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Oct 6, 2020 5:54 PM CST Your country
Sawdust_Molly
Sawdust_MollySawdust_MollyPeriana, Andalusia Spain28 Threads 718 Posts
What is the stereotype/ most ridicules you hear about your country?

For Belgium it is: Chocolate, beer, waffles and French fries.

And,... Belgium is the capital city of Brussels! laugh laugh laugh

French fries: Despite its name, the French fry is not French. The origins of the French fry have been traced back to Belgium, where historians claim potatoes were being fried in the late-1600s.
According to local Belgian lore, poor villagers living in Meuse Valley often ate small fried fish they caught in the river. During the winter months the river would freeze over — making fishing impossible and forcing the villagers to find other sources of food.
Enter the potato. The villagers turned to the root plant, slicing and frying it much in the same way they prepared the fish. And just like that, the earliest French fries were born.
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Oct 6, 2020 6:14 PM CST Your country
Most I hear about Canada is that its cold and snowy. True during the winter months but in the summer, temps in the 30s are not uncommon.
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Oct 6, 2020 6:17 PM CST Your country
Sawdust_Molly
Sawdust_MollySawdust_MollyPeriana, Andalusia Spain28 Threads 718 Posts
Track16: Most I hear about Canada is that its cold and snowy. True during the winter months but in the summer, temps in the 30s are not uncommon.
The most funny thing I heard about Canadians that the you lives in a Igloo laugh laugh laugh

For the record: My grandfather is Canadian. wink
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Oct 6, 2020 6:30 PM CST Your country
bodleing2
bodleing2bodleing2Manchester, Greater Manchester, England UK84 Threads 6,132 Posts
Many talk about the weather in England, it's always raining. This is partly true, but most people don't know it's also the tornado capital of the world. Yes, England has more tornadoes per square mile than any country in the world.

uh oh
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Oct 6, 2020 6:36 PM CST Your country
Sawdust_Molly
Sawdust_MollySawdust_MollyPeriana, Andalusia Spain28 Threads 718 Posts
bodleing2: Many talk about the weather in England, it's always raining. This is partly true, but most people don't know it's also the tornado capital of the world. Yes, England has more tornadoes per square mile than any country in the world.
Really? Never heard that before, strange we never hear about it in the news.

But the rain ... I was on a road trip in the UK in August 2016 for 3 weeks, and we got rain for 3 weeks. But it was one of my best trips ever. thumbs up
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Oct 6, 2020 6:41 PM CST Your country
galrads
galradsgalradsDublin, Ohio USA2,264 Threads 279 Polls 36,283 Posts
bodleing2: Many talk about the weather in England, it's always raining. This is partly true, but most people don't know it's also the tornado capital of the world. Yes, England has more tornadoes per square mile than any country in the world.
That’s interesting fact about England being the Tornado capital of the world.... and odd to me England has half the land area that Ohio has. When I was young, England seemed huge to me.
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Oct 6, 2020 6:44 PM CST Your country
bodleing2
bodleing2bodleing2Manchester, Greater Manchester, England UK84 Threads 6,132 Posts
Sawdust_Molly: Really? Never heard that before, strange we never hear about it in the news.

But the rain ... I was on a road trip in the UK in August 2016 for 3 weeks, and we got rain for 3 weeks. But it was one of my best trips ever.
Strange thing is, I never seen one.

"Other 'hot spots' in the world for tornadoes
The UK - Although the USA, on average, sees more severe tornadoes and the most tornadoes of any country in the world, it may be a surprise to know the country that receives the most tornadoes in the world by total area is England."

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Oct 6, 2020 6:45 PM CST Your country
Sawdust_Molly: The most funny thing I heard about Canadians that the you lives in a Igloo

For the record: My grandfather is Canadian.
I wouldn't mind spending a night in a igloo just to see what its like, they say that they can get decently warm inside when its made well and you have enough people.
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Oct 6, 2020 6:51 PM CST Your country
Sawdust_Molly
Sawdust_MollySawdust_MollyPeriana, Andalusia Spain28 Threads 718 Posts
Track16: I wouldn't mind spending a night in a igloo just to see what its like, they say that they can get decently warm inside when its made well and you have enough people.
Especially " enough people" to keep each other warm. laugh
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Oct 6, 2020 6:54 PM CST Your country
Sawdust_Molly
Sawdust_MollySawdust_MollyPeriana, Andalusia Spain28 Threads 718 Posts
bodleing2: Strange thing is, I never seen one.

