Countries

[Justice]

Tell us a bit about your country and what you think about it. Even if you live in one of the bigger countries we, or at least I, still want to hear what you think about your country rather than just the normal media description. Pictures are always nice too http://forums.ubi.com/groupee_common/emoticons/icon_smile.gif

I'll start with my "country" Føroyar or the Faroe Islands.

We are located here:
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2c/Map_of_faroe_islands_in_europe,_flights_and_ferrie s.png/800px-Map_of_faroe_islands_in_europe,_flights_and_ferrie s.png

and the islands are placed in this daggerish formation:
http://www.web-translations.com/resources/country_guides/Faroe_Islands/map_of_faroe-islands.gif

The Faroes are a small country technically belonging to the Danish Kingdom. But I advice you not to call us Danish anymore than calling a Scotsman English. If you accidentally say a Faroese is Danish, be prepared to run and run quickly.

There are about 50.000 people in the Faroes, meaning that we are no bigger than an average small city. Still most Faroese dream of one day being an independent country, even though there is some disagreement when it comes to when we should become independent. As it is we are more independent than Scotland, but we don't have an army or much of a foreign ministry.

Culturally we are hyperactive compared to our size. We have a metal group called Týr, which likes to remake ancient Faroese folk melodies, here singin one of my favourites Sinklar's vísa (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0I1geB7U5VI&feature=related). There are those like Orka delving into more experimental rock (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y68KfgBzWwc), more traditional rock/trip hop (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rAow5Simzsc&feature=related) if you prefer the band called Clickhaze, brilliant folk singers (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oe4xR8N9f_o) like Hanus G. Johansen, relaxing feel good music like Eyðun og Terji (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=54wlAfuUAPc&feature=related), singer songwriter music like Teitur Lassen (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Dr0WgduMRo) or if you are more into emo punk it is The Dreams you want to listen to (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4fo0OGnvhss). As you might have gathered by now I could go on and on when it comes to Faroese music, we even have our own symphony orchestra. While it might sound strange that 50.000 people produce tons of good quality music it is not quite as incredible as it seems to be. Music lessons are free until you are 20 years old and available to anyone who wants them, many foreign musicians have decided to make the Faroe Islands their home and the fact that we are so few as we are means that everyone who wants to play music gets to play music and has an audience. Even I, playing the tuba, have tried playing with a punk band and a pretty popular folk singer at the most popular festival up here, the G! Festival (http://www.gfestival.fo/), which has gotten very good reviews in for instance Financial Times (http://www.ft.com/cms/s/2/c78c5bb0-7fdf-11df-91b4-00144feabdc0.html), The Guardian (http://www.guardian.co.uk/travel/2010/jan/02/faroe-islands-g-music-festival) and Clash (http://www.clashmusic.com/live-review/g-festival-the-clash-review). The reason for me playing with two so different groups at a festival is not that I am a top notch professional player. I was just available to play and they needed a tuba player.

Music is far from our only culture, but that is what I find most interesting. When it comes to painting we have some dead painters which were quite good but mostly we haven't moved artistically the last 40 years, so I will refrain from torturing you on that area. Some brilliant actors, some brilliant film makers but mostly mediocre. Guess that is the same in most small societies. The one really interesting thing culturally, apart from music, might be our food. We eat dried fish, half rotten fish, pilot whales, sea birds, half rotten sheep meat, sheep intestines filled with blood and flour, sheep heart, head, liver and pretty much whatever sheep you can think of except the marrow and brain due to the possibility of disease.

I probably should mention that Faroese generally are obsessed with football. Personally I hate it and think we are embarrassingly bad at the game, but people insist on mentioning a lot of times we almost won Italy, Germany and other big football nations. Some times we even *gasp* beat Scotland and we beat Austria when they were champions... 20 years ago http://forums.ubi.com/images/smilies/16x16_smiley-indifferent.gif

Pictures:

http://i.ytimg.com/vi/Ow2HumAf13w/0.jpg

Saksun, one of the more beautiful areas in the Faroes. Easy to get to if you don't mind a bumpy road. Generally our houses don't look like that although even some of the modern ones do have grass on the roof.

http://graphics8.nytimes.com/images/2007/03/25/travel/25faroe600.1.jpg

The island out there is called Nólsoy. I would guess around 2/3 of the Faroese can see that island from where they live.

http://i225.photobucket.com/albums/dd319/mailcmw/getalookatthis/cwglt-080207-faroe-island18.jpg

Don't know the name of the tiny islet, but the small island is Tindhólmur and the larger one Vágoy. Tindhólmur features as the hiding place for a fictional power hungry Faroese the childrens' radio used to tell stories about when I was a child.

http://i.ytimg.com/vi/MQjiCEJXiNg/0.jpg

Mind you, the weather is far from always good in the Faroe Islands. Some say there are 4 seasons in a single day. Might begin with sun, then rain, then fog, then snow and then sun again. That particular picture is from one of our frequent winter storms. While it would blow most mainland houses away, we build for the storms so we usually don't have much damage.

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3195/3096619370_2ea09918c3.jpg

Night is probably the time I like best up here. I once ended up in a village 25 kilometres from home at 2 o clock in the night, was supposed to be in a party but the sky was nice and I felt like biking. Needless to say my mates solemnly declared me to be crazy.

http://i225.photobucket.com/albums/dd319/mailcmw/getalookatthis/cwglt-080207-faroe-island12.jpg

The origin of the Patursson family. One of the driving forces in the national awakening in the Faroes 80 - 100 years ago.

http://www.photosfan.com/images/faroe-islands-aurora-borealis-over-trshavn-at-nigh1.jpg

Tórshavn at night. Capitol of the Faroes and my home city.

[Justice]

Feel free to aks me questions about the Faroes...

Else I came to think of that while I wrote this half sleaping yesterday I only told about politics... So I'll tell a bit about the country when I'm eating my breakfast.

Oh and a bit of sales tecnique... hrm hrm:

If you are a tru patriot and think people ought to know more about how your country really is, if you are bored and have nothing to do, if you don't think your country is anything to talk about, then this is the place to say it. Tell us about your country now and you can know that you have done a good deed. http://forums.ubi.com/images/smilies/clap.gif


Edit: Only edited in part of your earlier replies here since I removed the crappy posts. - Alder

[Justice]

Ok, more down to eart this time.

We don't only have strange political systems or colonial powers here. THere are too things like musik. In the summer time we have several festivals and it aren't only danish and faroese celecbrities here. We too have had people like shakin STevens, Brian Addams and sissel kirkebø here, and a lot of other celebrities I've long since forgotten the name of http://forums.ubi.com/groupee_common/emoticons/icon_biggrin.gif but it seems like more and more real celebreties come each year, and that those who have been here mostly wish to come back. Else we don't have so many fameous Faroese singers. We perhaps have TEtur Lassen, or how he is called, said to be pretty fameous in the US and has a lot of immitators allready http://forums.ubi.com/groupee_common/emoticons/icon_rolleyes.gif, Týr is on the way... hope they make it and then perhaps the northerners have heard of Eivør Pállsdóttur.- THe Danish musik minds are at least starting to fall for her.

We have lots and lots of sheep and mot of us know how to butcher one... ok in these days perhaps only half of us.
The most important industry is fishing and fish export, but they are, like allways, dreaming of new industries here...

Well that's it for now. Feel free to write or ask while I'm in school... and perhaps you could try when I'm home too- if you dare http://forums.ubi.com/images/smilies/59.gif

[Alderbranchh]

Really, this was a really good thread and ill put it on sticky for a while hoping ppl see and post in it a bit more.
Ill see if I have the time to write something similar http://forums.ubi.com/groupee_common/emoticons/icon_biggrin.gif

[Dergos]

i'm from belgium. belgium is a country that exist for 176 years now. after the revolution against the dutch we became independend. that's what we belgiums are all about we have been supressed by allmost every country and then we try to kill them all. belgium exists in two "gewesten" their names in dutch are "vlaanderen" (flanders)and "wallonië" these "gewesten are also cut up into provinces there are 10 provinces: west-vlaanderen, oost-vlaanderen(that's were i live), antwerpen(that's were i was born), vlaams- brabant, limburg(that's were fcy lives), waals-brabant, luik, luxemburg, namen and henegouwen. the last five are in "wallonië" and the first five in "vlaanderen"
the things we belgiums are most proud of are belgium chocolats, belgium beer( most beer are already been crowned a couple off times best beer of the world) and the invention of french frites( yes i know it says <span class="ev_code_RED">french</span> frites, but that's a mistake made by the americans, the britsh say it alright though, belgium chips.) not sure what to say next about belgium. in flanders al cities have their own dialect of flemisch(dutch). wanna know more about belgium? pm me http://images.encarta.msn.com/xrefmedia/nencmed/targets/maps/map/T065573A.gif

[Secret_Holder]

As I'm also form The Faroes, I'll just have to agree with everything Justice said.

P.S: Grindahval = Pilot Whale

[Justice]

Originally posted by Alderbranchh:
Really, this was a really good thread and ill put it on sticky for a while hoping ppl see and post in it a bit more.
Ill see if I have the time to write something similar http://forums.ubi.com/groupee_common/emoticons/icon_biggrin.gif
Great http://forums.ubi.com/groupee_common/emoticons/icon_smile.gif

I thought it was Sperm whale http://forums.ubi.com/groupee_common/emoticons/icon_redface.gif luckily enough I checked the dictionary first http://forums.ubi.com/images/smilies/16x16_smiley-very-happy.gif

Well a few more things about the Faroes and then I'll just answer questions and ask questions.

Flag:
http://sio.midco.net/danstopicalstamps/flag13.jpg

Records:
It is said we have the oldest "parliament" still in function, as in still using the same building, and it is pretty close to being the oldest "parliament" too, it is called Tinganes and looks like this:

http://www.northsailing.is/frettamyndir/tinganes%20vestnorden.jpg

My father worked there untill yesterday.- Just got himself a new job.

http://heima.olivant.fo/~martin/images/Su_streym/Jol2000/Pc1507.jpg

And that white hous is were the politicans are yelling at each other all day http://forums.ubi.com/groupee_common/emoticons/icon_biggrin.gif

And this is unfortunatly the closest I get to Enniberg.- Europes highest cliff going wright to the ocean... - Correct me if I mixed the cliffs up Secret http://forums.ubi.com/images/smilies/typing.gif

http://www.phototravels.net/faroe-islands/N0008/faroes-vidoy-vidareidi-83.3.jpg

What else do we have... Did you know that Lindberg, the first one to fly acroos the Atlantic landed in the Faroes to get extra gas on his way to England... or was it home? There are strangely few people who know that http://forums.ubi.com/images/smilies/16x16_smiley-very-happy.gif

Well as I said, feel free to ask me...

No pictures Dergos http://forums.ubi.com/images/smilies/bigtears.gif I've heard Belgium is quite a pretty country...

[Dergos]

the flag of belgium http://www.shipmate.nl/f/p/land/belgie.gif
the market in brussels our capitol
http://www.campanatour.cz/fotogalerie/photos/belgie/belgie-09.jpg
the maas in the ardennen
http://www.campinggids-belgie.nl/pics/ardennen.jpg
the atomium made for the worldexpo in belgium around 1900
http://www.vakantielanden.net/image/belgie3.jpg

[znork]

Norway http://kart.norway.no/images/norgeno_static.gif

Ouer flaghttp://forums.ubi.com/groupee_common/emoticons/icon_smile.gif We where not that invetive as the danish we just tok a blue line thrue ithttp://forums.ubi.com/groupee_common/emoticons/icon_smile.gif http://www.stalvik.com/images/Flaggor/flag_norway.jpg

Ouer fjords
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/8/8b/Fjord_in_Norway.jpg

Well we are filty riche from the oil, eache norwegian is has 300 000 nok in savings in the norwegian pention found abroad. Witche means we have som at home tohttp://forums.ubi.com/groupee_common/emoticons/icon_wink.gif

We are a stabel country in the northern part of the world, and there are tons and tons of snow her. If you want to see somthing intersting go to the faraos!

Some links

www.norway.com (http://www.norway.com)
www.norway.no (http://www.norway.no)

[Lith_Maethor]

i am lazy, so let another do the job for me...

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greece

a few inacuracies here and there, but it'll do

[Labyrinth]

You're boring, Lith! :P

[thesphinks]

Hello from Poland http://forums.ubi.com/groupee_common/emoticons/icon_smile.gif

The best part of Poland is polish womens http://forums.ubi.com/groupee_common/emoticons/icon_biggrin.gif and worst part is our current gov http://forums.ubi.com/groupee_common/emoticons/icon_mad.gif http://forums.ubi.com/images/smilies/icon_twisted.gif

The whole rest u need to know about Poland u can read in here :P

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Poland

Cheers

[curioust]

Hello Justice,

I just was wondering what the average price of a home is there. Beautiful pictures http://forums.ubi.com/groupee_common/emoticons/icon_smile.gif

[Justice]

Originally posted by curioust:
Hello Justice,

I just was wondering what the average price of a home is there. Beautiful pictures http://forums.ubi.com/groupee_common/emoticons/icon_smile.gif

Like it that much http://forums.ubi.com/groupee_common/emoticons/icon_smile.gif

Well in the capitol, Tórshavn, it is 3 - 6 millions kr and outside the capitol houses cost 500.000 kr - 2 millions.- It takes 3 hours from the most remote areas to come to the capitol...

valuta - average - selling - buying

USD - 625,8100 - 640,2600 - 610,2600

GBP - 1.092,1200 - 1.114,2700 - 1.076,2700

SEK - 78,8400 - 79,9600 - 75,7100

NOK - 93,1400 - 94,2500 - 90,0000


CHF - 476,8200 - 484,9200 - 468,4200

ISK - 9,4700 - 10,4700 - 6,9700

CAD - 551,6300 - 575,8300 - 535,8300

JPY - 5,3776 - 5,4936 - 5,1676

EURO - 746,0300 - 759,2800 - 739,0300

AUD - 467,0300 - -

HKD - 80,6600 - -
NZD - 416,7800 - -
SGD - 386,8400 - -

HUF - 2,9450 - -

XDR - 898,9500 - -

PLN 197,6400 - -

Don't know how much it costs to rent an apartment... but a small house in the capitol costs 2 millions

[Secret_Holder]

And this is unfortunatly the closest I get to Enniberg.- Europes highest cliff going wright to the ocean... - Correct me if I mixed the cliffs up Secret

No need to. Enniberg is the tallest one, with a drop of 400 m I think. Perfect for insane bungee-jumping http://forums.ubi.com/groupee_common/emoticons/icon_wink.gif

[FoxHero]

A little known fact about Føroyar:

On the 12th September 1990 they defeated Austria in a soccer match 1:0.

That's very surprising since it was the Føroyar islands first non-friendly soccer match ever. It inaugurated them on the map of European soccer and even led to the building of the Toftir stadium for home-games.

In Austria it's called the defeat of a century and it is still rumored that every member of the National tem get a apckage of smoked salmon for new-years each year by the Føroyarian tourist office. And the team chief each month.

Sometimes it seems our soocer team hasn't fully recovered from that yet http://forums.ubi.com/groupee_common/emoticons/icon_wink.gif

[Justice]

I've never heard that legend http://forums.ubi.com/images/smilies/88.gif but there is still at least one radioshow about the match each year http://forums.ubi.com/images/smilies/16x16_smiley-very-happy.gif

-Some claim that was the second most unexpected ending of a match in the history of football http://forums.ubi.com/groupee_common/emoticons/icon_smile.gif

[Secret_Holder]

The Faroese commentators reaction (really ecstatic http://forums.ubi.com/groupee_common/emoticons/icon_biggrin.gif ) on this match, is heard in the intro of the most played faroese football-song, so you're right, it will never be forgotten.


