Europe is a country and everyone speaks french there

aparently thats what she thinks

:lol: oh god this too funny

someone needs to put her out of her misery

What makes me laugh is the thread the other day where a few users argued that Europe was in fact a country due to the EU.LJS9502_basic

its a different aproach there, basically the E.U. is trying to join Europe as one country, kind of like the USA, its one country but it has 50 states. But saying that Europe is a country is dead wrong

What makes me laugh is the thread the other day where a few users argued that Europe was in fact a country due to the EU.LJS9502_basic

I think thats more of a philosphical question, because most people think Europe is headed to becoming one country. I could be giving people too much credit here though, I didnt really read that thread i dont think

but what she though is just... wow

[QUOTE="LJS9502_basic"]What makes me laugh is the thread the other day where a few users argued that Europe was in fact a country due to the EU.st1ka

its a different aproach there, basically the E.U. is trying to join Europe as one country, kind of like the USA, its one country but it has 50 states. But saying that Europe is a country is dead wrong

Ahh thats a shame I thought id hate her for it but I dont, and that TV show host is sexist as hell..wizard90

television is sexist in general in the states, usually towards men. especially in the realm of the sitcom

Funny how hardly any fans laugh when she says "I thought Europe was a country" because they all probably agree with her.Brainkiller05

i was thinking the same thing haha

Ahh thats a shame I thought id hate her for it but I dont, and that TV show host is sexist as hell..wizard90

What makes me laugh is the thread the other day where a few users argued that Europe was in fact a country due to the EU.LJS9502_basic

[QUOTE="st1ka"]

[QUOTE="LJS9502_basic"]What makes me laugh is the thread the other day where a few users argued that Europe was in fact a country due to the EU.LJS9502_basic

its a different aproach there, basically the E.U. is trying to join Europe as one country, kind of like the USA, its one country but it has 50 states. But saying that Europe is a country is dead wrong

Wow. It was great seeing how the 5th grader was thinking "oh, stupid!".

Sad thing is, Europe might turn into a country in this age. Curse the day that happens. Especially if it's governed by the people sitting in the parliament right now.

[QUOTE="st1ka"]

[QUOTE="LJS9502_basic"]What makes me laugh is the thread the other day where a few users argued that Europe was in fact a country due to the EU.LJS9502_basic

its a different aproach there, basically the E.U. is trying to join Europe as one country, kind of like the USA, its one country but it has 50 states. But saying that Europe is a country is dead wrong

Obviously you are against it for some reason. Well, that's your opinion but aren't you from the US? Why do you care?

Obviously you are against it for some reason. Well, that's your opinion but aren't you from the US? Why do you care?

BlackAlpha666

Wow. It was great seeing how the 5th grader was thinking "oh, stupid!".

Sad thing is, Europe might turn into a country in this age. Curse the day that happens. Especially if it's governed by the people sitting in the parliament right now.

11Marcel

Why are you against it? i believe Europe stands a better chance of evolving together rathen then seperatly

[QUOTE="BlackAlpha666"]

Obviously you are against it for some reason. Well, that's your opinion but aren't you from the US? Why do you care?

LJS9502_basic

i believe its possible to become one country while still maintaining our culture, just look at switzerland they speak 3 languages there, or Canada they speak 2 languages there

[QUOTE="LJS9502_basic"][QUOTE="st1ka"]

[QUOTE="LJS9502_basic"]What makes me laugh is the thread the other day where a few users argued that Europe was in fact a country due to the EU.BlackAlpha666

its a different aproach there, basically the E.U. is trying to join Europe as one country, kind of like the USA, its one country but it has 50 states. But saying that Europe is a country is dead wrong

Obviously you are against it for some reason. Well, that's your opinion but aren't you from the US? Why do you care?

He's probably against it because the european parliament (and other commisions etc.) that's sitting in brussel right now is undemocratic as hell, and the individual nations differ a lot about the wanted government. Obviously a lot of european countries would have laws they don't agree with at all. But when the new European treaty is agreed upon the countries probably can't do much about it anymore.

