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The Machoness of Nations

The Machoness of Nations

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How much machoness for Japan (modern day, not imperial Japan).

I'm thinking 3-4, but increasing slowly.

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At least one person (now two) in this thread knows something about French history.

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Originally posted by Bosse de Nage
That makes you cowards, didn't you know. I'm sure the Vietnamese also rate as cowards.
Vietnam gets a 10 in my book.

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Originally posted by Seitse
Mexico 10 out of 10

We coined the term 😉
Not the Spanish?

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Originally posted by AThousandYoung
Vietnam gets a 10 in my book.
Mine too .. straight-up warriors IMO.

I'd rate the Arabs as pretty much bottom of the heap in a fight ... hell, they're afraid of their own women. Most gutless group on Earth.

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Originally posted by Bosse de Nage
You're an interesting guy--such insight into some things, such a moron in other respects.
That's what happens when we oversimplify. Plus, I'm an American, French jokes are in our blood.

Don't ask me how that happens. Something about slagging our best ally shows that we love them.

I would like to visit France someday. You know, shed a tear at Normandy, wizz on the streets of Paris like the locals. 😉 that kind of thing.

Oh, and I would like to visit that thingy that Lance Armstrong rides in circles around at the end of every Tour de France he wins. I think I know how to say it, but I don't stand a chance at spelling it.

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Originally posted by jammer
Mine too .. straight-up warriors IMO.

I'd rate the Arabs as pretty much bottom of the heap in a fight ... hell, they're afraid of their own women. Most gutless group on Earth.
Not to forget that they also pushed back China in the late 70's.

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Originally posted by kmax87
Aussies would surely get an 8.7 on Merks scale. They have been punching above their weight for about as long as anyone can remember.
The Aussies are pretty dammed tough. The Canadians as well.

My pick for forgotten country on this one is Turkey.

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Originally posted by Merk
The Aussies are pretty dammed tough. The Canadians as well.

My pick for forgotten country on this one is Turkey.
Regardless of the Turks advantage of being well placed behind machine gun installations and notwithstanding the British high command's insanity to order the Aussies to advance against the Turks heavily fortified positions they nevertheless gave the Anzacs a good fight in other more evenly matched skirmishes than the pasting they gave us at Anzac Cove for sure!