Some claim that was the second most unexpected ending of a match in the history of football


What was the most unexpected result?

[Justice]

Don't remember it, it was in some highly esteemed football book that the radio guys talked about... I think it was in the early 50es... HAve a feelin America was somehow involved but I really don't remember http://forums.ubi.com/images/smilies/51.gif

[Secret_Holder]

This is what I found out on Wikipedia, it could be it:

"In the 1950 World Cup, the U.S. team pulled off one of the greatest upsets in soccer history, handing England its first ever World Cup defeat 1-0, after England had recently beaten the rest of Europe 6-1 in an exhibition match"

Taken from this page: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_men%27s_national_soccer_team

Shocking indeed... http://forums.ubi.com/images/smilies/shady.gif

[Leto_II]

why is the football discussion in here and not the football thread? lol

and england didn't get their first ever loss in the 50's..they never won that much in the first place..

[Red_orbiT_]

Countries? I live in Sweden. Sweden is a big land made of wood! We live in small hollow trees and spend most of our time imitating birds.
To get food we swim to the faraoese Islands and steal Justice's sheep. Yes, every last one. Sercret Holders sheep to.
The polar bears in Sweden are the largest in the known world. But they're mostly harmless unless you've eaten to much cheese. Ninetynine percent of the population is blondines. Honestly.
The rest of the population try to compensate by painting their hair black and go on fueling raids in siberia. Steal lots of oil. We also like to eat insects. Red insects.
Or maybe not...
The truth is out there! In wikipedia anyway.

[Leto_II]

this is why I stay away from gothenburg

[Red_orbiT_]

*s*******

[Alderbranchh]

Originally posted by Leto_II:
this is why I stay away from gothenburg

Is that bashing I see... http://forums.ubi.com/groupee_common/emoticons/icon_biggrin.gif

[Leto_II]

from me? -gasp-..I would neverhttp://forums.ubi.com/groupee_common/emoticons/icon_wink.gif

[Zalmolxe]

Hi everybody, time for eastern europe to post here:

So, i live in Romania, country of Dracula (us romanians are not very proud of this, yes it is good for our turism but it has a very bad effect on our history) and the Great Danube Delta.

Our capitol city is Bucharest and here is a link to find out more:http://www.turism.ro/ ; also if you want to know more, just ask me, i'll be happy to answer.

[Justice]

Do you have any pictures? A bit of history would be nice too http://forums.ubi.com/groupee_common/emoticons/icon_biggrin.gif

[waylander786]

British: http://www.webmaster-tool.co.uk/flag-animated/United_Kingdom.gif

[Wertilq]

Lol here's another swede http://forums.ubi.com/groupee_common/emoticons/icon_smile.gif

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Sweden_red_house.jpg
Normal villas in sweden is painted red with white "corners" and when we are building a new area of residences we have all of them in the same colour -_- I wouldn't be surprised if I'd meet the minotaur some day searching for some friends house...

In sweden we must eat some of the most disgusting food in the world, like that stinky salty fish. We doesn't eat insects but the things we eat taste worse... http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Surstr%C3%B6mming
It gives you gases and taste worse than it smells.

Palt is another real swedish dish.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pitepalt
It is like eating on a rubberball it just taste less good and it is also quite close to tasteless...

The famous swedish meatballs isn't really swedish, but it is one of the few "natural swedish" dishes that doesn't have the taste of h***... hehe I exagerated a bit there http://forums.ubi.com/groupee_common/emoticons/icon_smile.gif We also have quite a few soups, we have pancakes (crepse without a filling), a few "hot dogs", but exspecally in the north of sweden we eat things like palt, salted fat from pig, and "sourherring".

In sweden we are NOT blond with blue eyes... In my class at school there is 2 or 3 blondes, out of 30 guys... The most common haircolour is brown. The eyecolor isn't the typical blue and light blue. It is also very common blue and green (with green as inner color and blue as outer (I have that eyecolor myself))

In sweden we are quite tall, being 1.9 meter isn't that uncommon. Normal height is around 1.85-180. A fully matured person that is 1.70 or bellow is short.

THe school system is like this:
First you have a "play school": Dagis it is optional and not all parents have their kids their.
Then you have the "grund skola" Which all kids have to atain to. I begins when you are 6 years old. and that is the first year (offen refered to as "sexÃÂ¥rs" (the year for the six years olders) or 0 grade as it was applied just "resently"), the grund skola is up to 9:th grade (including the 0th grade http://forums.ubi.com/groupee_common/emoticons/icon_smile.gif ) and you only have grades from 8-9 grade.

The grundskola is divided into three groups:
LÃÂ¥gstadie (the first years): 0-3 grade
Mellanstadie (middle years): 4-5/6 grade
högstadiet (late years): 6/7-9 grade

It is in the högstadie it gets serious. At some schools i begins at 6:th grade and at some at 7:th. In most schools it starts at 7:th but they have few a classes with högstadiet in 6:th, like the third language.

After the grundskola the optional "Gymnasiet" comes (Highschool? I think it is), theoretical it is optional but practical it is not. You can't get any job without it. Here you need your grades from Högstadiet to apply to a school.

Gymnasiet is three years (4 ver very uncommonly)

After gymnasiet you can apply to university or "Högskola" if you want, (uni is academic studying while "högskola" is more practical)

I am in 2:nd year in gymnasiet http://forums.ubi.com/groupee_common/emoticons/icon_smile.gif

Well I am to lazy to tell more stuff if you are interested either search on wikipedia or ask it here then if I check sometime I'll answer http://forums.ubi.com/groupee_common/emoticons/icon_smile.gif

[Red_orbiT_]

Slight correction, there's not really any difference between University and Högskola(Highschool). Some old Högskolor has been classified as Universitys, but it's really just a title. For example, if you want to study physics in Gothenburg, you can choose between physics at Göteborgs Universitet(a University) or at Chalmers tekniska Högskola(a Highscool). Despite the fact that GU is a university, the education at chalmers is considered much more difficult and is rated higher by employers.
/Red_orbiT- making pedantic useless corrections everywhere!

[Justice]

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/4867024.stm

[PyscoFalcon]

I live in the UK - right "darn sarth" of England near the Severn - can see Wales from here.

Not much to say except it can do all seasons in an hour and our goverments a right muppet.

But got great breeds of oss like Shire, TB, Clydsedale, Highland, Erisky, Cleaveland Bay and Suffolk Punch.

It's not too bad - just wish they would stop building on every bit of green there is.

[Red_orbiT_]

All seasons in an hour? Wow! Just like in Sweden, but we just get atumn and winter. Not the other two.

[Chlala]

To Justice:

I was quite surpriced finding, what I thought was a cosy post about everyone's origins, instead a post mocking my country and our politics. That is very nice of you to do so... But let me tell you the story as the Danish know it...

We would love to give you your freedom! But everytime we try to do so, your politicians don't accept. Cause funny enough it turns out, that without the tons of money we give you every year, you don't feel you can handle yourself. Sure it's great having big cars, big houses and living quite well, but apparently giving up some of that for the freedom that you speak so dearly about, isn't worth all that much to you when it comes down to it.

And before you even think about it, no I have nothing against Faroese people. In fact I live door to door with the sweetest woman from Faroe Islands.

[tictacfreak]

Canada here! Nice place.... Lots of... trees...

KIDDING!

But there are alot of trees. Canada's a good place, but it's a good thing that Paul Martin has finally been booted out. We've been Liberal now, for HOW many years? HA!

So... Nothing particular... CANADIAN ROCKERS RULE!! http://forums.ubi.com/images/smilies/clap.gif

[Justice]

Originally posted by Chlala:
To Justice:

I was quite surpriced finding, what I thought was a cosy post about everyone's origins, instead a post mocking my country and our politics. That is very nice of you to do so... But let me tell you the story as the Danish know it...

We would love to give you your freedom! But everytime we try to do so, your politicians don't accept. Cause funny enough it turns out, that without the tons of money we give you every year, you don't feel you can handle yourself. Sure it's great having big cars, big houses and living quite well, but apparently giving up some of that for the freedom that you speak so dearly about, isn't worth all that much to you when it comes down to it.

And before you even think about it, no I have nothing against Faroese people. In fact I live door to door with the sweetest woman from Faroe Islands.

I'll answer you in a PM, no need to dirthy this thread any further, but the few hundred millions of kr, some 50 millions pounds, we get are nothing compared to what you earn from owning us... I'll post you the details and if you wish to fight openly be welcomed to start a new thread, but I must warn you... bboth my parents have been working in the political arena for more than the last decade.

Else I'm not mockin your politicans. I wish we had some politicans like Fogh and some of your other politicans, our politicans are mostly not worth more than sheep when they must stand up to somone, while your politicans are doing just what politicans are ment to do. What's best for Denmark.

In 30 - 60 minutes I'll send you the PM.

And I've now re-read the post I posted several times and see nowere how in gods name you think i mocked Denmark http://forums.ubi.com/images/smilies/blink.gif

[Red_orbiT_]

Weee! Thread is evolving to a full scale war! orbiT LIKES!!!

[Secret_Holder]

Poste by Justice:
. The most important, in mine eyes, is that The Danish government is one of the very few countries that ignores the declaration which states that countries with sub - counries are to help them in gaining freedom and, even if the sub - country doesn't want to, make it ready for embracing the world. This the Danish government has never done, but rather ignored when we voted for freedom (51 - 49) in 1946 and when we had the freedom government in 1998 - 2004, I think, they weren't exactly helpfull.

If you, Chlala, see this as mocking, you have some serious problems. This is nothing but cold, hard political facts.
But I will say nothing more about this, because I trust Jutice's ability to defend our sub-nations honor http://forums.ubi.com/groupee_common/emoticons/icon_biggrin.gif

[Red_orbiT_]

I hardly think the danish are the only ones doing that... there are plenty of places where people want to break out from a country but are forced to remain by military efforts. I would not be surprised if the palestinians, kurds and basques would like countries of their own...

[Secret_Holder]

Well, we aren't forced by to "stay put" by the danish military, I think http://forums.ubi.com/groupee_common/emoticons/icon_biggrin.gif

[Red_orbiT_]

Do as orbiT would have done. Bite them in the kneecups. They will let you go soon enough.

[Justice]

Originally posted by Secret_Holder:
<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-title">quote:</div><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-content"> Poste by Justice:
. The most important, in mine eyes, is that The Danish government is one of the very few countries that ignores the declaration which states that countries with sub - counries are to help them in gaining freedom and, even if the sub - country doesn't want to, make it ready for embracing the world. This the Danish government has never done, but rather ignored when we voted for freedom (51 - 49) in 1946 and when we had the freedom government in 1998 - 2004, I think, they weren't exactly helpfull.

If you, Chlala, see this as mocking, you have some serious problems. This is nothing but cold, hard political facts.
But I will say nothing more about this, because I trust Jutice's ability to defend our sub-nations honor http://forums.ubi.com/groupee_common/emoticons/icon_biggrin.gif </div></BLOCKQUOTE>

He never answered my invite to the PM... wonder if it was because I told him about mine political background and history grades or because he is grumpy http://forums.ubi.com/groupee_common/emoticons/icon_biggrin.gif

If a mod feels like it, he is welcomed to delet mine and Chlalas posts I guess, since he never accepted to defend his views and I am more than willing to get them the hell out of this thread.

[Secret_Holder]

Yes well, everyone knows that the Danes are cowards. Just look at how they tackled that "Mooh-hammed crisis" http://forums.ubi.com/groupee_common/emoticons/icon_razz.gif

[Red_orbiT_]

Hotter! More flames! MORE!
Flame war! Weeeee http://forums.ubi.com/images/smilies/16x16_smiley-very-happy.gif

[Secret_Holder]

Uhm, that wasn't meant as a flame. More like a joke.
Did you take that as a flame, Orbit? Because the " http://forums.ubi.com/groupee_common/emoticons/icon_razz.gif " in the end was to indicate that it was a joke.

[Red_orbiT_]

*sigh*
No funny war for orbiT http://forums.ubi.com/images/smilies/bigtears.gif
PS: Did you take that as a serious post Secret? Because the " http://forums.ubi.com/images/smilies/16x16_smiley-very-happy.gif " in the end was to indicate that it wasn't very serious at all...

[Secret_Holder]

We're to unserious buggers aren't we? http://forums.ubi.com/groupee_common/emoticons/icon_biggrin.gif

[Red_orbiT_]

Well, theoretically speaking... yes. http://forums.ubi.com/groupee_common/emoticons/icon_smile.gif

[sim0nharRy]

HÓ*, HEJ

http://hem.passagen.se/sim0nharry/ice06.jpg
http://hem.passagen.se/sim0nharry/na27.jpg
Got dobule passports. So swedish and icelandic is my nationality http://forums.ubi.com/groupee_common/emoticons/icon_razz.gif

[sim0nharRy]

The pictures is by the way, from (no1): Selfoss, Iceland. If you now the place, you should see the store Kronan in the backround followed with the roundabout and Selfoss Hotell. The picture is taken 2003, on the ÃÂ�slands nationaldag.
From (no2) Taken from the south part of smÃÂ¥land, (south sweden), 2003. The translation of the sign is: Moose safari, SmÃÂ¥land, OPEN

[someone-else90]

My country is the United States of America. We've been around since 1776, which is when we declared our independence from England. I won't go into a lot of detail about our history...
Population: approx. 290,000,000
This is our dollar:
http://www.treachery.net/~jdyson/miscellaneous/dollar_bill_both_sides_s.jpg
We pride ourselves on having the most boring currency in the world. http://forums.ubi.com/groupee_common/emoticons/icon_biggrin.gif Actually the higher denominations do have a little color.

