It's a start... But we'll need king Frederick's permission and GOLD. Lots of GOLD mwahahahahaha.Naheal said:
Describe your Country to a Tourist
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Ah, Canada. What to say about Canada? Well, we're so multi-cultural you'll think we're a continent, for one. Seriously. Newfoundland, you've got booze. PEI, you've got potatoes. Nova Scotia, you've got some of the best seafood in the world (No, seriously. Canada has some of the highest food standards in the world). New Brunswick, you've got a bunch of damn trees. Quebec, you've got the French. Ontario, you've got the pakistani cab drivers and teh government. Saskatchewan you have the farmers. Manitoba, the Metis. Alberta you've got the big companies, and BC you've got the asians and the weed. On top of that, BC and Nova Scotia are some of the most naturally beautiful places you'll ever see. In the East you've got the friendlies people alive and in the West, you've got some really nice people. However, in the Middle, you've got a bunch of dicks. Each province has a distinct culture based on who founded/cultivated the land (Scottish and French for Nova Scotia, Irish for Newfoundland and PEI, French for Quebec, and Manitoba, English and French for New Brunswick, and English for everywhere else.) As well, the Cajuns of the South are descendent of Canadians (les Acadiens, of Nova Scotia/New Brunswick). Finally, we've proven ourselves to be brave, valiant, and deadly in the two world wars. The Germans actually considered us the best soldiers of both wars.
tl;dr Canada is awesome. Come get drunk with us.
*EDIT* Actually, we've just got really good food. Donair, Poutine, Seafood, if you don't come for the booze, the scenery, or the friendly atmosphere, then come for the food.
tl;dr Canada is awesome. Come get drunk with us.
*EDIT* Actually, we've just got really good food. Donair, Poutine, Seafood, if you don't come for the booze, the scenery, or the friendly atmosphere, then come for the food.
Hi there! Since America is very large and wants-to-be in charge, allow me to give you some of my current towns history, and a bit about California along the way instead of an American History lesson!
I live in California, U.S.A! Our State flower is the beautiful little orange Poppy, and the state bird is the, Valley Quail.
Most will recognize this:
The California Bear Flag was first raised in Sonoma, California in 1846 by rebellious white settlers, who declared independence for California, in what came to be known as the Bear Flag revolt. The flag was created by a nephew of Abraham Lincoln, and contained a large "lone star", a caricature of a California grizzly bear, and the words "CALIFORNIA REPUBLIC". The revolt was short-lived. Within months, the United States was at war with Mexico and the bear flag was replaced by the United States flag. A refined version of the flag, with a smaller star and finer rendition of the bear is now the official state flag of California.
The history of California is characterized by several periods: the Native American period; European exploration from 1542 to 1769; the Spanish colonial period, 1769 to 1821; the Mexican period, 1821 to 1848; and statehood in the United States which continues to the present day.
I currently live here:
A small not well-known desert town along the well-known Route 66, called Barstow (even though there had been mining activity for people trying to strike it rich in the 1840's and 1850's, it wasn't truly established until the 1880's), not too far from Vegas and the Mojave Wasteland you've come to know and love, or hate.
It's a small place, and for the most part, not very well-to-do.
This a nice picture of our main street! The rest of it would look lovely too, if they allowed businesses in to drive the economy, but our geniuses on the city-council refuse! Isn't that great (/sarcasm). It's a good ol' boy town, and it helps to know someone to work at the two main job sources, the Fort Irwin base, and BNSF railroad. We are a base/railroad town (in which if one of them shut down, we'd be doomed) with the second largest McDonalds (BLEGH!) in the world, or so they say. If not, then it's certainly the most unique, since the dining rooms are railroad passenger cars! Wooooo! However, most of the long-time , born and raised, locals eat at the Bun Boy (est 1922)!
We also have the Rainbow Basin! This beautiful geological formation shows just how lovely the desert can be.
However, California isn't all cowboys, coyotes, and Joshua trees. It's multicultural, with varying amounts of people all shapes and sizes and plenty of Museums, Spanish Missions, Forests, National Parks, Beaches, snow covered mountains (Or as my Montana husband calls them, 'purple hills'. That smart-mouth), farmers, ranchers, city-dwellers, beach bunnies, surfers,mountain-dwellers, desert rats, and all-around Metal Mulisha douche-bags and their phony skunk-head girlfriends. All walks of life live in California.
The same thing could be said of America as a whole. There are a lot of people that live here that are smart, courageous, polite, and knowledgeable in current events and philosophical on major points of life that should be discussed universally. There are also the people who aren't...*cough* But then again, every country has their problems, issues, dumb-dumbs, and mistakes. Every country has some things that make them great, and some things that they could change for the better!
American has the potential-to-be one of the greatest countries on Earth, with people of all different colors, creeds, orientations, and religions. A giant melting pot of culture, each state is it's own little country, it seems.