"Other 'hot spots' in the world for tornadoes
The UK - Although the USA, on average, sees more severe tornadoes and the most tornadoes of any country in the world, it may be a surprise to know the country that receives the most tornadoes in the world by total area is England."

Thanks for the link, it's interesting . I didn't expect this, very informative
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Oct 6, 2020 6:58 PM CST Your country
Sawdust_Molly
Sawdust_MollySawdust_MollyPeriana, Andalusia Spain28 Threads 718 Posts
galrads: That’s interesting fact about England being the Tornado capital of the world.... and odd to me England has half the land area that Ohio has. When I was young, England seemed huge to me.
Lol Galrads, when I was young, and we where on the road to visit my aunt in Antwerp ( 1 hour drive) it felt like ages in my experience . rolling on the floor laughing
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Oct 7, 2020 12:00 AM CST Your country
GeneralBeacon
GeneralBeaconGeneralBeaconNew York, USA2,381 Posts
BTW, the above video was posted in 2013 during the Obama administration.
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Oct 7, 2020 12:40 AM CST Your country
PeKaatje
PeKaatjePeKaatjeAnkeveen, North Holland Netherlands59 Threads 3 Polls 6,334 Posts
about the dutch

Everybody walks on cloaks.
Everybody uses cannabis.
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Oct 7, 2020 12:50 AM CST Your country
raphael119
raphael119raphael119washington d.c., District of Columbia USA19 Threads 3 Polls 5,181 Posts
Sounds like a good place for you to move to Bacon. I know you can give them a talking to and fix everything for them.uh oh uh oh uh oh
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Oct 7, 2020 1:26 AM CST Your country
Butterflygirl1
Butterflygirl1Butterflygirl1Dublin, Ireland1,080 Posts
That we are all drunks

That we don’t like people from England

That we fight all the time

doh
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Oct 7, 2020 1:41 AM CST Your country
germanspitz
germanspitzgermanspitzingoldmells, Lincolnshire, England UK18 Threads 2,111 Posts
Butterflygirl1: That we are all drunks

That we don’t like people from England

That we fight all the time
Pour us a drink and give us a hug Butterfly.wine hug
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Oct 7, 2020 1:43 AM CST Your country
Butterflygirl1
Butterflygirl1Butterflygirl1Dublin, Ireland1,080 Posts
germanspitz: Pour us a drink and give us a hug Butterfly.
Of course because we are all friendly too laugh

wine teddybear hug
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Oct 7, 2020 3:48 AM CST Your country
TheDino1
TheDino1TheDino1Belfast, Antrim Ireland139 Threads 1 Polls 5,029 Posts
The Titanic...uh oh
Embedded image from another site
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Oct 7, 2020 4:16 AM CST Your country
Mercedes_00
Mercedes_00Mercedes_00Greater Sydney, New South Wales Australia18 Threads 20,446 Posts
Sharks & spiders..I would have to look really hard to find a spider..Sharks don't walk my streets either..The ocean is sharks territory anyway.
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Oct 7, 2020 4:31 AM CST Your country
Sawdust_Molly: What is the stereotype/ most ridicules you hear about your country?

For Belgium it is: Chocolate, beer, waffles and French fries.

And,... Belgium is the capital city of Brussels!

French fries: Despite its name, the French fry is not French. The origins of the French fry have been traced back to Belgium, where historians claim potatoes were being fried in the late-1600s.
According to local Belgian lore, poor villagers living in Meuse Valley often ate small fried fish they caught in the river. During the winter months the river would freeze over — making fishing impossible and forcing the villagers to find other sources of food.
Enter the potato. The villagers turned to the root plant, slicing and frying it much in the same way they prepared the fish. And just like that, the earliest French fries were born.
I have heard about Belgian Chocolates
Good Afternoon Pretty Molly wave
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