We have a very diverse geography, having everything from deserts to swamps to snow-capped mountains. Here are a couple of our most famous landmarks (most likely all known to you):

http://www.grand-canyon-tours.biz/Grand%20Canyon%203.jpg
The Grand Canyon. Largest canyon in the world.

http://www.pbclibrary.org/images/mt-rushmore.jpg
Mt. Rushmore, carved into the faces of four of our greatest presidents.

http://www.puzzledminds.com/images/statue_liberty_lg.jpg
The Statue of Liberty in New York.

http://z.about.com/d/dc/1/0/Q/USCapitol_2.JPG
This is our capitol building in Washington D.C., where our Senate and House of Representatives meet.
If anybody has any questions, feel free to ask. I posted mostly pictures, I guess.
By the way, Justice, great pics of the Faroes. Mine are really boring compared to yours... http://forums.ubi.com/images/smilies/16x16_smiley-sad.gif

[Justice]

Sounds a bit like Tatalia... but what have those men done to be turned into stone? And who is that tal lady? I think I've seen that white house somewhere before... not sure where though http://forums.ubi.com/groupee_common/emoticons/icon_confused.gif

Just joking a bit http://forums.ubi.com/groupee_common/emoticons/icon_razz.gif ... but to say the truth, then I've never seen the GrandCanyon before http://forums.ubi.com/images/smilies/blush.gif

The Faroes are probably beautiful enough... it's just a bit hard to tell if something is beautifull when you've lived there for years and seen it each day or at least several times an yeara http://forums.ubi.com/groupee_common/emoticons/icon_frown.gif

[Madman_V3N0M]

*stumbles here from oficial chat thread drunk* Hi all yous funny foreign peoples out thare*hick* I be from the country of Enroth. http://forums.ubi.com/groupee_common/emoticons/icon_biggrin.gif Just joking. I'm from somewhere far worse: Romania*hick* Here we drink alot, but not as much as German people kuz we can't aford it, actually if u see someone really drunk in our country he's probably broke too http://forums.ubi.com/images/smilies/16x16_smiley-very-happy.gif*hick* Ya know kuz he spent all his money on alcohol http://forums.ubi.com/groupee_common/emoticons/icon_smile.gif

[Justice]

Thar's why you are emphtying mine drink cellars, or trying... luckily enough it seems like you fell in love with one of mine everflowing bottles http://forums.ubi.com/groupee_common/emoticons/icon_smile.gif

[Red_orbiT_]

Originally posted by Justice:
Sounds a bit like Tatalia... but what have those men done to be turned into stone? And who is that tal lady? I think I've seen that white house somewhere before... not sure where though http://forums.ubi.com/groupee_common/emoticons/icon_confused.gif

Just joking a bit http://forums.ubi.com/groupee_common/emoticons/icon_razz.gif ... but to say the truth, then I've never seen the GrandCanyon before http://forums.ubi.com/images/smilies/blush.gif

The Faroes are probably beautiful enough... it's just a bit hard to tell if something is beautifull when you've lived there for years and seen it each day or at least several times an yeara http://forums.ubi.com/groupee_common/emoticons/icon_frown.gif

Agreed. Many people say sweden is beautiful, but to me it is just a gray wood...

[Secret_Holder]

Well, at least the Swedish girls are beautiful http://forums.ubi.com/images/smilies/winky.gif http://forums.ubi.com/groupee_common/emoticons/icon_biggrin.gif

[Justice]

And I could swear half of them forgett their clothes at home duuring summer http://forums.ubi.com/groupee_common/emoticons/icon_biggrin.gif

Bur Sweeden I must admitt is to tame for me... Norway is the country!

[I-Archangel-I]

Uhm ok, my turn now.

http://www.bandieraitaliana.com/immagini/bandiera2.jpg

So I live in Italy, our country was officially created in 1861 but completed in 1870 with the capture of Rome (that the Pope holds with Teeth, we've to take down the Door with cannon balls BTW).

Pop: Around 58.000.000 People.

http://www3.unibo.it/infostud-altreuni/eurouni/itauni/italia.gif

The state is composed of 20 Indipendent Region (5 in truly federalist way) under a relatively strong central power.

http://www.senato.it/img/repository/relazioni/visita/madama/madama_facciata01.jpg

Palazzo Madama, Seat of Italian Senate.

http://www.rdv-accommodationsitaly.com/images/fotoquartieri/piazza_venezia3.jpg

Venezia Square in Rome.

http://www.iqc.ca/~dstebila/pictures/italy2004/photos/The_Colosseum_at_night__from_Piazza_del_Colosseo.j pg

The Colosseum @ night, Rome.

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My region is Tuscany and I love it!

Our Emblem :

http://www.arsia.toscana.it/webif/icons/logo.gif

http://www.terraditoscana.com/postcards/images/palio/sspost36.jpg

Piazza Del Campo, in Siena with the famous horse-race (dunno how i can say "Palio" in English).

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And i live in Florence, the city where you can build NOTHING!

Or BTW you can, but after 2 or 3 bricks your laborers finds unavoidablly a random item as :

1 - Roman ruins.
2 - Etruscan funerary site.
3 - Greek Vase.

So you'll be hunted down and destroyed by Culture Ministry.

That's why we haven't a bloody underground in 15 years -_-.

Florence Emblem :

http://www.bandieraidegliuffizi.it/images/Giglio.png

http://www.agriturismosanvitale.it/photos/palazzo_vecchio.jpg

The Old Palace in Signoria Square.

http://www.toscanaviva.com/Firenze/duomo_firenze.jpg

Florence Cathedral.

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And not last we had the funniest Prime Minister of all europe, that was finally smashed by democracy holy Fist http://forums.ubi.com/images/smilies/59.gif

[RAppel-]

I'm from Denmark. Feel free to ask if there is something you want to know. http://forums.ubi.com/images/smilies/16x16_smiley-wink.gif

[vordhosbn1234]

Hi. I am a proud bulgarian descendant of Sandro. Don't say you didn't know Sandro was a bulgarian http://forums.ubi.com/groupee_common/emoticons/icon_biggrin.gif!

Now seriously. My country is more than 1300 years old. The first mentioning of "Bulgaria" as a country name was in the liberation of the bulgarian tribes from the turks in 632 ad when was known as Great Bulgaria. The birthdate of our country is considered to be 681 ad, when khan Asparuh, invaded the land south of Donau.
http://go.hrw.com/atlas/locator/bulgaria.gif

Since then we've been twice under the dominion of other countries. The first time when in 1018 we fell under the rule of Byzantium. It takes to year 1186 when we liberate ourselfs. Though this ancient conflict, bulgarians never retained a bad attitude towards byzantium or their today's successors Greeks.
It was all different when we fell under ottoman rule. The only thing i am going to say is that bulgarians don't say "ottoman rule", but rather "ottoman slavery".
Almost 500 we were absent from the map of Europe. Until 1978 when in the course of the Russian-Turkish war, we became independant again. We still have many territories outside our borders. For example Macedonia. It was a countryside in Bulgaria before the Ottoman rule.
But it seems with the European Union it doesn't matter anyway. http://forums.ubi.com/groupee_common/emoticons/icon_smile.gif

Now let me show you some pic of me and my friends, we did last year in Pirin - one of the most beautifull mountains we have.

This is the "Baikusheva Mura" tree which is dated to be almost 1300 years old! Which makes it a symbol to our country.
http://vordhosbn.hit.bg/images/mura.jpg


This is me on the left and my friend Stefan, looking on the path we have to go in the next morning. As you may notice, i am not very eager about it. http://forums.ubi.com/groupee_common/emoticons/icon_smile.gif
http://vordhosbn.hit.bg/images/me&stef.jpg


The beautifull sunset:
http://vordhosbn.hit.bg/images/sunset1.jpg
http://vordhosbn.hit.bg/images/sunset2.jpg


This is the mountain top of Pirin - top Vihren.
http://vordhosbn.hit.bg/images/vihren.jpg


And a sight to all above:

http://vordhosbn.hit.bg/images/sight.jpg


As an end: I love my country, i love it's mountains, planes and lakes. And if you have an opportunity come. You won't regret it.

Greets!
http://vordhosbn.hit.bg/images/come.JPG

[Madman_V3N0M]

I would like to take a moment to thank americans for the potato and corn.

[Justice]

*Is allready on the next plane to Bulgaria before he realises no airplane goes from the Faroes to Bulgaria...* Where on earth am I now going http://forums.ubi.com/groupee_common/emoticons/icon_confused.gif

[Bobaholic]

Before I post which country I am from, take a guess..

Clues.
1. The city I live in is named after one of the most controversial people in history?..He also had a "Theory" *Hint hint*

Let the games begin http://forums.ubi.com/images/smilies/typing.gif

[Justice]

Alexandria?

[Bobaholic]

Who whay where now?

No not even close.
If it helps this country has a MASSIVE rock in the centre... it may not help though...

[Justice]

Australia? (and Darwin)

[Bobaholic]

Spot on. http://forums.ubi.com/groupee_common/emoticons/icon_biggrin.gif http://forums.ubi.com/images/smilies/clap.gif http://forums.ubi.com/images/smilies/clap.gif
The city and everything.

[tadaeusas]

game was too short, i didn't even start to start.. http://forums.ubi.com/images/smilies/16x16_smiley-indifferent.gif

[Justice]

I'm just to good http://forums.ubi.com/groupee_common/emoticons/icon_biggrin.gif

So... where is your description of Australia http://forums.ubi.com/groupee_common/emoticons/icon_biggrin.gif

[Bobaholic]

Ummmm its big and red...
We are the largest island but smallest continent.
Anything else im sure http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Australia can tell you... http://forums.ubi.com/images/smilies/16x16_smiley-indifferent.gif

[Justice]

tsk tsk... you are to lasy http://forums.ubi.com/groupee_common/emoticons/icon_razz.gif

[Bobaholic]

Lazy is not just a word, it is a way of life...

Oh and we dont all go around shouting "Lets throw another shrimp on the barbie"
And we all hate Steve Irwin and his stupid fake accent. HES GIVING AUSTRALIANS A BAD NAME!!!
WHAT DOES IT TAKE FOR HIM TO SHUT UP!!!
Sorry I really do not like him.

[Justice]

*looks at Secret and Someone*

http://forums.ubi.com/images/smilies/10.gif ehm... who is Steve Irwin?

[someone-else90]

http://forums.ubi.com/images/smilies/10.gif The crocodile hunter...the one who wrestles with "crikeys"?

[Madman_V3N0M]

Didn't he get eaten yet? Or was that another croc hunter?

[Red_orbiT_]

Oh... but steve wouldn't die. The crocs are just a bit stroppy! But they're just misunderstood, it's another endangered species we must protect!
Crikey!

[Bobaholic]

Let me give you an example of Steve Irwins stupidity...

You know about when Micheal(sp) Jackson held his baby out the window to show the people outside...

Steve Irwin held his baby out to a crocadile, when he was feeding it.

Thats one reason to dislike him.
Another is that stupid accent that no other australian has.
And a third is the word crickey...
/rant

[Justice]

What does crickey mean?

Oh, but in the faroes we hold our babies out to the whales http://forums.ubi.com/images/smilies/winky.gif

[kepperi]

YEllow!

1 Finnish male reporting in.

We are loving neighbours for Swedes http://forums.ubi.com/groupee_common/emoticons/icon_smile.gif
We have snow @ winter and sun @ summer.
wiki: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Finland

map & population
http://virtual.finland.fi/finfo/images/people/popumap_b.gif

Famous Finnish people:
http://www.viestintaliitto.fi/kirjatyo/2000/1/ajankohtaista/vaalit-halonen.jpg
Our President, Tarja

http://images.tsn.ca/images/stories/20050822/selanne_55759.jpg
Teemu Selänne

http://www.surfnetkids.com/images/santaclaus.jpg
Santa Claus http://forums.ubi.com/groupee_common/emoticons/icon_smile.gif

our flag:
http://heninen.net/flags/suomi.gif

my 1st post, so hi to everyone!

[Justice]

Hello http://forums.ubi.com/groupee_common/emoticons/icon_smile.gif

Greenland and Finland are still fighting over who owns santa http://forums.ubi.com/groupee_common/emoticons/icon_biggrin.gif

[someone-else90]

Hello, welcome to the tavern. http://forums.ubi.com/groupee_common/emoticons/icon_smile.gif

Justice, "crikey" is "crocodile" in a very weird way. http://forums.ubi.com/images/smilies/53.gif

[BlackToast]

I haven't seen anyone post much about Britain. So, as I live here, I'll add some nice background fluff about old Blighty.

http://www.poster.net/anonymous/anonymous-great-britain-union-jack-4004182.jpg

Britain (actually the 'United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland') has been around for millenia, though has been united and divided into seperate kingdoms multiple times.

The name Britain orininally coming from the Celtic 'Pritani', or 'painted people/men' which later evolved into 'Britannia', the Roman name for the province in the South-East of the British Isles.

http://www.mywinetutor.com/images/maps/great_britain-pfv.gif

It has never truly been one country, rather a group of four united into one (hence 'United Kingdom') and the people of each country often take great pride in their heritage. Though English is the official language of Britain, each country (and even in some case, regions) retains their own language: Welsh, Gaelic and even the recently revived Cornish. It is important to remember this, and though Britain is relatively small (it could fit into Hudson bay in Canada), there are a dizzying array of dialects and sub-cultures on this fair isle.

Britain has a war-torn past, the original Britons of England having been invaded and conquered by the Italian Romans, Germanic Anglo-Saxons (hence "Angle-land" - England), Scandanavian Vikings and French Normans, not to mention our own Scottish Picts. Dispite all these invasions, Britain never truly became part of an empire or other country, the distances by sea and the rather rich land causing almost all of our successful invaders to stay permenantly. This explains why today's English can trace its roots back to not only Old English, but also Latin, Old French and multiple other old languages.

More recently, we have been invaded by Spaniards, Germans and even more Frenchmen; but England and its ever-more expansive reach has not fallen since Norman times, thus explaining our long line of kings and queens.

Enough of that though.

Later on in our history, we began expanding our reach further from our own island borders, managing to take sizeable portions of France in the Middle Ages.

Due to the fact that we are an island people, the British Royal Navy has always been strong and well equipped, explaining the reason why, for quite some time, we owned the truly largest empire in history - an empire so vast that it was once said 'the sun never goes down on the British Empire'. This was true too, as the British Empire included Canada, the United States of America (up until the Declaration of Independence in 1776 - honestly, it was a mad German king's fault), India, Australia, New Zealand, areas in Asia and Indonesia and a large number of islands some of which are still technically part of the British Isles.

Britain has had an extremely colourful and interesting history, and many white people from the old colonies can trace part of their lineage back to Britain. The Commonwealth is still going strong, with the Queen of England still counting amongst her subjects many of the old colonies.

There are so many other things I could say - the fact we're a totally multicultural society, the incredible number of foreign monarchs we've had, exactly why so many Brits of every colour and creed are so proud to be British - but I think that'll just bore you. So I'll just say this: visit the fair isles of Albion some day and take a look at our glorious history for yourselves.

Enough of the pompous historian bit though - here's a few pics of various parts of Britain including my own home county of Warwickshire.

http://malted.cnice.mecd.es/recursos/malted/UK/general/images/Scotland01.jpg
The Highlands of Scotland (I'm a fifth-generation Scot).

http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio1/onelife/travel/images/n_ireland4.jpg
A stone circle in Northern Ireland.

http://email.eva.mpg.de/~gil/wales/image/wales_9.jpg
A sheep in Wales. :P

http://www.accommodationsuk.com/gallery/images/white_cliffs_dover.jpg
The famous white cliffs of Dover.

http://malted.cnice.mecd.es/recursos/malted/UK/Stratford/images/Stratford2.jpg
Shakespeare's hometown of Stratford (also mine) in Warwickshire. Note the timbered Tudor buildings.

http://www.fantasyjackpalance.com/fjp/photos/london/0203/001/010-london-eye-27.jpg
The Houses of Parliament in London.


There is more - so much more - but too much to fill this post up with.

Booyah! Rule Brittania!


Edit: Oh, and Americans think my accent's sexy.

[Justice]

I though Australia still, very very technically, is a oart of Great Britain, isn't that so or am I just halucinating?

Oh, and you forgott to mention that Engalnd oves the Faroe Islands eternal gratitude, acording to the guy after Churcill (keep forgetting his name http://forums.ubi.com/images/smilies/51.gif). So you are suposed to do everything I say http://forums.ubi.com/images/smilies/59.gif

[Red_orbiT_]

Originally posted by Justice:
I though Australia still, very very technically, is a oart of Great Britain, isn't that so or am I just halucinating?

Oh, and you forgott to mention that Engalnd oves the Faroe Islands eternal gratitude, acording to the guy after Churcill (keep forgetting his name http://forums.ubi.com/images/smilies/51.gif). So you are suposed to do everything I say http://forums.ubi.com/images/smilies/59.gif

Nah, he doesn't need to do everything you say(unless he joins the cult of Alderbranch), he just has to be grateful.
Like this:
Justice: "Clean my shoes!"
Blacktoast: "No thanks."

