X Freaks Forum
Offtopic => Offtopic => Topic started by: MIHO on October 26, 2008, 03:55:40 PM
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As the topic title says!
What are the national prides of X freaks?
I'm from Belgium (as you all know XDDD) and I LOVE the food. Belgian food is the best! (For example: fries, chocolate, ... OM NOM NOM)
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I'm from Finland, so I must say Tuomas Holopainen and Jean Sibelius.
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Lord of the Rings, All Blacks and.....sheep! Ha Guess what country I live in!
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I'm from Australia and I'm proud of the fact that we're both a continent and a country. YOU HEAR THAT, EUROPE?! THAT MAKES US SUPERIOR!
Honestly I'm terribly unpatriotic and can't think of a single thing to be proud of. This place is just BORING :(
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Kangaroos? :D
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Well I'm form England, so can't really think of much, apart from Pink Floyd and the Sunday Roast :D
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Terrorism :P
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Oh, if I was British I'd be proud of... err.. no, wait.. if I was Irish, I'd be proud of Lord Wellington! :D Sir Arthur Wellesley... 1st Duke of Wellington. General in British army in the wars with Napoleon Bonaparte. :3
But I'm not Irish nor British... so... hmm.. there's nothing to be proud of here. ><
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IKEA and ABBA 8)
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Honestly I'm terribly unpatriotic and can't think of a single thing to be proud of. This place is just BORING :(
OUR CRICKET TEAM!!! Apart from the tour of India... :P
Um... Oh! Our PM is called Kevin Rudd. KEVIN! :D
AC/DC... :)
... Vegemite...? Weetbix?
Okay... I'm out... :P
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IKEA and ABBA 8)
IKEA hotdogs are the best hotdogs EVER. Seruously.
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But...I don't have a country :(
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But...I don't have a country :(
Then what are you? A mermaid? XDD
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I'M A FERRET R U BLIND?
I mean, I feel (national) pride for four countries - and I've only lived in three of those - so yeah lol.
Estonia: Is where I was born, I love the country and the culture all around.
Germany: Germans are hilarious, everyone who says otherwise is a big fat liar and jealous. We have scientists, inventors and stuff, shit yeah.
Austria: We have Schnitzel. Austrians are even more hilarious than Germans and very laid back. We have Mozart, shit yeah.
Russia: Where my momma was born. Of all the nations, Russians are the nicest people I've ever had the pleasure to meet. We also have the best/funniest curses, no one can compete, sorry.
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^ LOL!!!
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I'm from Australia and I'm proud of the fact that we're both a continent and a country. YOU HEAR THAT, EUROPE?! THAT MAKES US SUPERIOR!
Honestly I'm terribly unpatriotic and can't think of a single thing to be proud of. This place is just BORING :(
If I was from Australia I would be very proud of them...
(http://img.hipersonica.com/2008/01/acdc.jpg)
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Having one of the finest beers in the world. :)
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Having one of the finest beers in the world. :)
heh,one of the finest beers? xD We have the best beer all over the world xD
and historic center of our capital city(Prague) where i live makes me really proud:)
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I didn't want to show off, of course I think WE have the best beer but I thought it would sound more nice if I say 'one of the' ;)
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Kangaroos? :D
We eat them here. *is glad she's vegetarian*
Friday: HELL YES, KEVIN 07! Too bad he's going to censor our intertubes and charge us hundreds of dollars with his new green tax >_> Bah. *passes you some Tim Tams*
(http://img.hipersonica.com/2008/01/acdc.jpg)
Oh God, those pale little chicken legs are going to haunt my dreams :(
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I didn't want to show off, of course I think WE have the best beer but I thought it would sound more nice if I say 'one of the' ;)
tseh,you don´t understand it xD Czech beer is the best one xD Pilsen Urquel rulez xD
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Seems like none of you have tried Estonian beer xD
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Shakespeare! Who was probably Sir Francis Bacon; lol.
