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LadyButterfly she/her ( LadyButterfly@piefed.blahaj.zone )  to CasualEurope@piefed.socialEnglish · 1 year ago

Tell me what country you're from without telling me what country you're from

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Tell me what country you're from without telling me what country you're from

LadyButterfly she/her ( LadyButterfly@piefed.blahaj.zone )  to CasualEurope@piefed.socialEnglish · 1 year ago
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  • Libb ( Libb@piefed.social ) 
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    Our capital city has a big steel tower that million people visit each year. We eat cheese, real cheese I mean, we drink wine, and we kiss a lot ;)

    • klu9 ( klu9@piefed.social ) 
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      Working it out step-by-step:

      Our capital city has a big steel tower that million people visit each year

      Japan!

      We eat cheese, real cheese I mean

      Britain!

      We drink wine

      USA! USA!

      we kiss a lot ;)

      Aus-tri-a! Aus-tri-a!

      So the answer must be:

      • The United States of Great Austro-Japan and Northern Ireland (USGAJNI)!

      ;)

      • Libb ( Libb@piefed.social ) 
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        1 year ago

        quite right :)

    • atro_city ( atro_city@fedia.io ) 
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      Belgium then?

      • Libb ( Libb@piefed.social ) 
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        Almost. Instead of a big tower they have a big atom, instead of cheese and wine I would imagine they’re more into fries and beer (of which they have some truly wonderful ones) ;)

  • LadyButterfly she/her ( LadyButterfly@piefed.blahaj.zone ) OP
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    We’re cold and damp but our humour is pretty dry. Our teeth really aren’t as bad as people say, but we generally are polite.

    • squirrel ( squirrel@discuss.tchncs.de ) 
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      England?

      • LadyButterfly she/her ( LadyButterfly@piefed.blahaj.zone ) OP
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        Bingo!

  • SGforce ( SGforce@lemmy.ca ) 
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    How’s it going, eh?

    • LadyButterfly she/her ( LadyButterfly@piefed.blahaj.zone ) OP
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      Hi Canada!

  • huppakee ( huppakee@feddit.nl ) 
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    Watch out for cyclists when you leave the coffeeshop!

    • Maestro ( Maestro@fedia.io ) 
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      I was wondering if there were other cheese heads here 😄

      • zout ( zout@fedia.io ) 
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        Plenty of us!

  • HubertManne ( HubertManne@piefed.social ) 
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    I’ve been out of work for almost a year and killing my retirement savings and if I don’t make a high enough wage if I get a job we cannot meet our monthly costs due mainly to healthcare.

    • LadyButterfly she/her ( LadyButterfly@piefed.blahaj.zone ) OP
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      I’m so sorry for your struggles Mr American.

  • trolske ( trolske@feddit.org ) 
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    People complain about their local railway service, until they’ve travelled with ours. Suddenly theirs doesn’t seem as bad anymore.

    • Zagorath ( Zagorath@aussie.zone ) 
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      I’ve watched enough Jet Lag: The Game to be very aware of your country’s train problems, despite never having travelled on it (unless intra-city services count?) myself.

  • tgirlschierke ( tgirlschierke@lemmy.blahaj.zone ) 
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    Firstly, that’s not how it’s pronounced. Secondly, that’s not the capital.

    • tgirlschierke ( tgirlschierke@lemmy.blahaj.zone ) 
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      Oh, fuck, I didn’t realise this was an European community.

    • Zagorath ( Zagorath@aussie.zone ) 
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      “That’s not the capital” tells me it has to be somewhere that the biggest/most well-known city isn’t the capital. And “that’s not how it’s pronounced” tells me the country has to be difficult to pronounce for an English speaker. Plus your other comment rules out anywhere in Europe.

      Examples of the first point that come to my mind are America, Brazil, Australia, New Zealand, and Vietnam. But none of those meet the 2nd criteria.

      I’m gonna have to guess Turkey, though that’s rather borderline on both the “not European” and “pronounced wrong in English” criteria, so I think I’m probably wrong.

      • tgirlschierke ( tgirlschierke@lemmy.blahaj.zone ) 
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        It is Brazil, but I was referring to the pronunciation of the city in question, being either São Paulo or Rio de Janeiro.

  • DaPorkchop_ [they/she/it] ( DaPorkchop_@lemmy.ml ) 
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    No, grandma, for the 50th time I don’t live in Sweden.

  • socsa ( socsa@piefed.social ) 
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    Crab cakes.

  • Drekaridill ( Drekaridill@feddit.is ) 
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    No mosquitos

  • isgleas ( isgleas@lemmy.ml ) 
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    Am I still on time to participate? I’ve just got back from the summer siesta

    • LadyButterfly she/her ( LadyButterfly@piefed.blahaj.zone ) OP
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      Italy? Or Spain. But I think Italy

      • isgleas ( isgleas@lemmy.ml ) 
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        Not Italy.

        • LadyButterfly she/her ( LadyButterfly@piefed.blahaj.zone ) OP
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          Spain?

          • isgleas ( isgleas@lemmy.ml ) 
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            ¡Olé!

  • BeBopALouie ( Bebopalouie@lemmy.ca ) 
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    Igloo

    • LadyButterfly she/her ( LadyButterfly@piefed.blahaj.zone ) OP
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      You’re in the artic??

      • BeBopALouie ( Bebopalouie@lemmy.ca ) 
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        I am Canadian but not in the Inuit area. I was thinking of the Inuit and their igloos. You are correct!

        • LadyButterfly she/her ( LadyButterfly@piefed.blahaj.zone ) OP
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          Score!

  • daniskarma ( daniskarma@lemmy.dbzer0.com ) 
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    (speaks incredibly loudly in a public space)

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