See? That was grateful. Thanks is a very grateful word. Oh yes!

[Bobaholic]

Actually Australia is part of the commonwealth, a group of islands and countries that Britain settled and claimed, however we just keep the jack on our flag and basically ignore em. http://forums.ubi.com/images/smilies/winky.gif
They think their in charge and give us money. http://forums.ubi.com/images/smilies/16x16_smiley-very-happy.gif

Oh and btw 'crickey' does not mean crocodile it is just a stupid thing that Irwin says, like a saying. http://forums.ubi.com/images/smilies/35.gif

[kupomoogle]

Originally posted by Bobaholic:
Actually Australia is part of the commonwealth, a group of islands and countries that Britain settled and claimed, however we just keep the jack on our flag and basically ignore em. http://forums.ubi.com/images/smilies/winky.gif
They think their in charge and give us money. http://forums.ubi.com/images/smilies/16x16_smiley-very-happy.gif

Oh and btw 'crickey' does not mean crocodile it is just a stupid thing that Irwin says, like a saying. http://forums.ubi.com/images/smilies/35.gif

Did you also know that the French and the Dutch were here first, they just didn't like the parts of the country they came to. Captain Cook supposedly used the map by the French seamen to arrive in Botany Bay. Except for the fact that the French landed about 120km north of the Bay, and found the land harsh and unappealing. The Dutch landed in North Western Australia, and well, its basically desert out there. Captain Cook just got lucky and found a nice place due to an error. Maybe he should upgrade his Seafaring skill?

Crikey is closer to "HOLY SH*T!" Alot of people use it in country Australia, especially in North Queensland, which is one of the reasons I can't wait to get out of this country and move to the Czech Republic! http://forums.ubi.com/groupee_common/emoticons/icon_smile.gif HUZZAH! But yes, its good to see there's another Aussie knocking about in here.

[BlackToast]

Oh, and you forgot to mention that Engalnd oves the Faroe Islands eternal gratitude, acording to the guy after Churcill (keep forgetting his name http://forums.ubi.com/images/smilies/51.gif). So you are suposed to do everything I say http://forums.ubi.com/images/smilies/59.gif

There are thousands of things that we could all thank each other for. Try, for example, the inventions you use every day: the telephone, lawnmower, rubber band, toilet paper, vacuum cleaner and even viagra and the humble mousetrap. Oh, and we created the first ever working television.

So now, I believe, it's your turn to thank us.

[Bobaholic]

Actually the dutch were here a good 200-300 years before cook. I live in darwin, NT and I am not a southerner and I know what some people use crickey for, however I just hate the way that Steve Irwin uses it to portray Australia. Not to mention John Howard for naming the train on the Ghan after him.
I knew the french had explored here previously but didn't Cook claim it only three days before the french landed to claim it. (after they had explored it)

Anyways nice to see another aussie on these threads as well. http://forums.ubi.com/images/smilies/25.gif

[Justice]

Nope. Faroese are a ungratefull bunch, but you guys over in Britania were so unlucky that you have promised us eternal gratitude http://forums.ubi.com/images/smilies/59.gif

So... now I have 3 possible meanings of crickey... hmmm... should I believe the American, the sweedish or the Australian version http://forums.ubi.com/images/smilies/shady.gif

[Madman_V3N0M]

Crikey!:P

[BTOG46]

Crikey is believed to be like a lot of other English slang, a corruption of medieval English exclamations.
The cockney "cor blimey" or "gor blimey" is derived from "God bless me", crikey is a corruption of "Christ"
One reason for the changes in the various words is to avoid being accused of blasphemy by the authorities, they took that VERY seriously in those days http://forums.ubi.com/groupee_common/emoticons/icon_eek.gif

[BlackToast]

Nope. Faroese are a ungrateful bunch, but you guys over in Britannia were so unlucky that you have promised us eternal gratitude.

My rule of thumb is never to take any notice of the government, especially if they said something way before my time. It's that older generation that owes you gratitude. I promised, and therefore I owe, nothing.

http://forums.ubi.com/groupee_common/emoticons/icon_biggrin.gif


Crikey is believed to be like a lot of other English slang, a corruption of medieval English exclamations.

Do you know that the s-word is actually an abbreviation of 'store high in transit'. Or I think so, anyway. The pre-marital sex word has always remained the same, in any case.

[BTOG46]

I always thought that the old four letter swear words were corruptions of the old Saxon words.
They were quite usable words till they were converted to christianity and the church has always had a funny attitude to sex.
The old words became swear words and were replaced by "posh" Latin based words

[Justice]

*Tries to steal BTOG's knowledge of languages*

[BTOG46]

*Gets Ari from Settlers to steal them back*

[Falaris]

This was an unusually civil thread for being, basically, a nationalistic one. Kudos, everyone. Now, there was a norwegian earlier here, but he was a lazy sod, so I'll give it another go.

Well. *stands up* My name is Rune, and I'm a norwegian. *blush* *applause*

Right. http://forums.ubi.com/groupee_common/emoticons/icon_smile.gif

Okay. That english guy commented on scandinavian vikings. Hey. That's us. (Well, and a few danes and swedes too). Well. The 'us' of a millenia ago, which is NOT a minor detail. The norse religion, very commonly referenced in popular culture and embrazed by nazi scumbuckets, is utterly dead. (Okay, a bunch over at the university of Oslo is trying to resurrect it, but they don't count, they're weird people.).

Historically it's kind of fun to be Norwegian. Yes, the vikings raided a bit, but more importantly, they were explorers, traders, and mercenaries. So we have a part of our history in almost every european country and some others, from Russia and Novgorod, to the Turkish Varangian Guard, to the Bluemen of africa, to England, Iceland, even America.

Well, after we went around and hacked people to bits some king's daughter married some danish prince, and suddenly we were part of denmark back in the 14th century. Kind of in the Faeroy situation. Back in 1814 Denmark sided with Napoleon, Sweden sided against him, and we basically changed hands like some package at Napoleon's defeat. However, in the days between we managed to get ourselves a constitution of sorts, which is the important bit (to us at least). In 1905 we became independent of Sweden, as well, also in a completely bloodless revolution. (Which I guess should reflect positively on both of us).

Thus norway USED to be able to claim not to have been in a war (except defending ourselves from an invasion) for over a century, nearly a millenia, or for its entire existence, depending how you defined it. Then there was that ugly business about Irak and Afghanistan.

We're currently a democratic monarchy - we invited some english guy over to be our king in 1905 by national election, and I must say, him and his family's been doing a good job of it, and I actually feel proud of our previous king, King Olav V. (Yeah I'm a monarchist.).

During world war 2, we were neutral at first, until we were invaded by the germans. We got a lot of help from the English in particular, and our entire merchant fleet (Norway was then a flag of convenience for merchant ships, so we had a bloody lot of them) went to port in England to join the allies. We've since felt we've had close ties with england in particular. It helps that our humor is annoyingly compatible. One story from my father of those times I still find weird and chilling - english bombers coming over the city to bomb german ships in port, and people cheered even as the bombs (inaccurate as hell) destroyed half the city but also sunk the german ships.

In more recent years, we've found oil, which is a pretty neat thing to have. It's left some norwegians a bit more smug than we have a right to be, but most of us are pretty level-headed about it. One thing we're not level - headed about is winter sports. Inexplicable, we *expect* and take it for granted we should take the most medals in the winter olympics. Which is a bit optimistic since we're just 4 million and compete against VASTLY larger countries. Still, at least we don't do too badly.

Personally, I've travelled a lot, and I'm patriotic enough to say, heartfelt, that I believe Norway to be the most beautiful country in the world. (Although you have to appreciate rocks to think so, I guess). A few pictures would help, I guess, I'll see what I can dig up...

http://www.dcs.warwick.ac.uk/~doron/norway.JPG

Oh, hey, a rampart town!

http://www.nd.edu/~ndband/photos/scandinavia/042%20-%20Day%205%20-%20drive%20to%20Sognefjord%20-%20oldest%20stave%20church%20in%20Norway.JPG

http://www.adventureliving.com/journeys/norway/images/large/norway087.jpg

http://www.dieter-craasmann.de/norge/media/no15/moere_og_romsdal_flussbiegung_m.jpg

http://www.nrk.no/img/529189.jpeg

This last picture is of the trolls' wall, according to myth the portal into the trolls' world. It's hard to judge the scale - it's the largest vertical drop in europe, of about one kilometer, and a popular way for base jumpers to kill themselves. If you drive up the Romsdal, from Ã...ndalsnes up to DombÃÂ¥s, you'll go past it. That's one of the most spectacular 4-hour drives you can make.

This is an aerial photo of 'Jotunheimen' (Trolls home) - the troll's wall in front.

http://www.fjellforum.net/download.php?id=2363&sid=23dbdffd6b81425a176a61f73ba44543

Hope you enjoyed the article and the pictures!
(And I hope the links work...)

[BTOG46]

Hey, I`m part Norwegian myself if I dig far enough back in my family history.
My mother came from the Shetland Isles and as any one who has ever made the mistake of calling a Shetlander a Scot has found out, they regard themselves as Viking, having been settled by Nowegian Vikings a long long time ago.
My father was part west highland Scots, which also means....yes, Norwegian Viking again, as they settled all down the west of Scotland.
The last bit is north east England which could be either Saxon or even Danish Viking http://forums.ubi.com/groupee_common/emoticons/icon_cool.gif

[Falaris]

Hey, brother! (or great-great-great^10 cousin) http://forums.ubi.com/groupee_common/emoticons/icon_wink.gif

Since we're still on the subject of history and vikings - one thing that's funny is the viking penchant for naming. I think we learnt the lesson from iceland. Call a place something like 'land of ice' and you hardly got any settlers. So... 'Hey, we found this REALLY rocky and inhospitable place'... 'Hm... okay, we'll call that greenland' Yay! Lots of colonists... hey, they almost all died? 'Wow, this place isn't actually THAT bad, but it's really way off'.. 'Okay, that's Wineland.. oh ****, they died too.'. Vikings were the first marketing people. :S

Iceland and Svalbard (Norway's one remaining 'colony', recognized since 1925, its name means 'cold edge') were sincerely named though, and Shetland were called, if I remember correctly, 'Heroes' land' - Hjaltland. Not bad, and I'll assume it was sincerely named as well, the early places weren't that ironic.

(Picture of Svalbard - now we're talking cold and inhospitable... but still looking good.)

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/1/1c/Longyearbyen4.jpg

[Justice]

Hey http://forums.ubi.com/groupee_common/emoticons/icon_smile.gif another Norwegian http://forums.ubi.com/images/smilies/16x16_smiley-very-happy.gif the third closest you come to a Faroese http://forums.ubi.com/groupee_common/emoticons/icon_razz.gif

You forgott to mention how often Norway has been choosen the most beautiful country in the world http://forums.ubi.com/groupee_common/emoticons/icon_wink.gif i've been to most of those places you show there http://forums.ubi.com/groupee_common/emoticons/icon_biggrin.gif just my mother didn't want to go to Jotunheim in the summer http://forums.ubi.com/images/smilies/51.gif

And else your situation didn't become like ours before about 1600 or so... the first few hundred years Denmark And Norway were largely equals... did you else know that juridically only the Faroe Islands and Greenland have the right to be called Norway http://forums.ubi.com/groupee_common/emoticons/icon_biggrin.gif

Please come with more Norsh pictures if you want http://forums.ubi.com/groupee_common/emoticons/icon_smile.gif

[Secret_Holder]

did you else know that juridically only the Faroe Islands and Greenland have the right to be called Norway

What? Can't Norway be called Norway? You're weird Justice http://forums.ubi.com/groupee_common/emoticons/icon_razz.gif

[Justice]

I said juridically, but I doubt any court would follow the laws http://forums.ubi.com/groupee_common/emoticons/icon_biggrin.gif

[Secret_Holder]

Yes, but what do you mean by "juridically"?

[Justice]

According to old treaties and laws who never where put out of function http://forums.ubi.com/groupee_common/emoticons/icon_biggrin.gif

[Falaris]

That does sound a bit odd though, I certainly hadn't heard of that. Funny if it's true though. You don't have any reference or something I can look up on that to find out more?

(On a side note, I'm seriously stuck on campaign 4, mission 5. Getting hammered every way I turn.)

[Justice]

I have it from a faroese book.. I can try to see if someone has written about it on the net once I get home from school...

[Madman_V3N0M]

For real romanian ancient wisdom and philosophy on every aspect of life please see the homesite of the Romanian Mint Rubbing Association: www.mintrubbing.org (http://www.mintrubbing.org)

[Kamakar]

Im from The Netherlands
http://img246.imageshack.us/img246/6939/europe4ol.gif

And some info, that i copied from a other site http://forums.ubi.com/groupee_common/emoticons/icon_rolleyes.gif

======

The Kingdom of the Netherlands was formed in 1815. In 1830 Belgium seceded and formed a separate kingdom. The Netherlands remained neutral in World War I, but suffered invasion and occupation by Germany in World War II. A modern, industrialized nation, the Netherlands is also a large exporter of agricultural products. The country was a founding member of NATO and the EEC (now the EU), and participated in the introduction of the euro in 1999.

[viktor86]

Oh, because some (most) of the currently available maps of the world (including the more specific ones - mainly Europe) are misleading I'd like to mention one little thing:

Yugoslavia is no longer Yugoslavia. It changed from Yugoslvia to Serbia and Montenegro in 2003 (14th March) and recently there was a referendum concerning the autonomy of Montenegro and it has passed with a majority of 55,47% people voting YES. So, Serbia and Montenegro are now two separate states (which is really interesting because they qualified for the world championship in football as a UNION - Serbia and Montenegro; now they are divided so I'm not sure if they will remain as a union for this championship OR change something concerning participation - weird, huh?)

And, I know these things because I'm from Serbia and Montenegro. We have a REALLY interesting post WWII history - first we were SFRJ (Socialist Federative Republic of Yugoslavia - Slovenia, Bosnia and Hercegovina, Serbia, Montenegro, Macedonia, Croatia), after that in 1991 SRJ (Socialist Republic of Yugoslavia - only Serbia and Montenegro), 2003 Serbia and Montenegro, and finally Sebia AND Montenegro as separate sountries. In the intermezzo between two WW we were a kingdom (mostly all of the countries that were in SFRJ, only it functioned as a monarchy and was called KSHS - Kraljevina Srba, Hrvata i Slovenaca - English: The Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenians).

I currently live in Budapest, Hungary - I study here. I come from a mixed marriage, my father is Hungarian, my mother Serbian. I was born in Subotica which is a city on the northern border of Serbia and is heavily populated by Hungarians (they are a national minority in Serbia, but a regional majority in the north of Serbia) so I speak fluent Serbian and Hungarian. It's a very nice city with a pop. of around 150,000. Although some people consider it a REALLY big village I still consider it a city...local patriotism anyone? http://forums.ubi.com/groupee_common/emoticons/icon_wink.gif

Maybe I'll post some pictures later on if anyone is interested...and if you have any questions, just ask - if I can I'll do my best to answer them.

Viktor K.

