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Sovereignty fight over the island of Cyrus with native Cyriots is a bottleneck to Turkey's final membership acceptance in the European Union.

I think you're right as my personal social interactions validate it,Chinese are more class-conscious than Western counterparts.People in my social circle tend to assciate themselves with individuals share same level of education and economic backgrounds.

Montenegro,not Kosovo. I've vague memory now since many years passed I last saw postage stamps imprinted with Montenegro,were issued as either a nation or a territory.I have to look that up in next copy of subscribed weekly Linn's stamp newspaper,then I can confirm it.

Tchaikovsky and Chopin,1812 was the best classical Tchaikovsky with sound of firing cannons.

I recognize this country name through my lifetime hobby of stamp collecting,it was once categorized as " dead nation " in the philatelic world for over a century. It's interest to read more and more formerly dead nations or territories swallowed up by powerful neigbors gradually regain their...

Typical ordinary Americans are not class conscious,commonly see themselves as " middle-class " whatever that means. However,there is a closet " aristocracy " class in America's high society,a world of it's own.

We have a street named Los Banos,it literally means " the baths " in Spanish.

I've seen photos of Japanese cosplay in Nazi uniform.

Trader Joes is one nationwide American franchise sells directly imported European goodies,I shop there often for European snack-foods. I haven't bothered look at brand names or labels.I like French and Belgian cholcolate bars,Italian pastry cookies,plus German rum cakes. I think the place...

Thanks for the spelling correction,how could I've mis-typed ring for " earring ".:D

Louisianna is still governed by Napoleonic Code,the other 49 states are under English Common Law. Louisianna was and is stronghold of French presence in America.It's part of America's South but a kinder south to African-Americans.

I think Louisianna once adopted the Napoleonic Code,it's law are still in use there today.

The program on History Channel mentioned Napolean had French language " handicap ",it was either thick accent or not influent I can't recall the exact words.

Not a bit surprise,as I've always known white-Americans are generally anti-France and often put French in a negative light.They're also ignorant of world histories not worldly as the culturally sophiscated Europeans. Napoleon's Egypt Expedition accomplished the decipherment of the Egyptian...

Very few if any,typical American city down town streets are numerical as in 1st Street up to 50th-100th Street ( depends on what US city ).