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Pretty simple, Write country first, then add next to it the first things that come to your mind.

Afghanistan: drugs, Taliban, burga
Albania: Poverty
Argentina: football, Maradona, meat
Armenia: lahmacun, big noses
Australia: criminal Britons, kagaroos, desert, aboriginies
Austria: Mozart, croissants, Ottomans
Azerbaijan: oil
Belarus: potatoes, villages
Belgium: non-existent, beer, paedophiles
Bosnia Herzegovina: Muslims, mass-graves
Brazil: football, samba, Rio, favelas, Cristo Redentor
Bulgaria: goat cheese, green pepper
Canada: peaceful, bacon, roadkill, good health system
Chile: Andes, miners
China: communism, massive population, great wall
Colombia: drugs, Escobars, FARC
Croatia: war, nazis, Adriatic
Cuba: Fidel, communism, cigars, Guantanamo Bay
Cyprus: island, last European divided capital, halloumi, donkeys
Czech Republic: beer consumption, deer meat
Denmark: agrotourism, rain, Faroe isles
Egypt: Pyramids, camels, bad traffic and drivers
Estonia: slow people, cold
Finland: suicide, cold, bath, vodka
France: wine, baguette, shampagne, cheese
Georgia: mountains, spicy food, wine
Germany: hard working people, Hitler, World wars, Berlin
Greece: riots, lazy people, Parthenon, philosophy, basketball, olive oil
Iceland: cold, progressive, small
India: poverty, massive population, Taj Mahal
Indonesia: muslims, islands, East Timor, Bali
Iran: twitter, Persia
Iraq: American invasion, Saddam
Ireland: cheddar, clover, Catholics, Celtic
Israel: David star, Palestine, Maccabi
Italy: pizza, Vatican, fashion, pasta
Japan: weird people, work, suicide, technology
Kazakhstan: Borat
Korea North: Kim Il Jong, communism, South Korea
Korea South: demonstrations, fights, cars
Latvia: best looking women, Riga
Lebanon: Phoenicia, pastirma
Lithuania: basketball, cold, green
Montenegro: black mountain, Adriatic, Pekovic
Netherlands: tall people, mayonaise, chips, bicycles, beer
Norway: cold, snow, Vikings
Poland: religion, Pope
Portugal: Atlantic ocean, wine, cork
Russian: vodka, big, cold, Moscow
Saudi Arabia: primitive, Wahhabism, beheadings
Serbia: war crimes, sports, basketball, orthodoxy
Singapore: great place
Slovenia: mountains and sea, cefurs
South Africa: Mandela, apartheid
Spain: civil war, football, olive oil
Switzerland: Germans, Italians, clocks, swiss knive, chocolate, neutral, gold, bank, money, Alpes, rich
Thailand: sexotourism
Turkey: Kebab, Ottomans, Istanbul
Ukraine: sluts, good looking women
United Kingdom: bad teeth, tea, bad weather
United States: religion, science, Hollywood
Uruguay: football, meat
Vietnam: American invasion, Vietkongs, war films

So what comes to your mind?
For most I agree.My changes.

