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#1 2009-11-06 13:37:25

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Tell us about your country!

It would be fun, and you can learn a lot about other countries  smile

Sweden (Sverige in Swedish)


Capital: Stockholm

Inhabitants: About nine million

Climate: Pretty cold, and much snow in the very north, quite mild in the south and not               much snow in the south.

School system: School is mandatory from the age of seven, you go to "ground school" until the age of sixteen when you go to "Gymnasium" (Not mandatory), then you go to university. You don't have to pay to go to any school, not even gymnasium and university.

Form of government: Constitutional monarchy

Typical Swedish thing: Swedish meatballs and unpacked candy in stores.

Famous Swedes: ABBA (band), Björn Borg (tennis player), Ingmar Bergman (Film maker)
Alfred Nobel (Inventor of the Dynamite), Astrid Lindgren (Children's books author most known for Pippi Longstocking), Peter Stormare (Actor), Ingvard Kamprard (Started IKEA)
and the Swedish chef in the muppets show.



Now tell me about your country, you can come up with own questions  smile

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#2 2009-11-06 14:55:59

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Re: Tell us about your country!

Well i'm Vietnamise but  born in the USA so im a citizen because my parents are.
The capital is-Saigon
The Signature dish of Vietnamsie culture is Pho( pronouced Phuh)
Pho is vietnamise noodle soup.
Government-Communist...but doesn't mean im Communist!

well thats it...if you want to find more then search on wikipedia  smile


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#3 2009-11-06 15:00:13

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Re: Tell us about your country!

Country: Antartica

Climate: It's a bit cold over here.

School: There is none.

Daily Life: Watch Penguins.

lol Not really

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#4 2009-11-06 15:58:41

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Re: Tell us about your country!

Antarctica isn't a country.

Country: Hyrule

Government: Hierarchy / Monarchy

School: watz a skool?


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#5 2009-11-06 16:02:01

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Re: Tell us about your country!

Can you tell about your state?


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#6 2009-11-06 16:09:20

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Re: Tell us about your country!

littletonkslover wrote:

Can you tell about your state?

Of course, That's a great idea!


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#7 2009-11-06 16:11:36

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Re: Tell us about your country!

America

We is the rulers of the world!!!!  tongue

Not really.
We have around 300 million people.
We have great films, tv shows, not presidents...
School is good. Grades 1-5 in elementary school, 6-8or 9 in Middle and grades 9 or 10 through 12 in High school. We then go to college/university.

California rocks with its govenator. To bad I don't live there anymore.

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#8 2009-11-06 16:15:57

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Re: Tell us about your country!

Of course we rule the world.


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#9 2009-11-06 16:17:38

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Re: Tell us about your country!

Place: New Yawk, suckas!

Main diet: pizza, and lots of it.

We like baseball.

New York city has approxamately 10 million people.

Our teams our the Jets, Giants, Mets, Yankees, nets, rangers, islanders, and the knicks.

We have all kinds here, cities, suburban neighborhoods, and rural stuffs in upstate NY.

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#10 2009-11-06 16:27:38

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Re: Tell us about your country!

Boxhead wrote:

Antarctica isn't a country.

Country: Hyrule

Government: Hierarchy / Monarchy

School: watz a skool?

Antarctica is a Country and a Continent, just like Australia (as I was taught).

Massachusetts, United States

Capital: Boston

Inhabitants: About 6.5M (in which the complete U.S. is 300M+ approx.)

Climate: Generally Cold Winters and Hot Summers, really in the middle.

School: You have to go to public Schools, from Grades 1-12. Luckily most public schools don't make you wear certain clothes; you can wear any clothes you want, with restrictions, like really short shorts. Pre-school is optional, and you then have Elementary School, Middle School, High School, and if you want, College. Optionally though, you can also go to private schools. But you actually have to pay to get into those :o

Form of Government: A Constitutional Republic and Representative Democracy (here I'm talking about U.S. though). In which majority rule is tempered by minority rights protected by law. So basically, we all vote for what we want, while agreeing to the constition made in the late 19th Century. The government also has 3 branches to it. Legislative branch in which there is the Senate and House of Representatives. The House of Representatives has 435 people, in which each person represents a different district. The states that have the most people have more Representatives, while states with few people have the minimum of 1. Ex, 7 states have 1 rep, but California has 53 lol. At the same time, 2 senates represent each state, to make 50 members total, to form the senate. The next branch is the Executive Branch, which is the President. The last branch is the Judicial branch, which has the SUPREME COURT (LOLZ).

