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Topic: First historical thing that comes to your mind about a Country!
Posted By: Cyrus Shahmiri
Subject: First historical thing that comes to your mind about a Country!
Date 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



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Posted By: Behi
Date Posted: 05-Jun-2005 at 11:20

I add:
Denmark: Artour Cristian Sen
UK: Sherli Brothers
Italy: emperor Valerianos



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Posted By: Cywr
Date Posted: 05-Jun-2005 at 11:32

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



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Posted By: Kenaney
Date Posted: 05-Jun-2005 at 12:08

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, Gök Türks 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 Hüsnü, 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 Türküsü



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Posted By: TheodoreFelix
Date Posted: 05-Jun-2005 at 12:17

King Zog? Man Cywr, you could find something better then HIM. Can't you?

 



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Posted By: Cywr
Date Posted: 05-Jun-2005 at 12:40
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


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Posted By: TheodoreFelix
Date Posted: 05-Jun-2005 at 12:48
lol, the name of that Pasha was actually Mehmet Ali Pasha. Yea he was of Albanian origin. But King Zog is a cool name. Although the man was a coward

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Posted By: poirot
Date Posted: 05-Jun-2005 at 13:51

Afghanistan: Taliban

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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Posted By: Seko
Date Posted: 05-Jun-2005 at 14:53

Afghanistan: Taliban
Albania: Arnavut
Algeria: Corsairs

Argentina: Beunos Aries

Armenia: Historical conflict
Azerbaijanil, Caspian Sea

Bahrain: Wealth

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



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Posted By: Cywr
Date Posted: 05-Jun-2005 at 15:13
Originally posted by Iskender Bey ALBO

lol, the name of that Pasha was actually Mehmet Ali Pasha. Yea he was of Albanian origin. But King Zog is a cool name. Although the man was a coward


Thats the guy aka Ibrahim Pasha, i use his pic as an avatar on the Paradox forums.



I like his hat

Hmm, maybe an identity change is in order, Blackadder is getting a little old.


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Posted By: TheodoreFelix
Date Posted: 05-Jun-2005 at 15:14

Ibrahim was one of his two sons who took the throne after his death. They were pretty crappy.



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Posted By: Cywr
Date Posted: 05-Jun-2005 at 15:16
Ah. Close enough.

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Posted By: Guests
Date Posted: 05-Jun-2005 at 15:53

Some additions:

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

Syria: Food, sware words (ex: ayri bikssllahammak etc.), food, mezes, borders, Turkish speaking Syrians, Aleppo, betrayel

Cuba: Che, revolucionario, Fidel...

Spain: guitar, colonization, Latin America, beautiful women, attractive atmosphere, poor bulls

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 Millî...

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 Toppmöller

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...

Tunusia: Similar flagi Zoubayir Baya, Italy

Brazil: FOOTBALL, Samba, women, Latin Americans, Portugese, festivals, poor rich divides, soap operas (ex. Raul, Ricardo, Maria, rich families etc.), Amazon, Cortez...



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Posted By: Frederick Roger
Date Posted: 05-Jun-2005 at 15:55
Originally posted by Seko

 

Portugal: Next to Spain

I hate you...



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Posted By: Paul
Date Posted: 05-Jun-2005 at 16:10

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.



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Posted By: Guests
Date Posted: 05-Jun-2005 at 16:13
Originally posted by Frederick Roger

Originally posted by Seko

 

Portugal: Next to Spain

I hate you...

Well, ok.

Spain: Near Portugal



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Posted By: white dragon
Date Posted: 05-Jun-2005 at 20:46
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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Posted By: Mosquito
Date Posted: 05-Jun-2005 at 22:02

Afghanistan: war with USSR, siege of Hort

Algeria: rebellion against France,

Armenia: traders and merchants in medieval times, victims of genocide

Austria: good place for winter vacations

BelgiumLégende de Thyl Ulenspiegel by Charles de Coster

China: lot of people, no respect for human life

Czech Republic: people speaking funny language, beer, pretty girls

Egypt: magnificient civilisation thousands years ago

England: admirality and navy, beautiful horses, we need luck with them in World Cup qualifications

Ethiopia: christian empire in Africa

Finland: Nokia, winter war,

France: Dartagan, revolution, Napoleon, arrogance,

Georgia: Stalin, nice dressed highlanders

Germany: excellent infantry, romantism, Bismarck, Hitler & Nazism

Greece: ancient civilisation

Hungary:  Magyar es Lengiel jo barat....(Hungarian and Pole are two nephews

India: Ghandi, mother Theresa

Iran: Persians and Parthians, their wars against Greeks and Romans

Ireland: stout, ale, pubs, folk songs, Aran Islands

Israel: nuclear weapons

Italy: Food, wine, opera, friendly people, great artists, beautiful language

Japan: samurai, Pearl Harbour,

Korea: commies

Kuwait: Oil

Lithuania: our ex brothers,

Mexico: sombreros, tequilla, western movies, great place for vacations

Netherlands: merchants and sailors

Norway: winter sports, vikings

Portugal: John the Sailor,  

Russia: despotism, creazyness

Saudi Arabia: islam, petrodollars, beautiful horses

Scotland: Picts,highlanders, whisky, scottish uprisings

Spain: a girl from Madrid i knew 10 years ago, empire, Dali, Gaudi,

Turkey: big, beautiful country, Istambul,

Ukraine: the biggest number of beautiful women in Europe, cossacks, wild plains, steppe, cant let it go back to Russia

United States: worlds bigest economy and best army, pop culture

Wales: longbowmen, hills, castles, celts, september 7 we need to win  soccer match with them



Posted By: ramin
Date Posted: 06-Jun-2005 at 05:36
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Posted By: Guests
Date Posted: 06-Jun-2005 at 06:47

Afghanistan: Taliban
Albania: Enver Hoxha
Algeria: Independence War
Argentina: Pampa's
Armenia: AE
Azerbaijan: Oil
Bahrain: Oil
Belgium: Samson & Gert
Cambodia: Killing Fields
China: Food

Cuba: Fidel Castro
Denmark: Smørrebrød
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: Knäckebröd, 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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Posted By: Seko
Date Posted: 06-Jun-2005 at 10:24
Originally posted by Frederick Roger

Originally posted by Seko

 

Portugal: Next to Spain

I hate you...

No disrespect. Its just the first thing that came to my mind.



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Posted By: eaglecap
Date Posted: 06-Jun-2005 at 10:40
United States: Washington

My first thought and the myth about the cherry tree!


Posted By: Yiannis
Date Posted: 06-Jun-2005 at 10:40

Originally posted by Seko

. Its just the first thing that came to my mind.

You're only making things worse. 



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Posted By: vulkan02
Date Posted: 06-Jun-2005 at 11:14

Afghanistan: Cocaine poppies and Taliban
Algeria: desert
Argentina: Maradona, tango

Armenia: mount Ararat
Azerbaijan: oil
Bahrain: ??

Belgium: crappy football team, brussels
China:confucius, bootleggin, great wall, kung fu, buddha 

Egypt: pyramids, Pharaous, mummy
Ethiopia: starving kids, marathon champs 

France: Napoleon, philosophers, guillotine, wine, eiffel, coffee
Georgia: Caucus mountains
Germany: World Wars, Hitler, Nistzche
Greece: Acropolis, beach,
India: elephants, tigers, skinny dark guys, taj mahal

Iran: Persian empire
Iraq: Saddam hussein
Israel: Jewish Star
Italy: Roman Empire, mafia, italian girls(my favorite )
Japan: Samurais, kamikase
Jordan: king abdullah
Korea: tae kwon do, kung fu
Kuwait: desert storm
Lebanon: Beirut, clubs, girls
Mexico: Aztecs, mexican hats, bad at soccer, short
Netherlands: van basten, rud gulit, frank reijkaard, weed, orange
Norway: see Sweden
Pakistan: Hindu Kush mountains, mosque
Poland: WW2, auschvitz
Portugal: Magellan, ports, ships
Russia: Siberia, vodka, CCCP, Stalin, Yeltsin, Red Square, Lenin
Saudi Arabia: Allah Ehkebr!
Sweden: Vikings, boats, forests, polite people, BLONDES
Syria: Damascus
Tanzania: Lions
Turkey: Sultans, Ottoman empire, Istambul, Islam
Tunisia: North africa
United Kingdom: rock, island, royalty
United States: F16, movies, baseball, white house, Clinton
Yemen: next to Oman



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The beginning of a revolution is in reality the end of a belief - Le Bon
Destroy first and construction will look after itself - Mao


Posted By: Jalisco Lancer
Date Posted: 06-Jun-2005 at 14:48


Bad at soccer ?
Am I missing something ?

short ?
where have you been , Pal ?

we all can play the filty racist remarks game.
Do you wanna start one in here ?
More than glad.


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Posted By: vulkan02
Date Posted: 06-Jun-2005 at 15:09
ohh i forgot to add Tacos!!

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The beginning of a revolution is in reality the end of a belief - Le Bon
Destroy first and construction will look after itself - Mao


Posted By: Seko
Date Posted: 06-Jun-2005 at 15:33

Frederick Roger, heres to Portugal.

Lisbon has cultural diversity, a laid-back feel and one of the most enjoyable cities in Europe.

I would like to visit there.



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Posted By: Spartakus
Date Posted: 06-Jun-2005 at 15:57
Food,landscapes,people it really depends how i feel.

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Posted By: Frederick Roger
Date Posted: 06-Jun-2005 at 15:59
Heck, you're welcome to. I was only joking when I said I hated you. Just be sure to bring loads of money...

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Posted By: Exarchus
Date Posted: 06-Jun-2005 at 16:24
Portugal:  Vasco de Gama
Spain: Al-Andalus
France: Me
Belgium: Once part of France, once part of Spain, once part of the Netherlands
UK: The 100 years' war
Ireland: English occupation
Germany: The Third Reich
Austria: Austro-Hungarian Empire
Hungary: See Austria
Switzerland: Neutrality and candidate to host the UN
Italy: The Roman Empire
Denmak: Canute the Great
Norway: Vikings
Poland: Partitioned between Russia, Prussia and Austria
Greece: Democracy
Turkey: Ottoman Empire
Romania: Vlad Tepes Dracula
Russia: USSR
USA: Dubya (sorry politic doesn't help)
China: Mongol invasion
Korea: Partitioned
Japan: War in the pacific
Algeria: War of independance
Marocco: The King
Egypt: ancient pre Arab Egypt
Israel: Birth of christianism
Saudi Arabia: Birth of Islam
Iran: Old Persia


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Posted By: cattus
Date Posted: 06-Jun-2005 at 17:11
Originally posted by vulkan02

Mexico: bad at soccer


Yes this is the first thing you think but Jalisco is not being biased, this is not accurate.
Mexico's national team is ranked 7th in the world and the only country in the top 10 to be moving up.
Chivas, one of their professional teams is among the best sides in the world and is 100% Mexican.
Think "good at soccer" next time.