Albania: Poverty,mafia
Argentina: football, Maradona, meat,tango
Austria: Mozart, croissants, Ottomans,skiing
Azerbaijan: oil,In cold war with Jermens
Bosnia Herzegovina: Muslims, mass-graves,multi-ethnic
Brazil: football, samba, Rio, favelas, Cristo Redentor,Beautiful Brazilian girls, coffee,beach
Canada: peaceful, bacon, roadkill, good health system,Close to North Pole
China: communism, massive population, great wall,Bad quality of goods with plastic "Made in China" Biggrin
Croatia: war, nazis, Adriatic,complexes of Serbs
Cuba: Fidel, communism, cigars, Guantanamo Bay,tourism
Cyprus: island, last European divided capital, halloumi, donkeys,Marcos Baghdatis
Czech Republic: beer consumption, deer meat,Prag beautiful city
Egypt: Pyramids, camels, bad traffic and drivers,sand
France: wine, baguette, shampagne, cheese,David Guetta
Georgia: mountains, spicy food, wine,Giorgi Shermadini
Germany: hard working people, Hitler, World wars, Berlin,persistence,Bayern Munchen,German technology
Greece: riots, lazy people, Parthenon, philosophy, basketball, olive oil,Beautiful coast,Greek Gods
Iceland: cold, progressive, small,country of volcanos
Iran: twitter, Persia,Nuclear cold "war"
Iraq: American invasion, Saddam,oil
Italy: pizza, Vatican, fashion, pasta,Vatican
Japan: weird people, work, suicide, technology,Hiroshima,Nagasaki
Montenegro: black mountain, Adriatic, Pekovic,tycoons, mafia
Netherlands: tall people, mayonaise, chips, bicycles, beer,Amsterdam, hookers, weed
Norway: cold, snow, Vikings,Night in Winter
Portugal: Atlantic ocean, wine, cork,Cristiano Ronaldo
Russian: vodka, big, cold, Moscow,Vladimir Putin, Space shuttle
Serbia: war crimes, sports, basketball, orthodoxy, poor, stupid politicians
Slovenia: mountains and sea, cefurs,Most rich republic of Ex-Yugo
South Africa: Mandela, apartheid,World Cup, vuvuzela
Spain: civil war, football, olive oil,bullfighter
Switzerland: Germans, Italians, clocks, swiss knive, chocolate, neutral, gold, bank, money, Alpes, rich,swiss cheese
Thailand: sexotourism,Bangkok
Turkey: Kebab, Ottomans, Istanbul,hospitable
Ukraine: sluts, good looking women,Andriy Shevchenko, brothers Klichko
United Kingdom: bad teeth, tea, bad weather,football, hooligans
United States: religion, science, Hollywood,Las Vegas, bombing Serbs(ME), Kosovo , Too much Crazy
wow.. that's one hell of a mission XD

Afghanistan:terror, Taliban, American invasion
Albania: cool flag Biggrin
Argentina: football, meat, Ginobili
Armenia: Yavruyan (some football player from Armenia that played in Israel for long time Biggrin )
Australia:Kangaroo,funny accent,Maric
Austria: Hitler, shnitzel
Azerbaijan: nothing
Belarus: nothing
Belgium: waffle
Bosnia Herzegovina: wth is Herzegovina? Tongue
Brazil: football, carnival
Bulgaria: nothing
Canada: south park
Chile: chili Laugh
China: great wall, tank man
Colombia: drugs
Croatia: Vujcic
Cuba: Fidel, Herold&Kumar escape from guantanamo bay
Cyprus: not too creative flag
Czech Republic: Nedved
Denmark: nothing
Egypt: Pyramids, Pharaoh
Estonia: nothing
Finland: finlandia
France: Napoleon, baguette
Georgia: confusion with the American state
Germany: world wars, Hitler, holocaust
Greece: Basketball, sofo, ancient greece
Iceland: volcano
India: 1 billion,Taj Mahal
Indonesia: nothing
Iran: ahmadinejad
Iraq: Saddam
Ireland: nothing
Israel: Home, MACCABI Biggrin
Italy: Pizza, Luigi Lamonica, Rome
Japan: nukes
Kazakhstan: Borat
Korea North: crazy dude with nukes
Korea South: sane side of Korea
Latvia: nothing
Lebanon: Hezbollah
Lithuania: basketball, Saras
Montenegro: nothing
Netherlands: Amsterdam, Ajax
Norway: nothing
Poland: nothing
Portugal: Cristiano Ronaldo
Russian: vodka, Putin,cold as f*ck
Saudi Arabia: no women rights
Serbia: basketball
Singapore: nothing
Slovenia: nothing
South Africa: Mandela, apartheid, vuvuzela
Spain: Real Madrid, Raul
Switzerland: clocks, bank
Thailand: nothing
Turkey: good food
Ukraine: nothing
United Kingdom: never dying queen, football
United States: Bush, science
Uruguay: nothing
Vietnam: American invasion
I'll just add Sweden to the list: blondes, ecology, development.
Well, well, if it isn't mr rikhardur
(Nov 9, 2010, 8:28 pm)rikhardur Wrote: [ -> ]I'll just add Sweden to the list: blondes, ecology, development.

If we are talking about Sweden than - Welfare State - has to be mentioned Thup Even if situation changing now a little bit.