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Amiga computer related discussion => General chat about Amiga topics => Topic started by: Franko on November 05, 2010, 02:04:17 PM
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Where In The World...
Just curious to get an idea of the where Amiga.org members are in the world. I of course couldn't put each country here separately, so instead I've just put them under a category that hopefully covers just about everyone. :)
Heck I've even had to lump Scotland in with the UK, quite a hard choice to make that one was... :)
Also the list is not a league table, so don't be offended at your position on the table it was purely random... :)
1) UK & Eire
2) Scandinavia
3) Europe
4) North America
5) South America
6) Australia & New Zealand
7) Asia & The Middle East
8) Africa North & South
9) The Poles North & South !
10) Somewhere Else...
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Frankreich / France / Francia / Frankrig / Frankenstein
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Well, many Americans consider UK part of Europe too.
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Hmm... Spain is in theory part of Europe... So I guess I'm at Europe, but I don't believe It too much...
Well, many Americans consider UK part of Europe too.
For me UK is a lot more European than Spain...
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Mexico... (North America)...
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Netherlands, so Europe, but I wish someday it can be USA, I would do anything to get out of this hell hole.
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Well, many Americans consider UK part of Europe too.
I know, but we do allow for the American education system here, and therefore let you off with that line of thinking... :)
That's why we don't lump Americans & Canadians together, a far better education system here.... ;)
It's bad enough for me having to lump Scotland in with the UK, but even I wouldn't go as far a lumping in the UK with Europe. Thats why we still use £s and not Euros, were mostly a bunch of nationalistic anti Euro sceptics here... :biglaugh:
(but we still love our European comrades :))
@ ferix
For me UK is a lot more European than Spain...
Were you educated in America !!! :lol:
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Minnesota!
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I never consider my European, so thanks for great poll choices Franko.
Yeah this £ and Euro will go on for years - we don't have even have the euro symbol on our keyboards thank god *spits*.
I really hope the EU fails - we are better off as separate countries looking after our own affairs. Each EU member contributions billions (yes, billions) each year to be a member and for what in return? So that MEPs can send their own children to private schools in Brussels, so that Bananas are straighter than straighter and greengrocers display their goods in metric, health and safety bs, prisoners being kept in hotels... so immoral...
Rant over, please continue as you were. >.>
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+1
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Spain in the south of Europe.
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@djrikki
I agree with you, EU is a real shit... but Europe It's not EU, at least for me...
Switzerland is part of Europe, and It's not in the EU. And I wish to be Swiss...
When I talk about being European, I mean a way of life.
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Yeah your right ferix, it's a way of life. Didn't mean to blend the two.
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Mexico City here, so... North America
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I know, but we do allow for the American education system here, and therefore let you off with that line of thinking... :)
That's why we don't lump Americans & Canadians together, a far better education system here.... ;)
The general education system here is not good, and it is getting worse, but we still have several of the top higher education and research institutions in the world. And it's so much easier to get your Ph.D. in the UK than here in the US -- it's really quite an astonishing difference in the physical sciences! I think that's true for the rest of Europe too. ;-)
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From Scandinavia and proud of it, though Ive lived in the US for the past 8 years
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Hen Wlad Fy Nhadau
Mae hen wlad fy nhadau yn annwyl i mi,
Gwlad beirdd a chantorion, enwogion o fri;
Ei gwrol ryfelwyr, gwladgarwyr tra mad,
Tros ryddid collasant eu gwaed.
Cytgan
Gwlad, gwlad, pleidiol wyf i'm gwlad,
Tra môr yn fur
I'r bur hoffbau,
O bydded i'r heniaith barhau.
Hen Gymru fynyddig, paradwys y bardd,
Pob dyffryn, pob clogwyn, i'm golwg sydd hardd;
Trwy deimlad gwladgarol, mor swynol yw si
Ei nentydd, afonydd, i mi.
Cytgan
Os treisiodd y gelyn fy ngwlad dan ei droed,
Mae hen iaith y Gymry mor fyw ag erioed,
Ni luddiwyd yr awen gan erchyll law brad,
Na thelyn berseiniol fy ngwlad.
Cytgan
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The general education system here is not good, and it is getting worse, but we still have several of the top higher education and research institutions in the world. And it's so much easier to get your Ph.D. in the UK than here in the US -- it's really quite an astonishing difference in the physical sciences! I think that's true for the rest of Europe too. ;-)
The education system in the UK is not much better to be honest. The lack of discipline in schools along with the dumbing down of all levels of exams in recent years just to achieve higher pass rate figures in government league tables, has only led to the sorry state of this country which is rapidly being overrun by the Neds & Chavs culture that has come of all this dumbing down & Political Correctness.
