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  1. Stacey-'s Avatar
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    Re: Country you would least like to live in
    (Original post by Id and Ego seek)
    Country? All of Africa? Not even SA, Egypt, Botswana or Nigeria? Your loss
    Oh lmao, thought Africa was a country. I don't know any anyway so take your pick.
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    Re: Country you would least like to live in
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    As in english people ? what do you not like about them ? DO YOU PREFER THE SCOTTISH! lol
    Doesn't everyone?
  3. Hype en Ecosse's Avatar
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    Re: Country you would least like to live in
    (Original post by Stacey-)
    Oh lmao, thought Africa was a country. I don't know any anyway so take your pick.
    Dear Princess Celestia,

    I lost some faith in humanity today...

    Your faithful student,
    Hype en Ecosse
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    Re: Country you would least like to live in
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    Dear Princess Celestia,

    I lost some faith in humanity today...

    Your faithful student,
    Hype en Ecosse
    Oh,
  5. Bill_Gates's Avatar
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    Re: Country you would least like to live in
    petoria.
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    Re: Country you would least like to live in
    (Original post by Hype en Ecosse)
    Dear Princess Celestia,

    I lost some faith in humanity today...

    Your faithful student,
    Hype en Ecosse
    I'd consider myself pretty highly educated...until a couple of years ago I thought New England was a state.

    Just trying to utterly destroy the last vestiges of faith in humanity.
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    I'd consider myself pretty highly educated...until a couple of years ago I thought New England was a state.

    Just trying to utterly destroy the last vestiges of faith in humanity.
    It's okay. I love and tolerate too much to lose faith in humanity.

    Just a few months ago I discovered that a "teenager" was someone whose age ended in a number which ended with -teen.

    We all have mind farts, I just wanted to be ironic with the brony reference to Stacey.

    I like to keep the mantra of the "Lucky Ten Thousand" xkcd comic, in general.
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    (Original post by Hype en Ecosse)
    Just a few months ago I discovered that a "teenager" was someone whose age ended in a number which ended with -teen.
    Whuh?

    What did you think it meant? I don't even think it's stupid I just wanna know!
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    Re: Country you would least like to live in
    (Original post by Norton1)
    Whuh?

    What did you think it meant? I don't even think it's stupid I just wanna know!
    When I was a kid, I was always very curious about when one became a teenager. I was told your teenagedom begins at 13, and ends at 18 - where you become an adult. So I never made the link between the two concepts since nineteen violates that.
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    Re: Country you would least like to live in
    (Original post by Existentialistic)
    The U.S
    Why?
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    Re: Country you would least like to live in
    (Original post by Voice of Logic)
    I have a lot of freedom here, more so than in the UK.
    So when was the last time you voted for your government? Could you right this instance walk into a public place and start openly criticising the government without any repercussions? Could you do so over the internet without any repercussions? Can you freely access websites such as youtube, google, facebook, wikipedia, twitter, blogspot or yahoo?
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    Re: Country you would least like to live in
    (Original post by Greenlaner)
    So when was the last time you voted for your government? Could you right this instance walk into a public place and start openly criticising the government without any repercussions? Could you do so over the internet without any repercussions? Can you freely access websites such as youtube, google, facebook, wikipedia, twitter, blogspot or yahoo?
    I can voice my opinion on different religions and ethnic groups without fear of repercussions, I have a lot of freedom in China.

    I CAN access google, yahoo and wikipedia.

    I do not care about facebook and twitter or any other social media rubbish.

    I can not access youtube but i can access many other video hosting websites that have similar content, music videos, documentaries etc.

    You should try living here before criticising. It is a much better place to live than the UK.
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    Re: Country you would least like to live in
    OKAY I HAD SOMALIA
    I changed my mind.

    North Korea.
    Hardly any freedom.
    I know many governments can be deceptive but the North Korean government is just... ugh.
    I feel kind of sorry for people living there.
    Last edited by Ambry; 05-07-2012 at 00:48.
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    Re: Country you would least like to live in
    (Original post by G8D)
    I have 2 continents I would never consider living in and that's Asia and Africa.
    Asia is generally a lot better than South America. There is not a single developed country in South America: at least Asia has Japan, Singapore and Hong Kong (also Taiwan, Malaysia, Turkey and Israel are all pretty nice, and even somewhere like India you can live like a king if you have the money).
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    Re: Country you would least like to live in
    (Original post by Copperknickers)
    Asia is generally a lot better than South America. There is not a single developed country in South America: at least Asia has Japan, Singapore and Hong Kong (also Taiwan, Malaysia, Turkey and Israel are all pretty nice, and even somewhere like India you can live like a king if you have the money).
    No thanks. My decision is based on the disgusting cultures, not whether they are "developed" or not.

    Though South America isn't really somewhere I'd consider either.
  16. laur8's Avatar
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    Why are so many people saying China? I loved living there.. I wouldn't want to live somewhere like Iraq
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    Re: Country you would least like to live in
    (Original post by G8D)
    No thanks. My decision is based on the disgusting cultures, not whether they are "developed" or not.
    What is wrong with Japanese or Hong Kong culture? It's not really any different to Western Culture minus the superficial stuff like religion and food. Hong Kong isn't even particularly collectivist, and even Japan isn't as disciplined and conforming as people think.
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    Re: Country you would least like to live in
    I think I'll pass on the Democratic Republic of the Congo and North Korea, thanks.
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    Cannot believe, Noone, in the first page, said Syria! Do people not watch the news?
  20. Copperknickers's Avatar
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    Syria is actually not that bad depending on where you live. Obviously right now it isn't too good, but normally it is one of the better Middle Eastern countries.
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