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  1. Jordan_1's Avatar
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    Country you would least like to live in
    Mines is England.

    Anybody else?
  2. xxm's Avatar
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    Re: Country you would least like to live in
    Zimbabwe.
    Last edited by xxm; 30-05-2012 at 01:28.
  3. prog2djent's Avatar
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    Re: Country you would least like to live in
    North Korea or Sudan.
  4. icecoolwas's Avatar
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    Re: Country you would least like to live in
    england
  5. frankieboy's Avatar
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    Re: Country you would least like to live in
    England - lol.

    North Korea is the only sensible answer so far. I would go with that, although there's proably a lot worse places even than North Korea.
  6. ibelongtoslytherin's Avatar
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    Re: Country you would least like to live in
    Many places but the first that comes to mind is Somalia
  7. xXxiKillxXx's Avatar
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    Re: Country you would least like to live in
    North Korea.
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    Deprived countries or countries under non-democratic government obviously, but it would be a good experience because then we would appreciate the things we take for granted here in England
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    For me it would be boring countries, but my definition of "interesting" is probably very different from everyone else's opinion. So I would happily live in NK, Somalia etc., though only for some years, not the whole of my life.

    Basically most countries are interesting and have beautiful spots, so which is the least interesting (in my personal opinion)...

    Maybe Poland. Or Dubai (the whole of the emirates). Or some former Soviet republics, like the Ukraine etc.

    Edit: 5 people from Eastern Europe or the Emirates can't stand the fact that someone would just not like to live in their homecountry :rolleyes:
    Last edited by Sir Fox; 05-07-2012 at 19:05.
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    Re: Country you would least like to live in
    (Original post by Sir Fox)
    For me it would be boring countries, but my definition of "interesting" is probably very different from every else's opinion. So I would happily live in NK, Somalia etc., though only for some years, not the whole of my life.

    So which is a very boring country (in my personal opinion) ...

    Maybe Poland. Or Dubai (the whole of the emirates). Or some former Soviet republics, like the Ukraine etc.
    You know, once your in North Korea there's no coming back?
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    Re: Country you would least like to live in
    North Korea. Runner-ups would include Iran, Saudi Arabia and China.
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    Re: Country you would least like to live in
    (Original post by Sir Fox)
    For me it would be boring countries, but my definition of "interesting" is probably very different from every else's opinion. So I would happily live in NK, Somalia etc., though only for some years, not the whole of my life.

    So which is a very boring country (in my personal opinion) ...

    Maybe Poland. Or Dubai (the whole of the emirates). Or some former Soviet republics, like the Ukraine etc.
    Completely random and nothing to do with this thread but I read your spoiler. I thought Abitur was sort of like college/6th form and not secondary school? Correct me if I'm wrong! I'm german but wasn't educated there so don't know a lot!
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    You know, once your in North Korea there's no coming back?
    For the locals, yes. For white Europeans, no. I'm planning to travel NK in the future and have done my research - it's a pretty complicated and interesting subject, but there actually is tourism and NK is very concerned to make sure that white visitors are not harmed in any way. Doesn't mean it's a great country, but there are actually (though very few) white foreigners living there. For example the German Goethe Institut (similar to the British Council) has an office over there.
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    Probably Antarctica.
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    (Original post by Jordan_1)
    Mines is England.

    Anybody else?
    So England is a country. :rolleyes:
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    (Original post by ibelongtoslytherin)
    Completely random and nothing to do with this thread but I read your spoiler. I thought Abitur was sort of like college/6th form and not secondary school? Correct me if I'm wrong! I'm german but wasn't educated there so don't know a lot!
    I followed the common definition (Secondary school (the term "high school" is most often associated with English-speaking countries, though the two are far from synonymous) is a term used to describe an educational institution where the final stage of schooling, known as secondary education and usually compulsory up to a specified age, takes place. It follows elementary or primary education, and may be followed by university (tertiary) education. Wikipedia). You're right, in the UK it would be the 6th form (or A2 levels), but other countries call it secondary school so I used this common definition Abitur is both, the final exams and the school leaving certificate they lead to, officially called the "Hochschulreife" which enables you to study at university. Abitur is usually offered by Gymnasiums (the highest of the three common school schemes in Germany, the other ones being Hauptschule and Realschule).
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    I don't think people are thinking about this enough. Why on earth has England appeared a few times? I am sure it really is worse than living in North Korea and African countries where you can starve to death quite easily or countries in upheaval like Syria where you are in serious danger of being caught in crossfire. Oh yes, England trumps these countries hands down..

    There is a difference in saying England is a country I would not like to live in and counting it as the one you would LEAST like to live in.
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    So England is a country. :rolleyes:
    Erhm yes...
  19. Chronist's Avatar
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    Erhm yes...
    No. Usually when we mean country such as Spain, France or U.S.A we mean what here is called a Sovereign State. There is a difference between a (constituent) country and a sovereign state.

    So:

    country = Sovereign State
    England =/= Sovereign State
    England = (Constituent) country, so
    England =/= country
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    Re: Country you would least like to live in
    You guys are all stupid. Every country has its perks, its not like north korea is bad for everyone, if you were in a good position, even North Korea would be good. Don't just look at the retarded press.
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