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Posted By: Komnenos
Date Posted: 06-Jun-2005 at 17:50
Afghanistan: Taliban
Albania: Enver Hodxa
Algeria: Independence War against France, FNL
Argentina: Peron
Armenia: Lesser Armenia, Crusades, Genocide

Belgium: Be Bello Gallico
China: Mao-Zedong’ s long march
Egypt: Pharaos
Ethiopia: The Ark of the Covenant in Axum
France: De Bello Gallico
Georgia: Stalin
Germany: Usipeter, my local tribe
Greece: Homer, Troy, Illiad
India: Gandhi
Iran: Xerxes
Iraq: Sumer, Hammurabi
Israel: Moses
Italy: Roman Empire
Japan: Pearl Harbour
Jordan: Petra
Korea: Korean War, Kim Il Sung
Kuwait: Persian Gulf War
Lebanon: Civil War, Maronites etc.
Mexico: Aztecs, Cortez, Zapata, Subcommandante Marco
Netherlands: Johann van Oldenbarneveldt
Norway: Vikings, Erik the Red
Pakistan: Bhutto
Poland: Warsaw Ghetto uprising
Portugal: Vasco Da Gama
Russia: Bolshevik revolution, Lenin
Saudi Arabia: Mohamed
Sweden: Gustav Adolf, Thirty Years War
Syria: Assassins
Tanzania: German Colonial Empire
Turkey: The rise of the Ottoman Empire
Tunisia: Carthage, Hannibal
United Kingdom: Queen Elisabeth I
United States: Vietnam War
Yemen: Some long forgotten Kingdom, I watched a program on, on BBC, forgotten the name


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Posted By: Reginmund
Date Posted: 06-Jun-2005 at 17:55
Afghanistan: Taliban.
Argentina: Maradona.
Armenia: Anti-empire.
Australia: Convicts, boomerangs.
Austria: Habsburgs, Schwarzenegger.
Belgium: Hercule Poirot.
Brazil: The Amazonas.
Brunei: The wealthy Sultan.
Bulgaria: The war with Byzantium.
Canada: Terrence and Philip.
China: The ancient dynasties.
Cuba: Communism, American cars.
Czech Republic: Jan Zizka and Jan Hus.
Denmark: The Denmark-Norway union, Canute the Mighty.
Egypt: Pharaos, Roman breadbasket.
England: Tea, British Empire, 1066.
France: Knights, castles, wine, revolution.
Germany: Germanic tribes, Holy Roman Empire.
Greece: Ancient city-states, philosophers.
Hungary: Battle of Lechfeldt 955.
Iceland: Sagas, poetry.
India: Hinduism, caste system, Sikhs.
Iran: Persian Empire.
Iraq: Gulf war, Saddam Hussein, Baghdad, 1258.
Ireland: Brian Boru and the battle of Clontarf.
Israel: David and Solomon, conflict with Palestine.
Italy: Roman Empire, city of Rome, Venetians, Renaissance.
Japan: Anime, console gaming, Samurai, Kurosawa.
Korea, South: Starcraft.
Macedonia: Alexander.
Mongolia: Mongol conquests.
Nepal: Lhasa, buddhism, Dalai Lama.
The Netherlands: Flanders, flooding.
Norway: Here.
Pakistan: Bactrians, conflict with India.
Peru: Macchu Piccu, Incas.
Portugal: Lisbon, Norwegian crusade of 1107 fought the Moors here.
Russia: Soviet, communism, Stalin, Yuri Gagarin.
Saudi Arabia: The Prophet Muhammad, Islam, oil.
Spain: Reconquista, Moors, America, Hernan Cortez, Philip II.   
Sweden: Viking journeys to the east, military power in the 17th century.
Switzerland: Pikemen, William Tell.
Turkey: Constantinople/Istanbul, Hagia Sophia, Seljuks, Ottomans.
USA: War of Independence, Indians, Civil War, New Deal.
Vatican: The Papacy, Church of St. Peter, Michelangelo.
Wales: Celts, war with Edward I of England.

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Posted By: poirot
Date Posted: 06-Jun-2005 at 17:58

Originally posted by Reginmund

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Belgium: Hercule Poirot.
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YES



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Posted By: Guests
Date Posted: 06-Jun-2005 at 19:32
The Netherlands: Flanders, flooding.

Flanders is not part of the Netherlands, it's the Dutch-speaking part of Belgium


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Posted By: Cywr
Date Posted: 06-Jun-2005 at 20:41
Netherlands is the opposite of Flandres 

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Posted By: poirot
Date Posted: 06-Jun-2005 at 20:51
 My 200th Post!!!!!!!!!!!

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Posted By: Exarchus
Date Posted: 07-Jun-2005 at 05:17
Originally posted by Mixcoatl


Flanders is not part of the Netherlands, it's the Dutch-speaking part of Belgium


Don't the Netherlands have a small part of the old Flanders? Albeit small (much smaller than the French Flanders).
 

EDIT: found it, in southern Zealand, Zeeuws-Vlaanderen.


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Posted By: Behi
Date Posted: 07-Jun-2005 at 06:22

Afghanistan: Were Part of Great Persia
Algeria: desert, Oil, Africa
Argentina: Faroer island
Armenia: Main Plea for war between Persian & Roman
Azerbaijan: Were Part of Great Persia
Bahrain: Last Part of Great Persia that divded by UK!sAngry
Belgium: One of MY friend is there & Hercule Poirot LandSmile &  Cold Weather
Brazil: Hackers, Rio
China:Mao, forbidden city, Great wall, Yang tese River, Struggle with Japan for school's history book,
Chili: General Pinooshe
Denmark: Arthour Cristian sen
Egypt: satarap of  Great Persia for 120years, pyramids,  mummy, Ramses, Ekhnaton, Nefer ti ti, Dariush the great
Ethiopia: elephants, Giraffes, where helped muslims
France: Napoleon, Eiffel, fashion, Jean of Ark
Georgia: Were Part of Great Persia
Germany:  Hitler, SS, Pepole who knows themselves as Aryan
Greece: Maraton, Tromphil,  Troy, Ketzias,
India: Taj mahal, Gandi, Nader conquest, Dariaie noor & Kohe Noor Diamonds
Iran: My Love, My Country, My Religion, My Blood, My Mother, Injustice of HistoryCry, at last Gone with wind"CryCryCryCry
Iraq: Were Part of Great Persia, Saddam hussein, Foolish wars
Israel: Iranian President: Moshe Kotsav, Queen Ster
Italy: Krasos, philp, Valerianos, Gladiators,
Japan: Samurais, Kamikase, Perl Harbour, Struggle with Chaina for school's history book,
Jordan: Allied & friend of Mohmad Reza Shah
Korea: War, Korean pepole in Iran, Kim Chi
Kuba: Bey of Pigs
Kuwait: Oil, Persian Gulf War, & kings who ready to run away with jets
Lebanon: Hezb ollah
Mexico: Aztecs, mexican hats,
Netherlands: Tulips
Norway: Vikings,north Pole
Pakistan:Were Part of Great Persia, Hindu Kush, Bi nazir boto
Poland: Maddam Kori, Most Conquested in EU
Portugal: The Castel in south of Iran
Russia: Tezars, Torkman chai & Golestan Clause)Cry, Stalin, Lenin, now our nucke Allied!!!!
Spain:Safavid Allied
Saudi Arabia: BIG DESERT, Persian gulf war, Lizards eating, Where Iranian Pilgrims Killed in Mecca by GovermentCrylCryCry
Sweden: Vikings, north Pole
Syria: Damascus, Hafiz Asad
Tajicistan: Were Part of Great Persia
Tanzania: Africa
Torkmanistan: Were Part of Great Persia
Turkey: Ottoman empire,  Safavid Wars as Chaldoran
Tunisia: Africa
UAE: Paranoia Land
United Kingdom: Colonialist, Worst Weather, Dirtiest Politics
United States:White house,  Untrusty Friend of Shah
Vietnam: War with USA
Yemen: Khosorw Parwiz Conquest



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Posted By: Menippos
Date Posted: 07-Jun-2005 at 07:06
Originally posted by Paul

Greece: Gay men

LOL - don't bring your wife if you ever come to Greece...


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Posted By: Reginmund
Date Posted: 07-Jun-2005 at 09:14
Originally posted by Mixcoatl

Flanders is not part of the Netherlands, it's the Dutch-speaking part of Belgium


Sure, but that doesn't alter the fact that Flanders is what first comes to mind, and Poirot far outshines everything else I associate with Belgium.

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Posted By: poirot
Date Posted: 07-Jun-2005 at 10:29

Originally posted by Reginmund

Poirot far outshines everything else I associate with Belgium.



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Posted By: vulkan02
Date Posted: 07-Jun-2005 at 13:23

Originally posted by Catt

Originally posted by vulkan02

Mexico: bad at soccer


Yes this is the first thing you think but Jalisco is not being biased, this is not accurate.
Mexico's national team is ranked 7th in the world and the only country in the top 10 to be moving up.
Chivas, one of their professional teams is among the best sides in the world and is 100% Mexican.
Think "good at soccer" next time.

well that's why they bad at it... you see mexicans everywhere even i my neighborhood play soccer 24/7 yet they never even come close once to winning the world cup.



