It's bad to enforce stereotypes on an entire nation ........ (country, Europe)

Urban Hat€monger ? · 05-17-2008, 05:09 PM

But sometimes they just don't help themselves...

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Cat and mouse blamed for blackout

Albanians may have found a new villain to blame for the frequent power cuts that have been blighting their lives.

The country's main electricity company says a cat chasing a mouse caused a 72-hour blackout in parts of the capital, Tirana.

The animals ran into an area of high-voltage cables and were electrocuted, a spokeswoman for the firm - Kesh - told Reuters news agency.

"We took pictures because we've never had anything like this," she said.

Power cuts have been endemic in Albania for many years.

The authorities usually blame drought and the dilapidated state of the communist-era grid, which appears to be buckling under the strain of the extra demand caused by the Albanians' recent access to modern amenities.

bsmix · 05-17-2008, 06:06 PM

more like continent. hahaha

adidasss · 05-17-2008, 06:08 PM

I don't get it...

right-track · 05-17-2008, 06:23 PM

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Originally Posted by adidasss

I don't get it...

It's a bit like when you turn on your PC and the lights in Zagreb go dim.

It's a capitalist pig thing Marijan.

jackhammer · 05-17-2008, 06:42 PM

They have electricity in Albania? I thought it was a country full of pikeys. Well I never.

adidasss · 05-18-2008, 02:58 AM

You guys are a bit xenophobic aren't you?

right-track · 05-18-2008, 03:46 AM

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Originally Posted by adidasss

You guys are a bit xenophobic aren't you?

Xenophobic???
What gives you that impression, you commie peasant?

Rule Britannia!

adidasss · 05-18-2008, 04:07 AM

Your joking aside, I'd like an honest answer from Lee and Richard. During the years I've gotten a distinct feeling Brits look down on east Europe and east Europeans...which I obviously don't care for.

I fail to see the humor in mocking an impoverished country. What's the title supposed to imply anyway, shit like that never happened in the west?

Urban Hat€monger ? · 05-18-2008, 08:22 AM

The title implies that most westerners see Albania as somewhere that's 50 years behind the rest of Europe with a Norman Wisdom obsession. Hence the title.

adidasss · 05-18-2008, 08:51 AM

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Originally Posted by Urban Hatemonger

The title implies that most westerners see Albania as somewhere that's 50 years behind the rest of Europe ...

So you're kind of a xenophobe aren't you?

I have no idea who Norman Wisdom is.

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adidasss Slavic gay sauce Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Abu Dhabi Posts: 7,993	Your joking aside, I'd like an honest answer from Lee and Richard. During the years I've gotten a distinct feeling Brits look down on east Europe and east Europeans...which I obviously don't care for. I fail to see the humor in mocking an impoverished country. What's the title supposed to imply anyway, shit like that never happened in the west? __________________ “Think of what a paradise this world would be if men were kind and wise.” - Kurt Vonnegut, Cat's Cradle. Last.fm

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Urban Hat€monger ? The Sexual Intellectual Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Somewhere cooler than you Posts: 18,605	The title implies that most westerners see Albania as somewhere that's 50 years behind the rest of Europe with a Norman Wisdom obsession. Hence the title. __________________ Urb's RYM Stuff Most people sell their soul to the devil, but the devil sells his soul to Nick Cave.