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Aespai Chapter 1 (Discontinued) from Berkshire Since: Sep, 2014 Relationship Status: Longing for my OTP
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#276: Dec 11th 2014 at 1:30:17 PM

Did I just edit my post?

edited 11th Dec '14 2:01:26 PM by Aespai

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Achaemenid HGW XX/7 from Ruschestraße 103, Haus 1 Since: Dec, 2011 Relationship Status: Giving love a bad name
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#277: Dec 11th 2014 at 1:33:43 PM

No, not remotely.

edited 11th Dec '14 1:35:40 PM by Achaemenid

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#278: Dec 11th 2014 at 2:05:18 PM

Anyway as for my stereotypes they are

Eastern Europe: European countries that still have their balls, are sufficiently grateful to us for saving them from the red menace,unlike certain other nations *cough France. Poland of course has the dumb pole jokes, as well as their slave like devotion to the memory of Jan Pawel. The whole region's history can be summed up as "doomed moral victory against Russia."

The Balkans: Corrupt war ridden hell holes with names that are hard to pronounce.

France: Snobby ungrateful hypocritical racist xenophobic commie bastards

Briton: Jolly old England,dad, the only western European nation with balls,though those are shrinking fast. Snobby, but have good comedians, and are obsessed with tea.

Scotland: Braveheart

Italy: Oh how the mighty have fallen. Well at least their self aware and have good food.

Greece: Oh how the mighty have fallen.

Russia: Evil commies,but on the other hand their soooo awesome I mean did you see their dash cam vids.

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#279: Dec 11th 2014 at 2:06:38 PM

As long as you understand those stereotypes are incorrect....

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#280: Dec 11th 2014 at 2:20:41 PM

[up] Of course I do!!

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#281: Dec 11th 2014 at 2:25:19 PM

The whole region's history can be summed up as "doomed moral victory against Russia."

Pernicious stupidity.

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#282: Dec 11th 2014 at 2:27:51 PM

No stereotypes about northern Europe?

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#283: Dec 11th 2014 at 3:01:05 PM

Does it count as stereotype that Germans are either portrayed as Bavarian (Lederhosen and Oktoberfest) or Prussian (Pickelhaube and militarism)

tongue

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All Scandinavians Are Vikings ?

edited 11th Dec '14 3:02:29 PM by 3of4

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#284: Dec 11th 2014 at 3:11:25 PM

@ Arcamid: I was talking about stereotypes not truth,though you got to admit a large part of it reads like thattongue

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#286: Dec 13th 2014 at 1:39:59 PM

Also Europeans like to declare almost everything a human right,like the "right to be forgotten."

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#287: Dec 13th 2014 at 6:32:34 PM

  • Western Europe, primarily non-English: Paradise! And there would be at least a lot of people with some understanding of English
  • Western Europe, primarily English: Paradise! And there would be a lot of people who can speak English
  • Northern Europe: Paradise! And there would be a lot of people who can speak English
  • Southern Europe: Paradise! And there would be at least some people with some understanding of English
  • Eastern Europe: Paradise! And there would be at least some people with some understanding of English

edited 13th Dec '14 6:35:55 PM by entropy13

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#288: Dec 14th 2014 at 6:49:16 AM

[up] Actually, in Eastern Europe you can find waiters who speak four foreign languages, baristas who speak three, secretaries who speak two, managers who speak one, and bureaucrats (to say nothing of politicians) who speak none.

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#289: Dec 18th 2014 at 2:57:57 PM

[up][up] Since when do people think of Eastern Europe as paradise?

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#290: Dec 20th 2014 at 7:06:41 AM

[up] Apparently since they've seen those promotional shots of sunny wheat fields, winter forests and old town squares with houses and palaces dating back 400 years or so.

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murazrai Since: Jan, 2010
#291: Dec 20th 2014 at 4:06:37 PM

In my opinion, Europe is more or less shaping to replacing US as the prominent ideological saviour or something. Anyway, while Europe in itself is not a monolith, traveling to Europe pretty much requires going through several countries over a span of at least a week. I saw a forumer snarking another forumer who intends to go to Frankfurt for a mere 3 days, calling it a trip to experience jet lag and not worth the cost and time spent.

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#292: Dec 20th 2014 at 4:12:27 PM

[up]From where is he coming? Cause Frankfurt Airport is one of the central airports of Europe (#3 after London and Paris in fact in terms of busy-ment) so getting a flight there shouldn't be that hard.

And once he reaches the Schengen Area does not not basically just have to do the border control and then move just as freely in there, since no border controls inside?

Honestly the logic of the argument does not play out?

Does he come by car? Then its a lengthy travel either way, even if you consider border control by non-Schengen states.

Same with Train's.

Does he come by plane? Lots of planes go to FRA, international from all over the world. Quickest way to go there possible, depending on where you start comes out how many times you have to change plane. But thats not that different than getting to, say Hong Kong (#10 busy)

edited 20th Dec '14 4:22:30 PM by 3of4

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#293: Dec 20th 2014 at 4:27:30 PM

@Jack: Since Romania is practically a pocket France of the East

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#294: Dec 20th 2014 at 7:09:06 PM

Since when do people think of Eastern Europe as paradise?

Ever since the "Third World" came to be. While Eastern Europe would probably have most of the problems that plague us too (insurgents/terrorists, high crime rates, corrupt government), their money is actually worth more simply because of geography (i.e. still being in Europe). Heck there had to be SANCTIONS in place for the ruble to be worth less in USD terms compared to our currency.

edited 20th Dec '14 7:10:21 PM by entropy13

murazrai Since: Jan, 2010
#295: Dec 21st 2014 at 3:39:06 PM

[up][up][up]Malaysia. The ticket is very expensive, which is around RM 3000 or something. For comparison, domestic flight tickets is don't exceed RM 1000. Then again, a lot of people tends to travel for a week at least to justify their air ticket costs.

edited 21st Dec '14 3:40:36 PM by murazrai

3of4 Just a harmless giant from a foreign land. from Five Seconds in the Future. Since: Jan, 2010 Relationship Status: GAR for Archer
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#296: Dec 21st 2014 at 4:13:09 PM

Still at that length its not much more hassle to get to, say, NYC.

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Wariolander Since: Nov, 2017
#297: Apr 12th 2018 at 4:08:30 AM

I'm from the Mediterranean, so I don't know much about the Northern European countries, but from what I can gather, Finland is Europe's equivalent of Canada, correct? They have very similar environments and climate, a large focus on tech and progressive policies, similar architecture, moose are in both countries, etc.

AlityrosThePhilosopher from Over There Since: Jan, 2018
#298: Apr 12th 2018 at 4:45:31 AM

I still think, after all these years, of Europe as a good idea.
This being said as one not completely foreign to Europe, yet way too alien for comfort.

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#299: Apr 12th 2018 at 4:47:59 AM

[up] It's a sound concept, but it's very much currently in beta right now. Lots of bugs that need to be worked out.

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math792d Since: Jun, 2011 Relationship Status: Drift compatible
#300: Apr 12th 2018 at 4:50:30 AM

[up] x3 I'd say Sweden is more like Europe's Canada and Finland is...its own thing.

Not even its fellow Nordics know what's really up with Finland.

Still not embarrassing enough to stan billionaires or tech companies.

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