I'm from israel

Well, im sure you all heared of israel from the israely palestinen conflict but i will not talk about it since i dont want to get in to politcs.

Most people think that isreal is big desert that we fight for with the arabs but israel is actually a very developed country.

Israel is a very young and small country in asia
we share bordes with our beloved arab neighbores:
syria, lebanon, egypt and jordan.
Israel got a very rich history, the firt who ruled israel where the turkeish
than came the britan and ruled here till 1948. in that year israel became an independent country.

There are about 6.7 million people in israel,
1 million of theme are jewish immigrants from
the u.s.s.r

About 10% of the population are religious.
The language spoken here is hebrew.
Israel is very similar to greece, a lot of sea,
and a very very very hot weather.

I was born in Australia, am living in Canada and am of Romanian heritage...
Since Australia and Canada will be described about a lot of people, that leaves Romania...

Ehhem...

Romania.

Romania is a country in Eastern Europe. Its neighbors are Hungary to the North-West, Yugoslavia to the South-West and Bulgaria to the South. It has access to the Black Sea by the South-East.

The official language is Romanian. There are various dialects and accents, from regions like Ardeal, Oltenia and Muntenia.
The population is composed of:
Romanians: 90%
Hungarians: 8%
Other (such as Bulgarians, Yugoslavians, Russians, Chinese (they come to make business) and Gypsies): 2%

It's official religion is Romanian Orthodox Christianity (87 %). Other religions include Catholicism and Protestantism.

Its population is about 22.474.000 people. It's constantly decreasing because people are immigrating to other countries to escape poverty.

The capital city is Bucharest.

It's a very beutiful and diverse country. Romanian beaches are very appreciated by tourists. It is composed mostly of plains, with some dense forest near the centre of the country and the Carpatian mountains to the North.

Recently, there's been severe floods that left hundreds of people homeless, and caused many deaths. Another weather anomaly was a tornado, normally never seen in Romania. Thankfully, it was small and short and happened near a freeway south of the country so no-one was hurt.

The Romanian people and the Romanian language originate from the Dacians. The Dacians were a race that lived in Dacia, which is actual Romania. They were fierce warriors as well as accomplished farmers and artisans. The Romans tried on many occasions to conquer Dacia but failed. The most famous Dacian king was Decebal.
After a long battle, the Romans (lead by Trajan) finally defeated the Dacians (lead by Decebal). Dacia became a province of Rome. The Dacian and Latin languages eventually mixed together to create the Romanian language.
Romanians are proud of both their Dacian and Roman ancestry. Many pride themselves as being descendants of Decebal or descendants of Trajan, sometimes both. Trajan is even mentioned in the Romanian national anthem.
(In a way, Romania's origin resembles France's origin, the Gallics being the Dacians and Vercingetorix being replaced by Decebal.)

After the fall of Rome, Dacia gained its independance and became known as Valachia. It slowly became a prosperous country. It was actually formed of a few separate states (Valachia, Moldova, Oltenia, Basarabia, Bucovina, etc.) but was collectively known as Valachia.
At a certain point, those states unified themselves and became known as Romania, in honor of its Roman heritage.

Romania had kings, but they were heavily overshadowed in notoriety and popularity by the Voievods, which were military leaders and protectors of the country. Great Voievods include Stefan the Great, Mihai the Courageous and Ioan Cuza Voda.

Romania was often at war with the Turks, who were constantly trying to invade it. The Turks were defeated many times but eventually occupied Romania. After one final military assault from the Voievods and the citizens alike, the Turks were finally driven out of Romania and stopped trying to conquer it.

There were also wars against the invading Russians, Hungarians and Tartars (a tribe resmbling the Huns, originating in Mongolia).

