QuoteReplyTopic: First historical thing that comes to your mind about a Country! Posted: 04-Jun-2005 at 15:24
Afghanistan: Mahmud Afghan Albania: An Albania in the north west part of Sassanid Empire Algeria: Rustamid Empire Argentina: Falkland islands war Armenia: Ancient Armenian Churches in Iran Azerbaijan: Atropatene Bahrain: Part of Iran until August 1971 Belgium: Joseph Naus, the commerce minister of Iran China: Mithradates the great received an embassy from the Han Wudi Egypt: Cambyses conquered Egypt Ethiopia: Relief of Ethiopians in Persepolis Frence: French archaeologists in Susa Georgia: Georgian villages in Isfahan Germany: World Wars Greece: Greco-Persian Wars India: Mughal Empire Iran: Cyrus the Great Iraq: Iran-Iraq war! Israel: Esther and Mordecai Italy: Roman Empire Japan: Samurais Jordan: Petra Korea: Korean Wars Kuwait: Persian Gulf War Lebanon: Siege of Tyre Mexico: Aztecs Netherlands: Dutch Castle in Kharg Island Norway: Vikings Pakistan: Iqbal Poland: Polish children in Isfahan Portugal: Portuguese Castles in Iran Russia: Wars between Iran and Russia in Qajar period Saudi Arabia: The Rise of Islam Sweden: Swedes established the Gendarmerie in Iran Syria: Zenobia Tanzania: Shirazis Turkey: Wars between Safavids and Ottomans Tunisia: Carthage United Kingdom: Colonization United States: Washington Yemen: Khosrow Anushiravan conquered Yemen
Afghanistan: Lapis Lazuli Albania: King Zog Algeria: Ergs (sand seas) Argentina: Patagonia Armenia: Mountains, fun to play in RTW Azerbaijan: Volcanic mud that a girl i know fell in. Bahrain: Oil Belgium: Beer, chocolate and the Saxaphone China: Food, paper and gunpowder/fireworks Egypt: Pyramids Ethiopia: Ethiopian Church and Emporer Haile Selassie France: Good food and beautifull scenery Georgia: Caucasians Germany: Rhine valley Greece: Food and wine India: Food and architecture Iran: Arhitecture and mountains Iraq: Babylon Israel: Dead sea Italy: Food and wine and Romans Japan: Mountains and electronics Jordan: Petra Korea: Korean wars Kuwait: Oil Lebanon: Bekka valley Mexico: Aztecs and football Netherlands: Cheese and cycling Norway: Vikings Pakistan: Cricket Poland: Winged Hussars Portugal: Lisbon and sailing Russia: Huge empty land and architecture Saudi Arabia: Oil, Mekka Sweden: Smallest country to make modern jet fighters Syria: Damascas Tanzania: Zanzibar Turkey: Food, scenry and arcitecture, one of the most intresting countries to me Tunisia: Carthage United Kingdom: Bad weather and lousey service United States: Supersized everything, and cheap Yemen: Aden
Afghanistan: Taliban, war against Russia Albania: Tirana Algeria: a guy from Outlandish, Zinedine ZIdane Argentina: DIego Maradonnaaaaa Armenia : Lies! Azerbaijan : Qarabagh &nb sp; &nb sp; &nb sp; &nb sp; &nb sp; &nb sp; &nb sp; &nb sp; Bahrain: Oil, arabs Belgium: Beer, Biefstuk and Friets China: Uighurs, Gk Trks and mysterious Pyramids Egypt: Pyramids, Pharaohs Ethiopia: Atlets France: Eiffel tower Georgia: Laz Germany: Beer, autobahn Greece: Girls India: Buddha, and how they speak English Iran: Molla's, Azeris Iraq: Saddam Hsn, PKK! Israel: Ariel matik sharon Italy: Roman empire, Etruscian, AL PACINO Japan: Nice girls, reard buildings and electronics Jordan: King Abdullah Korea: Korean wars and WK cup still thankfull for them Kuwait: Oil, dictature Lebanon: Allways trouble with neighbours Mexico: Aztecs and football Netherlands: Cheese, keeskops and Beer (Heineken) Norway: Vikings, cold land Pakistan: Cricket, football Poland: Johannus Paulus the ...? Portugal: People and football Russia: Beaty girls and my hidden history Saudi Arabia: Oil, Mekka, Medina, LAWRENCE!!! Sweden: hot girls Syria: Esad, Turkey: Sultan ahmet Mosque, Blue mosque, see, girls Tunisia: Carthage army United Kingdom: Hooligans and language United States: Bush't Yemen: The Turkish Yemen Trks
I don't know much about Albania, but still he has a cool name, there
was an Albanian who became leader of Egypt IIRC, but i can't renember
his name.