Typical American thing: Well it varies. Although I might say coffee for adults lol. And McDonalds.

Famouse People: Ooh boy theres a lot. Too many to say.

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#11 2009-11-06 16:31:47

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Re: Tell us about your country!

Okay~
State: Minnesota, USA
Capitol: St.Paul
Inhabitants: 5,220,393 people; that's a lot O_O
Climate: Varies greatly. Humid and hot in the summer,rather cold in the fall by at least Oct 11 or so, cold in the winter. Coldest weather in MN: -60 ˚F
School system: Clip from Wikipedia   "The state ranked 13th on the 2006–2007 Morgan Quitno Smartest State Award, and is first in the percentage of residents with at least a high school diploma."    Well, I don't know that much about it's education ^^''
Form of government: IDK same as the rest of the country I guess
Typical Minnesotan thing: Wild rice and cornfields. LAKES and accents (apparently >.>)
Famous Minnesotans:Bob Dylan, Jesse Ventura, Micheal Todd.....
Why we are epic: We don't get cold, have great lakes and good health care, have accents, and wolves 8D


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#12 2009-11-06 17:06:57

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Re: Tell us about your country!

Boxhead wrote:

Of course we rule the world.

please don't say things that are offensive to others espesicialy to people from different countries. Thank-you


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#13 2009-11-06 17:09:56

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Re: Tell us about your country!

ScratchX wrote:

Boxhead wrote:

Of course we rule the world.

please don't say things that are offensive to others espesicialy to people from different countries. Thank-you

Good point! - I don't care if they say that, but some might find it offensive.


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#14 2009-11-06 17:14:25

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Re: Tell us about your country!

ScratchX wrote:

Well i'm Vietnamise but  born in the USA so im a citizen because my parents are.
The capital is-Saigon
The Signature dish of Vietnamsie culture is Pho( pronouced Phuh)
Pho is vietnamise noodle soup.
Government-Communist...but doesn't mean im Communist!

well thats it...if you want to find more then search on wikipedia  smile

Pho is tasty, you'll actually alot of different restuarants called Pho. They're pretty fancy, and have good smelling washrooms.


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#15 2009-11-06 17:23:34

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Re: Tell us about your country!

Penguinsrock wrote:

ScratchX wrote:

Well i'm Vietnamise but  born in the USA so im a citizen because my parents are.
The capital is-Saigon
The Signature dish of Vietnamsie culture is Pho( pronouced Phuh)
Pho is vietnamise noodle soup.
Government-Communist...but doesn't mean im Communist!

well thats it...if you want to find more then search on wikipedia  smile

Pho is tasty, you'll actually alot of different restuarants called Pho. They're pretty fancy, and have good smelling washrooms.

lol my grandma ows 5 Pho resturants and i eat pho whenever i want  smile  The resturants are called PhoHot


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#16 2009-11-06 17:30:04

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Lucky...Taste good! Isn't Saigon, Ho Cho Min city now?


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#17 2009-11-06 17:32:19

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Lucky...Taste good! Isn't Saigon, Ho Cho Min city now?

i'mm not really sure.....


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#18 2009-11-06 17:44:35

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Re: Tell us about your country!

jacool wrote:

ScratchX wrote:

Boxhead wrote:

Of course we rule the world.

please don't say things that are offensive to others espesicialy to people from different countries. Thank-you

Good point! - I don't care if they say that, but some might find it offensive.

I find it just plain arrogant. I have a million comments about that statement but I'm going to keep them in.

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#19 2009-11-06 19:35:37

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Re: Tell us about your country!

RHY3756547 wrote:

jacool wrote:

ScratchX wrote:


please don't say things that are offensive to others espesicialy to people from different countries. Thank-you

Good point! - I don't care if they say that, but some might find it offensive.

I find it just plain arrogant. I have a million comments about that statement but I'm going to keep them in.

I just find it sad. I really feel its depressing that the stereotype for America is arrogant, fat and cruel. That plays into it. Although I did start that. I hope everyone took it as a joke...*Goes to put  tongue  smileys next to sentences*

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#20 2009-11-06 20:15:42

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Canada:


Capital: Ottawa

Climate: Cold

Typical Canadian food: Maple Syrup, Poutine and Bacon (not together)

Famous Canadians: Terry Fox (runner)

Animals: moose, seagulls, rabbits, bear, robin, bluejay, loon, heron, puffin, snowy owl, arctic fox, ermine, lemming, wolf, squirrel, cougar and beaver.

