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Discussion: Most iconic countries..
Member Since: 8/16/2011
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UK Mainly England
Egypt
China
Japan
France
Italy
Spain
Germany
America
Greece
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Member Since: 7/3/2011
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Originally posted by Cheers
The U.S (McDonalds), The U.K (Rih stans), China (Make our stuff), Japan (Make our stuff), France (Paris), Italy (The men), Germany (Nazi).
Yep.
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Jamaica (the weed people), Mexico (tacos, selena, construction/landscape workers), France (french fries), India (MIA)
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Member Since: 10/17/2011
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My list of top ten:
Egypt (ancient civ)
China ( Global Empire, ancient civ, culture, food)
England (Global Empire, culture)
France (Global Empire, culture, food)
Russia (Global Empire)
Mexico (ancient civ, culture, food)
US (Global Empire, culture)
India (ancient civ, culture, food)
Japan (Global Empire,culture, food)
Italy (ancient civ, culture, food)
Runner ups:
Spain (Global Empire, culture)
Germany (Global Empire, food)
Turkey (ancient civs - various)
Greece (ancient civ)
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Member Since: 3/18/2009
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You're all forgetting South Africa. The rise and collapse of apartheid kept it in the international discourse for decades, and being the first African country to host the World Cup in 2010 was certainly a recent boost to its profile.
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Member Since: 2/15/2010
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Originally posted by supaspaz
You're all forgetting South Africa. The rise and collapse of apartheid kept it in the international discourse for decades, and being the first African country to host the World Cup in 2010 was certainly a recent boost to its profile.
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South Africa would be nothing without my country.
I honestly think the Netherlands belongs to the most iconic countries as well. We've got such a rich history and we basically ruled the world once in the time of those colonies. We're one of the richest countries in the world: we help out countries with less money than us .(See: Spain, Portugal, Greece etc.) Our country is flawless except for some things here and there. We've got Amsterdam, Rotterdam (biggest port of Europe), Den Haag. We were the owner of New York in the past. You all are nothing without Heineken, Bavaria, Phillips, TomTom, Gouda Cheese, Shell, Unilever, Lipton, Ben & Jerry's, ING etc etc..
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Member Since: 10/3/2009
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Peru (best food in the world, Caral's ancient civilization, etc.)
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Member Since: 10/5/2006
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In no particular order:
India
China
United States
France
United Kingdom
Brazil
Japan
Russia
South Africa
Singapore
Sorry, I don't really think the other countries have the sort of influence that these 10 do. Sure, the Netherlands/Scandinavia/Switzerland might be rich, but do they really make it to the news? I threw in Singapore in there because... it's really come up quite a bit since independence.
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Member Since: 10/5/2006
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Originally posted by Sunderland 4ever
Peru (best food in the world, Caral's ancient civilization, etc.)
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The Machu Pichu alone... >>>
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Member Since: 3/4/2011
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Originally posted by arkl
Now, please.
I always think that Germany is the only country that can act whatever they wanted to be because they can always back it up. Bavaria >>>>>>
Italy can dwarf almost any country in terms of expanse of history.
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I'm taking my second Italian civ course and it's entire history is a mess. While Spain and France were basically unified in the 1500's, Italy remained a divided mess ripe for the conquering.
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Member Since: 8/14/2007
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oh my.. can South Africa make it to Legendary Countries thread..? Keep discussing guys.
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Member Since: 3/9/2011
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My country is so irrelevant my friend used to live in the USA and told me that someone asked her if we had cars in Chile someone else thought Chile was part of mexico.
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Member Since: 9/28/2009
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Honestly, South Africa is only "iconic" for its rampant racism. Really, the word to describe it is infamous.
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Member Since: 9/29/2011
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U.A.E
Egypt
U.S.A
U.K
Morocco
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Member Since: 10/9/2008
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Argentina is far from being one of the most iconic countries in the world but it has a distinctive identity.
Tango.
Buenos Aires.
Iguazu Falls (one of the new 7 Wonders of nature).
Glaciar Perito Moreno.
Che Guevara.
Evita.
Carlos Gardel.
Maradona.
Borges.
Same-sex marriage approved, the first country in South America to do so.
Let's leave it at "One of the most iconic countries in Latin America".
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Member Since: 5/7/2011
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Philippines.
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Member Since: 11/6/2010
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Originally posted by DejaVu
Jamaica (the weed people), Mexico (tacos, selena, construction/landscape workers), France (french fries), India (MIA)
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Uh, Selena was from Texas and was mostly known for Tejano music.
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Member Since: 3/27/2011
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Originally posted by Alexz
Some big ones missing from everybody Spain, Mongolia, Macedonia, Vietnam, Sweden, Switzerland, Brazil.
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J/k, we are mostly known because of the Vietnam War, not enough to be really iconic
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Member Since: 3/9/2011
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Quote:
Originally posted by Sahn
Argentina is far from being one of the most iconic countries in the world but it has a distinctive identity.
Tango.
Buenos Aires.
Iguazu Falls (one of the new 7 Wonders of nature).
Glaciar Perito Moreno.
Che Guevara.
Evita.
Carlos Gardel.
Maradona.
Borges.
Same-sex marriage approved, the first country in South America to do so.
Let's leave it at "One of the most iconic countries in Latin America".
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Argentina and Brazil are the most iconic in South America.
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Member Since: 6/29/2011
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USA, Mexico, Italy, UK, China, India
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Member Since: 3/18/2009
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Quote:
Originally posted by £100
Honestly, South Africa is only "iconic" for its rampant racism. Really, the word to describe it is infamous.
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Don't ignore Nelson Mandela, one of the most iconic public figures of the 20th century.
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