What is your country famous for?

<p>@ sefago, black-gold. And you are from?</p>

<p>I think middle east somewhere…</p>

<p>I’m guessing sefago is not only from nigeria but went to my high school which, if he did, he’ll probably remember by the name “Local Jail for Children”. Can I get a holla for confirmation sefago?</p>

<p>Adding to Elvy:</p>

<p>Dostoyevsky maybe? Somehow he’s very popular outside Russia. Just wanted to add smth to that vodka and KGB thing. Oh well, who am I kidding:D</p>

<p>England: Rain, the Queen, rain, Harry Potter, tea, rain, self-deprecating humour, rain, sarcasm</p>

<p>Scaredycat did u go to ISL…I dont know that nickname…seriously except if you were in my brother’s year…maybe I met you</p>

<p>India- Cricket, religion, politics, bribery, caste system, entrance examinations, quotas :slight_smile: music, films, arts, …</p>

<p>Thailand- Banning youtube Wow what a great democracy! Don’t get me wrong I love thailand :smiley: but I just want my youtube back XD</p>

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Thailand- Banning youtube Wow what a great democracy! Don’t get me wrong I love thailand but I just want my youtube back XD

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<p>It’s still blocked?? I remember going to Thailand a year ago, and sitting in an internet cafe waiting for YouTube to load…and waiting…and waiting.</p>

<p>Estonia - not famous for anything? :smiley: maybe beer, women, e-stonia…</p>

<p>Wooden shoes, tulips, weed, greed (always 50/50), red light district, intergration conflicts, Amsterdam, footbal(Cruyff, Van Basten, Ajax!), tolerance, mills, being good at English, dikes… In short: Weed and hookers. </p>

<p>Ugh. Probably the most stereotyped country in the world.</p>

<p>New Zealand - sheep, adventure sports(bungy jumping), the little islands by Australia, Lord of the Rings, er…rugby?</p>

<p>Romania - Dracula/Transylvania, Ceausescu, software piracy, filming Borat</p>

<p>@GuiltyBystander - hardcore partying, sensation white and just for emphasis, weed!</p>

<p>Austria - being confused with Australia, wiener schnitzel, mozart, skiing and locking people up in basements for many years</p>

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Austria…and locking people up in basements for many years

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<p>Oh, goodness, I totally forgot about that. :(</p>

<p>I’m half Filipino, half British so here goes:</p>

<p>Philippines - dried mango, mail in brides</p>

<p>UK - the queen, simon cowell, the spice girls, dry humour, people with bad teeth, tea</p>

<p>nepal- triangular flag, rivers</p>

<p>it was unblocked for about a year now.
O_O</p>

<p>Hong Kong - shopping, pollution, FOOD
and granting a visa to Corrupt Zimbabwe President’s wife so that she can blow 2/3 of their national GDP on designer handbags</p>

<p>New Zealand - Kiwi, kiwi fruit, Tuatara, Pavalova.</p>