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
Eiffel Tower of course, Gothic architecture, castles and cathedrals, fine dining, red wine, high fashion and my grandma.
Russia
Vodka, borscht, baba, cold
Greece
Oooooooopa!, Bazuki music, flaming cheese, borken plates
England
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
Bjork, hot springs, Lief Erickson.
Austria
Tole painting, folksy colourful art. Austrian Jam cookies (mmm) Schnitzel.....and last but not least.....THE most stolen sign.
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Germany
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
rugby, coal mines, the name "Jones", really thick accents
Croatia
Beautiful beaches. That's all I know.
New Zealand
wool, lamb, All Black rugby team, maoris
India
Crowds, heat, monsoons, poverty, wealth.
IRELAND
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
Overcrowding, jostling clouds, bullet trains, Fujiyama, politeness, Geishas, kimonos.
SPAIN
*nice images Gophie.
running of the bulls; tomato festival (fight)
Canada
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
humid weather, jungle, corrupt gov't, fusion of tribes and cultures
Australia
Heat, outback, gum trees, Koala bears, anti-monarchism.
MEXICO
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
Heather, mountains, mist, midges, kilts, cabers, bagpipes, inpenetrable accents.
Turkey
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
Alps, yodelling, cleanliness, expensiveness, cuckoo clocks, watches
U.S.A.
Patriotic. A diverse range of landscapes. Bold people. Busy cities...wide open country. Familiar.
Brazil
Nuts, samba, carnival, football.
BELGIUM
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
we already did Brazil.
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
Ecuador? Equator, Quito, Galapagos Islands, bananas, strange hats for the women
ANGOLA
Angola.
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Lol
But what country....
hmmm
Nepal
Kathmandu, Himalayas, temples, monks, shrines.
BULGARIA