Cool and Interesting Things about Your Country

[Tatyana]

One of the things that I LURVE about living in England is FASHION.

Even the high street shops have designers/models doing ranges for them

Kate Moss for Top Shop

John Rocha, Jasper Conran +++++ many others for Debenhams (department store), and recently, Robert Cavelli for H and M.

The SUPER cheap shops that are like Walmart (in this case Primark/Prada-mart) are making absolutely gorgeous clothing.

There is always a HUGE fashion/style section in all of the weekend paper supplements as well.

I have also often wondered if this is going on in other countries.............the last time I was in NA, I had to go to health food shops to get organic stuff.

All of the supermarkets (even the discount ones) are doing HUGE organic ranges in the UK, and this has been going on for ages.

It is actually easier NOT to own a car in London, and public transport is 24 hours (although shortly after 1 am it is the night buses).

You can get almost anywhere by train, great way to catch up on your reading.

Canada and the Scandanavian countries are the cleanest I have been to, although the air smells better in remote areas in Canada.

The bike paths in het Nederlands RULE.

You can get proper chocolate EVERYWHERE in Europe, not candy bars which are basically fat and sugar.

Just a few of my favourite things.

 

[justinjones1963]

Denmark and Norway are the two most beautiful places on the planet and I have been on 6 out of the 7 continents and to probably over 50 countries.

I love the public transportation systems in Europe. Austria was particularly nice. The problem with NA is that there is too much space and public transportation systems just are not cost efficient. Plus in the USA we have tons of homeless, junkies and other undesirables (just like Europe, just more of them! lol) The last time I was in NY I was in the subway and got stuck with a guy literally covered in feces, passed out on the subway. It was a nightmare. Stuff like that does not happen in Europe.

 

[b0und]

Off the top of my head...

My country is a whole continent

It's bloody beautiful

We got more interesting and unique wildlife than anyone else

The people are mostly cool, we got the asshole ratio down to about 1-2%

My city is the most relaxed big city in the world, a bit isolated though

We got heaps of sexy girls

I could go on, but I digress



b0und (proud Aussie)

 

[RottenWillow]

The bike paths in het Nederlands RULE.

"Het", he? Kun je Nederlands?

 

[Tatyana]

"Het", he? Kun je Nederlands?

Ik sprekken ercht slecht

 

[heatherrae]

One of the things that I LURVE about living in England is FASHION.

Even the high street shops have designers/models doing ranges for them

Kate Moss for Top Shop

John Rocha, Jasper Conran +++++ many others for Debenhams (department store), and recently, Robert Cavelli for H and M.

The SUPER cheap shops that are like Walmart (in this case Primark/Prada-mart) are making absolutely gorgeous clothing.

There is always a HUGE fashion/style section in all of the weekend paper supplements as well.

I have also often wondered if this is going on in other countries.............the last time I was in NA, I had to go to health food shops to get organic stuff.

All of the supermarkets (even the discount ones) are doing HUGE organic ranges in the UK, and this has been going on for ages.

It is actually easier NOT to own a car in London, and public transport is 24 hours (although shortly after 1 am it is the night buses).

You can get almost anywhere by train, great way to catch up on your reading.

Canada and the Scandanavian countries are the cleanest I have been to, although the air smells better in remote areas in Canada.

The bike paths in het Nederlands RULE.

You can get proper chocolate EVERYWHERE in Europe, not candy bars which are basically fat and sugar.

Just a few of my favourite things.

Wow, that is right down my alley. You make me want to move to london.

 

[Tatyana]

I thought you might like that hun.

I think Topshop is hitting the US, seriously the clothing are just SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO fab! I think we should start a fashionista thread in the women's section.

If you go on Ebay UK, a lot of the clothing will be on it.......


For the lads there are topless models in at least half of the daily papers.

Some have just one (page 3 girls), like the Sun, some are FULL of T and A, like the Daily Sport or the Mail.

For those of you who prefer news in your news papers, there are 3 free daily papers and of course, the broad sheets (ironic, yes) which you can now purchase old style BIG, and you almost need a course in oragami to read them on the tube or train...........or in the tabloid size.


Also for the lads, steroid use is not illegal in the UK. The laws governing them are a bit in the gray zone, sort of like grass in Holland, but as long as you are not dealing, it is not a criminal offense.