I think it's the same in most countries these day's but here in the UK it's a really big problem and not getting any better.
@ JJ
Love that Anthem... :)
(especially at the end of ZULU...) :)
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We have the best sounding anthem. Other uk ones are dull, most world ones are dull, ours is really uplifiting
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We have the best sounding anthem. Other uk ones are dull, most world ones are dull, ours is really uplifiting
I know the song.
How ? Beki Onslow, she's from Swansea and yes I really know a bit more about her than other fans :lol:
She did sing it a bit of it once.
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May as well say Washington D.C. - the worse traffic in the country! Ah, 495, 270, Rt 50 (either one) and the mixing bowl (RIP?)
I actually live closer to Annapolis, so I have a few miles of relative driving sanity. There are a lot of pluses though, theatre, music/concerts, art shows, drag strips, etc..
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The education system in the UK is not much better to be honest.
HEY! TEACHER! Leave those kids alone!
..and I live close enough to motrucker to bring Amigas to and fro.
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Hehe
More like.. HEY TEACHER! Keep those kids up the f*****g ass!
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Greetings from Australia!
(http://www.djmick.co.uk/images/2009/10/funny-australia-map.jpg)
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Wisconsin... which I guess some people consider to be part of the USA.
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San José - Costa Rica in Central America... but sometimes in Argentina South America..
It is important to know that the American continent is divided into North America, Central America,Caribean Islands and South America .. Not North and South America only..
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Wisconsin... which I guess some people consider to be part of the USA.
It's not then ? :laughing:
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Well.. if this poll is about geographical location, then UK and Scandinavia could well be with Europe. I don't know why some of you think EU here...
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Well.. if this poll is about geographical location, then UK and Scandinavia could well be with Europe. I don't know why some of you think EU here...
Of course - geographically - UK and scandinavia are part of Europe. As well as the left part of Russia and the northern continental part of Turkey. Gosh. And - by the way - the usual "EU bashing" is getting really boring. Even the brits work with the € since more than 20 years, everything you do, everything you sell, the whole british economy is based on the € since middle/end of the 80's. This has indeed nothing to do with that more or less funny coloured paper you use as money in the streets.
I really hope the EU fails - we are better off as separate countries looking after our own affairs.
I won't - and, we won't. In the end this would mean some kind of national state'ism from pre-World-War-II. Our more or less high economic outcome in the EU (not "Europe") is based on the "EWG" from the late 50's/early 60's. Since then we are not "separate" anymore. Funny enough during the cold war Breshnew called the EWG/EU the "fourth reich" - they were well aware of the united economical (not political) strength of an associated western europe.
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It's not then ? :laughing:
Well, it is, but Constitutionally speaking, it's an independent state that voluntarily participates in the union. Really, though, I just wanted to jump on the bandwagon and declare our land as uniquely unafiliated with its land mass. It seemed like the popular thing to do in this poll.:roflmao:
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Australia here (best place on earth... :D)
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And - by the way - the usual "EU bashing" is getting really boring. Even the brits work with the € since more than 20 years, everything you do, everything you sell, the whole british economy is based on the € since middle/end of the 80's. This has indeed nothing to do with that more or less funny coloured paper you use as money in the streets.
I can assure you the man or woman in the street here in the UK doesn't use the Euro on a daily basis (if ever), probably the only time any of us see some of this mickey mouse currency is when going on holiday, personally I've never even seen this toy money... :)
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North America is winning!
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Where are the users from the north and south pole, I'm sure Trevor D lives at one of them... :)
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Of course - geographically - UK and scandinavia are part of Europe. As well as the left part of Russia and the northern continental part of Turkey. Gosh. And - by the way - the usual "EU bashing" is getting really boring. Even the brits work with the € since more than 20 years, everything you do, everything you sell, the whole british economy is based on the € since middle/end of the 80's. This has indeed nothing to do with that more or less funny coloured paper you use as money in the streets.
You know what the best thing would have been ?
Combine the UK, Netherlands, Belgium, France and Germany together and then having that started with the Euro.
That would have been a winning combination, all large airports and shipping harbours together, way better then with all those eastern countries and south European countries in it.
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That so many Brits are unable to comprehend that the British isles (and Scandinavia for that matter) is part of Europe, and that Europe is a geographical term and not a political one, says alot about their educational system.
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You know what the best thing would have been ?
Combine the UK, Netherlands, Belgium, France and Germany together and then having that started with the Euro.
That would have been a winning combination, all large airports and shipping harbours together, way better then with all those eastern countries and south European countries in it.