[Red_orbiT_]

150 000 inhabitants? That would be a city in sweden anyway... the city I study in(Gothenburg), only has 200-300 000 inhabitants(not sure of exact number and of how many suburbs should be counted an so on) and that's the second largest city in sweden. http://forums.ubi.com/groupee_common/emoticons/icon_biggrin.gif

Here's a more accurate map of Europe, for your convenience:
http://www.euratlas.com/big/europe_1300.jpg

[Justice]

I liked the other one better http://forums.ubi.com/groupee_common/emoticons/icon_razz.gif at least the sea around the Faroes was there http://forums.ubi.com/groupee_common/emoticons/icon_biggrin.gif and i liked Norway and Sweden way better there http://forums.ubi.com/images/smilies/34.gif

[Red_orbiT_]

Originally posted by Justice:
I liked the other one better http://forums.ubi.com/groupee_common/emoticons/icon_razz.gif at least the sea around the Faroes was there http://forums.ubi.com/groupee_common/emoticons/icon_biggrin.gif and i liked Norway and Sweden way better there http://forums.ubi.com/images/smilies/34.gif

...but it's accurate!

[viktor86]

Acurate? http://forums.ubi.com/images/smilies/blink.gif

It depicts Hungary as it was BEFORE WWI (since 1918 - Trianon, Versailes - it has been reduced by two-third in favor of Romania, KSHS - Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenians and the former Czechoslovakia - modern Slovakia was more or less under Hungarian rule before Trianon). And Serbia is continental so it doesn't have access to the Adriatic Sea. Not sure about the rest, BUT these two parts are totally wrong. I'll post an up-to-date map of eastern and central Europe as soon as I get my hands on it.

Oh, and if the map was partly a joke - then I'm the one who should be shot for taking it seriously... http://forums.ubi.com/images/smilies/35.gif

Viktor K.

[viktor86]

OK, I found one that is quite OK, it is a political map (meaning that it only defines borders and such) but I had some trouble posting it. Here is the link though:

http://www.rec.org/REC/Maps/eur_map.html

BTW, it isn't accurate just because of ONE thing - it still depicts Serbia and Montenegro as one state. Montenegro is the part of the union that has access to the sea (the little square teritory on the southwestern part of S&M).

And about the 150,000 pop. thing...it's kinda a stupid argument in my country about the status of Subotica. You see, considering the Serbian Constitution, for a settlement to gain the status of a city it needs at least TWO municipalities overlaping - currently there is only one - the Subotican municipality. Politicians and some other creatures (no offense meant to people who know politicians/ are politicians/come from countries where politicians are constructive and good people - my country has VERY lousy politicians, and even those who are good can't change the situation drastically) have been working on this topic for the last 15 years or so, because there is a small settlement to the north (around 30,000 pop.) which could also qualify for a municipality, not to mention all the outlying villages that are simply EAGER to get more administration and a more important role in money-making/spending decisions. I don't know if this makes sense...it does from where I'm coming from.

Basically, Subotica - eith it's 150,000 people - is still a village. Which wouldn't be a problem if at least it's budget was largere...but it's a VILLAGE'S budget. Stop the craziness by killing me or banning me from this forum...or solving Subotica's status. http://forums.ubi.com/groupee_common/emoticons/icon_wink.gif

Viktor K.

[viktor86]

I'm sorry for all the consecutive posts but I just found this...

The link on the previous post let's you go into more detailed maps of countries and if you click Serbia and Montenegro you can see the Serbia/Montenegro border and also the location of my hometown - Subotica.

Viktor K.

[goznik]

Hi,
Just because everyone think Israel is a dump in the middle of the desert
and that everyone here ride on camels all the time.
Ill post here some info+pics from Israel.

Some info:
Israel was declared as a country in 14.5.1948 after WWII
that it was clear that the jewish people have to get its own country.
Israel is a pretty small country,
we have a population of about 7 million now.

Here are some pics:
http://img443.imageshack.us/img443/4250/israelmap8br.jpg


There symbol of the country:
http://img443.imageshack.us/img443/9279/israel6kt.gif

Jerusalem,The holiest city in the world:
http://img443.imageshack.us/img443/6205/jerusalem7pz.jpg

Tel Aviv,The second largest city in Israel after Jerusalem:
http://img443.imageshack.us/img443/3329/tlv9jv.jpg

Raanana,the city I live in:
http://img443.imageshack.us/img443/6457/raananashot3kh.jpg

Eilat,A vacation town in the south of Israel:
http://img443.imageshack.us/img443/6438/eilat9ix.jpg

Last one:
sea of galilei:
http://img193.imageshack.us/img193/7906/kineret28kz.jpg

[Justice]

Why last one http://forums.ubi.com/groupee_common/emoticons/icon_frown.gif I want to see some desert and some monuments http://forums.ubi.com/images/smilies/bigtears.gif

http://forums.ubi.com/images/smilies/10.gif I do not believe that there are many who believe it is a dump in the desert since the Israel/Palestinia conflict shows a good deal of pictures...

[goznik]

Originally posted by Justice:
Why last one http://forums.ubi.com/groupee_common/emoticons/icon_frown.gif I want to see some desert and some monuments http://forums.ubi.com/images/smilies/bigtears.gif

http://forums.ubi.com/images/smilies/10.gif I do not believe that there are many who believe it is a dump in the desert since the Israel/Palestinia conflict shows a good deal of pictures...

The last one is because the sea of galilei is supposed to be holy for the christians or something.

BTW,
How do you like that:
http://www.shvoong.co.il/secondLevel/tiyul/images/tiyul22C.jpg
Its called "The mushroom"

Some desert:
http://www.mototracks.co.il/avdat/images/avCBA.jpg

[Justice]

I ment as why the end http://forums.ubi.com/groupee_common/emoticons/icon_biggrin.gif

That mushroom is http://forums.ubi.com/groupee_common/emoticons/icon_eek.gif

[goznik]

Originally posted by Justice:
I ment as why the end http://forums.ubi.com/groupee_common/emoticons/icon_biggrin.gif:
Opps http://forums.ubi.com/images/smilies/blush.gif



That mushroom is http://forums.ubi.com/groupee_common/emoticons/icon_eek.gif
Hihi,yep its a pretty funky mushroom.

BTW2:
We love the Faroe Islands here,
Thanks to you we almost got into the world cup games. http://forums.ubi.com/images/smilies/crackwhip.gif

[Madman_V3N0M]

Red couldn't have been serious! I mean Romania isn't even formed yet...

[Red_orbiT_]

Originally posted by viktor86:
Acurate? http://forums.ubi.com/images/smilies/blink.gif

It depicts Hungary as it was BEFORE WWI (since 1918 - Trianon, Versailes - it has been reduced by two-third in favor of Romania, KSHS - Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenians and the former Czechoslovakia - modern Slovakia was more or less under Hungarian rule before Trianon). And Serbia is continental so it doesn't have access to the Adriatic Sea. Not sure about the rest, BUT these two parts are totally wrong. I'll post an up-to-date map of eastern and central Europe as soon as I get my hands on it.

Oh, and if the map was partly a joke - then I'm the one who should be shot for taking it seriously... http://forums.ubi.com/images/smilies/35.gif

Viktor K.

I'm afraid you'll have to be shot then.
Still, I'm surprised you complained about those things when there are much more obvious ones...
Look at russia: Territories of the Western Kipchak Horde.
Look at poland. Look at germany. The kingdom of scotland.
And...
The roman Empire(I thought someone would complain about that, but nope http://forums.ubi.com/images/smilies/halo.gif )
Ilkhan Empire?

Still, the map is very accurate. For the 1300s anyway...

[BTOG46]

http://forums.ubi.com/images/smilies/88.gif http://forums.ubi.com/images/smilies/clap.gif Nice one Red http://forums.ubi.com/images/smilies/11.gif

[LaidHero]

So ... I felt like I had to cut in. The subject is too good for someone who grew during the "golden age" of this beautiful - for me - country. A very "heroic" day to all of you for starters. I am a romanian and our history has more versions than the bible so I'm sure that no web-site can fill you in our background. Basically, the romanians are descenders from the tracs. Till this very day - almost 2500 years ago - we have words in our language even if this fact is most unknown. Our beginning as a nation is pretty oldish and this are the historical facts we are learning in schools: back in the early Roman ages when Rome was just another town on the map somewhere north a big river - the Danube - lived a peacefull but proud people, true descenders of the mighty thracs - according to Herodot -. They will be known by the historians as the Dacians. Historically the dacians stayed under that name for a short period of time - aprox. 200 years - since the big Burebista till the end, brought by the roman commander Traian - not to be confused with the countries modern leader Traian "The Sailor" Basescu -. At the end of a 5 year period in the year of our Lord 106 ad, the dacians were overrun by the romans. And - this is the cool stuff http://forums.ubi.com/groupee_common/emoticons/icon_wink.gif - thus Romania was born. The remains of the roman army established a good relation with the dacian women left.
Since that moment till today the romanians lived on the teritorry between the Carpathian Mountains and the Black Sea. With some "minor" adjustments, all the credit goes to Ribbentrop and Molotov for that. If any of you should read some of our history it will strike you the fact that this would be probably the nation that had the most historical leaders. There's at least a big name in every century since 1300 till 1877.
1877 is the year we beat the turks last time and we proclaimed our Independence. Soon we will go under the prusac influence becoming at the same time a land for a new monarchy in Europe. In WWI we were the good guys and in the WWII we had to be bad for a period of time but finally come to our senses.
One of the heroes of Armaghedon's Blade add-on to Heroes of Might and Magic III - good days, huh?!? - is called Gelu. Well, funny or not we had a national hero in the early days of the 2nd millenium.

That would be the history - known from school and some extra from documented people - and I shall help with some nice pictures of this sensational country as soon as anyone of you will tell me how to add the pictures to the forum. Till that time I bow to your culture and nationality.

[Justice]

You press reply, and there are some option right above where you write. the one of them who is second most to the right, is the picture. In there you press the URL, adress, of the picture, and must make sure it is only a picture. If you find them on the web, then right click on the picture and say abilities or something like that, and there you see the adress of only the picture http://forums.ubi.com/groupee_common/emoticons/icon_smile.gif I didn't find out how before I had about 500 posts http://forums.ubi.com/groupee_common/emoticons/icon_biggrin.gif

[Red_orbiT_]

That's an interesting piece of history, are the tracs the same as the thracians?
Far as I can remember, the romans had a lot of trouble taking dacia too, and only managed after they'd divided(with politics and foul play http://forums.ubi.com/groupee_common/emoticons/icon_biggrin.gif) the dacians into four factions in a civil war... ah... divide and conquer... the Roman way http://forums.ubi.com/groupee_common/emoticons/icon_biggrin.gif

[Madman_V3N0M]

Awwww why did you reveal our history? You broke the fine romanian tradition of cuting leaves to dogs and did something usefull.(actually I'm glad you did I and Zam were too lazy)

[LaidHero]

Well, somebody had to do that stinky job anyway. I'm impressed in Red's knowledge of universal history and I have to say that he was correct: my "tracs" were actually the thracians. As for the "divide and conquer" technique applied to Decebal in those days, there are pros and cons. I just stated the facts we were learned during years of hard school. http://forums.ubi.com/images/smilies/typing.gif
P.S. I'll be back with the pictures. I selected some nice ones already but I have to pick up some more. And could anyone in charge add an avatar to my name?! I want Agrael's face http://forums.ubi.com/groupee_common/emoticons/icon_mad.gif

[viktor86]

OK, I've already shot myself a couple of times - but consider the lillies...

I reacted impulsively, so I immediaely looked at the Balkans (because it concerns me the most; example: when there is a fire in the neighbourhood, I check my house first - don't give a **** about the rest) and only reacted to that - the other 'slight' differences came to me later, but I didn't want to b**** about them (nobody likes a know-it-all). Anyway, thanx for pointing out the Russian teritory, I didn't even look at those until now, when I saw that YOU CAN SCROLL to the RIGHT, because the map is wider than the everyday post. It was fun to see the teritories of the Ilkhans, the Kipchaks, the small khanates and little feudal properties of quazi-russian nobles from that time (I say quazi, because Ukrainians and Russians are still fighting over history concerning these parts). It gave me some time to reminisce on the old times when I was writting my graduation paper on the Mongols (XII-XV century) and must say that it's a very interesting page in world history. The paper came out nicely, even though the first 15 pages of the total 34 were about the end of the 12th century and the beggining of the 13th (Genghis Khan, his sons and the forming of the Mongol Empire - the Crucible campaign in AOEII: Age of Kings to a lesser extent).

I agree, my bad...next time I'll try to analyse the whole picture and comment (or won't comment at all...nah, ain't gonna happen!).

Viktor K.

P.S. It's a nice map. Wonder what kind of world we'd have now if the borders were still the same and dragons roamed the wastelands...

[Madman_V3N0M]

It would be the world of Ashan http://forums.ubi.com/groupee_common/emoticons/icon_biggrin.gif

[Red_orbiT_]

Still a bit surprised nobody complained of the Roman Empire still being in the map http://forums.ubi.com/groupee_common/emoticons/icon_rolleyes.gif
Anyway, if you liked the map, this (http://www.euratlas.com/time1.htm) is where I found it http://forums.ubi.com/groupee_common/emoticons/icon_smile.gif

[Secret_Holder]

You weren't named the cult historian for nothing Orbit http://forums.ubi.com/groupee_common/emoticons/icon_biggrin.gif

[BTOG46]

Originally posted by Secret_Holder

You weren't named the cult historian for nothing Orbit
http://forums.ubi.com/groupee_common/emoticons/icon_confused.gifYou mean he had to pay for the title? http://forums.ubi.com/groupee_common/emoticons/icon_eek.gif
http://forums.ubi.com/images/smilies/88.gif

[Nyllenyg]

I don’t think we got a proper presentation of Denmark, so here is one from another point of view than that of an angry Faeroe.

We are proud to say we have the oldest monarchy in the world, formed by our first king Gorm the Old in around 950. Our current monarch is Queen Margrethe the second, but today the monarch don’t have any real power. Today the power lies at our parliament “Folketingetâ€Â� which is where our politicians meet and discus.

Today we are just a small nation not known by many (but more might know us sine one of our newspapers printed the famous Mohammed drawings), but there was a time when we where a large nation. Our land also consisted of: Norway, large parts of Sweden, Schleswig and Holstein in Germany and large parts around the English town of York. So as you can see, we were big. But then we lost it all. Many losses in wars with Sweden made our land smaller and just as many wars with Germany didn’t make bigger.

Our most famous writer of all times is H.C. Anderson, who wrote fairytales: the ugly duckling and The Little Match-Seller.

