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We all have them, we've all heard them, no matter were we live we think things about our neighbour countries or countries further away, things that we definetly know are lies and myths and some things we don't know if it's true or false.

Here's our chance to make the world into a better place, at least for some of us, tell us what you've heard about that "strange" country, what heathen ways do they have, do they slaughter pigs and eat them on the streets, do they drink vodka in the middle of the day and cry over politics or are they just a loveable people that gives there guests food and presents when they come over, perhaps just to get them fat and then eat them or maybe just being polite?

The toughts are endless, what have you heard about other countries and wonder if it's true or not? Share it with all of us and together we can bust some myths.

Or start new ones.

"Well I've heard that people in India (Well, somewhere is the Middle East) kill their daughters if they get raped?"

And the award for Most Stupid Poster goes to...
*drum roll*
Lelouch!

I heard in Greenland they have animals.

Correction: And the award for Most Stupid Post goes to...
*drum roll*
Nimic!

Didn't you read the very first post? Lelouch wrote exactly what the thread is about, don't be so quick in judging other people. Jesus, I shouldn't even have to say that, common sense.

Lelouch, good myth! I wouldn't have a hard time believing it's true actually, where I live we have had several honour-related murders the past few years, because girls do what they want to do. I doubt the girls in India wants to get raped, but if girls here in Sweden gets killed off by their very family for being with the wrong guy, I doubt there is a long way from killing their own daughter for being raped.

It's true, I am less fortunate not to have you're mind and seeing faults instead of the meaning behind the words.

May I ask what country you are from Nimic?

lelouch, i think that is a great question. i haven't heard it, nor do i believe it, but it would be sweet if a middle easterner would respond. :)

I knew you'd see the truth some day, Might ;)

I'll be expecting your vote!

in lithuania every one thinks that our close friends Estonians are very slow

we have many jokes about them

*look who is standing right there?! it's Estonian runing*

* Estonia Zoo bought new anymal the lazy koala. soo all Estonians can't believe of super fast lazy koala speed*

and many more but i can't translate them good. it would be not funny

Well, I've seen Americans (On TV, so this is questionable intel) comment on how all Canadians (or most of them) live in igloos, that we should stop murdering millions of seals for blubber, that they don't want to come north because it's always so cold....

I guess it's summed up in this joke:

This ranch was on the US-Canadian border, and in it lived an old lady and her family. The ranch was split right down the middle, half Canadian half American. Eventually, the border changed and the ranch became fully American. Enormously relieved, the old lady exclaimed: "Finally! I couldn't stand another of those Canadian winters!"

America is full of fat people!
Also there is a McDonalds for every street!

Canadians are short elf like creatures.

Australians all talk like Steve Erwin (did).

Most english forget about the Welsh. (this is true)

The Irish and Scottish think their independent. (hehe)

Russians are all 6 feet talk and carry ak-47s.

There some of the ones I've heard of course most are complete bull.

Kilts ya wee fool!
What kind 'a people de ya take us for, eh?

{Proud to have Scottish roots}

@Lelouch: Its not really a myth, cause its true. Though India still isn't in the middle east as Nimic already told you. =)

Just read this wikipedia article. In the middle east there are muslims that believe that if a woman is raped the family honor is damaged and the only way to repair it is to kill the raped woman as she has committed adultery according to islamic law.

You know what? I cannot distinguish people based on country of origin so everyone who looks brown I refer to as Indian. I know this leaves out some countries in the middle east and other parts, so I include India in the middle east to make it easier to reference people from that area as a whole. I heard it was more because of religion rather than country anyways, but since this is a country myth I put down the first thing that came to mind and then decided to include all the rest in as well.

Sir Iwasfrozen VII Report 2/13/2008 8:07:41 PM

The Irish and Scottish think their independent. Irish ARE independent. Republic of Ireland ? Scots however are still under the English tumb :P

we may not be independant but it isnd england thats in charge tis UK and anyway the prime minister is scots

Scots do wear skirts/kilts, but whats distrubing they wear nothing underneath!
Luckily they don't wear them all the time infact they're rather partial on jeans.
And your not expected to wear them in scotland either. (luckily)

America is full of fat people...sadly.

Sir Lelouch Report 2/13/2008 9:25:07 PM

You know what? I cannot distinguish people based on country of origin so everyone who looks brown I refer to as Indian. I know this leaves out some countries in the middle east and other parts, so I include India in the middle east to make it easier to reference people from that area as a whole. I heard it was more because of religion rather than country anyways, but since this is a country myth I put down the first thing that came to mind and then decided to include all the rest in as well.

Christ. Maybe I was being hard on you before, but you really are a *beep*head.

Everything you here about Dutch and legal weed and the Red light district: Its all true!

Lord Marche Report 2/15/2008 2:00:15 PM

Everything you here about Dutch and legal weed and the Red light district: Its all true!

Lol no-one ever hears anything about the Dutch, most people don't even know you guys exist!

Sir Kassius The Brownie Bandito Report 2/13/2008 9:10:12 PM

Sir Iwasfrozen VII Report 2/13/2008 8:07:41 PM The Irish and Scottish think their independent. Irish ARE independent. Republic of Ireland ? Scots however are still under the English tumb :P   we may not be independant but it isnd england thats in charge tis UK and anyway the prime minister is scots

Thats like a former Soviet State saying it wasn't Russia in charge :)

Face it you have a pop of 5 mil England has a pop of 50 mil.

Your dommed to serve under England tumb for the forseeable future. ;)

oh, ok

So your country isn't a constitutional monarchy headed by the Queen of England ?

but her main title is Queen of England yes ?

BTW, when Ireland had the great famine back in 1740 we had no food and our nation was on its knees, yet the (English) landowners (who optained the land by force) still pressed for rent, when they couldn't pay the British army burned their house down.

Did the King of Great Britain and Ireland give a toss ? nope.

i have done the math and had it not been for the great famine Irelands pop would be 34 mil now, and we would still be a memeber of the UK.

Some set up eh ?

Americans don't inbreed.

"but her main title is Queen of England yes ?"

No actually, as you can see by my earlier post, she is not Queen of England. She is Queen of the United Kingdom, Great Britain and Northern Ireland and her other territories...
England isn't even mentioned.

"most of their words mean windmill"

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