I can't argue in this point, 'cos I feel it might be very near to my own opinion... ;-) But it is, as it is. Going backwards would be very, very dirty, so I still assume, that we shouldn't bother with "what could have been" but try to make the best of the situation. I'm still convinced that the EWG (and the following more political directed EU) is *the* masterplan for peace in Europe, especially for the smaller countries - even if a lot of strange things come out of Brussels...but, hey, our national governments aren't better, really.. :-)
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That so many Brits are unable to comprehend that the British isles (and Scandinavia for that matter) is part of Europe, and that Europe is a geographical term and not a political one, says alot about their educational system.
You won't even find a Glaswegian claiming to have anything to do with Edinburgh, let alone being British, so as far as being European goes you've got no chance... :)
It's in the genes, it's a birthright, strongly defended in these little isles, well that and the simple fact we just love to hate each other... :biglaugh:
@ Kesa
How can you vote Somewhere Else, I know, You Know, We all Know, your a deported Englishman sent down under to the penal colonies... :roflmao:
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Heck I've even had to lump Scotland in with the UK, quite a hard choice to make that one was... :)
Officially the UK is defined as the United Kingdom of Great Britain (England, Scotland and Wales) and Northern Ireland.
...and yes we are all technically part of Europe even if we don't feel like it.
BTW I'm from Northern Ireland in case you're wondering.
Netherlands, so Europe, but I wish someday it can be USA, I would do anything to get out of this hell hole.
Don't knock it, Having lived in the UK most of my life, the US (briefly) and The Netherlands, there is no contest as to where I'd go if given the choice*: easily The Netherlands.
*Actually if given the choice I'd go to France first, but maybe that's because I like latin girls ;-p
USA is great if you have money, otherwise you're completely F***ed. Their poverty rates and social systems are really quite awful compared to Europe. The US would be a nice place to live, but only with a good job.
...& Political Correctness. I think it's the same in most countries these day's
Political Correctness is just hard left wing in disguise. It doesn't seem to have caught on in France and I don't imagine the rest of Europe either.
I wouldn't go as far a lumping in the UK with Europe. Thats why we still use £s and not Euros, were mostly a bunch of nationalistic anti Euro sceptics here...
So was I once, then I lived with it (the change over happened while I was living in Amsterdam). One you've lived with it, it makes a hell of a lot of sense.
OTOH if we adopted the Euro we'd end up having our financial system being run by Germans. The Germans have had financial stability for 65 years, The UK economy on the other hand has almost collapsed *twice* in the last 35 years. Would I like to see the Uk economy run by the Germans? Hell yes! They do a lot better job than our bankers do.
UK people like to complain about Europe a lot but I'd much sooner live on mainland Europe than in the UK. I don't remember the taxes being much higher but if they are you feel that get it back, their transport systems are cheaper and far better, their health system the same. This is very unlike in the UK where you get the distinct impression that all your tax is going into someone's pocket and you don't get F*** all back.
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I can't argue in this point, 'cos I feel it might be very near to my own opinion... ;-) But it is, as it is. Going backwards would be very, very dirty, so I still assume, that we shouldn't bother with "what could have been" but try to make the best of the situation. I'm still convinced that the EWG (and the following more political directed EU) is *the* masterplan for peace in Europe, especially for the smaller countries - even if a lot of strange things come out of Brussels...but, hey, our national governments aren't better, really.. :-)
Given the EU is very much "led" by Germany and France, I imagine it very much IS the masterplan for european peace. Thats how we always felt it in Denmark anyways
USA is great if you have money, otherwise you're completely F***ed. Their poverty rates and social systems are really quite awful compared to Europe. The US would be a nice place to live, but only with a good job
yeah, if you are poor here, you are pretty much screwed.
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I know, but we do allow for the American education system here, and therefore let you off with that line of thinking... :)
That's why we don't lump Americans & Canadians together, a far better education system here.... ;)
It's bad enough for me having to lump Scotland in with the UK, but even I wouldn't go as far a lumping in the UK with Europe. Thats why we still use £s and not Euros, were mostly a bunch of nationalistic anti Euro sceptics here... :biglaugh:
(but we still love our European comrades :))
@ ferix
Were you educated in America !!! :lol:
Hi,
@Franko,
Hey, since I am American,
What part of Ireland is Scotland in?
smerf
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North America, specifically Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA ...
OK, where are the rest of ya..? I know Dougal's from Malta (Where's that again? :lol:) Better vote, dude....
