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el dingo 
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 Posted: May 20 2009 at 04:20 |
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Greece, simply because they invented Taramasalata and it's tasty - and a fetching shade of pink
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npjnpj
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Posted: May 20 2009 at 05:21 |
Greece because of it's philosophers and the development of democracy.
Greeks were the thinkers, Romans the soldiers, the French eat stuff and the English first colonised the world and then imported the whole bloody place back to England.
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Raff
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Posted: May 20 2009 at 05:52 |
 npjnpj wrote:
Greece because of it's philosophers and the development of democracy.
Greeks were the thinkers, Romans the soldiers, the French eat stuff and the English first colonised the world and then imported the whole bloody place back to England. |
Even if I would choose Greece, I think that saying that the Romans were just soldiers is oversimplifying things just a little bit. Someone else mentioned Roman architecture, and Latin was the first example of an international language with many regional varieties - much as English is today. Personally, I believe that saying "The French eat stuff" is a very disparaging remark about a people who have given quite a lot to modern civilization - there would have been no American Revolution or Constitution without the French Enlightenment, just to make an example.
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el dingo
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Posted: May 20 2009 at 06:38 |
npjnpj wrote:
the French eat stuff and the English first colonised the world and then imported the whole bloody place back to England. |
Jeez, here's a first - a  and a  in the same post!!!
I'm hoping you were being ironic about the French reference - a little edit of a  would have helped 'cos otherwise it could indeed be construed as offensive.
But when it comes to your line about England (and, yes, I'm English), ironic or not you've made me laugh like a drain. I've already passed the line on to a couple of friends who nearly fell off their (bar) stools with laughter. You've just about summed up our national history in one half sentence - in an ironic sense, of course
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npjnpj
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Posted: May 20 2009 at 06:48 |
No offence to anyone, I was trying to be facetious, honestly.
Please consider some smileys added. 
As for the Romans: It was, of course, much too simplistic. Civilisation also has to thank the Roman Empire for the wondeful invention of the orgy. 
Edited by npjnpj - May 20 2009 at 06:58
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el dingo
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Posted: May 20 2009 at 06:51 |
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Then it's just a case of saying: thanks for the best laugh I've had in ages
We English are good at taking the p*ss out of ourselves, but as we're naturally lazy when someone does it for us (and in this case better than we can) we're always grateful  |
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npjnpj
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Posted: May 20 2009 at 07:00 |
I'm English myself. 
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Raff
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Posted: May 20 2009 at 07:01 |
The orgy   ? That was brilliant! BTW, we Italians do eat stuff as well, and plenty of it  !
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Slartibartfast
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Posted: May 20 2009 at 07:16 |
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Released date are often when it it impacted you but recorded dates are when it really happened... 
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Raff
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Posted: May 20 2009 at 07:19 |
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el dingo
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Posted: May 20 2009 at 07:26 |
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el dingo
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Posted: May 20 2009 at 07:30 |
npjnpj wrote:
I'm English myself. |
I honestly thought you were German, that's why I thought the comment was extra funny, if you see what i mean
I'd never have doubted the irony if I'd known you were English - I rarely look up members' profiles
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npjnpj
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Posted: May 20 2009 at 07:43 |
Used to live quite near Norwich, by the way, in Great Yarmouth. Well, Gorleston-On-Sea, actually.
But that's a very long time ago now.
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CPicard
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Posted: May 20 2009 at 11:55 |
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France.
What else?
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stonebeard
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Posted: May 20 2009 at 12:04 |
Assyria, anyone? 
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CPicard
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Posted: May 20 2009 at 12:13 |
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Maybe too much eastern for this poll?
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crimson87
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Posted: May 20 2009 at 12:20 |
stonebeard wrote:
Assyria, anyone? |
I should have included siam and Prussia as well!
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Slartibartfast
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Posted: May 20 2009 at 12:33 |
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While we're at it, the Scots need credit for inventing one of the oddest musical instruments in the world.
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Philamelian
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Posted: May 20 2009 at 12:40 |
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I think it's superficial as Roy in the first page said. They all appeared at different times of History and you can not seperate them. Ancient Greek Civilisation seems to be the root of all modern European Civilisation maybe you can take them more important. But if they weren't in the scene of history maybe a different kind of civilisation can be developed in Europe originated from a different region. Civilisation is not something clear.
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el dingo
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Posted: May 20 2009 at 13:05 |
npjnpj wrote:
Used to live quite near Norwich, by the way, in Great Yarmouth. Well, Gorleston-On-Sea, actually.
But that's a very long time ago now. |
My son goes to East Norfolk College (you've guessed it. Gorleston) and does as little there as I ever did in my UEA (UNI case you don't remember) days.
Norfolk's still a great place to be btw, and most hearty regards from what is now (for marketing purposes) called, er, Nelson's County.
The real irony of picking up on your post is that I worked as the house Journailst for BASF (UK) but was responsible to Ludwigshafen for nearly 20 years. Went there many times and I have to say the Rhineland Palatinate is literally gorgeous in rain or shine.
Bit off topic now but if you want send a pm any time you're more than welcome
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