One of the most famous Romanian figures has to be Vlad Tepes (pronounced TZEH-pesh), also known as Vlad the Impaler, or Dracula. The name "Dracula" means "Son of the Dragon". "Drac" eventually became the word for "Devil".
Vlad was the son of a Voievod who was awarded the Order of the Dragon for his bravery in defending his country. The said Voievod was called "Dracul" (which now means "The Devil" but used to mean "The Dragon"). Hence, "Dracula" means "Son of the Dragon".
Vlad was a courageous military leader who succesfully defended Romania against the Turks. However, he was an extremely violent man, not only to his enemies but also to his subjects. His people both respected and feared him. During his reign, theft was eradicated, however. If you stole soemthing, you'd get your hand cut off. Sometimes, you'd even be executed.
Vlad's favorite execution method was Impalement. The victim was impaled onto a very tall wooden pole. He'd die a slow, agonizing death. Vlad preferd that the tip of the pole be rounded instead of sharp so that the death would be even more slow and painful. Vlad would often eat his dinner while watching 30 or so victims die by Impalement.
Vlad hated the Boers (nobles). The Boers have a history of being very cruel and disdainful. It was the Boers who killed Vlad's father. Vlad invited them to a feast and locked them in the dining hall. He then burned down the building.
At a certain point, Vlad went completely insane. He'd kill innocents just to watch the flow of blood. He once invited the poor and the sick to a feast and burned down the house, "to rid the country of poverty and sickness". His lust for blood, not only of his enemies but also of innocents, made some people believe he was a vampire. Thanks to that smart-ass Bram Stoker who called his vampire "Dracula", many people still believe that Vlad was a vampire. He was NOT a vampire. He was a crazy, insane psycho but not a vampire.

Just so you know, Transylvania is a part of Romania and is not full of vampires.

The country continued to develop its wealth through agriculture, mining, architecture, artisanship and trading. A powerful army kept away invaders and Romania enjoyed a period of calm.

The Hapsburgs invaded Romania and for a time, the country was part of the Austrian empire.

In World War 1, Romania fought off the invading Germans. The Romanians had allied themselves with long-time enemies the Russians to fend off the Germans.

In World War 2, Romania had a bizarre change of heart, allying with the Germans to fend off the Russians. I have no idea why they allied themselves with Nazi Germany, probably because the Russians once again showed their true colors and attempted to invade Romania. The Romanians had to choose between the lesser of two evils, they ended up choosing the Germans because they thought that Germany would lend a helping hand in defending Romania from the Russian invaders. But still, allying with Nazi Germany was a stupid move in my opinion. This lead to having the Americans bomb key cities like Bucharest during the night, killing loads of civilians. Thanks a lot, America !

With the war finally over, Russia took over Romania. They imposed the Russian language and Cyrillic alphabet. Speaking Romanian was practically illegal. A series of violent revolts as well as international pressure finally forced the Russians to leve Romania alone, at least for the time being...

In a major dumb-ass move, Romania adopted Communism, believing it would get the country out of poverty and create a more egalitarian society. King Mihai was chased out of the country, and is now living in Switzerland (after the fall of Communism, he has become a beloved popular figure and makes all sorts of appearences). The president was Gheorghe Gheorghiu-Dej. He was succeded by Nicolae Ceausescu, a crazy motherfucker. Ceausescu wanted total and absolute power, without anybody to question his rule. He had the S.E.C.U.R (Romanian Secret Police) kidnap, torture and execute anyone who dared say anything against him or against Communism. Tens of thousands of innocent people were murdered by the Secret Police during Ceausescu's reign of terror. You didn't even have the right to go to church, if you did you'd be fired from your job. Romanians, refusing to abandon their faith, went to church in secret.

In 1989, in the city of Timisoara, a student demonstration for freedom and democracy was crushed by the Ceausescu's Secret Police. Hundreds of people were completely massacred. That was more than the Romanians could endure. They made a Revolution to get rid of the tyrants. On December 25 1989, Ceausescu and his wife Elena were found guilty of crimes against humanity and mass-murder, and were executed.