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Posted By: ArmenianSurvival
Date Posted: 07-Jun-2005 at 13:53
Afghanistan: Bactrians, Hindu Kush
Albania: Struggle in the Balkans, ancient nation of Caucasian Albania
Algeria: Al-Jazeera
Argentina: Rendezvous for Nazis after WWII, Football
Armenia: Heroism, surviving and prospering, many Stone Age inventions
Australia: no point travelling 24 hours by plane just to hear people speaking english again, nice scenery
Azerbaijan: Weak army
Bahrain: Persian Gulf
Belgium: Cool flag
Brazil: Jungles, Football
Canada: Great wilderness
China: Centuries of countinuous culture
Columbia: Good Cocaine
Egypt: Ancient people with many cultural transformations
Ethiopia: Ancient Orthodox Christians
Frence: Franks, Charles Aznavourian, aesthetic beauty, cigarettes
Georgia: Ancient Christians, many Armenian influences, Caucasus
Germany: World Wars, Berlin wall
Greece: Innovative, brave and ancient
India: Mauryan empire, spread of Buddhism, Alexanders invasion
Iran: Glorious
Iraq: Prime example that Western powers should not draw other peoples borders
Ireland: My cousins, great people, great beer, relaxation
Israel: Great politicians
Italy: Roman Empire, latin influence on todays world (alphabet), festivity
Japan: Very disciplined, sushi
Jordan: Petra, war against Israel
Korea: Trying to be culturally distinct from China, North Korea's nukes
Kuwait: Gulf war
Lebanon: Lebanese civil war, huge Armenian community until the war
Mexico: Aztecs, Spanish conquests, good food
Mongolia: Genghis Kahn, Timur the Lame, nomads
Netherlands: Interesting architecture, cannabis, bright orange football jerseys (obviously created to enhance effects of cannabis)
New Zealand: see Australia
Norway: Vikings
Pakistan: Indus river, ancient northwest India, Islamabad
Poland: Pianists, Jews, wars
Portugal: Gateway to the new world
Russia: The 2 greatest Russian generals January and February, huge empire/huge army, vodka, women
Saudi Arabia: Islam, miles of nothingness
Scotland: Beer, people who wear kilts that dont take crap from anybody
Sweden: Good heavy metal bands, good economy
Switzerland: Chocolate, high altitudes
Syria: Antioch, Seleucid Empire, Der-Zor desert where Armenians were massacred
Turkey: Horrible government, interesting culture
Tunisia: Carthage
United Kingdom: Most cultural influence on earth due to colonization
United States: Rulers of the world
Uzbekistan: Tashkent, Samarkand, Mongols, Bactrians

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Posted By: Mosquito
Date Posted: 07-Jun-2005 at 16:04
Originally posted by Paul

Poland: Taras bulba

Doh, first thing about my country that comes to your mind is anti polish book full of panslavic propaganda.



Posted By: Paul
Date Posted: 08-Jun-2005 at 04:19
Originally posted by Mosquito

Originally posted by Paul

Poland: Taras bulba

Doh, first thing about my country that comes to your mind is anti polish book full of panslavic propaganda.

Actually the movie wih Yul Brynner.



Posted By: Menippos
Date Posted: 08-Jun-2005 at 05:04
For me, the mechanism of Antikythera, which is due to receive one of the most thorough tests in modern forensic Archaeology. An MRI scan.
Results of this examination will be available to the scientific community by the end of 2005.
Let's see, will they manage to actually construct a working replica?


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Posted By: Menippos
Date Posted: 08-Jun-2005 at 05:06
Estonia: Internet, internet, internet

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Posted By: Kazec
Date Posted: 08-Jun-2005 at 11:31

Afghanistan: Taliban, burqa
Albania: mother teresa
Argentina: Evita
Armenia: former USSR republic
Azerbaijan: former USSR republic
Bahrain: Oil
Egypt: Pharoahs
Ethiopia: famine, drought
Frence: Tricolour standard, Le Marseilles
Georgia: former USSR republic
India: Buddha
Iran: Persia
Iraq: Saddam Hussein
Israel: God, Moses, David, suicide bomb, endless killing
Italy: Roman Empire
Japan: WWII, Nanjing Massacre
Jordan: east of Israel
Korea: Kimchi
Kuwait: Gulf War, oil
Lebanon: north of Israel, civil war
Mexico: cactus
Netherlands: windmill
Norway: Nothing historical i could think about
Pakistan: India-Pakistani War
Poland: be conquered and be conquered again
Portugal: Diaz, da Gama
Russia: USSR, Peter I
Saudi Arabia: Oil, desert
Sweden: Vikings
Syria: Damascus
Tanzania: Zanzibar
Turkey: Ottoman Empire
Tunisia: Catahge
United Kingdom: Empire under the sun, Queen Victoria 
United States: superpower, washington, lincoln
Yemen: Aden



Posted By: Uyghur Oghli
Date Posted: 08-Jun-2005 at 13:54

Afghanistan: Russian occupation, Mujahidin, Taliban

Albania: Anvar Xoca
Argentina: Maradona
Armenia: Nagorno-Karabagh
Azerbaijan
: Nagorno-Karabagh
Bahrain
: little island
Egypt: Piramids
Ethiopia: Black Hawks Down

France: Napoleon
Georgia: Stalin, Shevardnadze
India: Gandhi, Raman, Chandrasekhar
Iran: Darius, Shahname, Khomeini
Iraq: Saddam Hussein
Israel: Mossad

Italy: Roman Empire, Soccer
Japan: Samorais, SONY, TOYOTA
Jordan: King Hussein
Korea: Kim Elsoong, Korean war

Kuwait: oil
Lebanon: Gibran Khalil Gibran, civil war
Mexico: Aztecs
Netherlands: windmill
Norway: north pole
Pakistan: Ziaul-Haq, India-Pakistani War
Poland: Madame Curie
Portugal: Ferdinand Magellan
Russia: vast empire, Lenin
Saudi Arabia: Mecca
Sweden: Nobel
Syria: Asad
Tanzania: Zanzibar
Turkey: Ottoman Empire
Tunisia: nort African country
United Kingdom: Empire under the sun, the Great Game 
United States: advocates of freedom
Yemen: Southwest corner of Arabian peninsula



Posted By: Exarchus
Date Posted: 08-Jun-2005 at 16:43
Doing it better using Cyrus' list

Afghanistan
: Soviet occupation
Albania
: Not much sadly

Algeria: Algerian war of independance
Argentina: Falkland islands war
Armenia: Armenian Genocide (so called or no)
Azerbaijan: People of the flammes and the assassins (marejuana eaters)
Bahrain: Northing much
Belgium: part of France, part of Spain, part of the Netherlands
China: quiet a lot of things, the middle country, silk road ect...
Egypt: Cleopatra and the Roman occupation
Ethiopia: Battle of Mogadishu
France: The Revolution, the first empire, the metric system and civil code
Georgia: Stalin
Germany: Third Reich
Greece: Birth of democracy
India: The Mughal
Iran: Old Persia and Xerxes
Iraq: Gulf war
Israel: Birth of Christianism
Italy: Roman Empire
Japan: Nobanaga
Jordan: Birthplace of Jesus Christ
Korea: Admiral Yi
Kuwait: Gulf War
Lebanon: Civil war
Mexico: Aztecs
Netherlands: Trading empire
Norway: Vikings
Pakistan: Nothing much outside India
Poland: Divided between Russia, Prussia and Austria
Portugal: Portuguese Empire
Russia: Peter the Great
Saudi Arabia: The Rise of Islam
Sweden: Vikings
Syria: County of Tripoli
Tanzania: Nothing much
Turkey: Ottoman Empire, fall of Constantinople
Tunisia: Carthage
United Kingdom: The 100 years' war
United States: Independance war, the civil war
Yemen: Yemenits attacking Toulouse in the 8th century as part of the muslim empire

 

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Posted By: ulrich von hutten
Date Posted: 17-Feb-2006 at 01:29

Afghanistan: the journey to kabul of a girlfriend of my brother someone in the 70s.a really historical journey.
Albania: Enver Hodscha
Algeria: algeria defeated germany 2-1 in wc 1982
Argentina: Falkland islands war
Armenia
Azerbaijan
Bahrain: Part of Iran until August 1971
Belgium: the invention of french fries
China: Mao Tse Tung
Egypt: Cleopatra
Ethiopia: Rastafari
Frence: Napoleon
Georgia: us civil war
Germany: 9 a.C. varus was sent home ,devided
Greece: Odysseus
India: Gandhi
Iran: 333 b.C.
Iraq: Iran-Iraq war!
Israel: Golda Meir
Italy: Roman Empire, Boninsegna
Japan: Samurais
Jordan: formula one
Korea: Korean Wars
Kuwait: Persian Gulf War
Lebanon: my car was sent to lebanon ,dont know why ?
Mexico: Aztecs
Netherlands:  was slaped of regina v.d. in the 70s, real historic
Norway: Vikings
Pakistan: criquet
Poland: the battle of tannenberg
Portugal: revolution of the cloves
Russia: october revolution
Saudi Arabia: Mekka
Sweden: the girl (don't remember her name) i once meet in greece in 1979
Syria: gold hamster
Tanzania: national park
Turkey: attatuerk
Tunisia: Carthage
United Kingdom: 1966 wc final ,the ball wasn't in !!!!!!!!!
United States: the plain tribes
Yemen: pooh
Iceland: thorleiff eriksson

 

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Posted By: Mila
Date Posted: 17-Feb-2006 at 09:25
Afghanistan: War
Albania: War
Argentina: War criminals
Armenia: War
Azerbaijan: Oil
Bahrain: Sort-of-secular
Egypt: Pyramids
Ethiopia: War
Frence: Riots
Georgia: Christmas parade
India: War
Iran: War
Iraq: War
Israel: War
Italy: War
Japan: War
Jordan: War
Korea: War
Kuwait: War
Lebanon: War
Mexico: Mayans
Netherlands: Red light district
Norway: Vikings
Pakistan: War
Poland: War
Portugal: Lisbon
Russia: War
Saudi Arabia: Oil
Sweden: ABBA
Syria: War
Tanzania: ?
Turkey: Istanbul
Tunisia: Meditteranean
United Kingdom: War
United States: War
Yemen: Sana'a

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Posted By: Ikki
Date Posted: 17-Feb-2006 at 10:20

Originally posted by Mila

... War...