And some pictures
H.C. Anderson
http://xml.whatsonwhen.com/img_bg/hc_anderson.jpg

Our queen
http://netgal.dk/gfx/foto2/dronning1.jpg

the castle where the royal family lives
http://www.shakersquare.net/history/amalienborg-nykrog-300.jpg

[prasopes1984]

OK, I will add something about my country as well. I live in Czech Republic(CR), we like to call it "the heart of Europe because CR lies in middle of Europe. Our history goes back to 7th century - first state founded by Frank merchant Samo. In middleage It was Kingdom of Bohemia(you can see it on Red_orbiT's map) and it was quite a powerfull kingdom. Later, we were part of Austro-Hungarian Empire. After WWI 28.10. 1918 was formed Czechoslovakia by two nations - Czechs and Slovaks. During WWII we were occupied by Germany. After WWII, Czechoslovakia fell within the Soviet sphere of influence. In 1968, an invasion by Warsaw Pact troops ended the efforts of the country's leaders to liberalize Communist party rule. Anti-Soviet demonstrations the following year ushered in a period of harsh repression. With the collapse of Soviet authority in 1989, Czechoslovakia regained its freedom through a peaceful "Velvet Revolution." Finally 1.1. 1993 Czechoslovakia was divided into Czech republic and Slovakia. (But it was peacefull, we don't hate each other and many Czechs says that we are like brothers. We have similar way of life and very similar language).
I think that our mentality is influenced by long years behind "Iron Curtain", we can be a bit envious, and we are debating and complaying about everything in a pub (I think it isn't so unique http://forums.ubi.com/groupee_common/emoticons/icon_biggrin.gif ), but we have great sense of humor(often black humor), we like a beer, and we are handy(we say "golden Czech hands", we can made many things ourself and it is IMO quite unique hobby to have a workshop and a garden to look after). I think that our most precious articles are Czech beer and Czech sportsmens, we also make cars "Skoda".
Enough words, let the pictures speak:

http://www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook/flags/ez-lgflag.gif
http://www.cr-sei.cz/znak.jpg
our flag and state sign

http://www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook/maps/ez-map.gif
simple map of our country

http://www.ecards.cz/pictures/s/t/stiburek_praha_01.jpg
http://www.prague.dk/gif/vltava.jpg
http://www.rum.cz/praha/img/praha-2.jpg
our capital city Prague

http://www.aneris.cz/images/craj/prachov/prachov15.JPG
http://www.ceskehory.cz/ceskyraj/data/Document/img/48.jpg
http://www.klubkontiki.sk/foto.files/CES_RAJ5.gif
touristic area called Czech paradise

http://www.zs.sudice.indos.cz/VLAST-ZEMPL/www.czechtourism.cz++111/Krkono%C5%A1e%20-%20vodop%C3%A1d%20Pan%C4%8Dava.jpg
http://www.pyykkonen.net/praha/photo/krkonose1.jpg
http://www.hotel-eden.cz/images/foto/foto21.jpg
and our highest mountains

P.S.: If you want to see Czechs in action watch football world championship. We just defeated USA 3:0 in Monday and we are going to win!!!
http://forums.ubi.com/groupee_common/emoticons/icon_biggrin.gif http://forums.ubi.com/images/smilies/touche.gif http://forums.ubi.com/groupee_common/emoticons/icon_biggrin.gif

[Red_orbiT_]

This thread is humiliating in a good way http://forums.ubi.com/groupee_common/emoticons/icon_biggrin.gif
Those pictures if czech republic were beautiful, and it shows how limited my knowledge is, that is, it ends 1457ad or something.
If someone had said Czech Republic before I read your post, I would have said: Hunh?
BUT- if someone would have said Bohemia, I would have said: Oh! Bohemia!
Now I might be able to remember where Czech Republic lies: It lies where bohemia used to lie. http://forums.ubi.com/groupee_common/emoticons/icon_biggrin.gif

[Justice]

Wauw http://forums.ubi.com/groupee_common/emoticons/icon_eek.gif those pictures are just insanely beautiful http://forums.ubi.com/groupee_common/emoticons/icon_eek.gif they are equals to Norway http://forums.ubi.com/images/smilies/25.gif

And Nyllenyg, I said this in the beginning:


If you are a tru patriot and think people ought to know more about how your country really is, if you are bored and have nothing to do, if you don't think your country is anything to talk about, then this is the place to say it. Tell us about your country now and you can know that you have done a good deed.

http://forums.ubi.com/groupee_common/emoticons/icon_biggrin.gif so no reason to think I would send you away just for being a dane... Danes are people to aftearall... At least I think so http://forums.ubi.com/images/smilies/shady.gif
http://forums.ubi.com/groupee_common/emoticons/icon_razz.gif

Since it seems like I scared theo first dane away http://forums.ubi.com/groupee_common/emoticons/icon_frown.gif i'll just tell you that if you want to know exactly how the story went, rather than the media version of it, then PM me and i'll answer you as soon as i get time, most likely after the 19th since my exams end then http://forums.ubi.com/images/smilies/16x16_smiley-very-happy.gif
hope you'll PM me so you won't walk around continually thinking I'm just an angry Faroese http://forums.ubi.com/groupee_common/emoticons/icon_biggrin.gif

[viktor86]

Hello from Hungary again, this is Viktor speaking, your Hungarian expert who comes from Serbia! *wink, wink*

I've been to the Czech Republic three times so far - twice to Olomouc (Red, that's a place that should be VERY interesting to you - the only settlement in eastern/central Europe that didn't fall prey to the Mongol horde - very nice citadel and excelent strategic surrounding: patches of forest and a river that's called Morava if I'm not mistaken, we have a Morava in Serbia as well) and once to Prague. Actually, twice - the second time I went to Olomouc we just VISITED Prague for a day. I love the Czech Republic and most of all I love Czech beer - the first time I visited (we spent seven days there) I drank 10 different brands of beer...but, even with that accomplishment I can only say that I tried, maybe 40% of their beer? Brands that come to mind - Kozel (we have it in Hungary, quite a big import actually), Krusovice, Staropramen (Staropramen Granat is my personal favorite), Starobrno...most of these have many variants as well - like ale, bock, pils, etc.

I remember Prague...one of the best days in my life. I remember we went up the hill (Petrin?) and climbed that 'miniature' model of the Eifel tower, which is like 30m high. The nicest panorama I have ever seen. Olomouc is also great, we went white-water rafting and I know the inner city like the back of my palm.

As far as football is concerned - congrats on your victory, I've watched the match, a nice example of 'how to play football well'. But...Serbia is going to the finals anyway - we're going to toast Argentina with at least 5:0 and after that humiliate The Ivory Coast like we did the Hungarians a copule of years ago (7:1 home victory, 5:0 away), although that wasn't the WC. So, I guess we'll see you in the finals then, ey? http://forums.ubi.com/groupee_common/emoticons/icon_wink.gif Too bad we didn't manage to defeat Netherlands - but this was mostly because of the referee...

Well I'm gonna get pissed anyway on Saturday - we just located a Serbian tavern in Budapest, so I'm gonna go there and brag about my exploits in WWII - like the time I single-handedly defended a Serbian bunker from the zounds! of aggressors. It will probably be a sad party because the football part of this post is just me losing control and gliding hastily to Dreamer land, but if I had to make a pick for 'Who will be in the finals?' and Serbia was out, I'd go with the Czechs - I still recall the time when we watched the Czech Republic play the Germans in Subotica (Serbia) and we had guests from BOTH countries in the same pub - there was no fight, but after Czech came out victorious, Germans went to a caffee and had some tea, while we (the organizers) and the Czechs got wasted like hell. The Czech delegation actually had a 3.5m long and 1.8m wide flag with them - so they boasted it.

Shulana veverka ktera umi repovat! (this is just phonetic Czech, I can't write in Czech...sadly)

Viktor K.

[Bobaholic]

What about Australia..
Didja see the game against the Japanese.. 3 goals in less than 9 minutes at the end http://forums.ubi.com/images/smilies/16x16_smiley-very-happy.gif

Serves them right too for spreading propaganda about us being the 'Bully-boys' of football http://forums.ubi.com/images/smilies/51.gif

Soooo yeah... We are gonna get flogged by Brazil though http://forums.ubi.com/images/smilies/51.gif
Just a bit unfair we were ranked 42nd in world before Japan game and now we are up against the world no. 1... http://forums.ubi.com/images/smilies/51.gif Unfair...

But oh well I guess we will do our best.. http://forums.ubi.com/images/smilies/16x16_smiley-wink.gif

[viktor86]

I agree with you on that, Mr. Bobaholic. Seems that all of the GOOD teams which are SUPPOSED to win the WC (Serbia & Montengro is a good example http://forums.ubi.com/groupee_common/emoticons/icon_wink.gif) are in groups with UNBELIEVABLE teams which are only there to knock each other out and see who will laugh last...I know that THEY are doing something, because everyone remembers the fantabulous defeat that Serbia & Montenegro (back then: Yugoslavia) suffered from Netherlands - was it 7:1? And, wellity, wellity, wellity...after the draw who is in the group with SEMO? The Netherlands! It's a plot to ruin the selfesteem of Serbian fan(atic)s.

Hope you guys do better than us. But...the match with Argentina is not yet over...it hasn't even started yet! Soon, grasshopper...be patient...wax on, wax off...

Besides, our 'superstar' players are playing really badly! I expected more of them - Mr. Stankovic is playing in Inter Milan and he plays for his own nation like he'd never seen a ball in his life! Good thing that our beloved coach substituted Milosevic for Zigic...even if you calculate their combined IQ it's still below zero, but the fact is that Milosevic has been in the team since the second half of the 90's and Zigic is a newcomer (relatively) so he's trying to prove that he's a good player. Motivation, it's all about motivation. Washed-up dirtbags with their milions of euros...thinking they shouldn't fight for national honour, just for money...makes me sick!

It's like that dude - Shevchenko! OK, he is a STAR, but the way he played against Spain...it left a lot to be desired, simply put.

And I know that this is not the football thread, but football is a question of one's country and one's oppinion of other countries, so I think this is not off-topic. Now I'm gonna go and buy two packs of cigaretes and a six-pack of beer, just to get me through the match. If I don't die today I'll live a long and happy life.

To all the Serbian football fan(atic)s: Srbija, Srbija!!!

Viktor K.

P.S. And to all the Hungarians who will support SEMO - Szerbia, Szerbia!!!

P.P.S. And to all the squirells who will support Serbia: eeeekkkk, eeeeeeeeekkk!

[Nyllenyg]

Justice I think you misunderstood me, it was ment as a joke. I agree that we should regonize you as an independent state, but I'm afraid it won't happen before we get a new government.
But lets not talk any more about politics for now.

[Bobaholic]

...so you won't walk around continually thinking I'm just an angry Faroese http://forums.ubi.com/groupee_common/emoticons/icon_biggrin.gif

But you are, you are an angry Foroese http://forums.ubi.com/groupee_common/emoticons/icon_eek.gif

*runs away to hide behind red, but decides not best place to hide so he chooses FCY instead*

[Justice]

Originally posted by Nyllenyg:
Justice I think you misunderstood me, it was ment as a joke. I agree that we should regonize you as an independent state, but I'm afraid it won't happen before we get a new government.
But lets not talk any more about politics for now.

I thought you were joking, but I just love to talk about politics http://forums.ubi.com/groupee_common/emoticons/icon_biggrin.gif
And nor will it happen with our current government http://forums.ubi.com/images/smilies/35.gif 3 of the 4 biggest parties together and can't agree about anything but the small stuff so they do nothing but yell at the 4th one http://forums.ubi.com/images/smilies/88.gif

But you are probably right... no more politics... At least for a few days http://forums.ubi.com/groupee_common/emoticons/icon_biggrin.gif

[Bobaholic]

At least it is better than Australia.. http://forums.ubi.com/images/smilies/51.gif
For the next 3 years John Howard has control of both the Upper and Lower Houses. Whatever laws or bills or anything that he wants in, like the workplace relations agreement, he can bring in with no opposition basically (in government anyway). http://forums.ubi.com/images/smilies/51.gif
Although I don't think he will have much time for it though, with all the sucking up to Bush that he does.. http://forums.ubi.com/images/smilies/16x16_smiley-very-happy.gif

BTW did any of you see how Bush told the blind guy to take his sunglasses off...LOL http://forums.ubi.com/images/smilies/16x16_smiley-very-happy.gif

[viktor86]

OK, the first halftime of the match has passed and the Argentinians are making smoked bacon out of Serbians...It's not like SEMO is playing badly, but they could use a fixer-upper - and if the match continues this way the Argentinians better win the WC, OR ELSE...that would be a nice feeling, to know that we were beaten by the World Champions - the opposite of sour grapes, right? Sweet lemon...

I'll stop talking about football - I've had enough of it for today (although I'll probably watch Ivory Coast vs. Netherlands, just to see Netherlands lose...probably not, but a man can dream, right?).

Let's talk about something else - politics for example! The Hungarian president looks like a proffesional imitator of Mr. Bean and likes to dance and make videos of himself dancing! Now who's got the freakiest politican? And I come from a country in which we used to vote every other weekend - how's that for an example of good politics? Just when I started to enjoy my 'privileges' as an adult in society, I got sick of them! Voting lists of 30-something candidates of which more than half are total idiots! Politics are good until they start to interfere with your personal life - while they're a hobby, not an obsession. I mean, it's one thing complaining about politicans and living a good life with an acceptable standard - but when those same politicans screw up your life, get your father fired from a job he worked at for 20 years and your mother suspended from her duties with a 30% cut off of her wage - that's not just plain talking, that's lack of stability and a real problem. I don't mind discussing politics in Hungary, because I live far better than I did in Serbia - and, yes, Hungary is under a socialist regime which has just been approved its second mandate (thats four years so far and four years to come). Serbia has became a democracy after a long tyranical period and just when things started to change, people realised that the words have changed but life hasn't - I still love my country, but - Serbia and politics - forget it.

Sorry for the downer - it's probably from the football http://forums.ubi.com/groupee_common/emoticons/icon_frown.gif

Viktor K.

[prasopes1984]

Thaks everyone for appreciating pictures. It's funny that many people think their own country isn't so interesting (including me) and I must admit that i haven't been in all places on these pictures yet http://forums.ubi.com/images/smilies/blush.gif. And we Czechs know that 90% of world population doesn't know about us and I don't care(something like Tolkien's Hobbits http://forums.ubi.com/groupee_common/emoticons/icon_smile.gif ).

@viktor86: You can write czech quite well and for beers, my favourite is one you didn't mentioned - Radegast http://forums.ubi.com/groupee_common/emoticons/icon_wink.gif
Right now I'm watching footbal and I'm sorry to say it but it doesn't look good with you http://forums.ubi.com/images/smilies/16x16_smiley-sad.gif . Anyway I wish you luck in defeating Argentina!

[viktor86]

I should be proclaimed a jinx and used for military purposes...all that joking about SEMO defeating Argentina backfired on me and not even just as the opposite - 5:0 for them, but add one more just in case! Frankly, now that it's over I don't care...and if the Ivory Coast 'prophecy' backfires on me as well (meaning - SEMO loses 7:1) I'll go and jump of a bridge - at least in Budapest I have a choice: not one, not two, but NINE beautiful bridges! Subotica didn't have any (probably because the nearest river was 40km away) and the ones in Belgrade are all ruined and shabby - some of them have always been, some of them from the bombing.

Anyway, prasopes1984, thanks for the wishes! By the way, I forgot to mention Radegast, it is really good, and I bought a couple of cans recently in Budapest - sat down by the Danube with some friends and watched the river flow while getting mildly intoxicated.

People from the thread, I'm sorry for the outburst - I read my post with a cooler head and it seemed a bit harsh (albeit, true), at least from my point of view. I didn't want to criticize anyone's linterest in politics - I just remembered watching football, how politics get everything dirty in my country, and its the kind of dirt that doesn't come off easily - not even with Vanish...people in Serbia are tired of unkept promisses, unfulfilled wishes and all. I know that politicians cheat sometimes (some more frequently than others) but when it's your sustenance that is brought beforehand as the question - it's not easy to turn a blind eye. I also know that every country has its 'black sheep' as a part of the politics scene - it just seems that in my country you can't find a white one.

Maybe I'll write about some of the major problems that I've faced during my growing-up in Serbia. The first fact being that I was born in a big country - SFRY - which then fell apart. I remained in SRY - which now fell apart as Montenegro declared independence. At least this 'break-up' didn't kill as many people as the one before it did. But it's sad nonetheless.

