Where Do You Come From?

[Miso]

So we're at least with 3 Germans here!

And as a German, asmo, don't you think it is funny that you have Dance Dance Revolution = DDR in your avatar?

Silver_Archer, I think you're the first Indian in this thread...

 

[Lynxie]

I am from The Netherlands....

I don't like the weather here. To much rain.

 

[Galth]

Yay , another dutchie, where are you from?

 

[asmo]

So we're at least with 3 Germans here!

And as a German, asmo, don't you think it is funny that you have Dance Dance Revolution = DDR in your avatar?

Silver_Archer, I think you're the first Indian in this thread...

I had no idea what these letters meant when I found this ava What's dance dance rev.? Hasit something to do with Ostalgie? *g*
I was just looking at cross-dressing sasuke and how stupid he looked

 

[Miso]

I had no idea what these letters meant when I found this ava What's dance dance rev.? Hasit something to do with Ostalgie? *g*
I was just looking at cross-dressing sasuke and how stupid he looked

http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dance_Dance_Revolution
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dance_Dance_Revolution

 

[asmo]

http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dance_Dance_Revolution
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dance_Dance_Revolution

LOL, that's it
Thx.

 

[Gold Knight]

Fantastic! So many people from around the world! But is it me or there really are none from S-America and Africa?

mental note: seems I'm the only one representing Northen and Eastern Europe. Cool! I feel unique.

Dyroness is from Brazil. But nobody from Africa so far...

Great to see so much variety here.

 

[walkie]

Fantastic! So many people from around the world! But is it me or there really are none from S-America and Africa?

mental note: seems I'm the only one representing Northen and Eastern Europe. Cool! I feel unique.

who said you are the only eastern european .....i am from turkey...sometimes we are from eastern europe, sometimes not!!!i depends us

(and if turkey is in negotiation with EU i think that makes us eastern european ...although our origin is not, ok i will no more talk about that )

 

[asmo]

who said you are the only eastern european        .....i am from turkey...sometimes we are from eastern europe, sometimes not!!!i depends us

(and if turkey is in negotiation with EU i think that makes us eastern european  ...although our origin is not, ok i will no more talk about that  )

Turkey is surely not Europe at all It's a totally different culture, after all.
Even if Turkey should join the EU someday in the future it still isn't a European country.
But it's a beautiful country nevertheless

 

[walkie]

then i have to say there is not a continent exists such as europe it is just in thoughts

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is there any geographical borders between europe and asia?? no..but european people decied (by th efffect of churches in the past) to call the christaina part of that continent as europe...and still people people think europe as a christain part and christian history

let me tell you something, turks (ottomans, turkey and other turkish nations) are in relationship with europe more than 800 years(and have lands on europe,small or big )..in war or in peace...ottomans played a big role in europe history whether good or not whether you accept or not...and it is clear that our economics and relations are more on about europe than asia...but people see as still not as european because we are muslims

cyprus is european and that country lies east of turkish capital, and an island but turkey can not be european, is this logical??

if europe means christian land and history, yes we are not european. but if history lies in the past, we are in europe more than 600 years..
it is bad to say that but nowadays europeans are the one who talk about democracy and who are becoming racists or anti-muslims
like insulting islam and saying that this is freedom of media but the ones did this to jesus are in jail in europe..
you said yourself, "turkeys culture is totally different"..turkeys culture is totally different than china too, so turkey is not in asia too
you say that because as most of the europeans you see europe as a land of christian's not as a continent
besides, believe it is not "that" much different than yours....but the difference is very normal

 

[Miso]

Noone from Africa???
Would be nice to get to know someone from there.