 

Uhh, you have a bad day

 

Afghanistan: soviet invasion
Argentina: La Pampa, emigrants
Armenia: war
Australia: aborigins
Austria: Habsburg
Belgium: Antwerp and Brugge, commercial cities
Brazil: Slaves
Brunei: ¿?... sultans?
Bulgaria: enemies of the byzs
Canada: Montcalm
China: richness and palaces.
Cuba: a Promised Land for my people.
Czech Republic: Defenestration of Prague
Denmark: vikings
Egypt: Pyramides, Pharaon
England: British Empire
France: Our model.
Germany: hard people. 
Greece: the mother of civilization.
Hungary: magyars.
Iceland: sagas.
India: ohhh, a wonderful land, umm historically... elephants jaj
Iran: Persians.
Iraq: Mesopotamia.
Ireland: Potato
Israel: religions
Italy: Renaissance.
Japan: Sengoku Jidai.
Korea: Turtle ships.
Macedonia: greeks macedonians.
Mongolia: horse archers.
Nepal: Edmund Hillary and Tensing Norgay 
The Netherlands: Dikes and windmills, painters.
Norway: more vikings
Pakistan: Jinnah
Peru: Incas.
Portugal: Sailors and explorers.
Russia: Snow... and the zars.
Saudi Arabia: Muhammad.
Spain: buff
Sweden: more vikings 
Switzerland: Pikemen
Turkey: ottomans.
USA: Baywatch , no emigrants.
Vatican: Papacy.
Wales: Longbow



Posted By: Theophos
Date Posted: 17-Feb-2006 at 12:31
Afghanistan: Taliban
Albania
: Weird stuff
Algeria: Better off with the French
Argentina: Maradona
Armenia: First Christian country
Australia: Crocodile Dundee
Austria: South of Germany
Azerbaijan: Somewhere in the Caucasus
Bahrain: Oil
Belgium: Paedophilia
Bulgaria: World Cup 94
Bosnia: War
Brazil: Samba & Football
China: Chop Suey
Croatia: Nice beaches
Cuba: Fidel & Cigars
Czech Republic: Nice chicks
Denmark: Muhammad Cartoons
Egypt: Pyramids
Ethiopia: Hunger
Finland: 1000 Lakes
France: Too cocky
Georgia: Nice alphabet
Germany: Nazis
Greece: Parthenon & Beaches
Hungary: Origin of the word 'Vampire'
India: Curry
Indonesia: Timor massacres
Iran: Ayatollah dictatorship
Iraq: Saddam
Ireland: Leprechauns
Israel: Big Mistake
Italy: Pizza
Luxembourg: Too tiny and too rich
Japan: Looneys
Jordan: Queen Raina
Korea: Appendix of China
Kuwait: Oil
Lebanon: 40% Christian
Mexico: Large hats
Mongolia: Gengis Khan remains
Morocco: Shishas & Camels
Netherlands: Gays, Drugs & Prostitution
Norway: Fjords
Pakistan: Suicide Bombers
Poland: John Paul II
Portugal: Navigators
Romania: Dracula
Russia: Vodka
Saudi Arabia: Oil
Scotland: Whiskey & Braveheart
Serbia: Wannabe Empire
Somalia: Hunger
South Africa: Apartheid
Spain: Next to Portugal
Sweden: Vikings
Switzerland: Clocks, Chocolates & Banks
Syria: Hezbollah
Tanzania: Always reminds me of Tasmania, like in 'Tasmanian Devil'
Turkey: Constantinople
Tunisia: Nice holiday destination
United Kingdom: Still think they're an Empire
United States: Cowboys shooting around the world
Vatican: Popes
Yemen: Oil 


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Posted By: Halevi
Date Posted: 01-Mar-2006 at 05:07
Afghanistan: cool hats, high mountains, opium
Albania
: tirana
Algeria: Faudel, Rai singer
Argentina: Beef
Armenia: Echmiadzin
Australia: red earth, pink people
Austria: hitler, vienna on new years eve, 2005
Azerbaijan: abandoned oil rigs, long lost family in Baku
Bahrain: oil and sand
Belgium: bad colonial record (Congo), short people, chocolate, fries
Bulgaria: my Bulgarian friend Emil, who we all call e-mail
Bosnia: tribalism
Brazil: soccer
China: energy
Croatia: cheap vacation
Cuba: cigars and aids
Czech Republic: kafka, heavy food, dark architecture
Denmark: herring, muhammad
Egypt: hassan al-banna
Ethiopia: spongy sour flatbread.. yum
Finland: cell phones and hockey
France: cigarettes and scarves
Georgia: FOOD, FOOD, WINE and more FOOD. yum. the colour green.
Germany: anal
Greece: childhood, beaches, happiness
Hungary:  the word magyar
India: gandhi-ji
Indonesia: islands, little people
Iran: culture, shiism, powderkeg, gf
Iraq: the kurds, lebanon
Ireland: orange, the smell of spilled beer
Israel: identity issues, hommous, family
Italy: love, pasta, sicily
Luxembourg: Oz
Japan: quirky culture, sushi
Jordan: palestinians, petra
Korea: funny accent, kim chee
Kuwait: wilayat of basra, oil
Lebanon: shish taouk, hizbullah, beirut
Mexico: tacos, flies
Mongolia: those cool tent-suburbs
Morocco: jmaa' al-fnaa, hashish, weird hooded cloaks, bright blue
Netherlands: bikes, thin houses, dykes
Norway: giddy bearded people and trees
Pakistan: indian food, sweat
Poland: autumn, that french movie with the polish guy in it
Portugal: emeril, clams and cilantro
Romania: lack of deoderant, lush deciduous forest
Russia: slavic nihilism, vodka, cold
Saudi Arabia: oil, corruption
Scotland: highlands
Serbia: milosevic
Somalia: flies, blood
South Africa: flame-thrower car-alarms
Spain: too much olive oil, flamenco
Sweden: nice people, naivete
Switzerland: giant chess pieces, cheese fondue, mountains, cow bells
Syria: al assad
Tanzania: the tazmanian devil (the real animal)
Turkey: 'Snow' (novel), bosphorus, blue water
Tunisia: muslim disneyland
United Kingdom: rain, grass, pasty
United States: excess, fox news
Vatican: cult
Yemen: heat, malawah, jahnun

oops. that wasnt all historical, more like free association. my bad.


Posted By: D.C.
Date Posted: 01-Mar-2006 at 07:07

Mine is a little like historical word association, I'm not listing the most important thing I can think of in your history, rather the first thing that comes to mind.

Afghanistan: Taliban.
Argentina: Falklands.
Armenia: Genocide.
Australia: Galipoli, Bersheeba, need I go on? You get the point 
Austria: Hitler.
Brazil: Football domiation.
Canada: The Blue Jays winning the World Series in 1992.
China: Mao.
Cuba: Castro. 
Denmark: Cartoon protests throughout the Muslim world

Egypt: Ramses.
England: Captain James Cook.
France: The French revolution.
Germany: Wehrmacht.
Greece: Olympic games.
India: Sepoy mutiny.
Iran: Khomeini.
Iraq: Gulf war.
Ireland: Bloody Sunday.
Israel: Palestine.
Italy: Roman Empire, Dad.
Japan: Kamikazes.
Korea: Battle of Kapyong.
Macedonia: Alexander.
Mongolia: Genghis Khan, Battle of Baghdad.
Nepal: Gurkhas.
The Netherlands: Boers, Dutch East India Co.
Norway: Nazi puppet government during WW2.
Pakistan: 1947.
Peru: Incan civilisation. 
Romania: Vlad Tepes
Russia: Russian revolution of 1917.
Saudi Arabia: Oil.
Spain: Conquistadores in South America.   
Sweden: Vikings.
Switzerland: Popes Guards.
Turkey: Cyprus.
USA: Revolution.
Vatican: The pope.
Wales: St David.



Posted By: Artaxiad
Date Posted: 01-Mar-2006 at 09:56
Afghanistan: Iranian influence, American invasion
Albania
: Skanderbeg!
Algeria
: Cheb Khaled
Argentina
: soccer
Armenia: My Homeland!
Azerbaijan: Nagorno-Karabagh war
Bahrain: Arabs
Belgium: French language
China: the next big thing?
Egypt: the Pyramids
Ethiopia: 2nd Christian nation
France: Eifel tower, French language
Georgia: Armenian-style churches
Germany: WWII
Greece: Sparta and Souvlaki!
India: large population
Iran: Ancient culture, Zoroastrianism
Iraq: Saddam!
Israel: Religion and Jerusalem
Italy: Italian food
Japan: War with China
Jordan: Arabs, recent terrorist attack
Korea: division between North and South
Kuwait: War
Lebanon: My Birthplace! Phoenicians, Christians and Muslims, Civil War
Mexico: Spanish language, Spanish influence
Netherlands: lower than sea level
Norway: Vikings
Pakistan: recent earthquake
Poland: my Polish teacher, invaded during WWII
Portugal: oranges
Russia: Soviet Union
Saudi Arabia: Islam
Sweden: Vikings
Syria: the Assad family
Tanzania:
Turkey: Armenian genocide, Ottoman Empire
Tunisia: Carthage
United Kingdom: London, the English language, industrialisation
United States: New York, world police
Yemen: Arabs



Posted By: sedamoun
Date Posted: 01-Mar-2006 at 10:47

Afghanistan: fighting the russians

Albania: resistance
Algeria: Numidia, Kabilya, Raï, Algeirs, The Colonial war with France...
Argentina: Europeans of Latin America, Ernesto "Ché" Guevara
Armenia: Turkish blocade, isolation, ethnic clensing
Australia: Down under, a huge prison that became a country-continent

Azerbaijan: Karabah issue
Bahrain: Pffff.... where Saudis go for sins
Belgium: Brussels, Moule Frites, great beer
Brazil: Africa in Latin America
Canada: 2 cultures, 1 country
China: The great wall, communism
Columbia: Kidnapings
Egypt: Gizeh, Cairo, Big Mosques, Luxor...
Ethiopia: Famine and war with Eritrea
France: Chauvinism
Georgia: Soon to be wiped off the map by Russia
Germany: heheheeee.... don't want to say something wrong... I'll just say hard working and industry
Greece: Ancient culture, philosphy, Acropolis
India: Taj Mahal, Gandhi
Iran: Persepolis, Islamic Revolution that turned wrong
Iraq: Babylon, Gulf Wars
Ireland: Resistance
Israel: oppression
Italy: Rome, Benito "Il Duce" Mussolini, Great food and wine, Calcio
Japan: Imprial Humanoid-Ants (nothing racist, that's my image)
Jordan: King Hussein betraying palestinians
Korea: Nuclear weapons
Kuwait: Gulf war I.
Lebanon: Civil war, unstability
Mexico: Yucatan wonders
Mongolia: Kahn, Mongols
Netherlands: Cheese, Maritime Traders
New Zealand: Souther hemisphere's Japan
Norway: Our neighbours
Pakistan: Ali Jinnah
Poland: Concentration camps
Portugal: Santa Fatima, The Americas
Russia: Great Tsars, Lenin
Saudi Arabia: Wahabism, oil
Scotland: highlands
Sweden: My home
Switzerland: dirty money in dirty banks
Syria: Seleucid Empire
Turkey: Istanbul, Mehmet II, kebab, halai music, dictatureship, Ataturk...
Tunisia: Carthage
United Kingdom: Industrial revolution
United States: Imperialism, Capitalism, the best and the worst at the same time
Uzbekistan: Horses

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Posted By: Qin Dynasty
Date Posted: 01-Mar-2006 at 12:29

Afghanistan: a country with long history and a neighbour, friendship
Albania: old friend of China

Algeria: old friend of China
Argentina: Dont Cry For Me Argentina...
Armenia: nice name and nice country
Australia: huge crocodile and a land full of natural wonders

Azerbaijan: political situation
Bahrain: tiny population but once beat Chinese national football team(Chinese deserved it!)
Belgium: did Hitler round the Maginot line from there? and the learned guy in this forum
Brazil: tropical forest and Pele
Canada: Great wilderness and maple leaf
China: many worries about its future