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Hi Franky me old mate ,now you know im from the uk and i dont mind being bundled with Scotland , and your a good pal but where is our Goal posts ,eh lol 4th. June 1977 at Wembley Stadium in the Home International Championship. Following Scotland's 2-1 win against England (The Old Foe) the enraptured Scottish fans invaded the pitch, broke up the goal posts and tore up large sections of turf to take home as souvenirs.
nice one Franky lol:):):):)
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aussie here but living in the usa right now, so I tagged aussie :) gotta boost our .au numbers!
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@ Smerf
Scotland is located in a small hamlet in the southern most tip of Ireland, which in turn is located in an ashtray at the end of a public bar in Wales, all of which of course are located in an old ladies flowerpot somewhere in England which just so happens to be floating above the Isle of Wight right now... :)
@ MrMoonlight
On the train journey back home, my dad traded his piece of goalpost for a bit a the hallowed turf, which took pride of place in my mums back garden for many years. Unfortunately the weeds eventually took over and no-one could ever quite remember exactly which part of mums back garden was that wee bit of Wembly... :)
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2) Scandinavia
3) Europe
Finland is not part of Scandinavia, so I have to choose Europe. Perhaps "Nordic countries" would have been more suitable?
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Finland is not part of Scandinavia, so I have to choose Europe. Perhaps "Nordic countries" would have been more suitable?
As I said at the start of the thread I didn't have enough options to cover everything (10 Max) but you're right "Nordic Countries" may have been a better choice of words... :)
The atlas of the the world sure has changed since I was at School many old countries have either disappeared or split up or changed name since I passed my geography O'level (especially the European ones), still at the end of the day we all have one thing in common, were all Citizens Of The 3rd Rock From The Sun... :)
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Czech Republic, which a lot of people think is a part of eastern Europe, while we proudly consider our country the heart of it. Not that it matters, though, we're basically one of those shitty small post-communist EU countries living off the rich and generous Germany, France, Benelux, UK etc etc.... :-)
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Czech Republic, which a lot of people think is a part of eastern Europe, while we proudly consider our country the heart of it.
Definetly central Europe in my view.
The term "eastern Europe" is still largely associated with countries that were part of the Warszawa pact + Jugoslavia. Or alternatively, any country with slavic speaking population + the Baltics, Hungary, Romania, and eastern Germany ofcourse.
What i find amusing is that there are still alot of people who say "Czechoslovakia" :)
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Hmm... Spain is in theory part of Europe... So I guess I'm at Europe, but I don't believe It too much...
For me UK is a lot more European than Spain...
In theory not, is europe, europe isnt a way of life or some romantic ideas, its just a continent with many cultures, then you are a bit wrong.
Im from finland (but i live in spain) but i choose europe too not scandinavia.
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Croatia, true Amiga country.
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Uh oh... those Europeans have taken the lead even over the good ole boys from the U S of A, with us Euro Sceptics in the UK taking bronze as usual, still at least we're doing better than the colonists in down under land... :laughing:
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Uh oh... those Europeans have taken the lead even over the good ole boys from the U S of A, with us Euro Sceptics in the UK taking bronze as usual, still at least we're doing better than the colonists in down under land... :laughing:
That shouldn't be the case as more Amiga's were sold in the UK, but maybe their not as active as the rest of Europe.
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That shouldn't be the case as more Amiga's were sold in the UK, but maybe their not as active as the rest of Europe.
I know, but when the EU opened all it's borders there were a quite a number of Polish folk who came to work here and one thing I noticed as I made friends with quite a number of them, is that they would buy any Amiga hardware they could as well as stuff like mobile phones and send or take it back home to Poland with them.
From the Polish friends that I made, it would seem that there is quite a big Amiga Scene in Poland these days, could be one of the reasons why the UK doesn't have so many now, the UK users sold all their Amiga hardware just to make a quick buck and now there having to buy it back via ebay... :)
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Canada... the true north strong and free! :lol:
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Toronto, although I did live in Belgrade for a bit.
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I know, but when the EU opened all it's borders there were a quite a number of Polish folk who came to work here and one thing I noticed as I made friends with quite a number of them, is that they would buy any Amiga hardware they could as well as stuff like mobile phones and send or take it back home to Poland with them.
From the Polish friends that I made, it would seem that there is quite a big Amiga Scene in Poland these days, could be one of the reasons why the UK doesn't have so many now, the UK users sold all their Amiga hardware just to make a quick buck and now there having to buy it back via ebay... :)
There's been an active Amiga scene in Poland for some time.... I recently got a USB-to-Amiga mouse adapter made in Poland.... not to mention countless software titles... (And Poland makes fabulous cookies/desserts :))