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our culture,history,language are our treasures
i come from china~
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our culture,history,language are our treasures
i come from china~
You have tons to be proud of! I want to go to China, but I would have to spend at least a year traveling around there!
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People power 1, year 1986 - overthrowing of a 20-year dictator through peaceful means
being democratic and hospitable, the sceneries and diverse cultures
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our culture,history,language are our treasures
i come from china~
i like china,it´s really beautiful,i was there in March*in love*
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I from France,in the north (Yes,the ch'tis XDDD)
Hum well :-\
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As I'm from Finland, and a bit nerdy I'd say
NOKIA
and our endless list of pro conductors (and Sibelius)
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Okay, I'll add some more to the list. I'm proud that sweden has:
X Japan
Queen
Pocky
Awesome street fashion
Aerosmith
Lovely food we can call our own
OH SORRY WE HAVE NONE OF THOSE 8)
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Okay, I'll add some more to the list. I'm proud that sweden has:
X Japan
Queen
Pocky
Awesome street fashion
Aerosmith
Lovely food we can call our own
OH SORRY WE HAVE NONE OF THOSE 8)
Well, you do have In Flames and Evergrey ;P
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Well, you do have In Flames and Evergrey ;P
Yeah well you have Nightwish....old nightwish
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Lovely food we can call our own
OH SORRY WE HAVE NONE OF THOSE 8)
Smorgasbord, baby! Don't forget about the smorgasbord! :P
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Well, you do have In Flames and Evergrey ;P
Yeah well you have Nightwish....old nightwish
Indeed we do, but you have a part of the new Nightwish :P
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Huh... our scientists and our comedians. But apart from this..?
Scorpions, Doro and Rammstein are from here, but I'm no fan of those, haha!
Damn, I cannot think of anything special. Döner- and fry-eating nazis? RAF? Living in a country which is often reduced to Bavaria from people of other countries? *sarcasm* :D
Our educational system must have been great... once upon a time... We also had great writers, I think. But right now I have the feeling, my country doesn't really have a face. ???
OH! But the Brothers Grimm came from this area here, when I'm not wrong. And without them Yoshiki might never have been Cinderella! ;D
Oh, and how could I forget about Thüringer Bratwurst?! <3 And dark bread?! And Eisbein?! WURST!!! <333 nom nom nom
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You have Tokio Hotel and Cinema Bizarre
Belgium also has great chocolate *o*
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omg how could I forget Döner
^ You have Tokio Hotel and Cinema Bizarre
What makes you proud of your country?
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omg how could I forget Döner
^ You have Tokio Hotel and Cinema Bizarre
What makes you proud of your country?
I was just kidding!! XDD
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Belgium also has great chocolate *o*
Agreed. Aside from that I'm not sure. We're also a famous beer country, but I don't actually drink beer XD.
I mainly love Belgium on an artistic level. We had some awesome painters (Ensor, Magritte, Spilliaert, ...) and architects (Henri van de Velde and Victor Horta).
The cities Brussels and Ghent make me proud, because I LOVE THEM.
Err... Jean-Claude Van Damme? XD
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I was just kidding!! XDD
I know :P Me too actually, I don't hate TH (I actually think they're kinda hilarious, German comedienz~)
Err... Jean-Claude Van Damme? XD
Damn. Well, at least Austria can claim the Terminator.
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@ the Finns: Sauna? XD
Udo Kier!
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The Finns have Hanoi Rocks.. Just a suggestion ;D
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@ the Finns: Sauna? XD
Don't they dare to take all the glory:
Although the culture of sauna nowadays is more or less related to Finnish culture, it's important to note that the evolution of sauna has happened around the same time both in Finland and the Baltic countries sharing the same meaning and importance of sauna in daily life. The same sauna culture is shared in both places still to this day.
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Err... Jean-Claude Van Damme? XD
Damn. Well, at least Austria can claim the Terminator.
