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| ymapazagain Senior Member Australia myspace.com/amywiles Joined 6769 days ago 504 posts - 538 votes  Speaks: English* Studies: SpanishB2 | Message 49 of 60 31 October 2010 at 11:54pm | IP Logged | ||
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"You know you're Australian when you can sprint in thongs"
Haha! And for some cultural background on that one, in Australia thongs are something you wear on your feet, aka flip flops. Not an uncomfortable style of underwear! 1 person has voted this message useful | |||
| Arti Diglot Senior Member Russian Federation Joined 6822 days ago 130 posts - 165 votes Speaks: Russian*, English Studies: French, Czech | Message 50 of 60 01 November 2010 at 8:21am | IP Logged | ||
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Ok...
Russians are such cruel and inhumane people Russians are such hypocrites Russians either like or dislike black people Russians aren't like Europeans and they aren't like Asians either Russians and Germans are evil after all The Russians are coming the Russians Are Coming is a 1966 American comedy film Russians are getting happier and happier The Russians Are Back Well, Russians are already here The Russians are Stressed And Russia is stressed too The Russians Are Coming ... to Italy Russians are the greatest admirers of the British monarchy and Queen Elizabeth II in the world The Russians Are Coming appears on the album Trojan Reggae Chill- Out Box Set (disc 1: Dreamland) Russians are expected to surpass other visitors, with 2m projected to arrive in 2008. The majority of Russians now express a positive dislike of the West in general Oil Rich Russians are Snapping up American SUVs Very interesting, never thought that Russians like British Monarchy :) 1 person has voted this message useful | |||
| Thantophobia Groupie United States Joined 4972 days ago 49 posts - 66 votes Speaks: English* Studies: Spanish, Japanese | Message 51 of 60 03 November 2010 at 1:59am | IP Logged | ||
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I can sprint in flip flops. Although if I only had flip flops I'd probably just do it barefoot.
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| QiuJP Triglot Senior Member Singapore Joined 5665 days ago 428 posts - 597 votes Speaks: Mandarin*, EnglishC2, French Studies: Czech, GermanB1, Russian, Japanese | Message 52 of 60 20 November 2010 at 6:50pm | IP Logged | ||
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Singapore:
A nation of workaholics for sure. No one finishes work early. A nation of shoppers. There never is enough malls. Well-behaved lot - the legislation states that more than 8 could constitute an illegal gathering! So, no strikes! Well-educated, well-travelled. good or bad? you decide...... 1 person has voted this message useful | |||
| mirab3lla Triglot Senior Member United Kingdom lang-8.com/220477Registered users can see my Skype Name Joined 5253 days ago 161 posts - 229 votes Speaks: Romanian*, EnglishC2, German Studies: Spanish, FrenchB1, Mandarin | Message 53 of 60 26 December 2010 at 3:29pm | IP Logged | ||
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Although I was really frightened to search for this on the Internet, as I know that Romanians are very,uhm, not-too-well-seen by the Westerners, I did it. And here are the results (not at all surprising)
directly related to Dracula; everyone owns a mystic castle in the Carpate mountains in Transylvania, backwards-oriented; primitive; refuse to work; have too many children; slow; ingenious; trying hard – but never succeed; mistrust police and government; love to celebrate; “women are mothers and wives, trafficking of women, prostitution, domestic violence and sexual harassment is their own fault”; manipulative; nationalists; stable and value-oriented Poor us, we are not even received in the Schengen space any more due to our reputation :(. However, Romania still remains a great country, because only here you will find lovely Christmas carollers The Carpathians. lots of legends (remember Dracula?) great food and wine lovely Moldavian monasteries lots of breathtaking landscapes However, you should visit this site to see more, and maybe you'll even pay a visit. For further inquiries, do not hesitate to contact me! Edited by mirab3lla on 27 December 2010 at 10:55am 1 person has voted this message useful | |||
| Sennin Senior Member Bulgaria Joined 5844 days ago 1457 posts - 1759 votes 5 sounds | Message 54 of 60 26 December 2010 at 3:43pm | IP Logged | ||
Haha ;-). Bloodsuckers, eh? 1 person has voted this message useful | |||
| Gorgoll2 Senior Member Brazil veritassword.blogspo Joined 4956 days ago 159 posts - 192 votes Speaks: Portuguese* | Message 55 of 60 08 January 2011 at 2:49am | IP Logged | ||
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Brazil is known for having love of sports.
Brazil is known for having easy-women. Brazil is known for its drugdeals. Brazil is known for its politicians. Brazil is known for being a huge country. 1 person has voted this message useful | |||
| TixhiiDon Tetraglot Senior Member Japan Joined 5274 days ago 772 posts - 1474 votes Speaks: English*, Japanese, German, Russian Studies: Georgian | Message 56 of 60 08 January 2011 at 4:31am | IP Logged | ||
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Not my country, but the country of my target language, Georgia, turns up these results.
Georgians are known to be highly tolerant of other peoples and religions. Georgians are known to be a really festive culture with accompanied music, food and dance. Georgians are known to be the nicest most welcoming people in Europe. Georgians are known to be among the most hospitable people on earth. Georgians are known to be fierce fighters. Georgians are known to be of a volatile temperament. Georgians are known to be traitors (guess the nationality of the person who wrote this!) Sounds quite cool to me, apart from the fighting bit. 1 person has voted this message useful |
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