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s_k · 01-29-2011, 08:38 PM

I should admit that I actually typed 'soutpark' before I thought about his name.
Weird

Guybrush · 01-29-2011, 08:52 PM

Thanks for the loads of awesome and generally amusing answers!

Seems people generally think of cold, nature, vikings, black metal and fjords with some possible side dish of wealth. I guess that's the image we export which is alright. None of that would be wrong thoughts, but Norway's not a neutral country though! Burning Down, you may have mixed Norway and Sweden there

Sweden is a neutral country and not a member of NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organization) like we are.

Dr_Rez · 01-29-2011, 09:23 PM

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Originally Posted by Yac

No offense taken my friend, it's close to impossible to offend an old (internet)trollslayer like me

Well, I'm walking around with holes in my shoes, "they're still good" and all that :P
Seriously though, I've never heard about Poles being cheap. Dirty, smelly, dumb, they're thieves (ask a German :P) - I think I could come up with more - these I heard and they are, sadly, to some extent true (like many stereotypes). But cheap ? There's an old Polish saying "zastaw się, a postaw się" which loosly translated means there may be no money to live on but there will always be enough money to dazzle your guests. And as far as I can tell, it's true.

As for Norway - apart from many of my friends working there and making amazing money, there's the Fjords (one day I will go diving there, to see the sunk U-boats), Vikings, amazingly high prices (regular bread is like 10x more expensive than here ....) and an amazingly high standard of living. Norway is often referred to here as "the Japan of europe", though quite frankly I hope you guys aren't as perverted :P
Yac.

Well it was an old coworker of my fathers that said it about them (him being polish) but the more I think about it I think he was just trying to make my Dad not fee bad about not getting a promotion he did. Kind of saying, your a cheap jew, but im a cheaper polak. (I have the slightest idea how to spell that word)

I hear you on the whole impress the guest thing. One of my best friends is Bulgarian and they are so god dammed hung up on making there guests feel pampered when they enter there abode. Not that its the same country, but seems to be the same mentality.

Burning Down · 01-29-2011, 10:28 PM

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Originally Posted by tore

Thanks for the loads of awesome and generally amusing answers!

Seems people generally think of cold, nature, vikings, black metal and fjords with some possible side dish of wealth. I guess that's the image we export which is alright. None of that would be wrong thoughts, but Norway's not a neutral country though! Burning Down, you may have mixed Norway and Sweden there

Sweden is a neutral country and not a member of NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organization) like we are.

I stand corrected

Howard the Duck · 01-30-2011, 03:44 AM

most foreigners I met overseas don even know where Malaysia is

then I say south of Vietnam, then it's oooohhhhhhh

most people seem to think it's near Tahiti

djchameleon · 01-30-2011, 04:16 AM

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Originally Posted by Il Duce

most foreigners I met overseas don even know where Malaysia is

then I say south of Vietnam, then it's oooohhhhhhh

most people seem to think it's near Tahiti

lol that was my reaction just now while reading your post. I was like oooh that's where Malaysia is.

Guybrush · 01-30-2011, 04:24 AM

I have a question for you, Il Duce. I've heard that malaysians like everything with shrimp (or prawn) flavour. Is that true? And if it is, have you ever seen a soft drink with shrimp taste? Cause that would be something.

Howard the Duck · 01-30-2011, 06:00 AM

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Originally Posted by tore

I have a question for you, Il Duce. I've heard that malaysians like everything with shrimp (or prawn) flavour. Is that true? And if it is, have you ever seen a soft drink with shrimp taste? Cause that would be something.

nope they just like all their stuff with a spicy shrimp paste around here - it smells awful but tastes great

nope no shrimp paste soft drink (not that I know of)

s_k · 01-30-2011, 07:10 AM

We do have shrimp ****tails here. It's mainly a glasswith ****tail sauce, lemon and shrimps. You still eat it with a spoon, though.

djchameleon · 01-30-2011, 10:28 AM

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Originally Posted by s_k

We do have shrimp ****tails here. It's mainly a glasswith ****tail sauce, lemon and shrimps. You still eat it with a spoon, though.

I think everyone has that.

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Guybrush Juicious Maximus III Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Scabb Island Posts: 6,525	Thanks for the loads of awesome and generally amusing answers! Seems people generally think of cold, nature, vikings, black metal and fjords with some possible side dish of wealth. I guess that's the image we export which is alright. None of that would be wrong thoughts, but Norway's not a neutral country though! Burning Down, you may have mixed Norway and Sweden there Sweden is a neutral country and not a member of NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organization) like we are. __________________ Something Completely Different

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