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Title: Associations
Post by: Gopher on Feb 11 09 12:01
 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  
Title: Re: Associations
Post by: P.C. on Feb 11 09 12:06
Eiffel Tower of course, Gothic architecture, castles and cathedrals, fine dining, red wine, high fashion and my grandma.

    Russia  
Title: Re: Associations
Post by: JJ on Feb 11 09 12:41
Vodka, borscht,  baba, cold

  Greece
Title: Re: Associations
Post by: Lil Me on Feb 11 09 03:00
Oooooooopa!, Bazuki music, flaming cheese, borken plates
 
 England
   
Title: Re: Associations
Post by: Orik on Feb 11 09 03:10
 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







 
Title: Re: Associations
Post by: Sportsdude on Feb 11 09 03:47
Bjork, hot springs, Lief Erickson.


Austria



 
Title: Re: Associations
Post by: P.C. on Feb 11 09 04:04
Tole painting, folksy colourful art.   Austrian Jam cookies (mmm)  Schnitzel.....and last but not least.....THE most stolen sign.

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    Germany    
Title: Re: Associations
Post by: Sportsdude on Feb 11 09 05:29
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


 
Title: Re: Associations
Post by: Lil Me on Feb 11 09 05:47
rugby, coal mines, the name "Jones", really thick accents
 
 
 Croatia
   
Title: Re: Associations
Post by: P.C. on Feb 11 09 06:10
Beautiful beaches.  That's all I know.

  New Zealand
Title: Re: Associations
Post by: 49er on Feb 11 09 06:57
wool, lamb, All Black rugby team, maoris

  India  
Title: Re: Associations
Post by: Gopher on Feb 12 09 11:40
Crowds, heat, monsoons, poverty, wealth.

  IRELAND
Title: Re: Associations
Post by: P.C. on Feb 12 09 11:46
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          
Title: Re: Associations
Post by: Gopher on Feb 12 09 11:57
Overcrowding, jostling clouds, bullet trains, Fujiyama, politeness, Geishas, kimonos.

  SPAIN
Title: Re: Associations
Post by: P.C. on Feb 12 09 11:58
*nice images Gophie.
Title: Re: Associations
Post by: 49er on Feb 15 09 10:57
running of the bulls;  tomato festival (fight)

  Canada
Title: Re: Associations
Post by: Orik on Feb 15 09 11:31
  snow, igloo's, maple syrup, the union jack, God Save The Queen. Heart Of Oak. RCMP, Maple Leaf, 2 national languages. snowball fights. fresh water fishing. Smoked Salmon, the Vancouver f*ckups, opps i mean the Vancouver canucks.  a drunken idiot ruining our province and country... homelessness, drug problems, gangsters. gangland slayings,. brazen daylight shootouts.. bad police officers. heroic police officers. multiculturalism, lax immigration laws. people who abuse the system.  the system which abuses the people.  diversity racism. love and hate.

canada the good, the bad, the ugly and the inlaws

Philippines
 
Title: Re: Associations
Post by: Lil Me on Feb 16 09 10:37
humid weather, jungle, corrupt gov't, fusion of tribes and cultures
 
 Australia
   
Title: Re: Associations
Post by: Gopher on Feb 16 09 11:35
Heat, outback, gum trees, Koala bears, anti-monarchism.

MEXICO  
Title: Re: Associations
Post by: P.C. on Feb 16 09 11:43
Vibrant colours, sand and cactus.  Strange critters, palm trees, beautiful beaches and blue skies.  Mariachi bands, and costumes with sequins.  Slow paced except for the taxi drivers. (//vny!://discoverseattle.net/forums/richedit/smileys/Happy/12.gif)

  Scotland
Title: Re: Associations
Post by: Gopher on Feb 16 09 11:47
 Heather, mountains, mist, midges, kilts, cabers, bagpipes, inpenetrable accents.

Turkey
   
Title: Re: Associations
Post by: P.C. on Feb 16 09 11:47
Mashed potatoes, gravy and cranberry sauce.  OK wait.

  Funny dress.  Landscape similar to our own.....and .....I ....don't know that much about Turkey.

    Switzerland  
Title: Re: Associations
Post by: Gopher on Feb 16 09 11:48
Alps, yodelling, cleanliness, expensiveness, cuckoo clocks, watches

U.S.A.
 
Title: Re: Associations
Post by: P.C. on Feb 16 09 12:01
Patriotic.  A diverse range of landscapes.  Bold people. Busy cities...wide open country.  Familiar.

  Brazil
Title: Re: Associations
Post by: Gopher on Feb 17 09 10:56
 Nuts, samba, carnival, football.

BELGIUM  
Title: Re: Associations
Post by: Sportsdude on Feb 18 09 02:24
waffles, fries, separation, going long periods of time without governments, stairs, goofy cousin's boyfriend, Brussels, EU, wanna be dutch, wannabe french, won't exist soon, flanders (for canadians), crazy cycling country, one of the greatest formula race courses in Spa, Sinterklass


Brazil


Title: Re: Associations
Post by: Lil Me on Feb 18 09 09:00
we already did Brazil.  
Title: Re: Associations
Post by: Orik on Feb 18 09 10:26
 but not every one see's the same things or associates the same things to a place..to me

Brazil is the beaches. the carnival the carnival dancers. the vibrant colours and designs
the months that go into making a costume the large ahem backsides on beautiful women...

and i wish i was in Brazil right now. Brazil and the carnival is on my bucket list next to France and the Eiffel tower Italy the vineyards.. Venice and the canal...Rome the pontif & the vatican, Madrid beaches, Portugal and the castles,. africa and a photo safari,  New Orleans and mardi gras, philippines the beaches of cebu the sailing off cavite. and a church in pampanga that has a statue that crys. sighs so many beautiful place i will probably never get to...



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Ecuador


 
Title: Re: Associations
Post by: Michel on Feb 19 09 08:00
     
 
Title: Re: Associations
Post by: Gopher on Mar 01 09 10:57
Ecuador? Equator, Quito, Galapagos Islands, bananas, strange hats for the women


ANGOLA    
Title: Re: Associations
Post by: P.C. on Mar 01 09 11:59
Angola.

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Title: Re: Associations
Post by: Sportsdude on Mar 01 09 02:35
Lol

But what country....

hmmm

Nepal


 
Title: Re: Associations
Post by: Gopher on Mar 02 09 10:57
 Kathmandu, Himalayas, temples, monks, shrines.

BULGARIA