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Thanks for giving us an insight, Walkie. It was interesting to read what you think.
Yes...I also think at first that Turkey isn't Europe-ish but after thinking of it - even countries in Europe differ much.  The main difference would be the religion.
Nowadays the European have some xenophobia against the Islam. I think it's because of the Iraq war and the fanatic Muslimes....*sigh

 

[asmo]

then i have to say there is not a continent exists such as europe it is just in thoughts

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is there any geographical borders between europe and asia?? no..but european people decied (by th efffect of churches in the past) to call the christaina part of that continent as europe...and still people people think europe as a christain part and christian history

let me tell you something, turks (ottomans, turkey and other turkish nations) are in relationship with europe more than 800 years(and have lands on europe,small or big )..in war or in peace...ottomans played a big role in europe history whether good or not whether you accept or not...and it is clear that our economics and relations are more on about europe than asia...but people see as still not as european because we are muslims

cyprus is european and that country lies east of turkish capital, and an island but turkey can not be european, is this logical??

if europe means christian land and history, yes we are not european. but if history lies in the past, we are in europe more than 600 years..
it is bad to say that but nowadays europeans are the one who talk about democracy and who are becoming racists or anti-muslims
like insulting islam and saying that this is freedom of media but the ones did this to jesus are in jail in europe..
you said yourself, "turkeys culture is totally different"..turkeys culture is totally different than china too, so turkey is not in asia too
you say that because as most of the europeans you see europe as a land of christian's not as a continent
besides, believe it is not "that" much different than yours....but the difference is very normal

Hi Walkie,
I have nothing whatsoever against Turkey and I don't want to hijack this thread for a discussion about the EU. However, I've spotted some serious misconceptions and prejudices in your post.
Turkey for the most part lies in Minor Asia. Herodotus knew it, Ceasar knew it, Napoleon knew it and you and I know it, too
Noone gets jailed for insulting a religion in Europe. The freedom of speech includes the right to insult. Blasphemy (or whatever you want to call it) is not a crime. Caricatures are an essential part of the democratic culture of Europe and religious figures have been targeted time and again. I can't remember Monty Python getting targeted with death-threats after releasing the "Life of Brian".
You seem to have a strange idea of what Europe and it's culture are really like. However,nothing against Turkey

 

[Hermie]

I can't remember Monty Python getting targeted with death-threats after releasing the "Life of Brian".

Actually, that movie was banned here (Norway) at first. Yay for old blasphemy laws?

 

[darion]

I`m from Poland , dunno if anybody else here is...

 

[Galth]

Yeah, but that's Norway, Hermie That's not europe you are... different not even EU

Anyway: blasphemie isn't a crime, i have never seen so much jesus-caricatures or how do you spell it as i have from any other person...

Oh, and it's not a problem of religion, in holland there are more muslims then christians ( any flavour ) and we where considered to be european the last time i checked...

 

[Miso]

Let's not argue about Europe or not-Europe....

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So darion, we are neighbours - I'm from Germany!
Some ppl in my class come originally from Poland....

 

[Predator]

OK, I take my words back for the sake of global friendship. We have a few Scandinavians here like Hermie and some others. Also I roll out Eastern Europe as darion is from Poland.

But Turkey is not Eastern Europe anyway. At the very best it's Southern Europe until Constantinopolis. Downwards it's Western Asia or as we call it Close East (Far East is China and Japan). Also as I was tought in school Europe has it's border as a continent like this: Gibraltar - Egera Sea - Dardanels - Volga - Ural Mountains.
I said that to end those discussions about division of continents. Let's end this off topic with this.

 

[Koen]

I'm from belgium, Leuven precisely (it's the university city of belgium, more than 65% of the habitants of the city are students) If you want to go out in belgium, leuven is the place to be during the academic year...

 

[xallisto]

WOW thanks for the advice, time to start planning a holiday

 

[Gold Knight]

I`m from Poland , dunno if anybody else here is...

Cool, glad to have you here with us And yeah, you're first here from there as far as I know.

I'm from belgium, Leuven precisely (it's the university city of belgium, more than 65% of the habitants of the city are students) If you want to go out in belgium, leuven is the place to be during the academic year...

Cool to have you here too.