Arnie > Jean-Claude!
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@ the Finns: Sauna? XD
Don't they dare to take all the glory:
Although the culture of sauna nowadays is more or less related to Finnish culture, it's important to note that the evolution of sauna has happened around the same time both in Finland and the Baltic countries sharing the same meaning and importance of sauna in daily life. The same sauna culture is shared in both places still to this day.
You ripped off Kalevala, our national anthem and our language, and now you're stealing sauna too! ,|,,
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Who ripped off who :D
Besides, Kalevala describes events that have happened in Estonia, so I imagine it's at least partly true, in which case you can't call it ripping off :P
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Who ripped off who :D
Besides, Kalevala describes events that have happened in Estonia, so I imagine it's at least partly true, in which case you can't call it ripping off :P
What in it happened in Estonia? And well, I guess it's as true as Jesus and his pals stories, except that there are at least some evidence that a guy named Jesus has existed. :P Kalevala is old Finnish folklore collected by Elias Lönnrot from Finnish people (plus he added some own stuff).
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The Kaali meteor for example.
Finnish mythology has stories that may describe happenings of Kaali, one of them in runes 47, 48 and 49 of the Kalevala epic. Louhi, the evil wizard steals the Sun and fire from people, causing total darkness. Ukko, the god of sky orders a new Sun to be made from a sparkle. The virgin of the air starts to make a new Sun, but the sparkle drops from the sky and hits the ground. This spark goes to an "Aluen" or "Kalevan"[2] lake and causes its water to rise. Finnish heroes see the ball of fire falling somewhere "behind the Neva river" (the direction of Estonia from Karelia). The heroes head that direction to seek fire, and they finally gather flames from a forest fire.
And usually folklore is just a heavily exaggerated true story
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The Kaali meteor for example.
Finnish mythology has stories that may describe happenings of Kaali, one of them in runes 47, 48 and 49 of the Kalevala epic. Louhi, the evil wizard steals the Sun and fire from people, causing total darkness. Ukko, the god of sky orders a new Sun to be made from a sparkle. The virgin of the air starts to make a new Sun, but the sparkle drops from the sky and hits the ground. This spark goes to an "Aluen" or "Kalevan"[2] lake and causes its water to rise. Finnish heroes see the ball of fire falling somewhere "behind the Neva river" (the direction of Estonia from Karelia). The heroes head that direction to seek fire, and they finally gather flames from a forest fire.
And usually folklore is just a heavily exaggerated true story
Ok, still that doesn't make the stories any more Estonian ;D And does "the direction of Estonia from Karelia" mean it's in Estonia or Karelia?
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From Karelian viewpoint, it's in Estonia (or in the same direction). And well, you have to admit it's a good explanation :P
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From Karelian viewpoint, it's in Estonia (or in the same direction). And well, you have to admit it's a good explanation :P
Ah ok, so it's about the meteorite that created lake Kaali. It still doesn't make the story really Estonian, if the heroes were Karelian. A meteorite large enough to create a lake would've been seen in Finland too, especially since Karelia was a part of Finland back then. It's still a story told by the Finns, and the stories were collected from Finns. So I dunno what's the point in this, unless Kaleva poek (or whatever it's called) is totally different from what I've understood.
EDIT: And you definitely ripped off our national anthem ;D
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Well, our folklore has also been collected from our own people so... :P
And the guy who wrote the tune to Maamme was a German immigrant of Swedish origin so bleh! :D
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And the guy who wrote the tune to Maamme was a German immigrant of Swedish origin so bleh! :D
I know, but we had it before you so bleh! ;D
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Our speedskaters :-*
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first thing that comes into my mind: beer... really o.o" I tried beers of some other countries.. but I still think german beer is great^^" ... and.. hmmmmmm... berlin, I love this city xD and döner of course^^
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Malaysia... Hmm. I'm really sure, we have a few races and we could speak like more than 3 languages(For me I can speak like 4 or 5)? o.o
Oh yeah the food's nice too. =3
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Hanoi Rocks! (X covered them once! And they inspired GN'R and many glam bands)
Nightwish! (both old and new, Anette isn't too bad even though her voice isn't as heavy metal-ish as Tarja's)
High suicide rates!
