Poll: The country you want to know more about
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Ireland.
And more specifically, the Troubles. I figure seeing as my country has spent the last 600 or so years fucking that place up, I'd better learn more about it. Also my dad's side of the family are descended from Irish immigrants, so that has helped boost my interest.
I'm currently educating myself via Wiki, historical films like the one about Micheal Collins, and The Wind That Shakes The Barley. I'm also reading Micheal Collin's biography. My dad also knows quite a lot, so he provides me with bits and bobs of info. I'm also listening to a lot of Irish folk type music too.
I'm also considering doing my dissertation on the subject, in my final year of my History course at uni.
I think I may be going a little over the top with it
And more specifically, the Troubles. I figure seeing as my country has spent the last 600 or so years fucking that place up, I'd better learn more about it. Also my dad's side of the family are descended from Irish immigrants, so that has helped boost my interest.
I'm currently educating myself via Wiki, historical films like the one about Micheal Collins, and The Wind That Shakes The Barley. I'm also reading Micheal Collin's biography. My dad also knows quite a lot, so he provides me with bits and bobs of info. I'm also listening to a lot of Irish folk type music too.
I'm also considering doing my dissertation on the subject, in my final year of my History course at uni.
I think I may be going a little over the top with it
Too right, they get a lot of bad press, but I have a new found respect for France (well, the French people) after learning about the French Revolution and Napoleon this semester in uni. The Resistance need more acknowledgment.BrotherhoodOfSteel said:
I wouldn't mind learning more about France as well. They get such a bad rep for World War 2 and their usally overshadowed by America and Great Britan.
I want to know more about Australia, even though i live here and have done for the last 19 years (My whole life) I dont know everything there is. You never really know your own country that much... Ive been to all the states except 2, Ive traveled from Darwin to Melbourne, Weipa to Adelaide, and i still havent done it all
I would blame Hollywood and Churchill. Hollywood only shows the American perspective, and Churchill wrote the history books. Plus, he hated De Gaulle, so he was never going to give the French much credit.maddawg IAJI said:
I would like to know more about the Roman Civil War, my knowledge of the Roman Empire is pretty good, but the Civil War presents a noteable vacumn in my knowledge.
The OP may want to change the poll, the title says which country do you want to know about, the poll offers continents, and people are answering historical questions.
To answer the topic directly, i would like to learn more about European culture. I have a freind who is doing European studies, and it seems pretty interesting. The British have always viewed themselves culturally as "seperate" from Europe, besides the odd invasion attempt, there is not a huge amount of interaction between Britain and her continental neighbours. Since the European countries are coming closer together, it might be time to learn a bit about them. I could go on and on about American culture and politics, but i know very little about France and Germany say, dispite the fact they are right next to us.Considering we share common politics, law and economics with them, it would make sense if we shifted our attention towards them.
I too have Irish heritige on my dads side. My interest in Ireland however has been more drawn towards my clan's history in Ireland, which is pretty impressive, and goes back as far as 300AD.Wadders said:
Ahh, I see you're from the NW, My dad's from Manchester, lots of people in the NW have Irish heritage, as I'm sure ya knowNickolai77 said:
Clan history sounds very interesting, I'd imagine you can trace that sort of thing back pretty far.
The island of Haiti was owned by the French, but about the time of the French revolution, all the slaves on the island rebelled and took over the island for themselves. Probably not the one you're on about though, as it's no where in near Africa. Still interesting stuff however.bleachigo10 said:
I wouldnt mind learning a bit more about Africa, actually. It would be nice to learn about the tribes of savages and cannibals and the like.
I think you're thinking of Haiti, I recommend you check the Wiki-page for Haiti.bleachigo10 said:
Anyways...
As a finnish dude I find Australia and New Zealand the most interesting nations at this moment in time's continuum. I can't explain clearly why but those are the 2 nations I'd like to visit/move into the most at this moment.
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It's "Hakkaa päälle pohjanpoika!" and I'd translate it to " Beat them up son of Bottom"
"Bottom" historically refers to the "bottom end" of Gulf of Bothnia and the finnish people living around it. The singular form in this context can be taken as plural.
...there, a slightly boring translation. Altho I have to say that the literal translation would be "Bottom boy" but the english connotations for that term are quite different... so I prefer "Boy of Bottom" ; )