Well, that's about it. Have some nice taverning!

Viktor K.

[LaidHero]

Well ... hello back! I promised I'll get back with some pictures from my country and I found the time to do that ... just before another world cup game .. so I hope yoo'll enjoy the pictures. They are from various regions of Romania. http://www.turism.mmnet.ro/images/barsana.jpg
http://www.romaniatravel.com/media/pictures/mari/27-PESTERA%20URSILOR.jpg
http://www.romaniatravel.com/media/pictures/mari/Muchia%20Podragului%20si%20Podragelului.jpg
http://www.infotravelromania.ro/foto/busteni/sfinx.jpg
http://www.romaniatravel.com/media/pictures/mari/19SUCEAV.jpg
http://www.cs.unt.edu/~rada/pictures/Sinaia.jpg
http://www.snz.hr/ph-see/news_icons/Sinaia-PelesCastle.jpg
http://images.google.ro/imgres?imgurl=http://lbarza.free.fr/thumbs4/tn_branCastel.jpg&imgrefurl=http://lbarza.free.fr/photoBrasov15.htm&h=144&w=200&sz=11&tbnid=MukJBaYxptw4AM:&tbnh=71&tbnw=99&hl=ro&start=20&prev=/images%3Fq%3Ddracula%2Bcastel%26svnum%3D10%26hl%3D ro%26lr%3D%26sa%3DG
http://images.google.ro/imgres?imgurl=http://lbarza.free.fr/thumbs4/tn_branCastel.jpg&imgrefurl=http://lbarza.free.fr/photoBrasov15.htm&h=144&w=200&sz=11&tbnid=MukJBaYxptw4AM:&tbnh=71&tbnw=99&hl=ro&start=20&prev=/images%3Fq%3Ddracula%2Bcastel%26svnum%3D10%26hl%3D ro%26lr%3D%26sa%3DG
http://www.ski.vgs.no/images/romania03/sighisoara.jpg
http://www.geo-strategies.com/romania/colimg/sibiu.jpg
http://www.mihai.bilauca.net/Photos/Romania/Munti/carpa058.jpg
http://images.google.ro/imgres?imgurl=http://www.alexmaftei.3x.ro/040.Sarmisegetuza%2520Regia%2520sanctuarul%2520mar e%2520circular.JPG&imgrefurl=http://www.alexmaftei.3x.ro/&h=605&w=807&sz=125&tbnid=T-BWkPjHQpKgJM:&tbnh=106&tbnw=142&hl=ro&start=1&prev=/images%3Fq%3Dsarmisegetuza%26svnum%3D10%26hl%3Dro% 26lr%3D%26sa%3DG

Oh well ... these are just a few of our wonders. Feel free to ask about anything

[Justice]

How high are those mountains?

[LaidHero]

Hmmm. The Carpathians reach 2545 m in height in Romania. The highest altitude of the Carpathian Mountains is in Slovakia though where they go up till 2655m.
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/c8/Panorama_High_Tatras_from_Poprad.jpg

This is a picture of Tatra Mountains highest peak in Slovakia.

[Red_orbiT_]

Really like that house in the snow. Beautiful. http://forums.ubi.com/groupee_common/emoticons/icon_smile.gif

[tadaeusas]

yep. one of the best pic..

[the_LuckyDragon]

That "house in the snow" is actually PeleÅŸ Palace from Sinaia, which was the residence of the Romanian Royal Family until the communists came.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pele%C5%9F

[Madman_V3N0M]

Balaurul Baftos! What are you doing here?

[the_LuckyDragon]

What does it look like? Telling people that's not a house, it's a palace.

Te sabotez... http://forums.ubi.com/groupee_common/emoticons/icon_wink.gif

[Madman_V3N0M]

Justice te va recunoaste http://forums.ubi.com/groupee_common/emoticons/icon_biggrin.gif

[Justice]

What about me http://forums.ubi.com/images/smilies/shady.gif

[Red_orbiT_]

Originally posted by Justice:
What about me http://forums.ubi.com/images/smilies/shady.gif

Nope! http://forums.ubi.com/groupee_common/emoticons/icon_biggrin.gif

[Justice]

Originally posted by Madman_V3N0M:
Justice te va recunoaste http://forums.ubi.com/groupee_common/emoticons/icon_biggrin.gif

See the Justice http://forums.ubi.com/groupee_common/emoticons/icon_biggrin.gif

[someone-else90]

Wow...Romania is quite beautiful.

I don't think anyone says that about the usa...we've got a bit of everything geographically but everything is better someplace else. http://forums.ubi.com/images/smilies/shady.gif Except for canyons...we've got the world beat on those... http://forums.ubi.com/images/smilies/16x16_smiley-very-happy.gif

[Madman_V3N0M]

Sorry 4 the romanian, I know this is a just english tavern. I told him "Justice will recognise you"... so... Doesn't his name sound familiar? http://forums.ubi.com/images/smilies/shady.gif

[goznik]

Wow Romania is beautiful,
I really need to start traveling the world,
Lamely the only countries I visited outside of Israel are France and Italy.

[Justice]

I have seen someone of the name the lucky dragon before... Don't remember where thoug http://forums.ubi.com/groupee_common/emoticons/icon_frown.gif

[Madman_V3N0M]

Think celestial http://forums.ubi.com/groupee_common/emoticons/icon_wink.gif

[Justice]

Here are some othe pics of the Faroes http://forums.ubi.com/groupee_common/emoticons/icon_smile.gif just found them, but I must warn you that it is not allowed to put thes pics up on any web page to gain money in any way, or to post them without the name of the one who took the pic.- Unless it is for school work, then it is allowed.

Here are some extreemly pretty pics, and the names of those who took them are under them http://forums.ubi.com/groupee_common/emoticons/icon_smile.gif

http://www.skulin.fo/myndasavn/

Blómur= flowers

Bygningar= buildings

Fólk= people

tøkni= science

Bygdir= villages

Dýr= animals

Náttúra= nature, what I reccomed http://forums.ubi.com/groupee_common/emoticons/icon_biggrin.gif

Vinna= business

[someone-else90]

Thanks Justice, great pics, quite a beautiful place where you live. http://forums.ubi.com/groupee_common/emoticons/icon_smile.gif

[Justice]

Thanks http://forums.ubi.com/groupee_common/emoticons/icon_smile.gif

[BTOG46]

Yes, very picturesque, but it looks cold, brr, http://forums.ubi.com/images/smilies/16x16_smiley-surprised.gif

[Justice]

the average temperature in winther must be about 5 degrees, and in summer about 12 http://forums.ubi.com/groupee_common/emoticons/icon_biggrin.gif

[Secret_Holder]

Go to the link that Justice posted and search "Kaldbak" (without the quotation marks) and you'll find some pics of my village. (and a duck) http://forums.ubi.com/groupee_common/emoticons/icon_smile.gif

[Justice]

I'm living in Tórshavn http://forums.ubi.com/groupee_common/emoticons/icon_smile.gif guess some pic of it will be there, althoug I haven't checked http://forums.ubi.com/images/smilies/shady.gif

[yavanna_1986]

Yes, Romania is a very beautiful country. And Peles Castle is amazing... there is another Castle, very close to it, called Pelisor. There is a golden room there.
I'll post the pics in here after I scan them. http://forums.ubi.com/groupee_common/emoticons/icon_smile.gif

[Secret_Holder]

Where are those pictures? I want to see that golden room. http://forums.ubi.com/groupee_common/emoticons/icon_smile.gif

[yenoh]

Norwegian here! http://forums.ubi.com/groupee_common/emoticons/icon_biggrin.gif

http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b64/yenoh_/Norwaypictures/Norsk_flagg_1141394818.jpg

A really beautiful country north in Europe.
Seems like some norwegians already posted some information about this country so I really don't have anything to add. But it's worth visiting if you're interested in nature. And we got lovely summers and lovely winters. And we also have a long coastline http://forums.ubi.com/groupee_common/emoticons/icon_biggrin.gif

But I like the winters here in Norway best though. But since we live so far up north, people tend to think of Norway as a cold country, but we do actually have nice and warm summers here.

This is a picture I took earlier this year in February http://forums.ubi.com/groupee_common/emoticons/icon_smile.gif
http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b64/yenoh_/Norwaypictures/niceview.jpg

[Justice]

You actually have to warm summers http://forums.ubi.com/groupee_common/emoticons/icon_biggrin.gif even thoug I was a Norwegian 1200 years ago those summers are way to warm for me http://forums.ubi.com/groupee_common/emoticons/icon_eek.gif

-Don't tell Znork you like the winthers thoug http://forums.ubi.com/groupee_common/emoticons/icon_biggrin.gif

Oh, and some folkees have said you have the most beautiful coastline in the world http://forums.ubi.com/groupee_common/emoticons/icon_smile.gif and norway deffinetly has some of the most beautiful inland nature too http://forums.ubi.com/groupee_common/emoticons/icon_smile.gif

[yenoh]

Yeah, sometimes is does get too hot http://forums.ubi.com/groupee_common/emoticons/icon_biggrin.gif
There have been days this summer with 30 degrees and more.

Oh, I won't then. I guess I just like the winters best because of the snowboarding opportunities http://forums.ubi.com/groupee_common/emoticons/icon_biggrin.gif

We do have a beautiful coastline. The southern part of the country has nicer beaches and such, while up north it's perfect for fishing etc http://forums.ubi.com/groupee_common/emoticons/icon_smile.gif

[Justice]

When we were in Norway I think you had reccords in heath http://forums.ubi.com/groupee_common/emoticons/icon_biggrin.gif so it was probably a bad time for a cold loving North Atlantican http://forums.ubi.com/groupee_common/emoticons/icon_biggrin.gif

I think he likes the summers becasue the way girls dress then http://forums.ubi.com/images/smilies/88.gif and he claims he's always unlucky in winther lol http://forums.ubi.com/images/smilies/88.gif

I've never really ben around the coastline http://forums.ubi.com/groupee_common/emoticons/icon_frown.gif

[yenoh]

You like the cold better then I take it? http://forums.ubi.com/groupee_common/emoticons/icon_biggrin.gif
Same here sometimes. But I still love travelling south in summers. Greece, Spain, France, Turkey etc ^_^

Haaaah! That's the reason why he likes summers better? http://forums.ubi.com/images/smilies/88.gif I don't girls dress like that in winters so it's understandable http://forums.ubi.com/groupee_common/emoticons/icon_razz.gif

Well, never say never http://forums.ubi.com/groupee_common/emoticons/icon_biggrin.gif You might be able to travel to the coastline once.

[DarK_PhoeniX_22]

my country
www.mauritius.net (http://www.mauritius.net)
What you see is what you get!http://forums.ubi.com/groupee_common/emoticons/icon_biggrin.gif
& even morehttp://forums.ubi.com/groupee_common/emoticons/icon_biggrin.gif

[temkham]

HI I AM FROM ROMANIA ups caps lock ok i cant put phothos know i stay in BUCHAREST capital of ROMANIA , like talanguard capital of the grifin empire ,like al safir capital of the academy ,and like sirys thalla capital of the elves, for romanians .HAIDETI SA FACEM UN GRUP DACA SUNTETI DEACORD http://forums.ubi.com/groupee_common/emoticons/icon_biggrin.gif

[Secret_Holder]

even thoug I was a Norwegian 1200 years ago those summers are way to warm for me

Don't forget that the Faroese people are also descendants of Celts from Ireland and Scotland.

p.s: And many millions of years ago we were chimps http://forums.ubi.com/images/smilies/53.gif

[Red_orbiT_]

Originally posted by Secret_Holder:
<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-title">quote:</div><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-content">even thoug I was a Norwegian 1200 years ago those summers are way to warm for me

Don't forget that the Faroese people are also descendants of Celts from Ireland and Scotland.

p.s: And many millions of years ago we were chimps http://forums.ubi.com/images/smilies/53.gif </div></BLOCKQUOTE>

Except orbiT of course. He's descended from whiteboard pencils.

[Patenaudeluc]

Originally posted by Red_orbiT_:
<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-title">quote:</div><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-content">Originally posted by Secret_Holder:
<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-title">quote:</div><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-content">even thoug I was a Norwegian 1200 years ago those summers are way to warm for me

Don't forget that the Faroese people are also descendants of Celts from Ireland and Scotland.

p.s: And many millions of years ago we were chimps http://forums.ubi.com/images/smilies/53.gif </div></BLOCKQUOTE>

Except orbiT of course. He's descended from whiteboard pencils. </div></BLOCKQUOTE>

I knew it!! http://forums.ubi.com/groupee_common/emoticons/icon_biggrin.gif

I always knew that you were/are an intergalactic alien!! http://forums.ubi.com/images/smilies/winky.gif

Come on!! Admit it!! YOU ARE EXTRATERRESTRIAL ALIEN LIFE FORM!! http://forums.ubi.com/images/smilies/icon_twisted.gif

[Justice]

That is common knowledge http://forums.ubi.com/groupee_common/emoticons/icon_biggrin.gif

[Red_orbiT_]

Originally posted by Justice:
<STRIKE>That is common knowledge http://forums.ubi.com/groupee_common/emoticons/icon_biggrin.gif</STRIKE>
Not at all no! As we say here in the faraoese, orbiT is no alien! Oh no! No alien at all! I'm justish and I'm always telling the truth!

http://forums.ubi.com/images/smilies/10.gif Thanks for covering Just http://forums.ubi.com/groupee_common/emoticons/icon_biggrin.gif

[temkham]

hey aldy said he l post here http://forums.ubi.com/groupee_common/emoticons/icon_confused.gifhe left us pinkified http://forums.ubi.com/images/smilies/sadeyes.gif

[Justice]

Great with another Scandinavian http://forums.ubi.com/groupee_common/emoticons/icon_smile.gif Sweden is even better http://forums.ubi.com/groupee_common/emoticons/icon_biggrin.gif

Think the majority of the tavern must be from Scandinavia and the Faroe Islands http://forums.ubi.com/groupee_common/emoticons/icon_smile.gif

[Red_orbiT_]

The nordic is too cold! I'm Swedish, and if you go after my ethniticity(?) I should like the cold(I'm about 25% swedish/25% norwegian/25% vallon(belgian)/25% sami(native northern scandinavic)).
But I'd still rather live in crete or some other place by the mediterrenean so I don't think ethnics matter very much http://forums.ubi.com/groupee_common/emoticons/icon_biggrin.gif

[Secret_Holder]

Originally posted by Justice:
Great with another Scandinavian http://forums.ubi.com/groupee_common/emoticons/icon_smile.gif Sweden is even better http://forums.ubi.com/groupee_common/emoticons/icon_biggrin.gif

Think the majority of the tavern must be from Scandinavia and the Faroe Islands http://forums.ubi.com/groupee_common/emoticons/icon_smile.gif

Don't know if we're (me and Justice) a majority, but we seem to have some influence 'round here http://forums.ubi.com/images/smilies/59.gif

[Justice]

Together with the Scandinavians we are http://forums.ubi.com/groupee_common/emoticons/icon_biggrin.gif

Ofcourse we are a great influence here http://forums.ubi.com/groupee_common/emoticons/icon_biggrin.gif all a prat of 2015 you know http://forums.ubi.com/images/smilies/winky.gif

[Secret_Holder]

Yesssss, in 2015 the Faroe Islands will rule all the world MUWHAHAHHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHHAH...

[Red_orbiT_]

Yes indeed Secret and Justice, you are the majority.