Columbia: compaign with drug? (no offense)

Egypt: desert and pyramid

Ethiopia: good friend of China
Frence: romance
Georgia: Caucasus
Germany: Hitler, wait-for-the-green-light-turning-on-in-the-2o'clock-a.m.-nom an-street people
Greece: philosophy and Olympics
India: new rise esp in IT and large population
Iran: a lion in the middle and ancient
Iraq: chaos , Saddam Hussein, peace eagering people 

Ireland: courage people
Israel: Palestine
Italy:leisure people and fashionable clothes

Japan: war crime, economic power
Jordan:middle east war
Korea: which one? the Korea War , cultural kinship with China
Kuwait: Gulf war
Lebanon: Hezbollah
Mexico:Mexico City with a huge population and exotic food 

Mongolia: Genghis Kahn, a country gained independence from R.O.China 

Netherlands: tall man and tall woman, international law, football 

New Zealand: two extremely beautiful and rich islands

Norway: snowy and twists and turns coastline
Pakistan: alliance with China, tribes, friendship
Poland: Warsaw, Madame Curie
Portugal: Macao
Russia: Putin,energy, military power, vast land and a big neighbour
Saudi Arabia: oil

Scotland: brave heart , bagpipe
Sweden: table tennis, high welfare
Switzerland: watch, bank, all men have guns

Syria:wars of middle east 

Turkey: Ottoman empire
Tunisia: Casablanca

United Kingdom: high college tuition for overseas students, Keats, Byron, Shelley, Dickens, Defoe, Shakespare
United States: hegemony , advanced tech, dynamical economy, Black Humor like Catch22 , Mark Twin, O'Henry,<Root>, <Uncle Tom's Cabin>

Uzbekistan: former USSR member and a neighbour



Posted By: Anujkhamar
Date Posted: 03-Mar-2006 at 05:18

Originally posted by Seko


India: Poor peasants that have made their way up the Capitalist caste system of the world.

 

ok seko, ive been thinking for 6 months now, and i've come to the decision that this just isn't nice.



Posted By: Ahmed The Fighter
Date Posted: 03-Mar-2006 at 17:47

Afghanistan: Ahmed Shah Masood
Albania: Muhammed Ali Pasha
Algeria: Khair Al-deen Barbarossa
Argentina: Falkland islands war
Armenia:  Genocide
Austria: Franz Joseph II
Azerbaijan: Iranian Culture
Bahrain: Ancient Delmon
Belgium: Congo Kinshasa
Brazil:World Cup
China: Battle of Talas
Egypt: Pyramids
Ethiopia: Najashi
Frence:Napoleon
Georgia: Abkhazia
Germany: Frederick the great
Greece: Sparta
India: Ghandi
Iran: Nader Shah
Iraq: Cradle Of Civilization
Israel: Solomon
Italy: Mossolini
Japan: Defeated of Mongol invasion
Jordan: Battle of Yarmuk
Korea: China
Kuwait: Part of Iraq
Lebanon: Phoenicians
Mexico: Santa Anna
Mongolia:Hulagu Khan
Moroco:Moravid Empire
Netherlands: Power of Commerce
Norway: Nazis occupation
Pakistan: Muhammed Ali Janah
Poland:Cavalary
Portugal: Fasco Da Gama
Russia: Power of Motherland
Saudi Arabia: Only Arabia not Saudi
Spain: Reconquista
Sweden: Battle of Poltava
Syria: Umayyad's Base
Tanzania: Omanian Province
Turkey: Attaturk
Tunisia: Aghlabid
United Kingdom: Sir Francis Drake,Horatio Nilson
United States: Abraham Lincolin
Yemen: Queen Balqis


 



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Khalid Bin Walid


Posted By: Mangudai
Date Posted: 07-Mar-2006 at 13:07
Afghanistan: Talibans
Albania: Enver Hoxha and communism
Algeria: War against France 1954-62
Argentina: Falkland war
Armenia: old christian traditions
Azerbaijan: Oil?
Bahrain: Oil
Belgium: Battle of Waterloo
China: Emperor Shih Huangdi
Egypt: Faraos and ancient monuments
Ethiopia: Church of Lalibela, battle of Adowa 1896
France: Louis XIV
Georgia: Christian kings
Germany: Hitler, WW2 and the holocaust
Greece: Classic hellenic civilisation
India: Gandhi
Iran: Persepolis and the akamenids
Iraq: Saddam Hussein
Israel: Six days-war
Italy: Mussolini
Japan: Samurais
Jordan: Petra
Korea: Korean War
Kuwait: Gulf War, Oil
Lebanon: Bombing of Beirut
Mexico: Pancho Villa and the revolution, ancient civilisations
Netherlands: Dutch renaissance painters
Norway: Norwegian independence in 1905
Pakistan: Indus civilisation
Poland: Winged Hussars
Portugal: Naval expeditions in the 16th century
Russia: Tyrants and suffering people
Saudi Arabia: Muhammed
Sweden: Everything
Syria: Crusades
Tanzania: Tribesmen and colonial masters
Turkey: Attatürk
Tunisia: Carthage
United Kingdom: 19th century old men with sideburns and tall hats, walking with canes in a dark and foggy London
United States: American war of independence
Yemen: Incense

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Nu guhká go mis leat meahcit, de lea mis dorvu dán eatnam alde

Ossfok i sö kringest sturwekster ö ståtliger. Summer åv kulluma i riktit finer!


Posted By: saiwan
Date Posted: 07-Mar-2006 at 14:26

iran: Cyaxares, ilam ,kermashan, medes

Iraq: Mulla Mostafa Barzani, Saddam

Turkey: Öcalan

Syria: Saladins tomb

Sweden: Ericsson

Finland: Nokia

USA: Bush

United Kingdom: Madame tosoad?!

Russia: katarina the great

Greec: Plato

Macedonia: Alexander the great

 



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Posted By: mamikon
Date Posted: 08-Mar-2006 at 00:30
Afghanistan: Kabul
Albania: Caucasian Albania
Algeria: Capital is Algeria
Argentina: Petrosian vs. Fischer 1970 chess match
Armenia: Ararat
Azerbaijan: Shirvan
Bahrain: Part of Persia
Belgium: a reason why England declared war on Germany in WWI
China: Sun Tzu
Egypt: The Great Sphinx of Giza
Ethiopia: early Christian country in Africa
France: Napoleon Bonaparte
Georgia: Queen Tamar
Germany: holocaust
Greece: Socrates
India: peaceful people
Iran: Persia
Iraq: Assyria
Israel: Jerusalem
Italy: Rome
Japan: Rape of Nanking
Jordan: King of
Korea: 38th parallel
Kuwait: Sumer
Lebanon: Enver Pasha, "We have destroyed the former by the sword, we shall destroy the latter through starvation"
Mexico: food
Netherlands: legal marijuana
Norway: Vikings
Pakistan: Islamabad
Poland: Partition between Austria, Prussia, Russia
Portugal: early New World Discoveries
Russia: Ivan the Terrible
Saudi Arabia: Deserts
Sweden: Area about 480,000 km^2
Syria: Damascus
Tanzania: Nile
Turkey: Armenian Genocide
Tunisia: Next to Algeria
United Kingdom: Shakespeare
United States: Liberty and Equality for all
Yemen: next to Saudi Empire

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Posted By: sedamoun
Date Posted: 08-Mar-2006 at 08:37
Originally posted by Qin Dynasty

Tunisia: Casablanca

Casablanca is in Morocco, Tunisia's biggest cities are Tunis, and Sfax.

Cheers.



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Posted By: QueenCleopatra
Date Posted: 05-Apr-2006 at 07:02

Kenya - safari

Egypt- Ancient Egypt, my dream holiday

USA- Obesity, War, Big Egos

Ireland- My home ,the best country on earth!

Spain- suns ea sand

Greece- culture, histroy

Italy- Romans, Pompeii, The Eternal City( Rome!), The Pope

France- Paris, Artists, Food

Austraila- cool accent, barrier reef, Sydney

India-English Occupation, Maharajas, Bollywood, Tiger

England- Football, Occupation force

China-Martail arts, Films

Germany- Holocaust, fear, Hitler

Japan-beauty, culture, Memoirs of a Geisha

Belgium-Poroit (love those " Little Grey cells)



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Posted By: Guests
Date Posted: 05-Apr-2006 at 11:00
Afghanistan: taliban
Albania: nice girls
Algeria: Al-Jazeera
Argentina: falkland
Armenia: so-called genocide victims, history's most innocent!! people
Australia: sydney theatre
Azerbaijan: turkish people that have no sprit, soul..uneducated, rude but happy people
Belgium: goverment that support terrorism
Brazil:Football
Canada: Great flag
China: holocost of uyghur people, harworking people..stupid goverment system
Columbia: cocaine
Egypt: ancint civ.
Ethiopia: really innocent people
Frence: ugly girls
Finland: great great great
Georgia: people of the trade, harworking pple
Germany: hot girls, cool beers, nice country
Greece: great civilization, nice but agressive people
India: tata
Iran: the most beautiful girls in the world
Iraq: the worst coalition of history.. kurds-araps and many more rude pple
Ireland: green green green hills... urban legends, mystic people
Israel: nice but agressive people, smart pple
Italy: as funny as turkish pple, cool president like a cartoon work
Japan: intelligent, claver techno. pple
Jordan: araps
Korea: brothers war
Kuwait: araps
Lebanon: cool girls
Mexico: hot girls
Mongolia: mainland, home sweet home
Netherlands: orange
New Zealand: anzaks
Norway: Vikings
Pakistan: nuclear pple
Poland: great anti-turkish pple(cant understand why)
Portugal: cool football, great sailors
Russia: vodka
Saudi Arabia: Islam, miles of nothingness (as one of my friend says)
Scotland: the only owner of the island
Sweden: ericson, volvo
Switzerland: Chocolate
Syria: nothing
Turkey: goverments of s*its.. stupid-disgusting Islamic and kurdish(pkk)-lover politicans.. country of sheep people that have no reflex to the goverment.. funny , joker harworking pple
Tunisia: nice beachs
United Kingdom: fishermans friend, electronic music
United States: todays rulers
Uzbekistan: communism lover studip citizens
 


Posted By: finikis
Date Posted: 05-Apr-2006 at 11:28
Afghanistan: nice blue eyes
Albania: nice people-tekniku lavatrices
Algeria: berbers,French emperialism influence
Argentina: maradona
Armenia: religeon men
Azerbaijan: turks,oil,girls
Bahrain: Oil
Belgium: in de keuke,brocoli,city light of brussels,mons ,hadise
China: landwind,princess,shangai
Denmark :       
Egypt: kavalali mehmet ali pasha
Ethiopia: elvan abellygetze
France:le louvre,le mans,le jardin,le,le,le,lelelele,le,le,leeeeee
Georgia: cheap stolen cars
Germany: Hitler, WW2 , hans ,
Greece: hellen,hellas,turkish similarity,spartans,ottoman and roman empires
India: probably superb of future,energy,
Iran: mollas,earthquake,azeris
Iraq: Sad people
Israel: clever traders,their wars are on table
Italy: fiorentina
Japan: photo photo
Jordan: nice country name
Korea: seey hamingo, world cup
Kuwait: Oil
Lebanon: she was really good
Mexico: pancooo
Netherlands: het is een nacht, kusadasi-Turkey manias  
Norway: football
Pakistan: urdish
Poland: nice mountains
Portugal: figo, nuno gomes,benfica
Russia: one of the dominant countries in world,girlzzzzzzz
Saudi Arabia: modern cities on deserts
Sweden: cold
Syria: oil        
Tanzania: monster
Turkiye: Kemal Ataturk,nation,Troy,Ephesus(efes),miletus,antalya
Tunisia: Animaters,French influence
United Kingdom: expensive,royal academy, queen elisabeth
United States: American war of oil and water
Yemen: hicaz


Posted By: Cyrus Shahmiri
Date Posted: 05-Apr-2006 at 13:33

India: tata

A great Persian!



