Dispel The Myths About Your Country (8 Viewers)

Torkel

Torkel

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Jul 12, 2002
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In Norway polar bears do not roam the streets freely, as I once saw om "James Bond Jr". We don't have them except for Svalbard.
++ [ originally posted by Alex ] ++
Facts about Norway..
> If possible, we'd love to stay isolated like Switzerland cause everything we got is better than the EU says; food control, immigration laws, trade agreements etc :rolleyes:
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That's a new way of putting it :) . We have some special interestes that we have to protect (our own food production first and foremost). That's a big reason for us not joining the EU. One might be for or against it (I'm not too happy about it), but if we are gonna use farming and agriculture as a tool as we currently are today we need the trade agreements we have now, or else we must jus stop.
I don't know about any immigration laws that we have that the EU doesn't (or do) have, I thought that area was covered in our EØS agreement. Isn't it?
 

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Torkel

Torkel

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Jul 12, 2002
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++ [ originally posted by Alex ] ++
It was just a general rant, wasn't meant to be specific ;)
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Ok :)
I worked a lot with these kinds of things in school last year, I think it's very interesting.
 
Zambrotta

Zambrotta

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#26
Nov 16, 2001
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Facts about Sweden:

- We have the highest taxes in the world.
- It is pretty cold, but it is hot in the summer. That is awesome, hockey in the winter and football in summer.
- We are pretty socialistic and conservative.

Myths:
- Yes, some people are pretty guiet, but not as quiet as you might think.
- Everyone is totally wasted on fridays and saturdays.
- We are the most USA influenced country in the world.
- Swedens area is covered with forest.
 
Dj Juve

Dj Juve

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#28
Jul 12, 2002
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#28
why cant we be friends..why cant we be friends..why cant we be friends..why cant we be friends..why cant we be friends..why cant we be friends..why cant we be friends..
 
Anders

Anders

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#30
Dec 13, 2002
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++ [ originally posted by Zambrotta ] ++

- We have the highest taxes in the world.
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That's funny, I thought we had the highest taxes in the world. I even heard a norweigan fella say the same.

Screw it, we all pay way to much, and that's one of the things I hate about Scandinavia.

Btw, nice avatar. Did they get the guy who did it???? I haven't been following the news much lately... certainly not today, you know the power failure in Sweden and eastern Denmark ;)
 
Lilianna

Lilianna

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#34
Apr 3, 2003
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#34
++ [ originally posted by discobamba ] ++
why cant we be friends..why cant we be friends..why cant we be friends..why cant we be friends..why cant we be friends..why cant we be friends..why cant we be friends..
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well,

if you insist soo much....

we'll be friends! ;)

:LOL::LOL::LOL:
 

Zlatan

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#35
Jun 9, 2003
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++ [ originally posted by Zambrotta ] ++
Facts about Sweden:

- We have the highest taxes in the world.
- It is pretty cold, but it is hot in the summer. That is awesome, hockey in the winter and football in summer.
- We are pretty socialistic and conservative.

Myths:
- Yes, some people are pretty guiet, but not as quiet as you might think.
- Everyone is totally wasted on fridays and saturdays.
- We are the most USA influenced country in the world.
- Swedens area is covered with forest.
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Isnt Sweden like the only country in the world that didnt congratulate Bush when he was elected?

Isnt Sweden the country with the best standard for living in the world?

Arent Swedes sexually open minded?

Isnt Swedens area covered with forests (I mean, Goteborg did have a lot of forests between neigborhoods)

And my last question (more like a statement: Isnt Oland cool :cool: I mean really. Borgholm is one sweet place (Gothenburg too, but I like Oland better :thumb: )
 
Majed

Majed

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#37
Jul 17, 2002
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[b/] Saudi Arabia: [/b]


1. Very Few live in Tents in the Desert
2. Even Fewer ride Camels.
3. Not all of us are extremely rich
4. Oil doesn't burst out from the ground everywhere.
5. WE ARE NOT TERRORISTS (Though there are some f'ed up people! ) :groan:
6. We dont beat/abuse our women.
7. Women Don't feel like prisoners.
8. The government doesn't chop off heads or hands for minor offences. (i can explain the strict conditions for these capital punishments to apply)
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9. Yes, many People do not like "Certain Countris' International Policies" and the people are vocal about it.
10. Yes, Crime Rates are Much lower than most countries.
11. Yes, most stores are closed during the day (Siesta Time! )
12. Yes, We do wear those white robes (called "Thobe") and the red/white headpieces (called "shmagh"/"ghutra")
 
Zambrotta

Zambrotta

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#39
Nov 16, 2001
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++ [ originally posted by G_O_A_T ] ++


Isnt Sweden like the only country in the world that didnt congratulate Bush when he was elected?

Isnt Sweden the country with the best standard for living in the world?

Arent Swedes sexually open minded?

Isnt Swedens area covered with forests (I mean, Goteborg did have a lot of forests between neigborhoods)

And my last question (more like a statement: Isnt Oland cool :cool: I mean really. Borgholm is one sweet place (Gothenburg too, but I like Oland better :thumb: )
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I have no idea, but nobody (more or less) likes him here. He is too anti-taxes.

Not impossible, we are not india at least. The ones who are rich are somewhat rich and the ones who are poor are not very poor. I am satisfied.

Yes we are.

Ok, Itake a quick look outside my window and I see mostly forest except for houses and water. perhaps mostly water, or maybe houses. I can't decide. But yes we have a lot of forest.

Never been to Borgholm. Gothenburg is awesome. I can imagine moving there in the future, but my friends would kill me.
How come you have visited Sweden two times? I mean it can't be the forest that attracted you? Perhaps the ladies?
 

Zlatan

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#40
Jun 9, 2003
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@tampropp: Well, I would say Norway, Sweden and Canada are all up there, but have it your way ;)

I like Sweden. Ifs a fantastic country. I'll try to go to college there :)
 
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