Among the faraoese forumiteshttp://forums.ubi.com/groupee_common/emoticons/icon_biggrin.gif

[Bobaholic]

Well I know of at least two Australians.. We just arent noticed cus we are on at different times..

[someone-else90]

Grim makes himself QUITE noticed... http://forums.ubi.com/images/smilies/53.gif

[BTOG46]

THAT has to be the biggest understatement on the forums, most of us dive for the blast shelters and wear body armour when he`s playing around. http://forums.ubi.com/images/smilies/59.gif

[Madman_V3N0M]

Ai *hick* haid in a booomb shelter*hik* In a lead box with and antisowlsteeler suit*hick* and pray to boooze... and drink it toooooo

[Bobaholic]

Ok I'm sorry Grim.. I meant I don't make myself noticed. Heh i often come around for a read but only started posting again... Anyway.. Go the Swans! http://forums.ubi.com/images/smilies/touche.gif

[palomita0]

Hmm, kepperi already gave a short description of my home country. http://forums.ubi.com/groupee_common/emoticons/icon_smile.gif I'm from the land of snow, sun and Santa Claus of course.

[Big_Ideas]

It'll be hard to gain any freedom or independence when you have those United Europe people who don't care about anyone but their own ideology base on majority rule.

Well I support the Faroe Islands gaining their independence and I support the independence of Greenland and many other subnational entities.

Now don't get me wrong, I do support the idea of a unified Europe, as well as Eurasia, but not in the manner that it is currently going.

Is majority rule of the Dans over the Faroese a logical concept or a fair one at that?

I don't think so...

The same can be said of the Occitan people of Southern France, which aren't even acknowledged by their own government.

You also have the Sami people of the Norway, Sweden, Finland, and Russia that desire independence.

Majority rule or democracy only works as either a tool for the government to do as it pleases with strong majority support or it works to get things done under the better wishes and desires of the people.

I will not and shall not support any ideas of creating a false utopia. Nor will I take the time to try and listen to people about their crazy ideas that will only cause civil war and greaty distrust between the people of Europe.

The best solution is with a form of government I've invented, which is called Purism or Pure Democracy.

Purism is a very similar process to democracy, except the minorities aren't as easily ignored or neglected.

It is a very complex form of government, but you eccentially need strong, dedicated, intelligent, and honest individuals to run it properly.

So eccentially you need a control form of government, similar to what is used in Taiwan.

A branch of the government to control the election process and another one to simply monitor the other branches and end disputes by approaching an agreement that supports both branches.

In addition, you would have the democratic social way of conduct with businesses, except it would include purism ideology to better support the minorities.

On the national and international level, Purism would be used to create and establish a proposal that would best suit all or almost all people.

In terms of law, an idea would be proposed in which a vote is casted. If there is a minority disagreement, then the idea suggest from minority side would be heard and a proposal that would best suit both arguments would be established. This of course requires people that understand humanities and psychology and not to become prideful of themselves or of their own ideas. People will have to become dedicated upon themselves to reach an agreement almost as strongly as being the elected representatives of their people in whatever branch of government they serve.

------------------------------------------------

Oh yes and I'm from the United States in Southeastern Virginia.

[divine1982]

I'm from Finland and I'm very pleased to see, that someone has already presented this country. But I have to make correction. There is absolutely no snow here.<div class="ev_tpc_signature">

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Six feet underground
If I had a heart you would make it pound
You make the dead come alive

[smith-b-d]

I think this (http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/0d/Kangaroo_and_joey03.jpg), this (http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/cb/Dingo3.jpg) & this (http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/49/Koala_climbing_tree.jpg) should give a fairly good indication as to what country i live in.

Oh, yes and i almost forgot this,


http://www.yesaustralia.com/Curiosidades-animaising.htm
Of the 10 most dangerous snakes in the world, 8 are Australian. The most poisonous snake in the world, is the TAIPAN, whose venom is strong enough to kill 100 adults with only one bite. In second place comes the Brown Snake, capable of sending many to heaven with one bite also. In third, the Tiger Snake, which is as dangerous as the Brown.
Apparently Aus has the most amount & most dangerous of alot of species.

Biggest snake ive seen near home sun baking on the road was over 2meters long... but its actually rare to see anything unique in Aus unless you've lived here you whole life, or you visit a wildlife park.

[BTOG46]

Welcome to the Tavern, well, another Aussie to keep Grimreaper84_AU and Bobaholic company.

I hope you have fun here and get to meet everyone, Justice is the Tavern keeper and high priest to our local forum god Alderbranch, so if you need a cool one, ask Justice.

post scriptum I got a sister in Adelaide and another in Melbourne, plus numerous nephews, nieces etc.<div class="ev_tpc_signature">

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[Britk1986]

I know what u mean, i live in australia as well and i live out in the bush and i still dont see that many of anything. Only sometimes u see them going past.

[Justice]

Uh, I could never live in Australia... To afraid of spiders and snakes http://forums.ubi.com/images/smilies/51.gif but it is an extreemly beautifull vountry non the less http://forums.ubi.com/groupee_common/emoticons/icon_smile.gif<div class="ev_tpc_signature">

http://i43.photobucket.com/albums/e352/Rolant/Sigtest.jpg (http://www.faroeislands.com)

[Oakwarrior]

I would love to visit and live in Australia for a while http://forums.ubi.com/groupee_common/emoticons/icon_razz.gif<div class="ev_tpc_signature">

WWRTFABATMKUITGShttp://forums.ubi.com/groupee_common/emoticons/icon_razz.gif

[Madman_V3N0M]

Stop it Oak!<div class="ev_tpc_signature">

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Honorific member of the Romanian Mint Rubbing Association (http://www.mintrubbing.org/)

[smith-b-d]

Originally posted by Justice:
To afraid of spiders and snakes
They're really nothing to be afraid of, like i said... you rarely ever see them, and when you do its usually because its flattened on the road, and unless you live out of town you wont ever see anything. When living in australia you should be more afraid of getting cancer.

As for spiders, they are everywhere you go but for every 10000 spiders you see you will only 1 thats actually harmfull & even then they are so small you just squish them or spray them. To put this in better perspective ive only ever seen 3 red backs (1 of which was recent).

Well thats from my experiences, but ive only seen about 5% of the country despite living here my whole life.

Steve Irwin only died becuase he agravated animals. How many others had died in the last year that ive heard of?... zero. In the last year ive only heard of two other people that have been stung by a poisionious species both of which survived (box jellyfish & blue ring octopus).

[Madman_V3N0M]

You're more likely to die from falling coconuts than from animals...<div class="ev_tpc_signature">

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[Oakwarrior]

Also from the unexpected bombardments by the giant seagulls...<div class="ev_tpc_signature">

WWRTFABATMKUITGShttp://forums.ubi.com/groupee_common/emoticons/icon_razz.gif

[Edo_555]

http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/world/2007-01/31/content_797415.htm

[Kiros2007]

I am from Russia, Moscow is the capital. I'll give the description a bit later after having prepared to. http://forums.ubi.com/groupee_common/emoticons/icon_wink.gif

[Madman_V3N0M]

Rusians are cool... they kiss strangers... O.o

[Kiros2007]

I haven't fully understood the meaning of this phrase
they kiss strangers... http://forums.ubi.com/images/smilies/16x16_smiley-very-happy.gif I don't know the cases Russians kiss wayfareres or shelterless persons. http://forums.ubi.com/groupee_common/emoticons/icon_wink.gif Could you explain, please? http://forums.ubi.com/groupee_common/emoticons/icon_smile.gif

[Madman_V3N0M]

Well not complete strangers but rusians have the habit of kissing ppl on the cheeks even when they first meet (romanians too sometimes) XD

[Kiros2007]

Aaa, understand! http://forums.ubi.com/groupee_common/emoticons/icon_smile.gif I wonder where have you derived this knowledge from. http://forums.ubi.com/groupee_common/emoticons/icon_razz.gif
We usually shake hands. http://forums.ubi.com/groupee_common/emoticons/icon_smile.gif

[Madman_V3N0M]

From... erm... rusians on tv, might just be a stereotype, I can't tell sorry...

[Kiros2007]

Caucasians have the habit to kiss when they first meet. I can't bear this when boys kiss each other on the cheeks! But I have to acquiesce: that's their custom. http://forums.ubi.com/images/smilies/34.gif
But Russians are very friendly! (Excluding so-called bone-heads(skin-heads) - dumb degenerates.)

[Edo_555]

Russians friendly?
They are very cold. Moscow is very unfriendly place for foreigners.

Russians call romanians blacks http://forums.ubi.com/groupee_common/emoticons/icon_confused.gif If europeans - romanians for russians are blacks, then russians clearly isn't europeans.

[Madman_V3N0M]

Edo, u from the land of ducks that come from trucks? Hi 5 BRO!

[Kiros2007]

They are very cold. Moscow is very unfriendly place for foreigners.

There is no point in making up your mind in the wrong way after meeting a couple of freezed-brain Russians, no point in covering us with a thick $hit gravy. You can find a ****head in every country.
Why do you think so bad?

Russians call romanians blacks
Never heard it. That's a slander.
And as a matter of fact, where have you learned this information from??? http://forums.ubi.com/images/smilies/sadeyes.gif

[Madman_V3N0M]

I've never heard of rusians calling us black O-o wtf?

[Kiros2007]

I've never heard of rusians calling us black O-o wtf?
http://forums.ubi.com/images/smilies/agreepost.gif

[Tatersalad810]

Originally posted by Kiros2007:
Caucasians have the habit to kiss when they first meet. I can't bear this when boys kiss each other on the cheeks! But I have to acquiesce: that's their custom. http://forums.ubi.com/images/smilies/34.gif
But Russians are very friendly! (Excluding so-called bone-heads(skin-heads) - dumb degenerates.)

Mexicans kiss when they meet. But one has to be a female. Otherwise it's just gross.

I reside in the U.S.A. FTW.

[Madman_V3N0M]

Teh US is a place so FULL of stereotypes... X_X

[Monteniger]

Hello All!!!
I'm from Montenegro.Small and beautiful country in the south-eastern part of Europe.We have vary cool beaches and the last Bond movie is happenin' in Montenegro (although it wasn't shoot here).And another int fact is that Rolling Stones are coming to play in Montenegro and it's going to be the cheapest ticket in their tour.
History,recent wars,Independence and other boring stuff could be found in wikipedia.(We Montenegrians are quite lazy-so it's not just me http://forums.ubi.com/groupee_common/emoticons/icon_razz.gif )
And of course some pics ...

http://www.visit-montenegro.com/images/main-photo/main-photo-61.jpg

http://a657.ac-images.myspacecdn.com/images01/19/m_61feb13eda68e70ec18406a87aa71760.jpg


http://a108.ac-images.myspacecdn.com/images01/2/m_b38726287899258ec6ff04bc7a75cc0b.jpg

http://a308.ac-images.myspacecdn.com/images01/27/m_f45394732065628a17a5a073ed0cc393.jpg

[Justice]

Looks quite nice http://forums.ubi.com/groupee_common/emoticons/icon_smile.gif love that monastary (if that's what it is).

[catmeister]

On topic: I'm from the UK.

Off topic: I'm normally on the Raymanzone forums.

[Madman_V3N0M]

On topic: Which part of the UK

Off topic: Well at least you admit your mistakes and choose the right path in the end

[gamombadi]

I am from country that winned Eurovision 2006.
I am from country where lives Santa Claus.
I am from country where comes rock bands HIM and Lordi.
I am from country where is cold winters.

Can you guess what is my country?

[Justice]

Sweden?

http://forums.ubi.com/groupee_common/emoticons/icon_biggrin.gif <span class="ev_code_WHITE">I know it's Finland, just teasing you</span> http://forums.ubi.com/groupee_common/emoticons/icon_biggrin.gif

[Madman_V3N0M]

Abraham Lincon? O_o

[gamombadi]

It is very near sweden. But it is not Sweden.
We have a president not a king.
We are one of best ice-hockey countries.
Hello in my country is:Moi

[catmeister]

Well, I dunno. But 'moi' normally means 'me' in French.

[Madman_V3N0M]

In my language moi means soft ... in plural http://forums.ubi.com/groupee_common/emoticons/icon_biggrin.gif

[Red_orbiT_]

In my language, moi means:
"I would like to stay but I really really have to go and... err... wash my hair. Yes. That's what I need- I do, no no no stop throwing shoes at me I meant no harm by turning your coffee machine into a something that weakly reassembles a mutaded hunting dog! Honestly!*runs away*"

It's true http://forums.ubi.com/images/smilies/blink.gif

[Madman_V3N0M]

erm... moi...

[Monteniger]

Originally posted by gamombadi:
It is very near sweden. But it is not Sweden.
We have a president not a king.
We are one of best ice-hockey countries.
Hello in my country is:Moi
Got to be Finland?!! http://forums.ubi.com/groupee_common/emoticons/icon_wink.gif
So who are you sending on eurovision this time?

[gamombadi]

OK. I am from Finland. Our country is not wery
big but we are somehow become "famous". http://forums.ubi.com/images/smilies/16x16_smiley-wink.gif

I have no pictures so if you are interested watch on wikipedia.

This time i am sure we do not win the Eurovision cost we send
Hanna Pakarinen the winner of Idols 2004. And it do not win easyly i think.

[Edo_555]

Originally posted by Madman_V3N0M:
I've never heard of rusians calling us black O-o wtf?
Just look, in this news site russians hate romanians:
http://rus.delfi.lv/archive/article.php?id=16384486&com=1
http://rus.delfi.lv/archive/article.php?id=15621086&com=1

[catmeister]

OMG.

On topic: What is the deal with russians calling us black?

Off topic: I have joined the Cult of Alderbranch.

[Madman_V3N0M]

On topic: Oo; I can't read rusian but if ya say so... maybe they're refering to the gipsy population...

Off topic: YAY! Welcome, have a pizza, I am the Prophet here... for a prediction please donate tequila...

[catmeister]

On topic: Riiiiiiiiiiiiight...

Off topic: Right, OK. *gives Madman some tequila with a worm in it* Ewww, where'd the worm come from?!?!?!?!?!

[Warrior_Vegeta]

I'm from Romania, Bucharest. I don't have too much to say about my country, except that most of the people here have one of the oldest jobs ever: theft.http://forums.ubi.com/groupee_common/emoticons/icon_rolleyes.gif

[Madman_V3N0M]

Whoa another fellow thief... erm... romanian http://forums.ubi.com/groupee_common/emoticons/icon_biggrin.gif Welcome, join the cult http://forums.ubi.com/groupee_common/emoticons/icon_biggrin.gif

*crunch crunch* wut worm? *hick*

[catmeister]

The one you just ate. *grimaces*

[Madman_V3N0M]

*already passed out and snoring*

[catmeister]

*kicks Madman*

Get up, lazy bones!

[Edo_555]

Hot night for russian imigrants: http://rus.delfi.lv/news/daily/abroad/article.php?id=17...2&pictureID=17637732 (http://rus.delfi.lv/news/daily/abroad/article.php?id=17636282&albumID=17637662&pictureID=17637732)

[Edo_555]

Alternative view (in Russian oposition site) about, accidents in Estonia. Realy interesting photos, what isn't seen in official media: http://www.nazlobu.ru/publications/article1824.htm

[Chris_SCA]

Wow, those pictures are something else! My sister used to live in Finland (we're from the U.S. and she married a Finnish man) and she only recently visited Estonia (several months ago).