[QUOTE="BlackAlpha666"]

Obviously you are against it for some reason. Well, that's your opinion but aren't you from the US? Why do you care?

LJS9502_basic

Well, I'm indifferent when it comes to culture. I know what you mean when you ask that question but difference between cultures is also what brought us violence, suffering and war. I doubt that the different cultures will be completely forgotten. I think countries will still have many differences because cultural traits are not forgotten over night.

I don't want to hijack this topic so I'll just say this. I think it is a step in the right direction.

[QUOTE="BlackAlpha666"][QUOTE="LJS9502_basic"][QUOTE="st1ka"]

[QUOTE="LJS9502_basic"]What makes me laugh is the thread the other day where a few users argued that Europe was in fact a country due to the EU.11Marcel

its a different aproach there, basically the E.U. is trying to join Europe as one country, kind of like the USA, its one country but it has 50 states. But saying that Europe is a country is dead wrong

Obviously you are against it for some reason. Well, that's your opinion but aren't you from the US? Why do you care?

He's probably against it because the european parliament (and other commisions etc.) that's sitting in brussel right now is undemocratic as hell, and the individual nations differ a lot about the wanted government. Obviously a lot of european countries would have laws they don't agree with at all. But when the new European treaty is agreed upon the countries probably can't do much about it anymore.

Yes but from experience I know that Americans often don't know much about the situation in Europe, just as how Europeans often don't know the situation in America. Which is why I asked him that question.

[QUOTE="11Marcel"]

Wow. It was great seeing how the 5th grader was thinking "oh, stupid!".

Sad thing is, Europe might turn into a country in this age. Curse the day that happens. Especially if it's governed by the people sitting in the parliament right now.

st1ka

Why are you against it? i believe Europe stands a better chance of evolving together rathen then seperatly

Yes but from experience I know that Americans often don't know much about the situation in Europe, just as how Europeans often don't know the situation in America. Which is why I asked him that question.

BlackAlpha666

[QUOTE="LJS9502_basic"]What makes me laugh is the thread the other day where a few users argued that Europe was in fact a country due to the EU.st1ka

its a different aproach there, basically the E.U. is trying to join Europe as one country, kind of like the USA, its one country but it has 50 states. But saying that Europe is a country is dead wrong

Actually, I rather disagree with your approach there. The USA or the Union, as its called, is a nation that, for the most part, existed as independent and recognized before most of its "states" joined the union. ONly the thirteen original colonies are older than the Union. In essence, there are no "states" without the Union. Sure, Texas, Hawaii, existed as independent before annexation, but you have to understand that the majority of inhabitants in every state were Americans; thus comparing the USA's union to the EU's future union is a jump that shouldn't be made.. YOu have the right idea, certainly, but the USA is odd b/c the issue of state rights vs. federal rights were resolved in the Civil War (in favor of federal, obviously) and that, in my opinion, is the best thing that has happened for this nation's politics

I prefer another one i saw

Q: What religon are budist monks?

A: I d'no... Islamic?

[QUOTE="11Marcel"][QUOTE="BlackAlpha666"][QUOTE="LJS9502_basic"][QUOTE="st1ka"]

[QUOTE="LJS9502_basic"]What makes me laugh is the thread the other day where a few users argued that Europe was in fact a country due to the EU.BlackAlpha666

its a different aproach there, basically the E.U. is trying to join Europe as one country, kind of like the USA, its one country but it has 50 states. But saying that Europe is a country is dead wrong

Obviously you are against it for some reason. Well, that's your opinion but aren't you from the US? Why do you care?

He's probably against it because the european parliament (and other commisions etc.) that's sitting in brussel right now is undemocratic as hell, and the individual nations differ a lot about the wanted government. Obviously a lot of european countries would have laws they don't agree with at all. But when the new European treaty is agreed upon the countries probably can't do much about it anymore.