(I stress, the 'potential-to-be' part severely. We are not the greatest country on Earth as some like to believe, and we still have to work pretty damn hard on ourselves.)
And that's my brief little History of my current town, and a dash of California history.
=D
I live in California, U.S.A! Our State flower is the beautiful little orange Poppy, and the state bird is the, Valley Quail.
Most will recognize this:
The California Bear Flag was first raised in Sonoma, California in 1846 by rebellious white settlers, who declared independence for California, in what came to be known as the Bear Flag revolt. The flag was created by a nephew of Abraham Lincoln, and contained a large "lone star", a caricature of a California grizzly bear, and the words "CALIFORNIA REPUBLIC". The revolt was short-lived. Within months, the United States was at war with Mexico and the bear flag was replaced by the United States flag. A refined version of the flag, with a smaller star and finer rendition of the bear is now the official state flag of California.
The history of California is characterized by several periods: the Native American period; European exploration from 1542 to 1769; the Spanish colonial period, 1769 to 1821; the Mexican period, 1821 to 1848; and statehood in the United States which continues to the present day.
I currently live here:
A small not well-known desert town along the well-known Route 66, called Barstow (even though there had been mining activity for people trying to strike it rich in the 1840's and 1850's, it wasn't truly established until the 1880's), not too far from Vegas and the Mojave Wasteland you've come to know and love, or hate.
It's a small place, and for the most part, not very well-to-do.
This a nice picture of our main street! The rest of it would look lovely too, if they allowed businesses in to drive the economy, but our geniuses on the city-council refuse! Isn't that great (/sarcasm). It's a good ol' boy town, and it helps to know someone to work at the two main job sources, the Fort Irwin base, and BNSF railroad. We are a base/railroad town (in which if one of them shut down, we'd be doomed) with the second largest McDonalds (BLEGH!) in the world, or so they say. If not, then it's certainly the most unique, since the dining rooms are railroad passenger cars! Wooooo! However, most of the long-time , born and raised, locals eat at the Bun Boy (est 1922)!
We also have the Rainbow Basin! This beautiful geological formation shows just how lovely the desert can be.
However, California isn't all cowboys, coyotes, and Joshua trees. It's multicultural, with varying amounts of people all shapes and sizes and plenty of Museums, Spanish Missions, Forests, National Parks, Beaches, snow covered mountains (Or as my Montana husband calls them, 'purple hills'. That smart-mouth), farmers, ranchers, city-dwellers, beach bunnies, surfers,mountain-dwellers, desert rats, and all-around Metal Mulisha douche-bags and their phony skunk-head girlfriends. All walks of life live in California.
The same thing could be said of America as a whole. There are a lot of people that live here that are smart, courageous, polite, and knowledgeable in current events and philosophical on major points of life that should be discussed universally. There are also the people who aren't...*cough* But then again, every country has their problems, issues, dumb-dumbs, and mistakes. Every country has some things that make them great, and some things that they could change for the better!
American has the potential-to-be one of the greatest countries on Earth, with people of all different colors, creeds, orientations, and religions. A giant melting pot of culture, each state is it's own little country, it seems.
(I stress, the 'potential-to-be' part severely. We are not the greatest country on Earth as some like to believe, and we still have to work pretty damn hard on ourselves.)
And that's my brief little History of my current town, and a dash of California history.
=D
Well then I'm moving to the UK!theriddlen said:Sorry, I'm gonna emigrate there anyway.
Also, there is no me in there, so it's like void.
Come to America, if you value your life and your wallet, stay out of the cities. There are plenty of awesome places outside of cities anyway, museums are boring as shit. Rural food> Avantgard fagmo city food. Plus, you will run into at least 4 rural people who will get drunk with you.
America! Fuck the Cities!
America! Fuck the Cities!
Try living in Denmark.. Basicly the same, just hell of a lot more expensive !GeorgW said:
Your women are better tho.
Uh... duh. I know. Doesn't change the fact that we gots the nature. Someone once described national parks as "America's best idea".bahumat42 said:
The point of the thread is to describe our country for someone who is planning to visit. I did that. Griping about the fact that "we're bigger, so our natural attractions don't count" makes about as much sense as me saying "the UK has a longer, richer history of human activity, so its huge wealth of architecture doesn't count."
Thats a funny thing.emeraldrafael said:
When I visited Canada, I saw way less amount of fat people than in America.
i didnt say there wasnt fat people, just saying its not what ever american is.Stoic raptor said:
WELCOME TO AUSTRALIA!
Here you can ride a Kangaroo to school, live in the bush all the time, have a pet dingo, own an emu, never visit a city, and win at everything!
Here you can ride a Kangaroo to school, live in the bush all the time, have a pet dingo, own an emu, never visit a city, and win at everything!
Holland: we talk funny,love cheese and have no laws concerning drugs (there are laws against it but not enforced) we also have a entirre street full of prostitutes (if you havent figured it out yet I dont realy like my country)