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How we Europeans differ from Americans
2013/09/10 | WesternCulture

Posted on 10/09/2013 12:54:22 PM PDT by WesternCulture

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1 posted on 10/09/2013 12:54:22 PM PDT by WesternCulture
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To: WesternCulture

France leads the World in really cool swearing:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0oJ8Khp80ow

Italy leads the World in traffic skills as a form of art:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s_FopOcbjpY

Germany leads the World in not being able to pronounce the English Word “squirrel”:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lmJPUhyJzkw

Finns lead the World in heavy metal:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bCjfElgxwFU

Poles lead the World in nothing. They are like Mexican-Americans in the US who go to night school, take courses in Spanish and get a “b”. That’s pretty cool too, as no one cares about the success of other people.

I’m a Swede. We Swedes dream of World Cup of football (soccer) success, but I guess we’ll remain an ice hockey nation, which actually isn’t that bad at all:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N5sEzu1njoA

Be proud of who you are and Greetings from Sweden!


2 posted on 10/09/2013 12:54:42 PM PDT by WesternCulture
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To: WesternCulture

Greetings back from Washington DC. It’s nice to know we still have a few friends in the world.


3 posted on 10/09/2013 12:59:42 PM PDT by ottbmare (the OTTB mare, now a proud Marine Mom)
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To: WesternCulture
I’m a Swede. We Swedes dream of World Cup of football (soccer) success, but I guess we’ll remain an ice hockey nation, which actually isn’t that bad at all

Sorry, but Canada owns that category. But the Swedes did win the World Jr's in 2012 and finished 2nd in 2013, so there is that....

4 posted on 10/09/2013 1:00:00 PM PDT by PGR88
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To: WesternCulture

The French may lead the world in swearing, in French, but they can’t cuss in English worth a damn, no matter how many Hollywood flicks they see. In fact, maybe that is the problem. Now Brits are another matter.


5 posted on 10/09/2013 1:01:15 PM PDT by Martin Tell (Victrix causa diis placuit sed victa Catoni.)
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To: WesternCulture
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6 posted on 10/09/2013 1:04:15 PM PDT by Resolute Conservative
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To: PGR88

With all due respect to achivements of the past, Sweden is by and by becoming the leading ice hockey nation on Earth.

You saw what the Sedin Brothers accomplished lately.

Believe me, this is the shape of things to come.

The Sedins are at their height now and will soon grow old, but they’re inspiring a generation of young boys (and girls) who’ll put an end to this discussion.

In tribute of the Sedins:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lXoToWHpvbA


7 posted on 10/09/2013 1:09:14 PM PDT by WesternCulture
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8 posted on 10/09/2013 1:09:48 PM PDT by onyx (Please Support Free Republic - Donate Monthly! If you want on Sarah Palin's Ping List, Let Me know!)
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To: WesternCulture
I understand you guys can COOK, too ...
9 posted on 10/09/2013 1:12:51 PM PDT by knarf (I say things that are true ... I have no proof ... but they're true)
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To: WesternCulture

I can see the French leading the world in “cool” swearing, having known a few chefs, but when the going gets tough the tough go Russian.


10 posted on 10/09/2013 1:14:22 PM PDT by 1rudeboy
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To: Martin Tell
I don't know, the French are pretty good at taunting, at least those depicted in English films:

Frenchman: You don't frighten us, English pig-dogs! Go and boil your bottoms, sons of a silly person! I blow my nose at you, so-called Ah-thoor Keeng, you and all your silly English K-n-n-n-n-n-n-n-niggits! [makes taunting gestures at them]
Sir Galahad: What a strange person.
King Arthur: Now, look here, my good man--
Frenchman: I don't want to talk to you no more, you empty-headed animal food trough wiper! I fart in your general direction! Your mother was a hamster and your father smelt of elderberries!
Sir Galahad: Is there someone else up there we can talk to?
Frenchman: No, now go away or I shall taunt you a second time!

11 posted on 10/09/2013 1:19:11 PM PDT by Defiant (The National Debt needs to be put under House arrest.)
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To: Martin Tell

“The French may lead the world in swearing, in French, but they can’t cuss in English worth a damn, no matter how many Hollywood flicks they see. In fact, maybe that is the problem. Now Brits are another matter.”

- I could see that coming.

It’s a matter of taste whether you rank the French or the British the highest in this regard. The Brits do some pretty cool swearing.

Any ******* how, As I always wish to stay top dog, please allow me to bring in this official Italian news reporter;

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rNgZKrP05lA


12 posted on 10/09/2013 1:20:58 PM PDT by WesternCulture
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To: WesternCulture
it feels good to label Americans as "ignorant", "materialistic", "uncivilized" etc.

Guilty. Not that it's a bad thing, mind you.

13 posted on 10/09/2013 1:28:02 PM PDT by Kip Russell (Be wary of strong drink. It can make you shoot at tax collectors -- and miss. ---Robert A. Heinlein)
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To: WesternCulture

Greetings to you, Here’s to hoping that you can preserve your culture against the left, and radical Islamic influence!


14 posted on 10/09/2013 1:36:10 PM PDT by JSDude1 (Is John Boehner the Neville Chamberlain of American Politics?)
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To: Martin Tell

If a Frenchman swears, does he say “pardon mon Anglais?”


15 posted on 10/09/2013 1:45:25 PM PDT by Daveinyork (IER)
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To: Kip Russell

“Guilty. Not that it’s a bad thing, mind you.”

It feels good to own stuff.

Here in Sweden we are, indeed, very materialistic too, but fail to admit it.

We prefer to view ourselves as a neutral little country that hands out Nobel prizes. Not as a rich and highly successful country.

Nobel prizes are good, but self-effacing bs is of no use in a World where competition is name of the game.

A great hero from my home city, boxing legend Ingemar Johansson, knew all about this.

- Fight hard or go home, they say.

Ingemar Johansson fought hard, won the match (against ruling heavyweight champion Floyd Paterson) in Madison Square Garden and went home. (Later on, Floyd came over to Sweden and defeated Johansson).

I think we Swedes should focus more on fighting.

We are good at it and when we really engage in combat of one kind or another, the World spins a little bit faster round its axis.

Johansson vs Paterson 6/26/59, round III:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rOs896uunsM


16 posted on 10/09/2013 1:59:08 PM PDT by WesternCulture
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To: JSDude1
“Greetings to you, Here’s to hoping that you can preserve your culture against the left, and radical Islamic influence!”

- Considering the fact Muslims fail to breed better than Swedish women (something which might come as a surprise to some) I don’t give två knull (meaning *** ***** in English English) about them or their silly little cult.

What really bothers the **** out of me is our braindead PC politicians.

Blondes breed better:

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/2328696/posts

17 posted on 10/09/2013 2:13:33 PM PDT by WesternCulture
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To: Resolute Conservative

Swedish women being prettier than those of other countries is just a myth.

If you compare a Swedish nightclub to, for instance, a club in Britain, you can’t really tell the diffrence.

Check for yourself:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X8rrFP2RMmo


18 posted on 10/09/2013 2:40:58 PM PDT by WesternCulture
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To: WesternCulture

It is still funny.


19 posted on 10/09/2013 2:42:25 PM PDT by Resolute Conservative
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To: WesternCulture

By my reading of history, Europeans get themselves into pickles that require extraction by Americans.

Just sayin’


20 posted on 10/09/2013 2:46:57 PM PDT by Arm_Bears (Refuse; Resist; Rebel; Revolt!)
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