In 1990, Romania became a Democracy. Actually, a "Democracy". Ion Iliescu, the "president", was actually a KGB agent and former Ceasescu loyalist. All politicians in the PSD (Social-Democrat Party) are in fact Communists. Free Speech is very limited in Romania nowadays and corrution reigns supreme. At a certain point, Emil Constantinescu of the PNTCD (National Countryman Christian-Democratic Party) became president. He was a really good guy and highly intelligent. However, he lacked authority and courage. Iliescu and his partners-in-crime once again took power. With each passing year, the country got poorer and poorer. The education system is terrible. Wave after wave of people flee the country. And the PSD only make the situation worse. Come November, if the Romanians don't smarten up and vote against the PSD, the country's really, REALLY fucked. Hell, it was fucked for 14 years but it will get fucked even deeper...

On a side note, Moldova (a region of Romania) separated from Romania in 1991. They're being lead by a Communist regime and it's the poorest country in all of Europe. And the situation in Transnistria is about to explode. I can only pray that Romania and Moldova will re-unite in the near future and get rid of the Communists once and for all...

Romania is well-known in the World for two things: vampires and gymnasts. Because of "Dracula", many people will forever believe that we're all vampires. Thankfully, vampires aren't the only thing we're known for, the word "Romania" also seems to be synonymous with Nadia Comaneci, widely considered to be the best female gymnast of all time.

Romanian's qualities include intelligence, courage, perseverence and a "never surrender" attitude. They're good at math and computers, as well as lots of electronic stuff. Some of the World's best hackers are Romanians, which is more of a shame to my country than a pride once you think of it...

Romanians do have their bad side, however. One of their bad points is fear of change, as evidenced by their keeping in power of the same horrible political party for so many years. Sometimes, they are also far too trustworthy. At times, they are rather intolerant, but it depends on the situation. Another Romanian attribute is holding grudges for a long time; sure we've had problems with the Russians, the Hungarians and the Ukrainians and they did give us a lot of shit. But instead of just holding a grudge, we should find solutions to the said problems and stop thinking that our country will repare itself. Nothing's going to change if we don't repare our situation, and that includes resolving old issues.

Christ, I do believe that I have talked way too much about politics and hardships, but it's hard to talk about a country like Romania while turning a blind eye to the political issues.

TheTinMan2005, coverd the usa to a t.. except the northeast does get extreamly hot, about 3 months of the year.. extreamly cold 3 months of the year and the other 6 r fair weather,sometimes hot some times cold..its humid all year long, the only time u actually feel its effects big time is during the summer..

cities like buffalo and rochester new york get a bad rap for its cold snowy winters.. but the summers, and especially the spring time is great..

chainzofmisery Wrote: you forgot to mention the asshole we have in the white house now!! i cant wait till he loses the election and hopefully dies of cancer!! (prays to God) please God, give george bush cancer of the tongue so that hed shut the hell up and so hed starve to death...

While I agree that Bush sucks as President, I wouldn't go as far as wishing death upon him. I wish death upon his reign as President, but not death upon his life.

Anyway, another poster described America the best, so nothing more needs to be described.

Well, I'm a dude that lives in Brazil!

I'm too lazy to write too much stuff about it
But I'll put some of it, and later I'll put a better message or I'll edit this one

Well, it's a country that also offers you a LOT of freedom, has a lot of cool beaches, awesome nightclubs (at least where I live) and has a big variety of ethnicity!


We are known for being outgoing, not at all shy, loud, helpful and "warm" ppl that easily make friends! LOL

Rabid_Wolverine Wrote: TheDoctor Wrote: I am from "America Jr." a.k.a. Canada. I do NOT like that name.It seems very degrading to us.So what,we live the same ways,shit like that.I have nothing agaist the U.S. I just hate when Canada is called that,insulting to me.We have taken countless things from you(sports and stuff like that),and you from us.Some Americans dont like Canadians,some Canadians feel the same way.It seems like an arrogant thing to do,for an American to call Canada "America Jr.",pisses me off in a big way.Like I mentioned before,you have taken stuff like sports from us too(not just that,others too.Just an example) so does that give us the right to call you "Canada Jr."?NO it does not.Whoever came up with the name,in my mind was most likely an arrogant bastard. No offense to anyone reading this,just speaking my mind.