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Posted By: Guests
Date Posted: 06-Apr-2006 at 03:46
Afghanistan: Headache
Albania: Two headed eage
Algeria: barbery Pirates
Argentina: maradona
Armenia: religeon men
Azerbaijan: 1966 World Cup Final
Bahrain: Oil
Belgium: Justine Henin, Wateloo
China: Slitty eyes (sorry), great food
Denmark :  
Egypt: Pyramids, loesing wars to Israel.
Ethiopia: famine, Abyssinian civilization.
France:napoleon
Georgia: Gone with the Wind, oh no thats the other Georgia
Germany: Hitler, WW2 , hans , Great cars
Greece: hellen,hellas,turkish similarity,spartans,ottoman and roman empires
India: Hell Hole,
Iran: nadir Shah
Iraq: Sad people
Israel: Sharon, Wailing Wall
Italy: fiorentina
Japan: Togo
Jordan: Dead Sea, their Queen.
Korea: Hyundai
Kuwait: Oil
Lebanon: Hot girls
Mexico: Santa Anna
Netherlands: Every thing is allowed.
Norway:Cold
Pakistan:Home
Poland: Cavalry Charges against Tanks
Portugal: figo,
Russia: girls, Stalin
Saudi Arabia: modern cities on deserts
Sweden: cold
Syria: Roman Archers     
Tanzania: monster
Turkey: Kemal Ataturk,nation,Troy,Ephesus(efes),miletus,antalya
Tunisia: Animaters,French influence
United Kingdom: expensive,royal academy, queen elisabeth
United States: American war of oil and water. Really friendly people.
Yemen: Arabia Felix

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Posted By: edgewaters
Date Posted: 06-Apr-2006 at 11:39
Afghanistan: mujahedeen
Algeria: pirates
Argentina: falklands
Armenia: little wars
Bahrain: Dilmun
Belgium: Nazi invasion and occupation
China: Boxers
Denmark : Kicking butt in the Dark Ages
Egypt: pyramids and pharoahs
Ethiopia: Battle of Adowa
France: Romans and Gauls
Georgia: Stalin and Beria
Germany: medieval towns
Greece: Athens
India: Alexander meets many elephants
Iran: Ayatollah
Iraq: Can't take Iran
Israel: ethnic conflict
Italy: Romans
Japan: samurai
Jordan: ancient cities
Korea: turtle ships
Kuwait: British creation
Lebanon: Phoenicians
Mexico: Tenochtitlan
Netherlands: fluyts
Norway: Norse raiders
Pakistan: trouble with India
Poland: trying to keep out the Germans all the time
Portugal: early colonial power
Russia: on parade in Berlin
Saudi Arabia: 1001 nights
Sweden: 17th century Northern Wars
Syria: Assyrians     
Turkey: Ataturk
United Kingdom: druids and pirates
United States: mullets and raccoon stew


Posted By: Lord Ranulf
Date Posted: 06-Apr-2006 at 13:57
Famous leaders and or battles

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Posted By: SonofAdam
Date Posted: 06-Apr-2006 at 14:46



report_post.asp?PID=65868&FID=5&TID=3794&TPN=1" target="_self" class="smLink">Report Post edit_post.asp?M=Q&PID=65868&TPN=4">Quote Mixcoatl

Afghanistan: Tropical paradise
Albania: Borders Greece
Algeria: Lots of sand
Argentina: Falkland war
Armenia: Cous cous
Azerbaijan:
Bahrain: Heavy precipitation
Belgium: Chocolate
Cambodia: Khmer Rouge
China: I don't own any

Cuba:Baseball
Denmark:
Egypt: Let my people go!
Ethiopia: Hell
Finland: Santa Claus
France: Douay
Georgia: Queen Tamar
Germany: Luther
Greece: Birth of Democracy
India: Constent Disasters
Iran: Ayrian
Iraq: Babylon
Ireland: Proud
Israel
: Jesus
Italy: Scipio Africanus
Japan: Pearl Harbor
Jordan: Petra
Korea: Divided
Kuwait: Oil
Lebanon: Sidon,Tyre,Byblos Phoenician ports
Mexico: The donkey show, Tiajuana (1996) Sorry!
Netherlands:Liberal.... Freedom without restraint
Norway: Vikings
Pakistan: In the shadow of India
Poland: Silisia home of the Vandals
Portugal: Port Mmmmmm
Russia: Gulag
Saudi Arabia: Oil, desert
Spain: Bull Fighting
Sweden: Cute blondes
Syria: Our Tour bus being spit at!
Tanzania: ?
Turkey: At onetime the Bastion of Christianity!
Tunisia: Hamlacar Barca
United Kingdom: The Saxons
United States:.....and then..... the rest!
Yemen: Great Coffee!




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There have been many kings who have sent many a men to die for their bidding....But I know of only one king who sent himself to die so all may live! The king I am referring to is... Jesus Christ


Posted By: azimuth
Date Posted: 02-May-2006 at 09:48

Afghanistan: Afghanies fighting russians
Albania: Islamic state in europe
Algeria: Abul Qader / occupation resistance
Argentina: Manuela ( a Tv character actress)
Armenia: Christan
Azerbaijan: turksl
Bahrain: small
Belgium: choclate/ DayI

Canada: French
China: Emperors/ population
Denmark: Bad teeth Queen
Egypt: egyptians/ pyramid/ teachers
Ethiopia: jews
France: Mona lisa

Germany: Mercedes and BMW
Greece: Naked status, ancient greece
India: Diesl smell, good food and Muguls
Iran: Sheia and khomeine
Iraq: Ancient history, Abbasids and birth of shiasim
Israel: where?  oh ,Occupied land of Palestine.
Italy: Pope and Leonardo da vinci
Japan: Sushi and fireworks

Jordan: stupid combenation of western cloth and arabic head dressing
Korea: smelly food and cold weather
Kuwait: not much vegitation but great cloth shops
Lebanon: snow and lebanese singers
Mexico: the big hat
Netherlands: drugs/ prostitution
Norway: tall people and weird food

Oman: Omani sweet
Pakistan: leather and urdo

Portugal: orange
Russia:  no security
Saudi Arabia: Makkah 
Sweden: lots of trees
Syria: sweets 

Tiwan: dont buy it if expensive    
Tanzania: Oman
Turkey: Kemal Ataturk, Ottoman
Tunisia: confused

UAE:Home
United Kingdom: London
United States: Movies, stupid powerfull government
Yemen: weapons and mountains



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Posted By: Guests
Date Posted: 02-May-2006 at 10:45
Originally posted by Cyrus Shahmiri

India: tata

A great Persian!

Tatas bought Truck Division of Daewoo Automobiles some time back.

Originally posted by Azimuth

Greece: Naked status, ancient greece

Naked Status!!!!!! On which issue Azimuth?

Originally posted by Azimuth

Korea: smelly food and cold weather

Food is smelly but weather is OK.



 



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Posted By: azimuth
Date Posted: 02-May-2006 at 11:05

oh sorry i meant statues

and ive been to korea in xmas day and it was freaking cold.

 



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Posted By: Guests
Date Posted: 02-May-2006 at 11:49

Originally posted by azimuth

oh sorry i meant statues

OK.I thought you were referring to Cyprus or some other problem Greeks have with the Turks.I was thinking about reporting you to Yiannis.BTW what's your fascination with Naked statues.Some Greek statues depict well clothed Individuals.I like them both ways.

Originally posted by azimuth

and ive been to korea in xmas day and it was freaking cold.

I've climbed Mt.Soraksan in the month of january and it was -23 degress centigrade.I see South Korean girls wearing mini-skirts in Dec,Jan [without stockings].Hope you have AC in your tent.It's the month of May.

 



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Posted By: Yiannis
Date Posted: 02-May-2006 at 14:05
Originally posted by 0000

BTW what's your fascination with Naked statues.Some Greek statues depict well clothed Individuals.I like them both ways.

Apparently Azimuth has a taste for nudity, so I'll post a couple of ancient Greek porn pictures for him. Perhaps we can start an "ancient porn" thread at the Tavern. 

http://academic.reed.edu/humanities/110Tech/BodyLanguage/images/largest/aphrodite2.jpg">

http://academic.reed.edu/humanities/110Tech/BodyLanguage/images/largest/doryphoros4.jpg">

 

 



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The basis of a democratic state is liberty. Aristotle, Politics

Those that can give up essential liberty to obtain a temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety. Benjamin Franklin


Posted By: azimuth
Date Posted: 02-May-2006 at 15:28

lol yiannis  thanks but thats just the first thing comes to mind not that iam "into" nude statues, iam neutral though.

 

0000

all this time and you dont know where iam? how come we know you each time you "come back" lol

 



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Posted By: ulrich von hutten
Date Posted: 02-May-2006 at 15:28
iceland appears very rarely in the most of your lists. you all have more ideas about tanzania then about  iceland ? i think i have to leave this forum !!