Yes but from experience I know that Americans often don't know much about the situation in Europe, just as how Europeans often don't know the situation in America. Which is why I asked him that question.

actually we get all the news on Oboma and hillary, presidential elections ect from america on the news in the UK

[QUOTE="BlackAlpha666"][QUOTE="11Marcel"][QUOTE="BlackAlpha666"][QUOTE="LJS9502_basic"][QUOTE="st1ka"]

[QUOTE="LJS9502_basic"]What makes me laugh is the thread the other day where a few users argued that Europe was in fact a country due to the EU.markop2003

its a different aproach there, basically the E.U. is trying to join Europe as one country, kind of like the USA, its one country but it has 50 states. But saying that Europe is a country is dead wrong

Obviously you are against it for some reason. Well, that's your opinion but aren't you from the US? Why do you care?

He's probably against it because the european parliament (and other commisions etc.) that's sitting in brussel right now is undemocratic as hell, and the individual nations differ a lot about the wanted government. Obviously a lot of european countries would have laws they don't agree with at all. But when the new European treaty is agreed upon the countries probably can't do much about it anymore.

Yes but from experience I know that Americans often don't know much about the situation in Europe, just as how Europeans often don't know the situation in America. Which is why I asked him that question.

actually we get all the news on Oboma and hillary, presidential elections ect from america on the news in the UK

I'm not saying that we don't hear anything about America, I'm just saying that some people choose not to know much about America. How much information did you get from the news? How many people watched that news? And how many decided to remember that information?

Just because you got the "news" doesn't make you instantly all knowing.

[QUOTE="BlackAlpha666"]

Yes but from experience I know that Americans often don't know much about the situation in Europe, just as how Europeans often don't know the situation in America. Which is why I asked him that question.

LJS9502_basic

Well, they can leave the EU. It's probably an unrealistic choice but the choice is there. After all, you can't please everyone.

To everyone claiming that the EU is in some way trying to "join Europe as a single country": Please... Do some reading. Not only is this positively ridiculous, but also very untrue.

Basically, because Europe is many very different countries occupying relatively little space (compared to, say, the US), the EU is trying to find common ground / generally accepted rules in politics and economy by all member states. This has nothing to do with culture, unless you find the try to establish human rights in every country as "spoiling the culture". There is more difference between, say, Spain and Turkey or between Germany and the UK than there is between any two US states.

What makes "Europe is a country" so funny / sad is not only that it's untrue border-wise, but because its kind of representative of how little notion many americans might have of just how different the european countries are.

In Europe, when you travel to another country (so far I've been to Germany, Austria, Italy and Hungary) you enter a different world. EU / common laws / common currency or no.

To everyone claiming that the EU is in some way trying to "join Europe as a single country": Please... Do some reading. Not only is this positively ridiculous, but also very untrue.

Basically, because Europe is many very different countries occupying relatively little space (compared to, say, the US), the EU is trying to find common ground / generally accepted rules in politics and economy by all member states. This has nothing to do with culture, unless you find the try to establish human rights in every country as "spoiling the culture". There is more difference between, say, Spain and Turkey or between Germany and the UK than there is between any two US states.

What makes "Europe is a country" so funny / sad is not only that it's untrue border-wise, but because its kind of representative of how little notion many americans might have of just how different the european countries are.

In Europe, when you travel to another country (so far I've been to Germany, Austria, Italy and Hungary) you enter a different world. EU / common laws / common currency or no.

Lothenon

I'm pretty sure that woman was just acting. Everyone was acting over the top like in a comedy.

People like her annoy me. It's almost like they fake it.SolidSnake35

Well when selecting contestants for a show called Are You Smarter Than a 5th Grader, I think the producers would make a special effort to pick those "especially gifted" applicants.

To everyone claiming that the EU is in some way trying to "join Europe as a single country": Please... Do some reading. Not only is this positively ridiculous, but also very untrue.

Basically, because Europe is many very different countries occupying relatively little space (compared to, say, the US), the EU is trying to find common ground / generally accepted rules in politics and economy by all member states. This has nothing to do with culture, unless you find the try to establish human rights in every country as "spoiling the culture". There is more difference between, say, Spain and Turkey or between Germany and the UK than there is between any two US states.