It seems we both missed the 'historical' bit in the thread title
Albania: Ottoman Empire Algeria: French Foreign Legion
Argentina: Manu Ginobili
Armenia: a friend from Armenia Azerbaijan: Oil Bahrain: soccer team (I mean they actually have one) Belgium: HERCULE POIROT!!!!!!!!!!
China: The Great Wall Egypt: Mamluke horse archers
Ethiopia: starving children France: The Louvre Georgia: Joseph Stalin Germany: Berlin Wall Greece: Olympics 2004 India: Taj Mahal Iran: Alamut Iraq: Saddam Hussein Israel: terrorist bombings
Italy: Pizza Japan: Yasukuni Shrine Jordan: Bears the name of a sports giant
Kenya: world's fastest runner Korea: 38th Parallel Kuwait: Persian Gulf War
Mexico: Mayan Pyramids Netherlands: Amersterdam
Norway: Vikings Pakistan: Nuclear Bomb Poland: where is Poland in 1770? Portugal: Henry the Navigator Russia: The October Revolution
Saudi Arabia: OIL OIL and OIL
Sweden: blondes Syria: Assyrian Empire Turkey: fall of Constintanople in 1453
Tunisia: Carthage United Kingdom: Colonization United States: GWB
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Belgium: The Statue in Brussels Canada: Hockey and Wilderness
Brazil: bottoms, Rio
China: Communism and Cars Egypt: Olive skin Egyptians that look like ancient Egyptians Ethiopia: Ethiopian Church France: Food, girls, Casual attitude Georgia: Pretty girls Germany: Germans-punctual, strict; soccer, beer Greece: Grrek Columns, Islands, Mythology India: Poor peasants that have made their way up the Capitalist caste system of the world.
Iran: Shahmiri's posted pictures Iraq: Caos, How to screw up a country 101.
Israel: Is Tel Aviv on the eastern Florida coastlline? Jerusalem-History and friction
Italy: Fun, cool eyeglasses and clothing
Japan: Godzilla, old customs and modernity Jordan: The king and queen Korea: Korean wars-ditto Kuwait: Scapegoat of Arab modernity
Lebanon: Pictures on the wall of most every Arab restaurant in the US
Mexico: Beaches, Food,
Netherlands: Amsterdam, Orange color Norway: Fjyords
Pakistan: Skinny men Poland: Polish jokes, white skin, tall
Portugal: Next to Spain Russia: The unknown equation on the policitcal scene
Saudi Arabia: Mecca, Saudis, Wahhabists
Sweden: Cool and wierd accents, Abba
Syria: Old soviet satellite, Looking for direction
Tanzania: ?
Turkey: Sun, Ottoman Balconies, Ferri boats of Istanbul, tourists, Ay-Yildiz red flag. Tunisia: North Africa
United Kingdom: Fish and chips, rain, expensive
United States: Driving, money, generally unaware of the world scene, TV, fat people, one city's malls that are a carbon copy of anothers Yemen: USS Cole
Turkmenistan: Seljuks and my greatpas, Ruhnama, Caspian, Turkic culture, horse
Russia: Blonde beauties, Natashas, cold, Communism, workers, Turkic assimilations, Stalin the Georgian, Lenin, the invasion of Afghanistan and of course the Red Army, red square...
