Associations

[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  

[P.C.]

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

    Russia  

[JJ]

Vodka, borscht,  baba, cold

  Greece

[Lil Me]

Oooooooopa!, Bazuki music, flaming cheese, borken plates
 
 England
   

[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







 

[Sportsdude]

Bjork, hot springs, Lief Erickson.


Austria



 

[P.C.]

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

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    Germany    

[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


 

[Lil Me]

rugby, coal mines, the name "Jones", really thick accents
 
 
 Croatia
   

[P.C.]

Beautiful beaches.  That's all I know.

  New Zealand

[49er]

wool, lamb, All Black rugby team, maoris

  India  

[Gopher]

Crowds, heat, monsoons, poverty, wealth.

  IRELAND

[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          

[Gopher]

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

  SPAIN

[P.C.]

*nice images Gophie.