What we don't know about your country

[ZonerZ]

Alot of Americans won't touch a gun, drink, or shout insults about other people's ethnicity. Alot of the American stereotypes I hear sound like they actually came from the Confederate States of America, which doesn't exist anymore. Weird thing is, these days alot of those stereotypes seem to fit the northern states better than the southern.

 

[SamuelT]

In the neterlands half of the populace, and the greatest urban centers, exist under the water level.

Wait, people know this already...

 

[grimsprice]

Australia, the deadly looking animals will kill you.

The cute looking animals will kill you horribly.

dont you guys have poisonous daffodils down under? name one animal type that you dont have a poisonous version of.

 

[Arsen]

America -

We aren't all fat.
Some of us notice the shite in our culture (Kanye West, The Hills, etc)
The Confederate Flag is honorable.
Not everyone in the south is a mentally ill smorgasboard of insufficient DNA.
Los Angeles is a horrible and by no means represents true, honorable American culture.
Not all the Native Americans are dead. Some of them hide in "white man DNA". ^_-
"White America" is not truly as racist as we are portrayed as. We have to constantly defend ourselves against so much political correcness it isn't even funny.
Contrary to popular opinion, we have many good writers.
The Bible Belt is not as unintelligent as one might think or from what they have heard. It's just that some tend to label anyone religious as an idiot right off the bat.

 

[Soxafloppin]

not every one from northern ireland is

1.Ginger
2. An alcoholic
3. A great fighter
4. A wife beater
5. A Potatoe enthusiast.

 

[LimeJester]

Insulin was invented in Canada. Diabetics of the world, you're welcome.

 

[black-magic]

Canada DOES have a miltary, and yes, we will kick your ass.

On a more serious note, the M1 Gerand was created by a Canadian, at an American Springfield armory.

 

[LimeJester]

Did anybody know that here in the UK, the monarch is the owner of all whales (not the country, the actual species)? It's true, all whales are owned by the king or queen of the United Kingdom. Which means those damn Japanese fishing bastards had better watch out during the next state visit to Asia...

And here's the proof [http://www.statutelaw.gov.uk/content.aspx?ActiveTextDocId=1517624], if anyone was wondering. Dates back to 1322, apparently.

The law does say "within the Realm", I'm no lawyer but I would assume that means within the British empire. So any whales in international, or non-British controlled waters wouldn't be the property of the King / Queen, or at least that is how I'm reading it.

 

[lacktheknack]

Canada, did you know that the Bloc Quebecois are the most useless popular party?

 

[LewsTherin]

Canada, did you know that the Bloc Quebecois are the most useless popular party?

Oh, we know. Let's try and get enough votes to separate, BUT ONLY PUT OURSELVES ON THE BALLOT OF ONE PROVINCE.

That being said the usually do manage to win Quebec over almost all the time.

 

[PerfectCherryBlossom]

Sweden:

We invented the computer mouse.

 

[Sweep117]

Canada

Basketball was invented by Canadian Dr. James Naismith.
The Avro Arrow, the world's first fighter jet, was created by Canadians in 1959.
Canadians are generally awesome.

 

[MetalBride]

Drop Bears don't exist.... but don't worry we have plenty of other killer animals here =D so you can have you fun tourist death another way... maybe a red kangaroo will attack your car....


trust me its not fun it scares the shit out of ya cause F**K they are huge i still have nightmares...

 

[Gigawolf1]

England once used a picture of Oliver Cromwell in a foriegn office while meeting with Irish diplomats. Apparently the Irish didn't like that...


For those who don't know, Cromwell went to ireland and massacred a good deal of the population for being catholic

Cromwell is now my role model

Weren't you the guy who was threatened and beaten because he was an atheist? Cromwell killed large numbers of people because he thought their beliefs were wrong. It's kind of the same thing, except on a much larger scale.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oliver_Cromwell#Irish_Campaign:_1649.E2.80.931650

Alright, Canada:

1. Canada has worked on numerous weapons of mass destruction (usually alongside the US and Britain), and also worked to have all such weapons banned.

2. The following were made by Canadians (or in Canada): Insulin treatment, IMAX, Blackberry, Standard Time, Pulped Wood Paper, the G-suit. And many more.

3. Numerous Canadian actors and actresses have taken centre stage in America, and some of the best-known comedians are Canadian. Mary Pickford, once known as America's Sweetheart, was also a Canadian.

4. Canada is the second-largest country by size, but has a small population density. Most people live within a short distance of America.

 

[Sweep117]

Sweden:

We invented the computer mouse.

Actually, it's an American invention. Douglas Engelbart to be precise. Though the Canadian Military invented the trackball with a bowling ball in the 50s but didn't patent it as it was a secret military op.

 

[TheBlobThing]

Sweden.
We all love making fun of our king.
We say 'thank you' a lot.
We don't wear shoes indoors.
On the bus, two complete strangers won't sit next to each other unless there are no other seats empty. We enjoy our personal space.
We tend to be forgiving towards foreigners who have trouble with our language.
Between 6th and 10th grade it is compulsory to read a third language (besides Sw and En); German, French or Spanish. I took French, and lately I have also studied Italian and Japanese.


We're generally a bit taller and a bit paler than the rest of the world.
The ladies are -not- always blonde, though it is TRUE that we're usually unnecessarily humble and a bit uptight.

Denmark same as the above EXCEPT:

We have no King, only a queen. Only left wingers make fun of her.
We are NOT forgiving to anything foreign. 1 in 10 Danish people vote for the extreme right wing party. At least half of the population thinks the racist drivel spouted by the aforementioned party is completely common and not in the slightest racist.

We are really cruel and cold towards each other. Like the personal space above, just worse. We also lack the humbleness of the Swedes. Were it not for the high unemployment, I'd love to live in Sweden.

 

[LitigationJackson]

wait, so Canada came up with projecting a movie on to a very large screen?
wait, so somebody had to actually INVENT projecting a movie on to a large screen?
i thought it was just the next logical step

 

[SecretTacoNinja]

In Gloucestershire, everyone is in fact inbred.

Also the majority of people can't speak the Queen's English for shit.