And they say it's a lottery win to be born in Finland. ::)
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I envy Hanoi Rocks.... damn, Finish bands ROCK....! >< <3 And true that... plus whatever anybody says, Jack Sparrow is actually ANDY McCOY!!!!!!!!!! You know what I mean! ><
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Oh, if I was British I'd be proud of... err.. no, wait.. if I was Irish, I'd be proud of Lord Wellington! :D Sir Arthur Wellesley... 1st Duke of Wellington. General in British army in the wars with Napoleon Bonaparte. :3
But I'm not Irish nor British... so... hmm.. there's nothing to be proud of here. ><
why would you be proud of him if you were Irish!? (not being racist or anything towards England!!)
he was still a traitor against Ireland!
I'm Irish and proud of Guinness, Irish rugby team, Irish music, Potatoes!! and our Language!!
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Belgium has three national languages!!! (damn so do the Swiss T_T)
But our chocolate kicks ass!!!
....So do the Swiss, too! :P *munches chocolate*
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Tintin is awesome!
Though she isn't Belgian, I'm proud of the fact that Audrey Hepburn was born here XD.
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Don't underestimate Tintin. He's the man.
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Why does everyone like Tintin? He's annoying... like many Belgian comic book heroes -_-'
Give me mangas any day, in most cases the art skillz are way better, and the plots more interesting...
How 'bout reading a book? Plenty of good Dutch/Belgian writers to enjoy.
I'm Irish and proud of Guinness, Irish rugby team, Irish music, Potatoes!! and our Language!!
I love Guinness, especially the kind they only sell in Holland, Belgium and Luxembourg (I believe it's Guinness special export extra stout or something like that). Plus Thin Lizzy, Rory Gallagher and Gary Moore are all Irish (although Gary's from the northern part) so plenty to be proud of methinks.
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Why does everyone like Tintin? He's annoying... like many Belgian comic book heroes -_-'
Give me mangas any day, in most cases the art skillz are way better, and the plots more interesting...
Haha, I don't like most manga (don't get me wrong, I love some too!) because I find the art style is awfully repetitive and often the plots too. In my opinion Tintin is one of the best things that's ever come out of Belgium. Every time I read them I find new layers in the humour that I didn't see before, it's awesome.
How 'bout reading a book? Plenty of good Dutch/Belgian writers to enjoy.
Ooh agreed. *studies Dutch and English literature*
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- Jarno Hams (just google him ;D)
- Ad van den Berg (aka Adrian Vandenberg, ex-Whitesnake guitarist. Played in lots of other bands too)
- Vengeance (80s hard rock band)
- Harry Mulisch (writer)
- FEBO (best fastfood in the world)
- Feyenoord (soccer club)
That's about it I think.
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I'm Canadian and... uh... we got Rush... *cough*
Really though, the fact that we're such a small country (people wise; 33 million sounds like a big number, but people wise, it's pretty small) and have been able to make a signifigant impact in medical science, world affairs, sports and entertainment is something I'm proud of. And our booze is good too!
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Awesome! I wish I could travel outside the country more often (my lifetime average at the moment is once a decade) so I could be asked those questions. :D
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Seeing Martin Luther King, Jr's dream is very much alive and still going strong. And knowing our new President's Inauguration was watched world wide!
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geez... this must be the hardest question in this forum. @.@
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geez... this must be the hardest question in this forum. @.@
I'll help :D
Where do you live?
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geez... this must be the hardest question in this forum. @.@
I'll help :D
Where do you live?
:) thank you. I'm a filipino national, with mixed heritage.