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Getting countries wrong
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05-06-2007 11:17PM#1
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When my firm was having a football tournament divided along national lines I forgot and asked an Indian colleague if there were enough "other lads from Pakistan" for him to form a team :eek:
Its a bit like asking someone from the Falls Road are they in the Orange Order.
Ireland won in the end
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Miss Fluff wrote:North and South Korea, always forget which one is still hardcore/which isn't.......erm still can't, is it the North that's the freaky one?
Aye its the North with the loveable Kim Jong-il in charge. 0 -
Miss Fluff wrote:North and South Korea, always forget which one is still hardcore/which isn't.......erm still can't, is it the North that's the freaky one?
lol... depends if you reckon eating dog is freaky or not - if you do then they're both freaky...
Back OT... Mozambique and Madagascar still confuse me...0 -
Irish Wolf wrote:lol... depends if you reckon eating dog is freaky or not - if you do then they're both freaky..
Moving to Beijing in a few days so eating pups wouldn't want to freak me that much Cheers Ruu, KJ was the dude I was thinking of, think I'll avoid there for my hols for time being 0 -
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Back when I was in primary school I used to know almost every capital city of the vast majority of countries globally (we had that massive book atlas so was always flickin through it). Anyhow, i always seemed to mix up Bucharest and Budapest.....and still kinda do at times to this day 0
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Fizman wrote:Anyhow, i always seemed to mix up Bucharest and
Budapest.....and still kinda do at times to this day
I remember trying to learn cities in school before and always managed to say:
Bucharect - Romaina
Sofia - Bulgaria
Budapest - Hungaria
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Fizman wrote:Back when I was in primary school I used to know almost every capital city of the vast majority of countries globally (we had that massive book atlas so was always flickin through it). Anyhow, i always seemed to mix up Bucharest and Budapest.....and still kinda do at times to this day
Exactly like me, we usually had a tables, spelling and capital city quiz every friday and i dont like not winning so i used to go home and learn all of the capitals...what a a nerd!! but i still got budapest and bucharest mixed up! my achilles heel!0 -
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Lirange wrote:[Boast]I have a degree in Geography. [/Boast]...
...Now excuse me while I go fritter my life away on Google Earth.
Should you not be busy flipping burgers? 0 -
Miss Fluff wrote:North and South Korea, always forget which one is still hardcore/which isn't.......erm still can't, is it the North that's the freaky one?
Just remember that China is evil*, and North Korea is closer to China, so they're in league together
*The government, of course, not the average citizen0 -
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Lirange wrote:[Boast]I usually don't get them wrong. I am a geography anorak. I am a geography nut. I have a degree in Geography. [/Boast]
Having said that ... there are too many damn Guineas. Papua New Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, and plain ol' Guinea (formerly French Guinea). Then there is Guyana ... which is not quite a Guinea but is next to a French Guiana (not to be confused with French Guinea).
Now excuse me while I go fritter my life away on Google Earth.
Slightly off topic does anyone know how long google earth images last? I used it for the first time in ages yesterday, Im standnig in my drive way on it (well, black hair, white top, I think its me anyway). The weather in the shoit looks great and I havent been home since Sunday, so Id guess it was taken maybe last Tuesday? (though it loooks more like around midday, and I was working) 0 -
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The whole of central Asia is a bit hazy for me - Kazakhstan, Kyrgystan, Tajikistan etc.
I also seem to be incapable of retaining any knowledge of Australian geography - always think Sydney is where Melbourne is and vice versa, Darwin, Perth, Brisbane - couldn't tell you where they are - not to mention the federal states/territories 0 -
redfacedbear wrote:The whole of central Asia is a bit hazy for me - Kazakhstan, Kyrgystan, Tajikistan etc.
I also seem to be incapable of retaining any knowledge of Australian geography - always think Sydney is where Melbourne is and vice versa, Darwin, Perth, Brisbane - couldn't tell you where they are - not to mention the federal states/territories
Bah, it's full of criminals, hot women, and Alf Stewart...........*gasp* which reminds me, it's nearly lunch and I gotta get me fix of Home & Away!!0 -
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Duggy747 wrote:Bah, it's full of criminals, hot women, and Alf Stewart...........*gasp* which reminds me, it's nearly lunch and I gotta get me fix of Home & Away!!
Alf Stewart is in Turkmenistan? Man! I need to catch up on Home & Away 0 -
redfacedbear wrote:Alf Stewart is in Turkmenistan? Man! I need to catch up on Home & Away
Meh, Alf has done stranger things. Remember when he turned into a black guy and saw the future? Oh Alf, you and your future-saving mysteries!
As for getting countries wrong I'm hopeless with a lot of the former Russian ones.0 -
my friends young daughter got a leap pad for christmas, you have a map of europe and this magic pen! and the thing asks you point out different countries and tells you if you are a right, myself and friend had got a clue, there all these new countries now that werent around when we are in school, it was actually shocking how bad we were, we spent many hours trying to figure out how to remember what was where, eventually gave up and just opened a bottle of wine 0
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