MEMBERS FROM HOW MANY DIFFERENT COUNTRYS

S.Al-Anizi · 4th June 2006, 02:31 PM

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Originally Posted by ariel

Welcome !

Thank you ariel

BluErf · 4th June 2006, 03:37 PM

Let me post one for my country.

I am a citizen of the Lion City, so named because a Srivijayan prince, Sang Nila Utama, thought he saw a lion when he landed on the island, or so the legend went.

These days, we are often referred to as the "little red dot" because we are so small that we don't appear on the map, and has to be marked by a red dot.

Our national mascot is the Merlion, a half lion, half fish mythical beast. Interestingly, this beast was a modern invention and had no roots in history. Our national flower is an orchid, called "Vanda Miss Joaquim".

The island was called Temasek a long time ago. It was once part of the territory of the Johore empire, the Riau-Lingga Sultanate, and probably Majapahit and Sri Vijaya, amongst others. Then, came the British in the 19th century, followed by the Japanese (rather unpleasent 3yrs 8mths during WWII), then the British came back again, and left, again, and after a brief merger with Malaysia, we became an independent sovereign nation on 9 Aug 1965.

Our current prime minister, Mr Lee Hsien Loong, is the son of the great Mr Lee Kuan Yew (I think he deserves to be called great for turning Singapore from a 3rd-world country to a developed nation, in the face of great adversity).

We are a well-integrated multi-racial society with the main ethnic groups being Chinese, Malay, Indian and Eurasian.

If you have been to Singapore, you would probably have heard about "Singlish", and words/phrases like "kiasu", "shiok", "don't play play".

The people here are so pre-occupied with food that everywhere you go, you see... restaurants! From Thai to Vietnamese, Indonesian to Nepalese, African to American, French to German, Italian to Spanish, Korean to Japanese, and of course, Chinese, Malay, Indian.

Our national anthem is in Malay: "Majulah Singapura!" - Onward Singapore!

Battara · 4th June 2006, 08:35 PM

Don't know about country (US) but I perpetually live in the state of confusion.

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yuanzhumin · 5th June 2006, 05:35 PM

Well, I have two countries, I would say.
The one I'm coming from and the one where I live in.
The first is the country of paradox, a country that everybody loves and hates at the same time. For example, last year, this country had the world record for the number of burned cars in its streets and at the same time was the most visited for tourism purpose. It seems that I'm a compatriot of Galvano.
My other country, where I've been living in for nearly 15 years now, has no unions strikes, the stores are always open, even during the night or the week ends. In this island, the people are the nicest in the world but there are also daily earthquakes (we only feel the biggest tremors every two or three months). Another particularity : it is also a country that is still living under the threats of a thousand missiles pointed at it by a very big and "friendly" neighbour. Should I say it is Taiwan?

Freddy · 5th June 2006, 06:36 PM

I'm from Belgium....more particularly the Flemish part of Belgium. In the past, we were governed by most other European countries, but we're still around !
Like Mapico1 said : the land of the best beer and tons of African stuff (if you can find it)

Freddy

Angren · 5th June 2006, 11:14 PM

Home of the vikings, Gustav Vasa, the carolins, the midsummer, and the Dala horse

And the artic winter here in the north, Sweden

But I lived in Laos for a few years.

4th June 2006, 03:37 PM	#2
BluErf Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Singapore Posts: 1,180	Singapura, oh Singapura. Sunny island, set in the sea... Let me post one for my country. I am a citizen of the Lion City, so named because a Srivijayan prince, Sang Nila Utama, thought he saw a lion when he landed on the island, or so the legend went. These days, we are often referred to as the "little red dot" because we are so small that we don't appear on the map, and has to be marked by a red dot. Our national mascot is the Merlion, a half lion, half fish mythical beast. Interestingly, this beast was a modern invention and had no roots in history. Our national flower is an orchid, called "Vanda Miss Joaquim". The island was called Temasek a long time ago. It was once part of the territory of the Johore empire, the Riau-Lingga Sultanate, and probably Majapahit and Sri Vijaya, amongst others. Then, came the British in the 19th century, followed by the Japanese (rather unpleasent 3yrs 8mths during WWII), then the British came back again, and left, again, and after a brief merger with Malaysia, we became an independent sovereign nation on 9 Aug 1965. Our current prime minister, Mr Lee Hsien Loong, is the son of the great Mr Lee Kuan Yew (I think he deserves to be called great for turning Singapore from a 3rd-world country to a developed nation, in the face of great adversity). We are a well-integrated multi-racial society with the main ethnic groups being Chinese, Malay, Indian and Eurasian. If you have been to Singapore, you would probably have heard about "Singlish", and words/phrases like "kiasu", "shiok", "don't play play". The people here are so pre-occupied with food that everywhere you go, you see... restaurants! From Thai to Vietnamese, Indonesian to Nepalese, African to American, French to German, Italian to Spanish, Korean to Japanese, and of course, Chinese, Malay, Indian. Our national anthem is in Malay: "Majulah Singapura!" - Onward Singapore!

4th June 2006, 08:35 PM	#3
Battara EAAF Staff Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Louisville, KY Posts: 7,272	Don't know about country (US) but I perpetually live in the state of confusion. ( )

5th June 2006, 05:35 PM	#4
yuanzhumin Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Ex-Taipei, Taiwan, now in Shanghai, China Posts: 180	Well, I have two countries, I would say. The one I'm coming from and the one where I live in. The first is the country of paradox, a country that everybody loves and hates at the same time. For example, last year, this country had the world record for the number of burned cars in its streets and at the same time was the most visited for tourism purpose. It seems that I'm a compatriot of Galvano. My other country, where I've been living in for nearly 15 years now, has no unions strikes, the stores are always open, even during the night or the week ends. In this island, the people are the nicest in the world but there are also daily earthquakes (we only feel the biggest tremors every two or three months). Another particularity : it is also a country that is still living under the threats of a thousand missiles pointed at it by a very big and "friendly" neighbour. Should I say it is Taiwan?

5th June 2006, 06:36 PM	#5
Freddy Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Sint-Amandsberg (near Ghent, Belgium) Posts: 830	I'm from Belgium....more particularly the Flemish part of Belgium. In the past, we were governed by most other European countries, but we're still around ! Like Mapico1 said : the land of the best beer and tons of African stuff (if you can find it) Freddy

5th June 2006, 11:14 PM	#6
Angren Member Join Date: May 2006 Location: Sweden Posts: 10	Home of the vikings, Gustav Vasa, the carolins, the midsummer, and the Dala horse And the artic winter here in the north, Sweden But I lived in Laos for a few years.