LOL, America Jr... that's good, I like that.

Well I live in the US... and Uh... I guess it's cool here? I dunno, haven't been anywhere else. If your gonna move here, don't move to California! it's fucking expensive!

I'm from San Diego California. It's awesome here great beaches, hot girls, alot of fun hangouts. I really like it here and I like the freedom we have. Theres many things I could say but I'll conclude this with saying San Diedo CA. Is fun and also a very nice area.

chainzofmisery Wrote: Savior Wrote: Well both of my countries speak spanish..... One is communist (Cuba) The other is known for its anchor in the drug ring(Colombia) Basically, Im a communist drug dealer i wish we(america) would assassinate Fidel Castro, i think he was just as bad as saddam hussein...

True.....Id like to do it myself

lol

Scorpion_Ninja987 Wrote: I was born in Australia, am living in Canada and am of Romanian heritage... Since Australia and Canada will be described about a lot of people, that leaves Romania... Ehhem... Romania. Romania is a country in Eastern Europe. Its neighbors are Hungary to the North-West, Yugoslavia to the South-West and Bulgaria to the South. It has access to the Black Sea by the South-East. The official language is Romanian. There are various dialects and accents, from regions like Ardeal, Oltenia and Muntenia. The population is composed of: Romanians: 90% Hungarians: 8% Other (such as Bulgarians, Yugoslavians, Russians, Chinese (they come to make business) and Gypsies): 2% It's official religion is Romanian Orthodox Christianity (87 %). Other religions include Catholicism and Protestantism. Its population is about 22.474.000 people. It's constantly decreasing because people are immigrating to other countries to escape poverty. The capital city is Bucharest. It's a very beutiful and diverse country. Romanian beaches are very appreciated by tourists. It is composed mostly of plains, with some dense forest near the centre of the country and the Carpatian mountains to the North. Recently, there's been severe floods that left hundreds of people homeless, and caused many deaths. Another weather anomaly was a tornado, normally never seen in Romania. Thankfully, it was small and short and happened near a freeway south of the country so no-one was hurt. The Romanian people and the Romanian language originate from the Dacians. The Dacians were a race that lived in Dacia, which is actual Romania. They were fierce warriors as well as accomplished farmers and artisans. The Romans tried on many occasions to conquer Dacia but failed. The most famous Dacian king was Decebal. After a long battle, the Romans (lead by Trajan) finally defeated the Dacians (lead by Decebal). Dacia became a province of Rome. The Dacian and Latin languages eventually mixed together to create the Romanian language. Romanians are proud of both their Dacian and Roman ancestry. Many pride themselves as being descendants of Decebal or descendants of Trajan, sometimes both. Trajan is even mentioned in the Romanian national anthem. (In a way, Romania's origin resembles France's origin, the Gallics being the Dacians and Vercingetorix being replaced by Decebal.) After the fall of Rome, Dacia gained its independance and became known as Valachia. It slowly became a prosperous country. It was actually formed of a few separate states (Valachia, Moldova, Oltenia, Basarabia, Bucovina, etc.) but was collectively known as Valachia. At a certain point, those states unified themselves and became known as Romania, in honor of its Roman heritage. Romania had kings, but they were heavily overshadowed in notoriety and popularity by the Voievods, which were military leaders and protectors of the country. Great Voievods include Stefan the Great, Mihai the Courageous and Ioan Cuza Voda. Romania was often at war with the Turks, who were constantly trying to invade it. The Turks were defeated many times but