Greece: Pythagoras, Euglit and all my Math nightmares, Islands, fish, blue, sirtaki, Fedon, broken plates,
Italy: Sicily, Don Vito Carleone, Michael Carleone, Catholics, Vatican, Pizza
Iran: Indo Europeans, Aryans, Darius the Great, Sheriah, Mollas, Shias, Azeri and Turkmen bros, and of course, The Great Seljuks
Norway: Boring, cold, lack of sunlight and lack of equal daytimes, old people
Canada: the same, hockey, French
Romania: Gheorghe Hagi, Popescu, Adrian Mutu...
Iraq: Saddam Huso, oppressed people, Turkmens, Kurds, Mesopotamia, ancient civilizations, American greed, and Mosoul, Kirkuk, Misak-i Mill...
USA: Cowboys, Clint Eastwood, The good(blondy), Natives, Apaches, New York, Fast food, KFC, emperialism, lots of different people (white, black, native, clever, wise, ignorant, etc.), Iraq, Vietnam, Embassies...
Germany: Panzers, Turkish immigrants, cars, dicipline, blondes, bad language, the real enemies of Ottoman Empire, Enver Pasha, Bayern Munich, Hitler, Claus Toppmller
Japan: Technology,Chinese, small technologic objects, otistic scientists, ants?, dicipline, samurais, island
Netherlands: Cruyff, unlucky worldcup finals, Red Light District, German cousins, UN, EU, sex shops, South Africa, Ajax and their current situation (12th in league), Van der Vaart, lowland
England: Cold people, far island, cold air, colonization, 100 year wars, William Wallace, Zulus, Gallipoli, expensive sterlin, best football, ECC, language...
Afghanistan: 1842 retreat from Kabul Argentina: The hand of god Belgium: Beer
Burma: Beautiful people
Cambodian: Ugly people
China: Zhang Ziyi Egypt: Pyramids Ethiopia: Food Frence: Onion sellers on bicycles with stripy shirts and berets
Germany: The history channel Greece: Gay men India: Curry Iran: Outragiously long beards
Ireland: Old men in a pub Iraq: Saddam Israel: Incredibly rude people Italy: Arguments on the street Japan: Geisha Jordan: Desert Kuwait: Drunken Aussies
Lao: Plain of Jars Mexico: Pyramids Netherlands: Porn Norway: Eurovision song contest Pakistan: Dishonesty Poland: Taras bulba Portugal: Penninsula War
Russia: Drunken men Saudi Arabia: Drunken Men
Sweden: Abba Thailand: Hot United Kingdom: Global Gypsies United States: Incredibly obese, loudmouthed and rightwing ex-servicemen.
china/B] Three kingdoms era(dynasty warriors kicks butt)
sweden/B] blondes(
tunisia/B]carthage, hannibal, and the punic wars
italy/B]roman empire, Scipio Africanus and the punic wars
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Cuba: Fidel Castro Denmark: Smrrebrd Egypt: Pyramids Ethiopia: famine Finland: High tech stuff France: Tour de France Georgia: Caucasus Germany: Bier und Bratwurst, WW2 (sorry) Greece: Antiquity India: architecture Iran: Antiquity Iraq: Saddam, American invasion, etc. Ireland: green
Israel: Palestinians Italy: Venice, Rome Japan: WW2 Jordan: ...desert? Korea: nukes Kuwait: Oil Lebanon: Cedar Mexico: entire history Netherlands: never heard of Norway: fjords Pakistan: sand Poland: You forgot Poland Portugal: Coast Russia: large Saudi Arabia: Oil, desert
Spain: Sinterklaas Sweden: Knckebrd, Ikea Syria: desert Tanzania: savanna's Turkey: AE, old buildings Tunisia: sand United Kingdom: British comedies United States: McDonald's, Bush, and some other things I won't say out of politeness Yemen: desert
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