Things about your country that make you proud
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we have a lot of known bands: in flames, abba, roxette, soilwork, dark tranquility etc etc
we made Volvo
we invented DYNAMITE!
yup good ol' Sweden
we have a lot of known bands: in flames, abba, roxette, soilwork, dark tranquility etc etc
we made Volvo
we invented DYNAMITE!
yup good ol' Sweden
hey thats us!Shycte said:
We gave birth to the greatest philosophers of all times, we had the greatest compositors of the modern age, our engineers pioneered the greatest advances in machinery, construction and architecture, as well as industry, we had the greatest leaders and politicians of there age, uniting houndreds of city states and duchies into a global power, military we challenged an won World powers, we may had only a few colonies, but they were the most advanced of their time, where Britain destroyed, we build, where France dominated, we educated, where Spain and Portugal expanded, we consolidated. We reached the pinnacle of Human achievement and then we fell, like only Angels before could have known.
I love my Germany and it's story.
I love my Germany and it's story.
Northern Ireland-
We gave the world William Thomson (Lord Kelvin, of the Kelvin Scale), C S Lewis, Liam Neeson, Kenneth Branagh, Sam Neill, and half of Snow Patrol.
We also have rain down to a fine art.
We gave the world William Thomson (Lord Kelvin, of the Kelvin Scale), C S Lewis, Liam Neeson, Kenneth Branagh, Sam Neill, and half of Snow Patrol.
We also have rain down to a fine art.
Germany? Are you shitting me?CorvinBlack said:
Marx, Hegel, Nietszche, a bunch of fascists, Kant...
NO.
And Wittgenstein was an Austrian.
I'm actually somewhat proud of American philosophy, because it pays proper respect to our British philosophical overlords.
How can someone not love Kant!? Have you even read them!? I dont insist to read them in original German, but still - those man had a greater impact on modern society then any philosophers before. I might dislike Nietzche and Marx, but you cannot deny their impact. Also, you didn't say who you would prefer.Seanchaidh said:
And none of them were fascist.
traceur_ said:
Truth: see Tim Minchin.
England, it's just great, I couldn't imagine living anywhere else.
For Canada I would have to say that part of it has to do with so many people's misconception about it. Things that people think suck but are actually amazing, like our armed forces are extremely involved in most the wars past and present even if they don't get as much admiration from other countries for it.
Netherlands:
We were the first country in the world to "abondon" their king and formed one of worlds first republics (1581)The arguments we used against are king are very similar to those used in the French and American revolutions and the Declaration of Independence is said to be bases on our "Act of Abandonment"
After doing this we became the world's greates naval and economic power, defeating the English in three wars (in one of these our greatest admiral even sailed up the river Thames and burned the English fleet as it was at dock at Chatham. Amsterdam had the world's first ever stock exchange and we laid the foundation for many economic principals still used today.
We also became the most tolerant and free country in the world where arts and culture flousrished as people from all over the world came to the Republic of the Seven United Netherlands to seek refuge from racial and religious prosecution.
Nowadays this legacy continous. Examples of these are gay rights and the "legalisation" of drugs (which is a good thing, very low addiction rates and a lot of control over drug culture) and legalized prostitution.
And dont forget.. we are one of the smallest countries in the world.. see if you can beat that, rest of the world...
We were the first country in the world to "abondon" their king and formed one of worlds first republics (1581)The arguments we used against are king are very similar to those used in the French and American revolutions and the Declaration of Independence is said to be bases on our "Act of Abandonment"
After doing this we became the world's greates naval and economic power, defeating the English in three wars (in one of these our greatest admiral even sailed up the river Thames and burned the English fleet as it was at dock at Chatham. Amsterdam had the world's first ever stock exchange and we laid the foundation for many economic principals still used today.
We also became the most tolerant and free country in the world where arts and culture flousrished as people from all over the world came to the Republic of the Seven United Netherlands to seek refuge from racial and religious prosecution.
Nowadays this legacy continous. Examples of these are gay rights and the "legalisation" of drugs (which is a good thing, very low addiction rates and a lot of control over drug culture) and legalized prostitution.
And dont forget.. we are one of the smallest countries in the world.. see if you can beat that, rest of the world...
i live in england which sucks........
yep thats about it.....
we are close to ireland, thats about the only good point
yep thats about it.....
we are close to ireland, thats about the only good point
Greece
I am proud of the ancie... haaa got you there!
I'm not proud of Greece's ancient history. Because, get this, it has NO CONNECTION to Modern Greece! Most countries have existed for centuries now and can say that they have such a thing as a modern history...
Did you know that Greece only became "Greece" in 1828? Before that, Hellenic Space (the geographical concept of Greece) was conquered by Ottomans, before that by Byzantines (Eastern Romans), before that by Romans, before that by Macedonians... before that...
Right. There had never been a true Greece! City-states of old only had religion (Olympian Gods) and many different dialects of the same language to unite them. An Athenian wasn't a greek, he was an athenian with greek education. I've heard people talk of a Greek Empire, but no...
Yeah as you can see, I hate stereotypes concerning greek history. Greece has definitely no resemblance to what Ancient Athens might have looked like... our Ottoman relics though, those that really are part of Greece's modern identity... some of them I do like.
Can't beat souvlaki, mousakas, or bouzouki!!
I am proud of the ancie... haaa got you there!
I'm not proud of Greece's ancient history. Because, get this, it has NO CONNECTION to Modern Greece! Most countries have existed for centuries now and can say that they have such a thing as a modern history...
Did you know that Greece only became "Greece" in 1828? Before that, Hellenic Space (the geographical concept of Greece) was conquered by Ottomans, before that by Byzantines (Eastern Romans), before that by Romans, before that by Macedonians... before that...
Right. There had never been a true Greece! City-states of old only had religion (Olympian Gods) and many different dialects of the same language to unite them. An Athenian wasn't a greek, he was an athenian with greek education. I've heard people talk of a Greek Empire, but no...
Yeah as you can see, I hate stereotypes concerning greek history. Greece has definitely no resemblance to what Ancient Athens might have looked like... our Ottoman relics though, those that really are part of Greece's modern identity... some of them I do like.
Can't beat souvlaki, mousakas, or bouzouki!!
How and why would you piss off a wombat?deadman91 said:
Topicwise- USA-I like that all the states are different, and quirky. It makes it really fun to go road tripping. It is like every state is their own little country where things are different but the same as well. I have always thought that was neat. I have been to every state except for Hawaii and Alaska.