eventually occupied Romania. After one final military assault from the Voievods and the citizens alike, the Turks were finally driven out of Romania and stopped trying to conquer it. There were also wars against the invading Russians, Hungarians and Tartars (a tribe resmbling the Huns, originating in Mongolia). One of the most famous Romanian figures has to be Vlad Tepes (pronounced TZEH-pesh), also known as Vlad the Impaler, or Dracula. The name "Dracula" means "Son of the Dragon". "Drac" eventually became the word for "Devil". Vlad was the son of a Voievod who was awarded the Order of the Dragon for his bravery in defending his country. The said Voievod was called "Dracul" (which now means "The Devil" but used to mean "The Dragon"). Hence, "Dracula" means "Son of the Dragon". Vlad was a courageous military leader who succesfully defended Romania against the Turks. However, he was an extremely violent man, not only to his enemies but also to his subjects. His people both respected and feared him. During his reign, theft was eradicated, however. If you stole soemthing, you'd get your hand cut off. Sometimes, you'd even be executed. Vlad's favorite execution method was Impalement. The victim was impaled onto a very tall wooden pole. He'd die a slow, agonizing death. Vlad preferd that the tip of the pole be rounded instead of sharp so that the death would be even more slow and painful. Vlad would often eat his dinner while watching 30 or so victims die by Impalement. Vlad hated the Boers (nobles). The Boers have a history of being very cruel and disdainful. It was the Boers who killed Vlad's father. Vlad invited them to a feast and locked them in the dining hall. He then burned down the building. At a certain point, Vlad went completely insane. He'd kill innocents just to watch the flow of blood. He once invited the poor and the sick to a feast and burned down the house, "to rid the country of poverty and sickness". His lust for blood, not only of his enemies but also of innocents, made some people believe he was a vampire. Thanks to that smart-ass Bram Stoker who called his vampire "Dracula", many people still believe that Vlad was a vampire. He was NOT a vampire. He was a crazy, insane psycho but not a vampire. Just so you know, Transylvania is a part of Romania and is not full of vampires. The country continued to develop its wealth through agriculture, mining, architecture, artisanship and trading. A powerful army kept away invaders and Romania enjoyed a period of calm. The Hapsburgs invaded Romania and for a time, the country was part of the Austrian empire. In World War 1, Romania fought off the invading Germans. The Romanians had allied themselves with long-time enemies the Russians to fend off the Germans. In World War 2, Romania had a bizarre change of heart, allying with the Germans to fend off the Russians. I have no idea why they allied themselves with Nazi Germany, probably because the Russians once again showed their true colors and attempted to invade Romania. The Romanians had to choose between the lesser of two evils, they ended up choosing the Germans because they thought that Germany would lend a helping hand in defending Romania from the Russian invaders. But still, allying with Nazi Germany was a stupid move in my opinion. This lead to having the Americans bomb key cities like Bucharest during the night, killing loads of civilians. Thanks a lot, America ! With the war finally over, Russia took over Romania. They imposed the Russian language and Cyrillic alphabet. Speaking Romanian was practically illegal. A series of violent revolts as well as international pressure finally forced the Russians to leve Romania alone, at least for the time being... In a major dumb-ass move, Romania adopted Communism, believing it would get the country out of poverty and create a more egalitarian society. King Mihai was chased out of the country, and is now