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Posted By: azimuth
Date Posted: 02-May-2006 at 15:30

lol Ulrich

here is about iceland

Iceland: Far and Cold

 



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Posted By: Maharbbal
Date Posted: 02-May-2006 at 19:50
Afghanistan: USSR's defeat
Albania: King Zorg
Algeria: 1962 independance war
Argentina: Falkland islands war
Armenia: _______ black listed
Belgium: fries and musles…
China: The 1934 long treck
Congo: 1960 revolution
Cuba: SI YANKE SI TANBIEN
Egypt: Cleopatra II's son shup off in pieces by his own father
Ethiopia: Menelik's victory over Italian army
France: 1789 Revolution
Finland: Winter war
Georgia: Stalin
Germany: Luther
Greece: Troy
Iceland: ice and strange racist laws
India: Brits empire
Iran: Cyrus the Great
Iraq: Iran-Iraq war
Israel: 1967 Mose Dayan's victory
Italy: Roman Empire
Japan: Samurais
Jordan: Petra
Korea: Korean Wars
Kuwait: Persian Gulf War
Lebanon: Beyrouth civil war in the 1980's
Marocco: 12th century's invasions of Spain
Mexico: la noche triste
Netherlands: 17th century commercial rise
Norway: Vikings
Pakistan: 1947 Independence war
Poland: gaz chambers
Portugal: Henry the navigator
Russia:1917
Saudi Arabia: The Rise of Islam
S. Africa: Zoulou wars
Spain: Felipe II
Sweden: 30 years war and Gustavus Adolfus
Swiss: 1472 Swiss victory upon french duke 1515: French victory with
revange HA!
Syria: Fall of Umeyyad dynasty
Czec Rep.: the ghetto's robot
Turkey: 1453 Constantinople falls
Tunisia: Carthage
United Kingdom: Hasting 1066
United States: Normandy landing
Yemen: North/South wars

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I am a free donkey!


Posted By: Gharanai
Date Posted: 03-May-2006 at 15:52

Afghanistan: Home Sweet Home, Defeating British and USSR empires, Freedom lovers
Argentina: Maradona
Australia: Kangaroos, Cricket World Champoins
Brazil: The only Champs of Football
Canada: Kindness
China: Population, The way they are playing against America, The Great Wall
Denmark: Cartoons' Conspiracy
Egypt: Pyramid, Pharoah
France: Paris, Mona lisa, Art
Germany: Adolf Hitler, Car Engineering, World Wars
Greece: Alexander the Great and his letter to his mother
India: Mughols, 3rd War of Panipat, Durrani Empire at its best, Bollywood
Iran: The great Persian Empire, Shah Mahmud Hotak, Shias
Iraq: Ancient history, Saddam Hossain, Oil
Israel: An occupied territory of Palestine ruling the world business secto and guiding his childs (America, Britain etc)
Italy: The Great Roman Empire, Jullies Ceasar
Japan: The level of advancement after 1919, their adds to Afghanistan
N. Korea: A nation who wants to be something
Kuwait: The nation who let America get in Middle East
Libya: Muammar al-Qaddafi
Mexico: The big hats
Netherlands: A country under sea level
Norway: Norse Land
Pakistan: Punjab, Afghanistan, Kashmir, istan (meaning a country who is given parts these territory which has to be returned one day)
Portugal: Hosts of EuroCup 2004
Russia:  The soviet invasion of Afghanistan and their retreat
Saudi Arabia: Makkah Muhazema, Shah Faisal's Service 
Sweden: The green country
South Africa: The team who chased 435 to beat the might of Australia (in cricket)
Turkey: Ottoman Empire, once Defenders of Islam
Tunis: The Ancient city of Carthage, Punic Wars
UAE:Dubai Shopping Festival
United Kingdom: http://www.khyber.org/publications/011-015/brydonreport.shtml - Dr. Brydon  (The only man survived of an entire army 1842), Battle of http://www.answers.com/topic/battle-of-maiwand?hl=maiwand&hl=war - Maiwand (1880), King Amanullah Khan Ghazi
United States: The land that became a country, The country that became a super power and the Super Power who did the mistake his predecessors had already done (ENGAGED WITH AFGHANISTAN)



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Posted By: Gharanai
Date Posted: 03-May-2006 at 15:53

Originally posted by Sparten

Afghanistan: Headache

Could you eleborate that. As far as I guess you are a Pakistani, if so then no need to eleborate because every parent (Afghanistan) is a Headache for their child (Pakistan) .



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Posted By: ataman
Date Posted: 06-May-2006 at 14:41

Afghanistan: the war with USSR

Algeria: the war with France

Argentina: the war with UK

Armenia: massacre of Armenians by the Turks

Austria: the rescue of Vienna 1683

Bohemia/ the Czech Republic: hussites

Cambodia: Pol Pot

China: the great wall

Denmark: the Kalmar union

Egypt: pyramids

Ethiopia: the war with Italy

France: Napoleon

Georgia: Stalin

Germany: Hitler

Greece: Homer

Hungary: Stephen Báthory

India: Taj Mahal

Iran: the war with Iraq

Iraq: Saddam Hussain

Israel: fightings with Palestinians

Italy: Leonardo da Vinci

Japan: Samurais

Korea: the Korean War

Kuba: Fidel Castro

Kuwait: Persian Gulf War

Lithuania: unions with Poland

Mexico: the world championship in football in 1986

Mongolia: Genghis Khan

Netherlands: the war about independence against Spaniards

Norway: Vikings

Pakistan: conflicts with India

Portugal: Vasco da Gama

Russia: wars, wars, wars...

Spain: Christopher Columbus

Sweden: Gustaf II Adolphus

Turkey: Ottoman Empire

Ukraine: Cossacks

United Kingdom: Winston Churchill

United States: the civil war

Vietnam: the war with USA



Posted By: Anujkhamar
Date Posted: 06-May-2006 at 14:46
Originally posted by Gharanai

Originally posted by Sparten

Afghanistan: Headache

Could you eleborate that. As far as I guess you are a Pakistani, if so then no need to eleborate because every parent (Afghanistan) is a Headache for their child (Pakistan) .



Pakistan's our child, get your own partition!


Posted By: Kamran the Great
Date Posted: 08-May-2006 at 03:21

Originally posted by Ahmed The Fighter

... Iraq: Cradle Of Civilization ...

Of course you mean that the ancient Persia was the "Cradle of Civilization", and the current Iraq now happens to be located thereabouts !!

 



Posted By: Kamran the Great
Date Posted: 08-May-2006 at 03:27

Originally posted by SonofAdam

Greece: Birth of Democracy

No doubt the Greek are - and have been - a democratic people. But the birth of democracy, IMHO, goes back to Cyrus the Great and the famous "Cylinder of Cyrus" which is the earliest version of a human rights declaration. If interested, have a look at http://www.cais-soas.com/CAIS/History/hakhamaneshian/Cyrus-the-great/cyrus_cylinder.htm - http://www.cais-soas.com/CAIS/History/hakhamaneshian/Cyrus-t he-great/cyrus_cylinder.htm

 

 



Posted By: azimuth
Date Posted: 08-May-2006 at 04:24
Originally posted by Kamran the Great

Originally posted by Ahmed The Fighter

... Iraq: Cradle Of Civilization ...

Of course you mean that the ancient Persia was the "Cradle of Civilization", and the current Iraq now happens to be located thereabouts !!

not really

sumerians and akkadians were not related to Persians and they were in Iraq 2000 years before persians has any power over mesopotamia.

 



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Posted By: Yiannis
Date Posted: 08-May-2006 at 04:54

Originally posted by Kamran the Great

No doubt the Greek are - and have been - a democratic people. But the birth of democracy, IMHO, goes back to Cyrus the Great and the famous "Cylinder of Cyrus" which is the earliest version of a human rights declaration.

In all respect to Cyrus, but "human rights" declaration, does not mean formalized participative governance, which is the essence of Democracy.



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The basis of a democratic state is liberty. Aristotle, Politics

Those that can give up essential liberty to obtain a temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety. Benjamin Franklin


Posted By: ulrich von hutten
Date Posted: 20-May-2006 at 03:22
Originally posted by Maharbbal

  Germany: Luther
 
Iceland: ice and strange racist laws
 
 
please explain : what do you mean with racist laws and what`s wrong with Martin Luther ?


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Posted By: akritas
Date Posted: 20-May-2006 at 03:39
Originally posted by Paul

Greece: Gay men
hahaha!!!
propably confused the English speakers that visit the Mykonos island


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Posted By: akritas
Date Posted: 20-May-2006 at 03:46

Afghanistan: Taliban
Albania: Enver Hoxha
Algeria: Independence War
Argentina: Maradona

Armenia: AE
Azerbaijan: Oil
Bahrain: Oil
Belgium: Samson & Gert
Cambodia: Killing Fields
China: Clothes

Cuba: Avana Cigarret

Denmark: Girls
Egypt: Pyramids
Ethiopia: famine
Finland: High tech stuff
France: Paris
Georgia: Caucasus
Germany: Mercedes und  Bayern
Greece: Aleaxander
 
India: architecture
Iran: Antiquity
Iraq: Saddam,
Ireland: green
Israel
: Palestinians
Italy: Venice, Rome
Japan: Sony and Toyota
 
Jordan: desert
Korea: nukes
Kuwait: Oil
Lebanon: Civil war
 
Mexico: Huts
Netherlands: Toulipe
 
Norway: fjords
Pakistan: sand
Poland: You forgot Poland
Portugal: Figo
 
Russia: large
Saudi Arabia: Oil, desert

Spain: Barcelona, sorry for the Catalonians

Sweden: Knδckebrφd, Ikea
Syria: desert
Tanzania: savanna's
Turkey: Cyprus
Tunisia: sand
United Kingdom: Liverpool
 
United States:New York and Bergers King
Yemen: desert


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Posted By: Jagatai Khan
Date Posted: 20-May-2006 at 14:04
Afghanistan: Amanullah Han
Albania: Iskender Bey
Algeria: Ottoman Pirates, "Dayi"s
Argentina: Che
Austria: Wars with Ottomans, Prince Eugene
China: The Great Wall
Cuba: Castro, Missile Crisis
Egypt: Ancient Egyptian civilization
Germany: Hitler and Nazis, Neuschwanstein Castle
Greece: Hellenic Civilization, Greek Mythology
Hungary: Jan Hunyadi, Huns
India: Rajahs, War Elephants, Caste System
Iran: Great Seljuk Empire
Iraq: Anglo- Ottoman battles of WWI, Saddam Hussein
Israel: Wars with Arabs, Sionism, local Imperialism
Italy: Rome
Japan: Samurais, Kamikazes
Korea: Korean War
Lebanon: Spies of Cold War, Terrorists
Mexico: Aztecs and the damned conquistadors
Mongolia: Mongol warriors, Genghis Khaghan.
Netherlands: Tulips?
Korea(both): Korean War, the 38th Parallel
Poland: Teutonic Order, Jan Sobieski
Portugal: Discoveries
Romania: Vlad Tepes III, voivodes
Russia: Wars with Ottomans, Communist Revolution
Saudi Arabia: The Rise of Islam, Hejaz railwayü
Spain: Conquests in New World
Sweden: Carl XII, Poltava
Syria: Crusades
Tunisia: Carthage
United Kingdom: Red Coats, Gallipoli and Turkish War of Independence
United States: Cold War, CIA, Global Imperialism
Yemen: Coffee

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Posted By: Gharanai
Date Posted: 20-May-2006 at 14:31
Originally posted by Anujkhamar

Pakistan's our child, get your own partition!
 
