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Posted: July 28 2007 at 12:38

Favourite ? ( for sympathy, etc... )

I would vote...

...Germany ( for the culture )...

P.s.:...Not so serious poll...

Edited by Niki ( IO ) - July 28 2007 at 12:58

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Posted: July 28 2007 at 13:53

Italy...cause I'm Italian.

Edit: of Italian Heritage

Edited by asimplemistake - July 28 2007 at 13:54

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Posted: July 28 2007 at 15:34

Many possibilities for me since I like basically all nations listed but I'll vote Portugal for 2 reasons:

a) without it I wasn't here and the world should have lost a great prog-fan;

b) Portuguese sailors of the XV and XVI centuries were really the modern argonauts... a tiny country that direct or indirectly was responsible for making one half of the World know the other half (remember that Columbus while an Italian sailing for Spain learned everything about navigation with the Lusitanian cosmographers

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Posted: July 28 2007 at 15:56

Italy, for reasons similar to those of Atkingani, and more:

1. without Italy, and mainly Rome, Europe would never have been what it is now
2. Columbus was of Italian decent, so without Italy the America's would not have been discovered, and PA would never have existed
3. Italian cuisine is the root of French cuisine, so no matter how good the latter is, it would not have been there
4. Italians are the people that, as far as I have met people outside my country, know best how to deal with chaos, or lack of control
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Posted: July 29 2007 at 00:01

Angelo wrote:

Italy, for reasons similar to those of Atkingani, and more:

2. Columbus was of Italian decent, so without Italy the America's would not have been discovered, and PA would never have existed

Columbus did not discover America and Columbus was not the cause of PA either.

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Posted: July 29 2007 at 05:59

Not very original of me, but Italy it is. I've been there 6-8 times (I have family there), and I'm always astounded by the fact how open, warm and pleasant the people there are, especially if compared to my own country where people are stiff, cold and cynical (well, for the most part).

Not to mention the beautiful landscapes there or the night life. In Finland, night life essentially means angsty teenagers getting drunk in a bar/park, where as in Italy people (of all ages) seem to gather together just for the fun of it, eating ice creams, watching fireworks etc.. I've actually witnessed this many times in some of these old mountain villages near Rome.

I'm obviously exaggerating a little to make my point clear, but you get the picture.

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Edited by Jimbo - July 29 2007 at 07:34

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Posted: July 29 2007 at 06:04

I still have to visit all these countries, so I can fairly say what my favorite.
I actually think I'd like something from everything. Smile

But to choose something, at least for this leisure topic, I do imagine living my life in some high cabana up in the Swiss Alps....mmmmmm... Approve

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Posted: July 29 2007 at 06:17

Italy is the nicest place I've ever been, so Italy it is.

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Posted: July 29 2007 at 06:30

I have visited every western European country listed and can find something nice to say about all of them

It's difficult to pick one, nigh-on impossible I should add, obviously I love England (and Scotland, Wales is okay to visit but I wouldn't want to live there

) and Eire is a good craic but not the place to be if you are impatient, Belgium has great beer and resturants, France is just like England (no - it is really) but with funny accents and great food, Germany is a surprisingly friendly country though not as punctual as they make out

, The Dutch are probably my favorite people - their humour is just like mine, Scandinavia has great scenery but is a bit expensive, Spain has scenery, food and heritage, but I will go for Italy for the gastronomy (better than France or Spain IMHO).

Until I visited Italy I would have said that I do not like Italian food at all: pasta is just plain boring to eat - the first mouthful is great, the second is exactly the same, as is the third, fourth, fifth, etc. until the platre is empty - there is no variety and that's dull; Pizza is just cheese on toasted bread and equally as boring to eat. But once I was there I spent 10 days touring Tuscany and never ate pasta or pizza at all - just wonderful, interesting, flavorsome provincial food - Italian Resturants in other countries do Italy a disservice by only serving pasta and pizza.

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Posted: July 29 2007 at 06:42

Never been to any. However, I voted for Poland for the Prog coming from there, oh and my father was born there... Wink

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Posted: July 29 2007 at 10:39

Norway! Vikings ftw! Tongue

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Posted: July 29 2007 at 14:16

"Frohnce"! Wink

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Posted: July 29 2007 at 14:37

Portugal, because of the food!

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Posted: July 29 2007 at 15:19

The one I live in - Isle of Man.

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Posted: July 29 2007 at 15:25

I voted Hungary. I'm not sure why, I just like it. I like Goulash and Hungarian composers such as Franz Liszt, Bela Bartok and Gyorgy Ligeti. I like their insanely complex Finno-Ugric language. Maybe I'll get to go there some day.

Out of the ones I've actually been to (England, Scotland, Norway, Austria, Italy) it's a very tough call, but probably Austria.

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Posted: July 29 2007 at 22:22

Of a proud and strong Irish descent, only seperated from the country by a few generations, I have to say Ireland.

From an objective standpoint, out of any European country I've visited it's by far the most beautiful and full of the friendliest people. Also, the food far surpasses any other country's. It's one of the most economically free nations there is, especially in socialist Europe, and their cultural values are of the utmost standards.

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Posted: July 30 2007 at 11:55

Been to UK, Swz, Italy, France

UK easily out of those.

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Posted: July 30 2007 at 23:27

Well I cant say my fave ,because all this countries are atractives..others are luxembourg,liechtenstein,..but for me that live in the tropic the most interesant is visit nordic countries ,for see other kind of plants,animals,food,and how is the way of be of the people,culture..see something very different,.....and other parts of europe for see some cities of my family old parents,like Gijon,Sevilla,Canary islands,south french pirinees,south England

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Posted: July 31 2007 at 01:19

Italy of course!

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Posted: July 31 2007 at 21:06

Definitely not Spain; I like UK (haven't been there

), Italy, France, Switzerland (have been there

), the nordic countries; but my favorite for many many reasons is Germany... for personal reasons, for educational reasons, and after visiting it 10 years ago, that opinion was confirmed....

Deutschland !!

Poll Question: Favourite European country?
Poll Choice	Votes	Poll Statistics
Germany	3	[7.50%]
Czech Republic	0	[0.00%]
Italy	5	[12.50%]
Greece	0	[0.00%]
Spain	0	[0.00%]
UK	6	[15.00%]
Sweden	1	[2.50%]
Turkey	0	[0.00%]
Netherlands	0	[0.00%]
France	5	[12.50%]
Austria	1	[2.50%]
Portugal	2	[5.00%]
Serbia	0	[0.00%]
Russia	1	[2.50%]
Belgium	0	[0.00%]
Norway	2	[5.00%]
Hungary	1	[2.50%]
Ireland	3	[7.50%]
Switzerland	1	[2.50%]
Romania	2	[5.00%]
Poland	1	[2.50%]
Croatia	1	[2.50%]
Finland	2	[5.00%]
Ukraine	1	[2.50%]
others... ( which one? )	2	[5.00%]
This topic is closed, no new votes accepted