living in Switzerland (after the fall of Communism, he has become a beloved popular figure and makes all sorts of appearences). The president was Gheorghe Gheorghiu-Dej. He was succeded by Nicolae Ceausescu, a crazy motherfucker. Ceausescu wanted total and absolute power, without anybody to question his rule. He had the S.E.C.U.R (Romanian Secret Police) kidnap, torture and execute anyone who dared say anything against him or against Communism. Tens of thousands of innocent people were murdered by the Secret Police during Ceausescu's reign of terror. You didn't even have the right to go to church, if you did you'd be fired from your job. Romanians, refusing to abandon their faith, went to church in secret. In 1989, in the city of Timisoara, a student demonstration for freedom and democracy was crushed by the Ceausescu's Secret Police. Hundreds of people were completely massacred. That was more than the Romanians could endure. They made a Revolution to get rid of the tyrants. On December 25 1989, Ceausescu and his wife Elena were found guilty of crimes against humanity and mass-murder, and were executed. In 1990, Romania became a Democracy. Actually, a "Democracy". Ion Iliescu, the "president", was actually a KGB agent and former Ceasescu loyalist. All politicians in the PSD (Social-Democrat Party) are in fact Communists. Free Speech is very limited in Romania nowadays and corrution reigns supreme. At a certain point, Emil Constantinescu of the PNTCD (National Countryman Christian-Democratic Party) became president. He was a really good guy and highly intelligent. However, he lacked authority and courage. Iliescu and his partners-in-crime once again took power. With each passing year, the country got poorer and poorer. The education system is terrible. Wave after wave of people flee the country. And the PSD only make the situation worse. Come November, if the Romanians don't smarten up and vote against the PSD, the country's really, REALLY fucked. Hell, it was fucked for 14 years but it will get fucked even deeper... On a side note, Moldova (a region of Romania) separated from Romania in 1991. They're being lead by a Communist regime and it's the poorest country in all of Europe. And the situation in Transnistria is about to explode. I can only pray that Romania and Moldova will re-unite in the near future and get rid of the Communists once and for all... Romania is well-known in the World for two things: vampires and gymnasts. Because of "Dracula", many people will forever believe that we're all vampires. Thankfully, vampires aren't the only thing we're known for, the word "Romania" also seems to be synonymous with Nadia Comaneci, widely considered to be the best female gymnast of all time. Romanian's qualities include intelligence, courage, perseverence and a "never surrender" attitude. They're good at math and computers, as well as lots of electronic stuff. Some of the World's best hackers are Romanians, which is more of a shame to my country than a pride once you think of it... Romanians do have their bad side, however. One of their bad points is fear of change, as evidenced by their keeping in power of the same horrible political party for so many years. Sometimes, they are also far too trustworthy. At times, they are rather intolerant, but it depends on the situation. Another Romanian attribute is holding grudges for a long time; sure we've had problems with the Russians, the Hungarians and the Ukrainians and they did give us a lot of shit. But instead of just holding a grudge, we should find solutions to the said problems and stop thinking that our country will repare itself. Nothing's going to change if we don't repare our situation, and that includes resolving old issues. Christ, I do believe that I have talked way too much about politics and hardships, but it's hard to talk about a country like Romania while turning a blind eye to the political issues.