Currency (in cents): pennies (1), nickels (5), dimes (10), quarters (25), loonies (100), and toonies (200),

Habitats: forests like in Quebec and Ontario, cold beaches like in Newfoundland, Praries like in Sascatchewan, Manitoba, and Alberta, Arctic in Nunavut, and mountains in British Columbia. Its pretty diverse.



I'll think of more famous Canadians later.

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#21 2009-11-06 20:19:19

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Re: Tell us about your country!

wiimaster wrote:

Canada:


Capital: Ottawa

Climate: Cold

Typical Canadian food: Maple Syrup, Poutine and Bacon (not together)

Famous Canadians: Terry Fox (runner)

Animals: moose, seagulls, rabbits, bear, robin, bluejay, loon, heron, puffin, snowy owl, arctic fox, ermine, lemming, wolf, squirrel, cougar and beaver.

Currency (in cents): pennies (1), nickels (5), dimes (10), quarters (25), loonies (100), and toonies (200),

Habitats: forests like in Quebec and Ontario, cold beaches like in Newfoundland, Praries like in Sascatchewan, Manitoba, and Alberta, Arctic in Nunavut, and mountains in British Columbia. Its pretty diverse.



I'll think of more famous Canadians later.

I second that information >.>
You also forgot to put down Seth Rogan (I think that's how you spell his name) as an actor, and Celine Dion as a singer, they're both famous Canadians.


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#22 2009-11-06 20:43:12

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Add LIGHTS to famous canadians, awesome singer!


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#23 2009-11-06 20:59:01

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Australia:

Capital: Canberra

Population: 21-22million
             
Climate: (Up north) Rain during summer (which is when America has winter)
            (South) Rain during winter
            South east is the only place with big mountians and which little snow falls
            And very hot all year

Economy:
             curreny Australian dollers
             mainly export Iron ore, gold, gas and wheat
             mainly import cars, fuel

            we use meters and not yards

language differences:
             we spell color as colour
             when we say thongs we mean flipflops

Note; Kangaroos DO NOT hop down our streets


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#24 2009-11-06 21:04:19

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Re: Tell us about your country!

I live in the U.S., but I was born in India so I am going to talk about there  big_smile
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Country: India
Capital: New Delhi
Climate: There are two seasons, monsoon season, and BURNING HOT OMG ITS AN OVEN OVER 113 DEGREES AVERAGE OMGZGZMSZGZZ!

That's about it


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#25 2009-11-06 21:04:39

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Chile:

Language: Spanish

Main Religion: Catholicism

Capital: Santiago

Inhabitants: 16 million aprox.

Climate: Because of Chile's long shape it has various climates - hot on the north (near the Equatorial line) and cold on the south (near Antartica).

School system: First there's Pre-Basic education for kids 2-5, although it's not really mandatory - I've only been in the "Kinder" level for 5-year olds. Then there's elementary school from 1st to 8th Grade, the most important level of education. Then there's Middle School, with 1st to 4th Middle Grades (9th-12th in other countries). At last you may study in the University - from what I know this is the only level that is never free.

Form of government: Democracy

Popular Food: Chilean Wine.  tongue

Currency: Chilean Pesos (1 USD = Aprox. 550 CLP), we have the following forms of currency:
   -Coins: 1 Peso, 5 Pesos, 10 Pesos, 50 Pesos, 100 Pesos ("Gamba"), 500 Pesos ("Quina").
   -Bills: 1000 Pesos ("Luca"), 2000 Pesos (all 1000's are counted as "lucas" in our slang, so this would be "dos lucas"), 5000 Pesos, 10000 Pesos, 20000 Pesos.

Economy: We oftenly commerciate with USA, China, and other countries. Oh, and we have more than a third of world's copper.  big_smile

Famous Chileans: Augusto Pinochet (Dictator that was president back in the 70s, now deceased), Salvador Allende (politician that was taken off his president job by Pinochet), Gabriela Mistral and Pablo Neruda (Poets and Nobel Prize winners), Marcelo "Chino" Rios (ex-tennis player, that was the first Iberoamerican to be the N°1 player in the world, in 1998), Bernardo O'Higgins (played an important role in our independency, and he was also the first president, I think) and I can't think of more  hmm

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