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In Topic: Surprising things about countries

21 May 2013 - 03:35 PM

 Ribble, on 21 May 2013 - 03:05 PM, said:


Near East = Balkans to Arabia
Middle East = Arabia to the Western Border of India
Far East = Past the eastern border of India


Although 'Near East' has died a death in English, you still hear it used regularly in other languages ('Proche-orient' in French, for example)

 Roger H. Sterling, on 21 May 2013 - 03:12 PM, said:

The Middle East is a region that encompasses western Asia. Others may include parts of North Africa. When discussing countries such as Iraq and Iran, we very very rarely refer to them being in Asia. If ever. It's always the middle east.

Whit? Speak for yourself.

 Dave de le Noir, on 21 May 2013 - 03:21 PM, said:

Without getting all Edward Said on your ass, they're all Western constructs.


Indeed.

In Topic: Scotland squad v Croatia

21 May 2013 - 12:21 PM

View PostDiego10, on 21 May 2013 - 09:44 AM, said:

Douglas, Stockdale, Caldwell, Dailly, Weir, Ross, Gemmill, Williams, Dobie, Kyle, Johnston.

Never be beat

Excellent point. We could pick a Kickback select and it still wouldn't come near the horror of that line-up. It was one for the ages.

In Topic: Surprising things about countries

20 May 2013 - 07:56 PM

View PostGorgiewave, on 20 May 2013 - 07:04 PM, said:

In Spain, a kettle is a rare thing. Folk either boil water on the hob or make tea and coffee in the microwave.
And toilets in houses don't usually have a lock. I've no idea why they put up with it and I've both walked in on and been walked in on by several people.

What other surprising quirks have you seen in other countries?

Folk in France were the same. I'd put the Scottish-bought kettle on, and be met with a barrage of questions about this "crazy device".

French kids routinely slurping hot chocolate for breakfast out of big bowls used to get me.

France was also the first time I'd ever had an egg cracked on top of a just-cooked pizza. You then spread the egg all over the pizza - delicious.

And in the States, I don't think I'll ever get my head around drive-in banks. That, and the fact that no-one seems to know how to use a knife.

In Topic: Farage in Edinburgh

17 May 2013 - 01:08 PM

View PostGorgiewave, on 17 May 2013 - 12:58 PM, said:

Who cares? Does previous votes won make making a speech illegitimate? FFS.

"Yer no like us, we dinnae want ye heur".

This is your little Englander mentality translated into Scots.

Nah, you're quite spectacularly missing the point, as Boris has already explained above.

In Topic: Farage in Edinburgh

17 May 2013 - 12:54 PM

View PostI.J, on 17 May 2013 - 12:52 PM, said:

I don't think it's a Scottish/English thing to be somewhat disgusted with Farage and his policies, I think it's a decent human being thing.

Yup.

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