Ok dear Anujkhamar I guess we may have a 50/50 share, half yours and rest ours.Wink


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Posted By: The Hidden Face
Date Posted: 20-May-2006 at 14:37
Afghanistan: Rambo III
Albania: Skenderbeg SS
Algeria: GIA
Argentina: Maradona
Armenia: Forgotten 1915
Azerbaijan: Azerbaycan Televizyasi
Bahrain: Usa Army Bases.
Belgium: Raymond Ceulemans.
China: The great wall.
Egypt: Ancient Egypt.
Ethiopia: Ethiopian Girls.
Frence: Young Turks.
Georgia: ?
Germany: Adolf Hitler, The superior German technologies.
Greece: Ethniki organosis kyprion agoniston.
India: Taj Mahal.
Iran: Persian Literature
Iraq: Tower of Babel.
Israel: King Solomon.
Italy: Roman Empire.
Japan: TEKKEN 5.
Jordan: ?
Korea: Adnan Menderes.
Kuwait: Oil.
Lebanon: Beirut.
Mexico: Aztecs.
Netherlands: ?
Norway: Vikings
Pakistan: ?
Poland: Polenezkoy.
Portugal: ?
Russia: Lenin
Saudi Arabia: Islam
Sweden: Ericsson
Syria: Aramaic language.
Tanzania: Tazmanya Canavari.
Turkey: Atatürk.
Tunisia: ?
United Kingdom: Dorian Gray.
United States: Freemasons.
Yemen: WW1 

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Posted By: GreekTragedy
Date Posted: 22-May-2006 at 21:47

Afghanistan: not like Pakistan

 
Albania: very smug people
Algeria: im running a blank..
 
Argentina: latin america
Armenia: waiting for turkey to apologize and getting a genocide noticed, they make turks and greeks seem like best friends compared to turks and armenians.
Azerbaijan: im running a blank!
Bahrain: im running a blank..
Belgium: belgium chocolate. yum
China: noodles , inventers of the pasta, great food.
 
Egypt: one of the greatest known civilizations of the world, greek namesake, and pyrimids and the sphinx, pharaohs, Herodotus, tan, king tut, nefertiti, greeks and romans cleopatra, camels, desert, alexandria, mediterranean
Ethiopia: greek namesake, african
 
France: mediterranean, chocolate mousse, weird french hats, stuffy european villages
 
Georgia: im drawing a blank!
 
Germany: nazis, hitler, ugly language tough
Greece: one of the greatest known civilizations of the world, socrates, aristotle, plato, Herodotus, alexander, olympics, troy, arcitecture, gay people (nothing wrong with that!) traveling and mixing with other people , parthenon, hercules , zeus, mediterranean
India: beautiful culture! colorful, bollywood movies, aishwarya rai, indian women and men, taj mahal, and great ancient history
Iran: persia, and its beauty
Iraq: mesopotamia, first ever pyrimid built, lotta firsts truely........, dont get credit like greece egypt, messed up.
 
Israel: holy place, jesus, history, palestians
Italy: pasta, garfettii, roman history, greek copycats, mediterranean
 
Japan: hong kong where japenese girls dress weird, good cultural clothing though, hate raw fish food.
Jordan: michael jordan. yes thats what i thought.
 
Korea: not japan or china but ohwell.
 
Kuwait: earth quacks, yes thats what i thought.
 
Lebanon: mediterranean, good food, good looking people. smug people too.
 
Mexico: mexican food, hot and spicy, tan, riviera, speedy gonzolez, mole, pozole, how they short. and they are not all short they have black and euro blood, you confuse with asian.
 
Netherlands: i see white people with albino-ness, blond blond and natural!
Norway: white people with albino-ness, blond blond and natural!
Pakistan: used to be india but now all muslim and paki and love bollywood movies anyway
 
Poland: polish sause, sour croak, bad food, no taste for food, no taste buds, im kidding
Portugal: wants to be mediterranean, but you wish.
 
Russia: weird hats and weird dancing
Saudi Arabia: exotic and deserty
Sweden: blond blond and natural!
 
Syria: im drawing a blank!
 
Tanzania: is that where taz manian devil is from?
Turkey: took land from other people and claim everything as their own and its a name of a bird, good looking people too, constantinople but its Istanbul now, ohwell. im kidding.
Tunisia: under italy? italy like? no , i dont know.
 
United Kingdom: a whiter united states, tea and dont brush teeth.
 
United States: white people from europe taking over and calling other races minorites and claim its a land for all races. killing indians insulting mexicans and telling them to go back to mexico when they were there first. fake artificle food in america, plastic surgery, but i live here ohwell.
Yemen: yams taste good. =)


Posted By: Locoluis
Date Posted: 25-May-2006 at 20:11
Afghanistan: The recent death of afghan immigrants in Turkey.
Algeria: Reminds me of the Foreign Legion.
Argentina: Tango Dance, "Grande Pá", "Caiga quién caiga"
Australia: Lleyton Hewitt, the qualifiers to Fifa World Cup 2006 and its leaving OFC for AFC.
Austria: Military band.
Bangladesh: Overcrowded.
Belgium: Van Damme. Oh, and their flag looks like a Cassatta dessert.
Bermuda: The triangle.
Bhutan: China wants it for dinner.
Bolivia: Sorry, no sea for you, Evo.
Brazil: Corinthians, Cruzeiro, Ronaldinho, Verde Amarella, and Lula.
Cameroon: Didn't qualify for the Fifa World Cup.
Canada: Inuktitut.
Chile: Michelle Bachelet.
China PRC: Hu Jintao, Baidu/Baike/100 something.
China ROC: I had a classmate from Taiwan... She spoke Mandarin, Spanish, English, and Taiwanese. She was really cool.
Christmas Island: Not to be confused with Easter Island!!! Traductores: No me hablen de Pascua durante la Navidad, ¿ok?
Colombia: Álvaro Uribe against the Bad Boys.
Costa Rica: Wanchope.
Côte d'Ivoire: Fifa World Cup 2006 w00t!
Croatia: Mirko Jozić.
Cuba: Silvio Rodríguez.
Cyprus: Disputed between Greeks and Turks.
Czech Republic: Lost against Germany today in Tennis.
Egypt: Wants to be permanent in the UNSC.
Equatorial Guinea: Whoever is tyranizing that poor country should be shot.
Eritrea, Ethiopia: Uh... for the love of Jah, WHY!?!?!?!?
Fiji: VJ Singh. He's purple. :P
France: Jacques Chirac is here!?!? *hides below a bunker*
Germany: Two world team cups in a year!?!?!? Wow, they're lucky...
Ghana: Fifa World Cup 2006 w00t!
Haiti: Margot Kahl is visiting there. No, I don't know her either. Not anymore...
Iceland: Björk. Guğ. Munds. Dót. Tir.
India: Bhopal. :(
Indonesia: Suharto is really ill...
Iran: Dare you call yourself Muslim? Then please be true to yourself.
Iraq: The band who has the most efficient communication infrastructure will win.
Republic of Ireland: Defeated by Chile yesterday in Dublin. 0-1.
Israel: No comment.
Jamaica: 25 years since Bob Marley died.
Japan: Sayako.
Jordan: Long live the Queen!!!
Libya: The longest man-made river in the world.
Madagascar: Teh movie.
Mali: There's Timbuktu, if you're still searching for it.
Mexico: Vicente Fox.
Republic of Moldova: What about Transnistria?
Monaco: Caroline.
Palestine: No comment, either...
Peru: Ollanta Humala. Alan García. Choose your poison.
Philippines: I still remember Corazón Aquino and Ferdinand Marcos.
Poland: I will always remember Pope John Paul II and Lech Wałęsa.
Portugal: Luis Figo...
Puerto Rico: AAARGH REGGAETON DIEDIEDIEDIEDIEDIEDIE!!!
Romania: Ceaucescu. Oh, and Vlad Ţepeş.
Senegal: Y al que se quiera, que se vuelva... que se vuelva...
Serbia and Montenegro: No longer together.
South Africa: four years later...
Spain: ¡¡¡Barça campeón!!! :D
Togo: Fifa World Cup 2006 w00t!
Tunisia: ... well, no surprise here. :P
Turkey: Small earthquake, huge tragedy... :(
Tuvalu: IT'S GOING THE WAY OF ATLANTIS!!! 8O
Uganda: VIM VIM VIM VIM VIM
Ukraine: Viva la Orange Revolution!!!
Venezuela: That guy Chávez is crazy, but HE HAS A POINT.


Posted By: Arbër Z
Date Posted: 26-May-2006 at 14:28

Afghanistan: Osama
Albania: Eagle
Algeria: Zinedine Zidane
Argentina: Che Guevara
Armenia: St. Gregory the armenian
Azerbaijan: Batu Khan
Bahrain: US Dollars
Belgium: Gothic cathedrals in Brussels
Cambodia: Indonesia
China: Mongol invasions

Cuba: The missile conflict
Denmark: those comics
Egypt: Mehmet Ali Pasha
Ethiopia: Victor Emanuel the third, Emperor of ethiopia, King of Italy and Albania
Finland: The Helsinki Chart
France: Robespierre, Bonaparte, Charlemagne
Georgia: Stalin
Germany: the third reich
Greece: Zeus
India: Taj Mahal
Iran: Darius, Ayatollah
Iraq: Iran, Kuwait
Ireland: Celts
Israel
: Ismael and Abraham
Italy: Latium
Japan: emperor Hiro Hito
Jordan: River
Korea: Aerobics
Kuwait: Oil resources(going to finish soon)
Lebanon: Solomon's temple
Mexico: Maya, Chiczen-Itza, Merida
Netherlands: The flemish masters, Van Gog, Rubens, Rembrandt etc
Norway: Kuisling
Pakistan: India and GBritain
Poland: Lukas Podolski, John Paul the Second
Portugal: Orange fruit
Russia: Dostoyevski
Saudi Arabia: Mohammad

Spain: La Reconquista
Sweden: beautiful girls
Syria: berbers
Tanzania: Tanganique & Zanzibar
Turkey: Ataturk
Tunisia: France
United Kingdom: Oppressed celtic cultures
United States: Coca Cola, obesity
Yemen: poor


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