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some time ago one of you ( i wont say who it was ) was very suprised that Poland is where it is. that person said that she allways thought that Poland hasn't got border with Swedenat the Baltic sea, and she thought we are at the west of Germany. funny. lets check what do you know about Europe. each one of you - pick one country and say as much as you know about it. go. |
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Slovenia. I know the capital is Llubljana. |
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good. get more info's - currency, film's. music, art, politics, everything. think ! |
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hey, i just notices you spelled the name wrong :) it's ljubljana. |
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well, Ljubljana. interesting idea for a thread btw...it'd be nice to get to know europe better. i can do italy :) |
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Poland has a port called Gdinya, my polish friend left this morning and is driving back there now as we speak. I am sad. |
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port - Gdynia. good shot, letter mistakes are acceptable. Tolstoyed - do italy, please. |
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denmark: its a peninsula at the north border of germany and right bellow (separated by sea) norway and sweden capital: copenhage other towns: aalborg silkeborg odense for a total of: 43,000 square kilometres football player: michael laudrup, brian laudrup!! |
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France kind of sucks. |
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remember - do not use any web sites, all from head ! nacmat - very good. |
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Romania (rōmān´ēe, -ye) or Rumania , republic (1995 est. pop. 23,198,000), 91,699 sq mi (237,500 sq km), SE Europe. It borders on Hungary in the northwest, on Serbia and Montenegro in the southwest, on Bulgaria in the south, on the Black Sea in the southeast, on Moldova in the northeast, and on Ukraine in the north. Bucharest is the capital and largest city. The Danube River, which forms part of the border with Serbia and Montenegro and almost all of the frontier with Bulgaria, traverses Romania in the southeast; its tributary, the Prut, constitutes most of the border with Moldova and Ukraine. The Carpathian Mts., of which the Transylvanian Alps are a part, cut through Romania in a wide arc from north to southwest; the Carpathians' highest peaks in Romania are Moldoveanu (8,343 ft/2,543 m) and Negoiu (8,317 ft/2,535 m). The country's climate is continental, with hot, dry summers and cold winters; severe droughts are common during the summer. Romania includes seven historic and geographic regions: Walachia , Moldavia , Transylvania , and parts of Bukovina , Crişana-Maramureş , the Dobruja , and the Banat . The great majority of the inhabitants speak Romanian, although there are also sizable minorities speaking Hungarian (8%) and German (2%). Other ethnic groups include Ukrainians, Serbs, Croats, Gypsies, Russians, and Turks. By far the largest religious body is the Romanian Orthodox Church, which is independent of, but similar in dogma to, the Eastern Orthodox Church. There are universities at Braşov, Bucharest, Cluj, Craiova, and Timişoara. From 1948 until 1989, Romania had a Soviet-style command economy in which nearly all agricultural and industrial enterprises were state controlled. During those years, it built an economy based largely on heavy industry. Romania remains one of the poorest European countries. Industry contributes over half of the country's gross national product (GNP) and accounts for one third of the labor force. |
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lol I must admitt I didnt know the area till I lookd for it |
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Wales: Living like a cancerous cyst on the abdomen of England. It's main industries are tourism, being rude to tourists and burning tourists' cottages/caravans. Wales has a colorful history, it's own language and some stunning landscape. Heroin is readily available in Welsh towns such as Cardiff, Swansea or Port Maddock. If you ever fancy a day out, Wales is great for spending the day behind a caravan/trailer on a one lane road. |
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alright, italy. capital:rome - great city (i bet most of you have been there numerous times), great architecture, plenty remains from roman times, coloseum being the biggest (probably). also city of vatican, the holy city with (polish) pope and everything. cultural city all the way...plenty of art exhibitions, music events...basically everything that comes with every big city. then there's rich north of the state with cities like milan (fashion industry), turin (car industry - fiat), bologna. venice, everyone knows this...city full of beautiful canals, squares, churches...famous for a carnival that happens once per year...also a really nice film festival. plenty of other culture events...everyone should visit this city once in their life. more up north there are the alps and apenins, with plenty of beautiful mountain roads, great viewing points, nice scenery. also plenty of ski-fields which turn into mountainbike filelds during summer. south of rome there's napoli - which can look a bit scarry, it's like a city you get to see in some