here that we know so little about ourselves.

 

[Scappo]

Bermuda

Yes, living on a rock in the middle of the ocean -WILL- drive you insane eventually, if the prices don't do it first.

Also there's a good chance that pretty girl you're marrying is your cousin .

 

[Evil Raccoon]

Netherlands
Info: We were the first Republic in existence, but that was an accident. We tried to be a kingdom, but we failed in that regard.

Are you counting the classical republics? Ancient Greece and Rome and such.

Yeah, I should have mentioned modern republics.
Also fun fact, the Acte van Verlathinge (Dutch Declaration of independence) was a big inspiration for the American declaration of independence.

 

[Astoria]

Country: Australia
Fact: South Australia is (maybe was now) the only place on earth where a milk based drink (ice coffee) outsells the most popular soft drink.

 

[Tusalu]

Denmark.
Political fact: We have eight (I think) political parties in parliament, and our current government is a coalition of three parties supported by a fourth. Most of the right wing is called liberal and the left wing is called socialist.

 

[APLovecraft]

England
Pointless information: Scottish sportspeople become Great British sportspeople when they win stuff
Bonus: Shakespeare bitches!

 

[Scarim Coral]

Country: UK.

Fact: We experience cold temperature and rain more then we ever do with hot temperature and the hot sun!

 

[Clowndoe]

Canada. More specifically "La Belle Province".

Where the weed is good and the cops don't care if you have it.

 

[AnarchistFish]

Country: USA

I think it's pathetic how all our politicians seem to feel the need to say we're the greatest country ever.

Do they actually say that?

 

[AnarchistFish]

Bermuda

Yes, living on a rock in the middle of the ocean -WILL- drive you insane eventually, if the prices don't do it first.

Also there's a good chance that pretty girl you're marrying is your cousin .

Wow. Wouldn't you run out of things to do?

 

[MopBox]

Bermuda

Yes, living on a rock in the middle of the ocean -WILL- drive you insane eventually, if the prices don't do it first.

Also there's a good chance that pretty girl you're marrying is your cousin .

Wow. Wouldn't you run out of things to do?

That's why he's on the internet.

 

[MopBox]

Netherlands
Info: We were the first Republic in existence, but that was an accident. We tried to be a kingdom, but we failed in that regard.

Are you counting the classical republics? Ancient Greece and Rome and such.

Yeah, I should have mentioned modern republics.
Also fun fact, the Acte van Verlathinge (Dutch Declaration of independence) was a big inspiration for the American declaration of independence.

Country: The United States.

FunFact: The Pilgrims of Plymouth Rock tried to settle in the Netherlands before deciding to set off for the new world.