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Originally Posted by King Malcolm
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That good?Quote:
Originally Posted by King Malcolm
Which country's people do you most like?
Austrians
Which country's people do you least like?
French, Polish, Russians, Bosnians, Serbians.
Which Europeans have the best sense of humour?
Austrians.
Which Europeans have the best food?
Italians
Which country has contributed most to the world?
Austrians or Germans.
Which Europeans are the sexiest?
Italians
Which Europeans are the rudest?
Viva la France, Viva La Poland! VIVA LA SERBS! (yes I dont like serbs dammit!)
Which Europeans are the most open-minded?
The Bloody Dutch ~D.
Which Europeans are the most efficient?
Leichtensteinians.
Which country would you most like to live in?
Austria.
If you couldn't be your own nationality, which other European one would you choose?
Austrian.
Which is your favourite European city?
Graz.
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Britain contributed most to the world. TV, . . .
this is partially true, the Brits created an early type of TV, but the telly that we watch today is mostly an American invention. The truth is that lots of people in several countries contributed to the development of TV.
ichi :bow:
That and the fact that the dutch invented the lightbulb. Heck we invented invention you backward inbreds :charge:Quote:
Originally Posted by ichi
John Logie Baird invented the television before it was invented by the American person. But now people also often use the LCD and plasma televisions, so couldn't the people who made these also be credited with inventing television?
Back in the early days of the BBC, people had a choice between Baird's system, and the Marconi (they produced the American version here) system.
Joseph Wilson Swan, Henry Woodward, Mathew Evans, James Bowman Lindsay, William Sawyer, and Thomas Edison all are attributed with inventing the electric lightbulb, and they are English, Scottish, Canadian, German, and American.
I'm glad you guys explained that; had me scratching my head for a few minutes. ~:) I found Germans not rude, but very direct in their language (especially their English; and I mean those with only school-learnt english, not those who had immersed in an english environment), a distinction missed by some of my fellow Yanks. I never in two years found any German stranger who would not help me find the correct train, or direct me to a hotel or other place I sought - often taking me by the arm to show me the way. That's not rudeness, that's efficient helpfulness.Quote:
Originally Posted by Ser Clegane
Most english people find a lot of forighn people rude because thats just how other countries talk to each other in there society. Although we may think its rude they sertenly dont. Me being english im just used to people speaking diferent wilst the germens may find how we act weird. This may not make sense but if you get the drift it a culture thing.
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Originally Posted by KukriKhan
This is definitely part of the problem.Quote:
Originally Posted by tibilicus
There is actually a nice little book - "These Strange German Ways" - written by Susan Stern (a British woman living in Germany), that IMHO does a good job in describing all the typical large and small little things in German culture that might seem odd (especially to people from Britain and the US)
Like how Brits value their personal space very highly..
Those from other cultures sometimes don't understand this.
Again, a culture thing. ~D
Hey, I may be backward and inbred, but . . . what was that other thing you called me?Quote:
Originally Posted by Fragony
ichi ~:)
Which country's people do you most like?
Spanish
Which country's people do you least like?
...Russians
Which Europeans have the best sense of humour?
British
Which Europeans have the best food?
Italians
Which country has contributed most to the world?
British
Which Europeans are the sexiest?
Spanish...my girlfriend is Spanish, I'm biased ~;)
Which Europeans are the rudest?
errr...Russians or Poles...
Which Europeans are the most open-minded?
Dutch
Which Europeans are the most efficient?
Germans
Which country would you most like to live in?
Spain
If you couldn't be your own nationality, which other European one would you choose?
Spanish
Which is your favourite European city?
Seville or Cadiz
I know you're speaking of Germans, but if you could enlighten me I'd appreciate it.Quote:
Originally Posted by Ser Clegane
I had a French roommate for a few years and I noticed in conversation he would go on and on and it would be difficult to break in. I was expecting a ping-pong type conversation style like is the norm over here in the US, but he seemed to enjoy being interupted and liked interupting back. Could this be a Latin thing? I noticed this with some Italians I've met and some Hispanics in the US.
Almost as if they view themselves and their conversation partner's voices like two streams that constantly flow, criss-cross, and spill over each other.
Sure - what exactly would be your question?Quote:
Originally Posted by Proletariat
LOL I just noticed you are from Utah, I didn't mean you in particular but I understand that is suspect, I was chewing out everyone ~:grouphug:Quote:
Originally Posted by ichi
Germanic language speakers seem to prefer a 'ping-pong' style format when conversing. One person says something, the other waits and responds and so on.
It seems to me that Latin language speakers are more comfortable going on and on until they are interrupted and it goes back and forth.
Sorry for my ramblings, I have a big certification exam on thursday and my brain is melting thanks to studying so much.
:book:
Erm, so I guess my question is has anyone else noticed this or am I just reading too much into it?
As a French and being rude and arrogant, I will defend the Serbs.
No, I will first correct few mistakes: VIVE la France, not viva, and Zivao Serbja... For the Polish, I don't know. My natural arrogance doesn't go to the extrem not to recognize when I don't know.
The Serbs are the most nice poeple I never met. Well, that is true for most of the Balkanic poeple, Croats, Bosnian, Serbs, Macedonian and Albanians. These are the only one I had to met the last years... That doesn't mean they aren't able to commit crimes and slaughters, as the recent history showed, but all of them will offer what they have when you visit them. Even after been bombed by the NATO Airforces, included, at my great shame, the one from my country. (without UN backing, that is why I didn't buy Chirac's attitude for Irack second turn...)...
Like every country, they have their thieves, criminals and others... But you can walk at midnight in Zagreb, Beograd and Skopje without fear...
Can you tell me, in how many countries did you lived and shared not only few weeks? What give you the knowledge and inside to judge others?
Are you not tired of the "we are the best" approach. I don't know if Pasteur, Voltaire, Diderot, or what ever other French I will find were genious because they were french or just because there were humans, but what I know is they have no link with me... You will find great humans in every nations (Tesla is a Serb from Croatia)...
If you want to be proud of your country, find with me. Just stop to devaluated the others.
I'd prefer if you'd keep the thread a little more off-topic than that, Brenus. That goes for everyone else as well, or I'll have to move it.