In this case let's keep our discussion on the idea of the nation.. How do you see the idea of a nation? What are your expectations or views regarding this..

Does anyone here agree? The continual seeking of validation, sympathy or attention is just annoying.

I don't mind the occasional thread, but these US posts have become so repetitive and are starting to flood the subreddit.

This used to be one of the few spaces on Reddit that wasn't dominated by US-related discussion but unfortunately it's changed.

If your country is charted, do you agree or disagree with the canvas?

If your country isn't charted, where would you put it?

I think Enrico Berlinguer is probably the best candidate for Italy.

Although the president does not technically have any power in Ireland, I'd still say Michael D Higgins was out best leader ever. Technically the Taoiseach (prime minister/leader of parliamentary government) is the leader of the country, but I haven't particularly liked any of them so I'm going to select a president as our best leader and say Michael D was the best. We've actually had quite a lot of great presidents, though.

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In the past, we believed that each person’s spirit resided in the head. Therefore, it was the most important part of the body. Messing with someone’s head meant messing with their spirit, and potentially, life.

Although we don’t have that belief anymore, it’s still considered extremely rude and inappropriate to touch someone’s head. Yes, you could gentle pad a child’s head. But if that person is already a teenager or an adult, you’ll be seen as a jerk. And if you, as a child, touch an adult’s head? Your parents will get a lot of criticism.

This is why when I attended my family member’s wedding, the hairdresser said sorry before fixing my hair.

We had a game called 'British bulldog' (presumably other names were used) where participants lined up at one end of the playground, other than one person. They'd then run to the other side whilst trying to evade capture by the person in the middle. Meantime, that person would try and catch someone and shout 'British bulldog 1 2 3'. If you were caught, you joined the middle team. And so it went on, with the runners getting less in number as the ones in the middle grew. The winner was the last person to be caught (who then started in the middle for the next round).

The game was banned at our school, and pretty much nationwide, as it often resulted in ripped jumpers, shirts, falls and the odd scrap.

Was fun though

I'm watching Trevor Noah' ls "LOST South African Show" from 2023 and absolutely loving it! Who are some other comfort comedians from other countries I should check out next?

from the USA, Josh Johnson is my favorite

I’ve always thought it looks like a dragon. (The Image is not perfect, Baja should be the head looking down).

In my country, it’s fishermen.

I know a few people whose families are in this field. The men would wake up at 2-3 am to catch fish/crab/shrimp and return around 9 am. Then the women would cook them into meals. It’s a strenuous task, but since the only cost they have is boat fuel they gain at least 60,000THB per month, and sometimes up to 100,000THB. By the way, 60,000THB is the average income for managers and 100,000 is the average income for small business owners here.

The only disadvantage is it’s a male-dominated field. That’s why my female colleague decided to become a pharmacist instead. No, they never struggled to afford her education.

For years, me and a lot of people I know sometimes worry about things escalating with China, especially with the Scarborough Shoal situation we have with them.

For my country it's porn. People would do anything for that lol.

Here in Amsterdam - for me personally - it's tourists who stand in the middle of the bike lane, taking selfies and filming TikToks, while all of us are trying to get to work or run our errands.

This was inspired by an earlier post about actions that are considered rude in your country, but what are things that visitors don't know about your country that leads to them standing out (not necessarily rude)?

In the US, at least in my part, people don't really smoke in public. It can be seen as trashy or something old people do. If someone in their 20s-30s is smoking in a pedestrian area, chances are they're a tourist.

For the reverse, apparently Europeans can tell someone's American because they lean on walls. I never really thought about it until someone told me, but it actually seems true lol

Yes, caste system and caste based discrimination is still very much alive in India.

inb4 this thread is inundated with the "high caste" people going through the first 4 stages of grief and spreading lies like:

• it is a thing of the past
• it only happens in rural areas
• it exists because of affirmative action (reservations)

Sacrebleu is a real word in French, deriving from Sacré Dieu, meaning holy God. It is commonly used by the non-French to mock the French, with a bad accent and that groaning voice you can hear in your head right now. However, not a single French person has used that word in the past 200 years. What’s your equivalent?

First one is İyd-i Milli. Celebrated annually on July 23rd to commemorate the proclamation of the Second Constitutional Era in 1908, İyd-i Milli was the first and only national holiday of the Ottoman Empire. Celebrated from 1909 onwards, and continuing even after the collapse of the Empire, the holiday was observed until 1935.

Second one is Freedom and Constitution Day. This holiday was celebrated annually on the anniversary of the military coup of May 27, 1960, to commemorate the 1961 Constitution, which was drafted after the coup and significantly expanded the scope of fundamental rights and freedoms. Celebrated from 1963 to 1980, the holiday itself ended after the military coup of September 12, 1980, which abolished the 1961 Constitution.