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I quite like English. Without actually knowing, I would simply guess that English has the widest vocabulary in the world. My friends in Serbia also like English (just phonetically), particularly with the American accent. Personally I find the American accent the nicest and definitely clearest of...

As for the adoption of language, perhaps it's due to, as Dylan Moran pointed out, that Germanic languages sound like "a disgusting language, ...a horrible sound like typewriters eating tinfoil being kicked down the stairs." or something like that.

I've had the same thought. Thanks for pointing this out Maciamo. You often seem to be be anti-French but I would agree with you here. Ethnic names them selves can indeed be very deceptive. What springs to mind in particular is today's people of the Republic of Macedonia. The people who use it in...

I hope you are right about that on the whole because in the very conservative right state of Australia I live in most people are blaming ethnic minorities and multiculturalism :annoyed: Australian's really have no idea about the rest of the world :ashamed2:

Brett, I'd like to see you explain how the world will be a better place. The West is without religion now and it is in absolute shambles. Human relations have never been worse. People act like either animals or robots, and are completely miserable and disconnected. Social scientists and...

That thing is absolutely disgusting. Even if it's a minority, it absolutely shocks me to see women wearing a burka down the street. It's more offensive to me then seeing women walking around half naked. If it were up to me I would put strict controls on Islamic immigration into Europe all...

Thracian civilization geographically coincides predominantly with modern Bulgaria and it's quite popular to hold that Bulgarians are the overwhelming descendants of the Thracians. What I found odd is that iGenea seemed to assign a rather significant portion of Thracian heritage to Bosnians...

I am fairly anti-Jewish myself lately. It stems from my socialist views and hatred of capitalism, hedonism & money.

For some reason I thought Asterix & Obelix where produced by Belgians but after checking I see they are not. What about Kim Clijsters? She's a great example for women in my opinion. Successful but still feminine and has family values.

French lifestyle def appeals to me. I think they know how to enjoy them selves and they aren't afraid of a balanced lifestyle.

http://www.businessinsider.com/are-the-french-the-most-productive-people-in-the-world-2009-8 French: The Most Productive People In The World A new survey from UBS has shown that the French continue to work the least amount of hours per year in the world. Once again, the French have...

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If you are going to think of something positive then everything would be a lot more efficient. No people are as organized and industrious as the Germans. Actually, I'm not sure that they were as brutal as some people think. Two of my grandparents were POWs in Germany for a couple of years. They...

LeBrok, there is a sort of self deprecating prophetic statement that Serbs sometimes refer to. It's that one day there will be enough of us to fit under a single plum tree. It certainly feels relevant in recent times the way Team America has seen us essentially ethnically cleansed from Croatia...

No thank you from Serbia. I would rather we be like those Gauls who refuse to sacrifice their village to some behemoth. We do not possesss these submissive traits many other peoples seem to have.

Maciamo, I find that quote quite insightful. And furthermore with your disagreement in interpretation. So in certain context the French find that it is better to say less. Some of this is put down to non-verbal communication cues. I often find this should be the case my self. I also think that...

The Turks certainly united Europeans (and slavic peoples a lot in particular) in a struggle against them... contributing a lot to the ethnic consciousness of peoples. Check out the Battle of Kosovo or the Battle of Vienna and the Holy League to understand how many of us have related to Turks...

VanRoust, yes I am essentially of Serbian ethnicity, and proud of it. You know though I have had nice dreams about being other ethnicities. As a young teenager I would dream of being a Frenchman like Claude Monet, a fantastic artist traveling at a steady pace, making romance in beautiful...

Come on Maciamo, your attempt to paint the East Roman & Ottoman Empires as interchangeable is utterly ridiculous. You are clearly a very intelligent & knowledgable person and I love to pop in and read your posts but it's also no secret (well believe me it's obvious to a lot of us) that you have...

Thumbs up to you VonRoust. You are French hey? I love the French for all I know of their culture, mentality & beautiful language. French always sounds like the most beautiful language to my ears. After French I love also the sound of Spanish. I have known a few French people. Some also from...