Associations

Started by Gopher, Feb 11 09 12:01

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Gopher

 First person types the name of a country, next person writes what he/she associates with it and then adds the name of another country - and so on and so forth. I'll start with:

FRANCE  
A fool's paradise is better than none.

P.C.

Eiffel Tower of course, Gothic architecture, castles and cathedrals, fine dining, red wine, high fashion and my grandma.

    Russia  
Sir Isaac Newton invented the swinging door....for the convenience of his cat.

JJ

Vodka, borscht,  baba, cold

  Greece

Lil Me

Oooooooopa!, Bazuki music, flaming cheese, borken plates
 
 England
   
"In the absence of clearly-defined goals, we become strangely loyal to performing daily trivia until ultimately we become enslaved by it."  Robert Heinlein

Orik

 where men are men and boy are afraid...

sorry thats not fair.

hairy men. hairier women. lemon rice soup...
belly dancers. dirty art work of strange if not outright outrageous & sexually explicit acts.

the Greek Gods ie Zeus Neptune/Poseidon Hercules Mars  the godessesses Isis Athena Persephone, goddess of the underworld Greek necropolis entrance to the underworld. and the Parthenon temple to the God's
 
Damn You Lil me...

England....

Pea Shooters, our Monarch Queen Elizabeth, changing of the guard. ceremony of the flags, jack the ripper, ( rumored to have been one of the royal blood ) Christopher Columbus, the new world, and  British Columbia.  the burning down of the white house...

Iceland







 
Never give up Never surrender Fight with ur last breath Fight 2 live & Fight 2 survive. Never say never & never say die. There comes a time when all will die A time we transcend & attain our place afterlife. My Fight is not yet done, I'm tired & I'd like to go home, But I'm not ready to go just yet.

Sportsdude

Bjork, hot springs, Lief Erickson.


Austria



 
"We can't stop here. This is bat country."

P.C.

Tole painting, folksy colourful art.   Austrian Jam cookies (mmm)  Schnitzel.....and last but not least.....THE most stolen sign.

  [A href="http://www.vienna-life.com/media/pics/f*cking-austria.jpg"]http://www.vienna-life.com/media/pics/f*cking-austria.jpg[/A]

    Germany    
Sir Isaac Newton invented the swinging door....for the convenience of his cat.

Sportsdude

lol you missed Mozart omg.


Germany, lots of things

united but divided, wall, borders, literature, knowledge,  classical music, beer, Fassbinder (lol), autobahn, auto racing, trains, modernist architecture,  cake and cookies

Wales


 
"We can't stop here. This is bat country."

Lil Me

rugby, coal mines, the name "Jones", really thick accents
 
 
 Croatia
   
"In the absence of clearly-defined goals, we become strangely loyal to performing daily trivia until ultimately we become enslaved by it."  Robert Heinlein

P.C.

Beautiful beaches.  That's all I know.

  New Zealand
Sir Isaac Newton invented the swinging door....for the convenience of his cat.

49er

wool, lamb, All Black rugby team, maoris

  India  

Gopher

Crowds, heat, monsoons, poverty, wealth.

  IRELAND
A fool's paradise is better than none.

P.C.

Rugged seascapes and lush green countryside.  Castles and stone rockery, bricks and cobblestone.  Pubs and laughter.  

  *Of all the places in the world to visit....for some reason, Ireland has always been on the top of my list. Even since I was very young.  I don't know why, except that for no reason that I know of, I feel drawn to it.

  Japan          
Sir Isaac Newton invented the swinging door....for the convenience of his cat.

Gopher

Overcrowding, jostling clouds, bullet trains, Fujiyama, politeness, Geishas, kimonos.

  SPAIN
A fool's paradise is better than none.

P.C.

*nice images Gophie.
Sir Isaac Newton invented the swinging door....for the convenience of his cat.