What makes "Europe is a country" so funny / sad is not only that it's untrue border-wise, but because its kind of representative of how little notion many americans might have of just how different the european countries are.

In Europe, when you travel to another country (so far I've been to Germany, Austria, Italy and Hungary) you enter a different world. EU / common laws / common currency or no.

Lothenon

yes but the EU treaty is giving brussels power over the country and even though it might not lead to one country it might as well be as they can overpower the single countries

[QUOTE="Lothenon"]

To everyone claiming that the EU is in some way trying to "join Europe as a single country": Please... Do some reading. Not only is this positively ridiculous, but also very untrue.

Basically, because Europe is many very different countries occupying relatively little space (compared to, say, the US), the EU is trying to find common ground / generally accepted rules in politics and economy by all member states. This has nothing to do with culture, unless you find the try to establish human rights in every country as "spoiling the culture". There is more difference between, say, Spain and Turkey or between Germany and the UK than there is between any two US states.

What makes "Europe is a country" so funny / sad is not only that it's untrue border-wise, but because its kind of representative of how little notion many americans might have of just how different the european countries are.

In Europe, when you travel to another country (so far I've been to Germany, Austria, Italy and Hungary) you enter a different world. EU / common laws / common currency or no.

markop2003

yes but the EU treaty is giving brussels power over the country and even though it might not lead to one country it might as well be as they can overpower the single countries

Funny how hardly any fans laugh when she says "I thought Europe was a country" because they all probably agree with her.Brainkiller05

That kid is the WIN!

That woman should face The Paxman on University Challenge! That would make me laugh.

To everyone claiming that the EU is in some way trying to "join Europe as a single country": Please... Do some reading. Not only is this positively ridiculous, but also very untrue.

Basically, because Europe is many very different countries occupying relatively little space (compared to, say, the US), the EU is trying to find common ground / generally accepted rules in politics and economy by all member states. This has nothing to do with culture, unless you find the try to establish human rights in every country as "spoiling the culture". There is more difference between, say, Spain and Turkey or between Germany and the UK than there is between any two US states.

What makes "Europe is a country" so funny / sad is not only that it's untrue border-wise, but because its kind of representative of how little notion many americans might have of just how different the european countries are.

In Europe, when you travel to another country (so far I've been to Germany, Austria, Italy and Hungary) you enter a different world. EU / common laws / common currency or no.

Lothenon

[QUOTE="Lothenon"]

To everyone claiming that the EU is in some way trying to "join Europe as a single country": Please... Do some reading. Not only is this positively ridiculous, but also very untrue.

Basically, because Europe is many very different countries occupying relatively little space (compared to, say, the US), the EU is trying to find common ground / generally accepted rules in politics and economy by all member states. This has nothing to do with culture, unless you find the try to establish human rights in every country as "spoiling the culture". There is more difference between, say, Spain and Turkey or between Germany and the UK than there is between any two US states.

What makes "Europe is a country" so funny / sad is not only that it's untrue border-wise, but because its kind of representative of how little notion many americans might have of just how different the european countries are.

In Europe, when you travel to another country (so far I've been to Germany, Austria, Italy and Hungary) you enter a different world. EU / common laws / common currency or no.

LJS9502_basic

The US can be a single state in a 100 years. China can rule the world. Little green aliens will walk the earth. Cows will fly.

[QUOTE="LJS9502_basic"][QUOTE="BlackAlpha666"]

Yes but from experience I know that Americans often don't know much about the situation in Europe, just as how Europeans often don't know the situation in America. Which is why I asked him that question.

BlackAlpha666

Well, they can leave the EU. It's probably an unrealistic choice but the choice is there. After all, you can't please everyone.

The UK is one of the big players in Europe. It would be unwise to just have them leave.

my god.....could that woman actually be that dumb... since when do they speak french in hungry??:?mlbslugger86

The US can be a single state in a 100 years. China can rule the world. Little green aliens will walk the earth. Cows will fly.

a55assin

[QUOTE="mlbslugger86"]my god.....could that woman actually be that dumb... since when do they speak french in hungry??:?LJS9502_basic

hell in that case they speak spanish and russian too