Wow, interesting stuff! You guys do have the best Gymnasts. But iam sure there has to be atleast one vampire in Translyvania... JK

Thanks, man !

And to tell the truth, there is at least one vampire in Transylvania. Vampirism is deeply encrypted into Romanian mythology. Apprently, vampires are living-dead and are referred to as "Strigoi", meaning "they who scream". To kill a Strigoi, you need to impale him in the heart with either a blade (preferably blessed in Holy Water) or a wooden stake. Sunlight and the sight of Crucifixes weakens them. Some older Strigoi are destroyed by sunlight, but younger, more powerful Strigoi can be unaffected by sunlight and can take human form. To completely destroy a Strigoi, you must unearth his corpse and hammer a wooden spike through his heart, or burn the corpse if you already killed him.

And to Anime fans:
Rumors are widely discredited, but some Romanians claim that Vlad the Impaler actually DID have a son, and he ctually named him Alucard, which is the word "Dracula" spelled backwards. However, I'm sure they were just bored and watched too much Hellsing...Either that or their minds aren't functioning properly...

Scorpion_Ninja987 Wrote: Thanks, man ! And to tell the truth, there is at least one vampire in Transylvania. Vampirism is deeply encrypted into Romanian mythology. Apprently, vampires are living-dead and are referred to as "Strigoi", meaning "they who scream". To kill a Strigoi, you need to impale him in the heart with either a blade (preferably blessed in Holy Water) or a wooden stake. Sunlight and the sight of Crucifixes weakens them. Some older Strigoi are destroyed by sunlight, but younger, more powerful Strigoi can be unaffected by sunlight and can take human form. To completely destroy a Strigoi, you must unearth his corpse and hammer a wooden spike through his heart, or burn the corpse if you already killed him. And to Anime fans: Rumors are widely discredited, but some Romanians claim that Vlad the Impaler actually DID have a son, and he ctually named him Alucard, which is the word "Dracula" spelled backwards. However, I'm sure they were just bored and watched too much Hellsing...Either that or their minds aren't functioning properly...

Pretty cool. Well the children in Translyvania, i assume, are all well behaved. Their parents probably tell them "if u misbehave i will take you to a Strigoi"....lmao.
And if the children of the "Strigois" misbeahve their parents probably say:"if u misbehave Van Helsing will come after you"....LMAO!!

Afghanblade Wrote: Scorpion_Ninja987 Wrote: Thanks, man ! And to tell the truth, there is at least one vampire in Transylvania. Vampirism is deeply encrypted into Romanian mythology. Apprently, vampires are living-dead and are referred to as "Strigoi", meaning "they who scream". To kill a Strigoi, you need to impale him in the heart with either a blade (preferably blessed in Holy Water) or a wooden stake. Sunlight and the sight of Crucifixes weakens them. Some older Strigoi are destroyed by sunlight, but younger, more powerful Strigoi can be unaffected by sunlight and can take human form. To completely destroy a Strigoi, you must unearth his corpse and hammer a wooden spike through his heart, or burn the corpse if you already killed him. And to Anime fans: Rumors are widely discredited, but some Romanians claim that Vlad the Impaler actually DID have a son, and he ctually named him Alucard, which is the word "Dracula" spelled backwards. However, I'm sure they were just bored and watched too much Hellsing...Either that or their minds aren't functioning properly... Pretty cool. Well the children in Translyvania, i assume, are all well behaved. Their parents probably tell them "if u misbehave i will take you to a Strigoi"....lmao. And if the children of the "Strigois" misbeahve their parents probably say:"if u misbehave Van Helsing will come after you"....LMAO!!

ROTFL !!!
Dude, I actually laughed when I read this ! My mom got scared and asked me why I was laughing so hard !

I'm Argentinean... We speak spanish, only slightly different from Spain... (most spanish countries have their own little particulaity, that's what I like about spanish)

In Arg. the weather/land is VERY different throuou... since it extends "vertically" in the map. To he west there are mountains, to the east coast, to the north desserts, to the south glaciars..
in the middle there are a LOT of grassy plains..
to the north there is also one of the biggest waterfalls (iguazu, or Iguaçu in portugese) that we share with Brazil and Paraguay

No reare traditional customes, culturally, it's like every other western country.. REGARDLESS what the Tv shows say.. south and central america (and Mexico) ARE Like every other western country...

The people here: well... depends where u go...
I;m from Buenos Aires.. the capital... People here can be nice... others can be pricks... there is what is called a "grasa"...(no, not cause they are greasy...) which is the type of argentinean that gives us the bad reputation.. of being cocky and assholes...
These people (brief male description) ussualy have longish hair.. wear expensive clothing (but onlyt 1 piece.. cause they used all their money on some stupid overpriced brand name) and they think they are better than anyone else... and tey cut EVERY LINE THEY SEE!!! ussually 17-40 yrs old... they are cheap and cheesy... If they can save 1 penny by arguing 9999 days straight, they'll argue...
On the other part... MOST people are nice, specially if they don't come from a big city ,..

physically we look like a LOT OF THINGS mixed toghether... there are blonds, redheads, brunettes, black haired... ALL the different kinds of skin tone u can imagine... few anglo-saxons though...
Most people however either look Spanish/Italian (YES!! there are blond italians.. the NY mafia guy stereotype IS NOT True!!! not all italians are even0 CLOSE to that.. most blonds in Arg. are from either spanish or italian backgroud)
Also... you see few people who are 100% black compared to the US.. I was surprised what a big of a deal they made in the US about interratial relationships...
(Ever noticed in most movies and commercials they don't have interratial relationships unless it's a topic???0 (Except that DiGiorno one maybe...)

