21 Feb 11
Originally posted by mikelomDish/food/staple diet: fries/fried snacks, various stews.
What is the National :
Dish/food/staple diet:
Dress:
Flag name:
Game:
Most Famous Building:
Currency:
Dance:
of your country?
-m.
Dress: none really... traditional clothing is rarely worn, and pretty much only by the elderly.
Flag name: it doesn't have one.
Most Famous Building: I'm not sure. Perhaps Anne Frank's home?
Currency: the euro. Prior to the euro, the guilder.
Dance: there is no traditional dance that is still commonly performed.
21 Feb 11
Originally posted by KazetNagorraNow, would there be influences in your demain that ascertain to influence from Transylvania, Attila the Hun, Afrikaans, Helen of Troy; or would your demain have influenced those?
Dish/food/staple diet: fries/fried snacks, various stews.
Dress: none really... traditional clothing is rarely worn, and pretty much only by the elderly.
Flag name: it doesn't have one.
Most Famous Building: I'm not sure. Perhaps Anne Frank's home?
Currency: the euro. Prior to the euro, the guilder.
Dance: there is no traditional dance that is still commonly performed.
Stews mainly came from Hungary in certain periods of middle-Europe, those periods themselves (with Goulash) etc, came from the Huns didn't they? That's a question, not an influence.... 😉
Dress: A cap of course... 😀
Flag Name: Royal Standard of the Netherlands.
Anne Franke's Home? Now would that be a famous building in the Netherlands, or Germany? 😳
Don't you dance around Dart Boards, as a National sport?
😉
21 Feb 11
Originally posted by mikelomSouth Africa is a former colony, of course. I'm not sure what the cultural origin of stews is, I'd guess stews developed indepedently in many different cultures since it's a pretty broad concept. That's not to say they didn't come from Hungary originally, but I'm just not sure.
Now, would there be influences in your demain that ascertain to influence from Transylvania, Attila the Hun, Afrikaans, Helen of Troy; or would your demain have influenced those?
Stews mainly came from Hungary in certain periods of middle-Europe, those periods themselves (with Goulash) etc, came from the Huns didn't they? That's a question, not an influen ...[text shortened]... etherlands, or Germany? 😳
Don't you dance around Dart Boards, as a National sport?
😉
Anne Frank's home is in Amsterdam. Anne Frank was born in Germany though, I'm talking about her home during WW2.
Darts is pretty popular, though not as popular as in the UK. Football is probably the most popular sport.
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21 Feb 11
I will be interested in knowing what variety of answer you get from any one country. I''ll try for the USA.
What is the National :
Dish/food/staple diet: Pizza? Burrito? Mac D-style Hamburger? Whatever. Something fast that can be eaten in a car.
Dress: Jeans that are about to fall off, or sweats, a hoodie or if absolutely sweltering, a logo'd T for dudes, and some bling, similar but closer fitting and more stylin' threads for chicks. The backwards baseball cap if skate boarding. Business casual, really casual, for the office working class. The corporate/governing class wear suits. Daytime pajamas for homebodies. The best clothes are worn by construction workers because form follows function for them or they might snag something and die.
Flag name: Befitting a country with multiple personality disorder, Old Glory, the Stars and Stripes, The Star-Spangled Banner, "That thing they raise and sing at instead of starting the game."
Game: Pro (American) Football, The Big Loser (for football couch potatoes), following politics, denying responsibility for same, not voting.
Most Famous Building: Sadly, the twin towers.
Currency: Plastic with a magnetic strip and the numbers stand for something, I forget.
Dance: The unemployment line-dance is hot lately.
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21 Feb 11
Originally posted by JS357A more serious reply for the USA would be food: Kansas City Style Pork Ribs (many other regions would tout their own, I am in California) and as dance, Square Dancing. And to add a category, musical piece -- Gershwin's Rhapsody in Blue, in spite of or even more, because this being the USA, it is being used in promotions and on board by United Airlines.
I will be interested in knowing what variety of answer you get from any one country. I''ll try for the USA.
What is the National :
Dish/food/staple diet: Pizza? Burrito? Mac D-style Hamburger? Whatever. Something fast that can be eaten in a car.
Dress: Jeans that are about to fall off, or sweats, a hoodie or if absolutely sweltering, a logo'd T for du ...[text shortened]... umbers stand for something, I forget.
Dance: The unemployment line-dance is hot lately.
22 Feb 11
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Originally posted by mikelomDish/food/staple diet: Lamb Bhunna and Tandoori nan bread
What is the National :
Dish/food/staple diet: Lamb Bhunna and Tandoori nan bread
Dress: butt naked in summer, Gorertex jacket and fleece in winter
Flag name: Saltire/Lion Rampant
Game:Elephant Polo
Most Famous Building:Edinburgh Castle or Eilean Donan Castle
Currency: pound
Dance: Orkney style strip the willow!
of your country?
-m.
Dress: Butt naked in summer, Gorertex jacket and fleece in winter
Flag name: Saltire/Lion Rampant
Game: Elephant Polo
Most Famous Building: Edinburgh Castle or Eilean Donan Castle
Currency: pound
Dance: Orkney style strip the willow!
22 Feb 11
Originally posted by mikelomThe country I live in is Indonesia:
What is the National : [...] of your country?
Dish/food/staple diet: varies across the country
Dress: also varies - there are 250 distinct ethnic groups
Flag name: Merah Putih ["Red, White"]
Game: nothing that comes anywhere near applying to all 250 ethnic groups
Most Famous Building: No convincing candidate. "Blok M" shopping mall, Jakarta, perhaps.
Currency: Rupiah or 'IDR'
Dance: the 250 ethnic groups have all manner of 'traditional' dances
25 Feb 11
Originally posted by mikelomDish/food/staple diet: Roast dinner, Fish and Chips, Chicken Tikka Masala.
What is the National :
Dish/food/staple diet:
Dress:
Flag name:
Game:
Most Famous Building:
Currency:
Dance:
of your country?
-m.
Dress: None to speak of anymore.
Flag Name: Union Jack
Game: Football, Rugby, Cricket, Snooker, Darts.
Most Famous Building: Big Ben, The Houses of Parliament, Tower Bridge.
Currency: Pound
Dance: Morris Dancing perhaps.
26 Feb 11
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Originally posted by ZalindrasDish/food/staple diet: Has to be roast beef and Yorkshire pudding, doesn't it?
Dish/food/staple diet: Roast dinner, Fish and Chips, Chicken Tikka Masala.
Dress: None to speak of anymore.
Flag Name: Union Jack
Game: Football, Rugby, Cricket, Snooker, Darts.
Most Famous Building: Big Ben, The Houses of Parliament, Tower Bridge.
Currency: Pound
Dance: Morris Dancing perhaps.
Dress: Not 'Bowler hat, suit and tie as traditional'?
Dance: Not 'Rave'?
-m. 😉
26 Feb 11
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Originally posted by mikelomDish/food/staple diet: Well, roast beef and yorkshire pudding is part of Roast Dinner.
Dish/food/staple diet: Has to be roast beef and Yorkshire pudding, doesn't it?
Dress: Not 'Bowler hat, suit and tie as traditional'?
Dance: Not 'Rave'?
-m. 😉
Dress: 'Bowler hats, suits and ties' are for eccentrics...
Dance: Rave is probably only a small part of the population, i wouldn't know.