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janneseti Send message Joined: 14 Oct 09 Posts: 14106 Credit: 655,366 RAC: 0 |
A thread dedicated to how we, European and American, see it differently. A visit to some of Norways prisons that houses inmates who’ve committed violent crimes but are being rewarded for good behavior. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jDjISR5OHa4 |
KWSN - MajorKong Send message Joined: 5 Jan 00 Posts: 2892 Credit: 1,499,890 RAC: 0 |
Janneseti, I hope that this thread does not turn into a flame-fest. Many in Europe see quite a number of things quite differently than many in the USA, and vice-versa. But then, the same can be said about various groups in just Europe, as well as various groups in just the USA. We are not all the same. We do not think all the same. We all have different ideas and opinions. We ALL do need to (at least in my opinion) gain some tolerance and acceptance, learn about each other, and celebrate our diversity, not continually tear each other down. Why can't we all just get along with each other? https://youtu.be/iY57ErBkFFE #Texit Don't blame me, I voted for Johnson(L) in 2016. Truth is dangerous... especially when it challenges those in power. |
janneseti Send message Joined: 14 Oct 09 Posts: 14106 Credit: 655,366 RAC: 0 |
I hope that this thread does not turn into a flame-fest. So do I. Russians are also welcome. They are after all neighbours of mine. SETI rules apply in this thread but I have also some extra rules. Don't name calling and please just comment on the topic. I think the British word "Behave" is a proper word for it. |
janneseti Send message Joined: 14 Oct 09 Posts: 14106 Credit: 655,366 RAC: 0 |
Now there is also similiarties. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Oc0RVhKS_Og Funny to see that they from that video first chose Anja Pärson as typical Sami person. Well she is:) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anja_P%C3%A4rson She has a also bonus daughter. Ha. I have three bonus grand children:) |
janneseti Send message Joined: 14 Oct 09 Posts: 14106 Credit: 655,366 RAC: 0 |
I hope that this thread does not turn into a flame-fest. |
Gordon Lowe Send message Joined: 5 Nov 00 Posts: 12094 Credit: 6,317,865 RAC: 0 |
I have friends in the Netherlands, and they were amazed when they saw pictures of some remodeling I had done in the basement. Our electricians used metal conduit piping and metal receptacles for the outlets. Seems normal to me, but they(in the Netherlands) supposedly only use plastic for that sort of thing. The mind is a weird and mysterious place |
janneseti Send message Joined: 14 Oct 09 Posts: 14106 Credit: 655,366 RAC: 0 |
I have friends in the Netherlands, and they were amazed when they saw pictures of some remodeling I had done in the basement. Our electricians used metal conduit piping and metal receptacles for the outlets. Seems normal to me, but they(in the Netherlands) supposedly only use plastic for that sort of thing. The Hollanders (why call them Netherlanders) was so good at building ship so they came here and made the finest Navy ships in the world. |
Gordon Lowe Send message Joined: 5 Nov 00 Posts: 12094 Credit: 6,317,865 RAC: 0 |
I have friends in the Netherlands, and they were amazed when they saw pictures of some remodeling I had done in the basement. Our electricians used metal conduit piping and metal receptacles for the outlets. Seems normal to me, but they(in the Netherlands) supposedly only use plastic for that sort of thing. When they visited me a few years ago, they brought some shoes over they had hand made for me. Here's a picture of my Dutch shoes: The mind is a weird and mysterious place |
janneseti Send message Joined: 14 Oct 09 Posts: 14106 Credit: 655,366 RAC: 0 |
LOL:) I have been to Edam. Lot's of cheese and clogs. At christmas we eat a lot of cheese from there. |
janneseti Send message Joined: 14 Oct 09 Posts: 14106 Credit: 655,366 RAC: 0 |
Does this mean that US students has too much fun in campus? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BaHc-aZZBo0 |
janneseti Send message Joined: 14 Oct 09 Posts: 14106 Credit: 655,366 RAC: 0 |
American pastor Marty McLain visits the secular Nordic countries. What role does religion have in the Nordic society? How do the Nordic people relate to God, faith and spirituality? How does it differ from the US? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o01ye43jSMk |
janneseti Send message Joined: 14 Oct 09 Posts: 14106 Credit: 655,366 RAC: 0 |
Does American food differ from European? Well kid food does:( https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U6abv2wOGjY |
janneseti Send message Joined: 14 Oct 09 Posts: 14106 Credit: 655,366 RAC: 0 |
Pronunciations:) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_vjUSm9GUu8 |
janneseti Send message Joined: 14 Oct 09 Posts: 14106 Credit: 655,366 RAC: 0 |
It is strange being underaged in America. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kC1h7Q-EMEs |
KWSN - MajorKong Send message Joined: 5 Jan 00 Posts: 2892 Credit: 1,499,890 RAC: 0 |
It is strange being underaged in America. Yeah, that is weird. When I was 18, it was legal in the USA for an 18 year old to buy vodka. I've been legal since I was 18. Times have changed. That same year, I was in France. I saw 5 year olds buying bottles of wine. No parents there, just the kid. You are right, it IS strange. https://youtu.be/iY57ErBkFFE #Texit Don't blame me, I voted for Johnson(L) in 2016. Truth is dangerous... especially when it challenges those in power. |
janneseti Send message Joined: 14 Oct 09 Posts: 14106 Credit: 655,366 RAC: 0 |
It is strange being underaged in America. Many countries in Europe has the same strange law. Here when 18 you can vote. When 18 you could be drafted. But bying alcohol you have to be 20... And theoretically you can be a member of the parliament when 18 and propose legislations. |
janneseti Send message Joined: 14 Oct 09 Posts: 14106 Credit: 655,366 RAC: 0 |
@Clyde I say, ““I’m a liberal.†http://www.presidentilves.ee/bio |
janneseti Send message Joined: 14 Oct 09 Posts: 14106 Credit: 655,366 RAC: 0 |
We was talking Swedish with some Americans in Los Angeles, strange but they were very nice! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h_z976xnmgc |
janneseti Send message Joined: 14 Oct 09 Posts: 14106 Credit: 655,366 RAC: 0 |
Presidents in Europe:) Toomas, born in Vällingby Stockholm and brought up in New Jersey :) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0QzWw5J-QLQ |
janneseti Send message Joined: 14 Oct 09 Posts: 14106 Credit: 655,366 RAC: 0 |
Too bad he wasn't born in the USA. He would have been a better President than the Clowns we usually elect. Yes. But why does a US president have to be born in the US? Sounds so very strange to me. After all most of the US people are immigrants. Trump's grandfather was. |
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