ANYWAY back to topic.. weather in Buenos aires is rarely even close to 0c... ussually the coler it gets is 5c... while the wormest is 39c.. which is HOT!!!

The national flower is the Seibo (also I think it's Uruguay's)
The national bird is the Hornero, that makes it's nest out of mud and sticks...
I'm not sure what the national animal is... may be the Carpincho (kind of an armadillo), the Argentinean Condor, or the Cougar....

Hi!

I live in Glendalough in Ireland.
Ireland...hmmm....its hot....theres nature everywhere you look....its hot...

We speak English. But wel earn Irish in school, but there are not a lot of people fully fluent in Irish and English. Ireland is around 5 million strong, not alot compared to the U.S or Britain.
Ireland does have civilisation. Dublin is a huge city. Its not all farms and pubs. Although there are quite alot of pubs. Mmmmmm...beer.....
Erm.....Can't really think of anything else except we're having good weather lately. So i'll just go on about my pets. I have a cat and a Dog. Whoadey and Elmo. Whoadey is white with a little brown and black and fully grown and is about 3 times the size of the dog, Elmo. Elmo is a Maltese puppy and is pure white. Well....c-ya.....

I live in the U.S. and I love it. But every year, I spend a great deal of time in my father's country of Morocco. This is a very differentt culture where rules are governed based more on religion. I spend time with my family, then we travel to Mecca for Ramadan. Although I don't see myself as very religous, I do realize that I was born and raised in the Islamic way. Unfortunately, I will not visit this year as I am making a career move. Even at my age, I had to get permission from my father to miss Ramadan. In my culture, the father makes all the decisions and parents are treated as kings and queens. I encourage all of you to check out various qualities and resources that Morocco provides. It is not a country that breeds terrorists as some may seem.

This is a great thread, I learned about many different countries. I know that some people Afghanastan are not that bad, New Zealand looks like a beautiful place, when I retire I plan to visit there. I never knew Israel had alot of water in it, and Romania sounds like a cool place.

Canadaians and Americans may have some "beef" slang word for problems to any foreign guy who didn't know. But I don't have any issues with them, hell we share Niagra Falls with them and I'm proud to be a neibor to them, I just hope that the other countries don't look at us as bad people beacause there are many great people that live here.

If anyone has any questions about New York, and about the people here I would be glad to answer.

I have a question to all the people from foreign countries, what is your general perspective on Americans? And what are great places to go in your country to have fun?

molsen81 Wrote: I live in the U.S. and I love it. But every year, I spend a great deal of time in my father's country of Morocco. This is a very differentt culture where rules are governed based more on religion. I spend time with my family, then we travel to Mecca for Ramadan. Although I don't see myself as very religous, I do realize that I was born and raised in the Islamic way. Unfortunately, I will not visit this year as I am making a career move. Even at my age, I had to get permission from my father to miss Ramadan. In my culture, the father makes all the decisions and parents are treated as kings and queens. I encourage all of you to check out various qualities and resources that Morocco provides. It is not a country that breeds terrorists as some may seem.

Never been to mecca.....but love to go there one day.

Afghanblade wrote:

Never been to mecca.....but love to go there one day.


You should visit Dubai as well. Its like a modern city in the Middle East. Very strange!

molsen81 Wrote: Afghanblade wrote: Never been to mecca.....but love to go there one day. You should visit Dubai as well. Its like a modern city in the Middle East. Very strange!

Yup, seen pictures of Dubai and it looks like a marvelous place.