old mafia films...but as a big contrast to the city, not far away there's a beautiful city of sorrento - you can get a boat there and visit an island capri which is really beautiful/make sure you visit out od main tourist season. you can also visit ruins (which are very well preserved) Pompei, it's under the vulcano Vesuvium - you can drive up there as well, if you're interested in seeing the crater...and in a clear day there's a great view on napoli bay. proceeding more to the south, there's pratically nothing but poverty. with only thing worth seeing an island Sicily (and some smaller vulcano - Stromboli islands close to that). sicily is an beautiful island...when you get out of the urban area...into the mountains. also there's a very nice tourist city called Taormina (worth seeing for roman remains). also visit palermo and if you're a fan of Godfather films, corleone (which is a pretty boriing city apart from its name). |
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holland its full of stupid people, including but not exclusive to me |
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it is currently raining in swansea That's all I can come up with I'm afraid =o\ |
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yeah I'm there too! |
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There is no ice (for drinks) in Europe. |
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then there's an islan sardinia - i haven't been there yet, so i can't say much. the scenery is supposed to be nice, with plenty of wild beaches on one sice and plenty of fancy beaches for the rich people. their president (berlusconi) has his place there...supposedly an huge area - he likes to invite other european politicians for spending time there. my favourite place in italy is definitely Tuscany...the scenery is beautiful, very inspirational. beautiful fields, vineyards, great food, vine. awesome. the most popular sport initaly is football (i think), but they also love all kinds of motorsports (ferarri being their pride). in the early summer/spring there's a cool music festival in San Remo, where italian artists compete, but they always invite foreign artists as well - always the biggest names in that year. some of that music is pretty awesome actually... they also have quite some of good electronic artists - most of them being on rephlex (lory d, pasarani, d'archangelo, bochum welt,...). people (well i mainly know people from various gigs) are very nice and friendly...you can get around with english, although it's better if you know some italian - especially in the southern italy and sicily. hmm, what else should i tell you? :) |
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Scotland: A nation that prides itself on cross dressing. |
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I believe Poland uses the potato as currency. |
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that avatar is awesome...makes me laugh every time i think of it. even when im not seeing it. HAHAHA thank you :) |
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No that's Ireland |
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Your pen15 is glowing. |
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apperantly that happened when he tried to whipe it off :) |
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whipe=wipe. ahh |
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:D |
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We're leaving together But still it's farewell And maybe we'll come back To earth, who can tell I guess there is no one to blame We're leaving ground (leaving ground) Will things ever be the same again It's the final countdown... The final countdown Ooh oh |
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Ahh! |
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Doo da loo doo Doo da loo loo loo Doo da loo doo |
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the rain in spain falls mainly on the plain |
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The Netherlands: - Capital is Amsterdam, although I believe the houses of parliment are located in Den Haag - They have a royal family - Four biggest cities are Amsterdam, Rotterdam, Den Haag, Utrecht - Has about 16 million or so people - About 30 percent of the countries is below sea level - Prostitution and Soft Drugs are not exactly legal I don't think, but are tolerated - The Netherlands is bordered by Belgium, and Germany - Main language in The Netherlands is Dutch, but most people speak English - The Netherlands is commonly refered to as Holland, when in fact Holland is just a region of The Netherlands or something :P |
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I dont think amsterdam is the capital |
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hmm, looks like funkmaster wasn't wasting his time over there :) amsterdam (official) the hague (administrative capital) |
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yes it is. |
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the country is divided into 12 provinces - two are called Noord-Holland (North-Holland) and Zuid-Holland (South-Holland), respectively. |
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i can tell you about solidarity, and Lech Walesa. my friend was named after him. |
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yeah, that's what I meant to say! :) |
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