Your country, Positives and Negatives

[Egg Nog]

I came up with an idea for a survey on everyone's own country. This should be fairly simple. Just follow suit with how I did mine... what you choose can be modern or within recent history (lets say, since the 50s or so).

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Canada

Domestically:

Best part: Health care system (difficult to think of this one)
Worst part: Attention and care for aboriginal peoples

Internationally:

Best part: The invention of Peacekeeping
Worst part: Faliure to act on the Rwanda crisis when it was called for by Romeo Dallaire

[Karrmann]

usa.

positives:
Corvette
Democracy
Vector
me.
UCP
complete freedom
powerful army

hegatives
SUVS
SUVs that accually sell
SUVs being used as family cars
not enough Priuses on road
Supercars.net
bush sticking his nose where it doesn't belong.

[Egg Nog]

No dude, seriously. Fill in the blanks, by the way. :)

Also, neither UCP or Supercars.net are from the USA.

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-Your country-

Domestically:

Best part:
Worst part:

Internationally:

Best part:
Worst part:

[Karrmann]

my bad

[SlickHolden]

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-Australia-

Domestically:

Best part:
Clean, Modern, Friendly, Sports, Cars best bang for the $, Hang shit on the goverment, Weather Sunny to start with then 4 hours of rain but finnish the day with Sun, Good shops, Great local tv shows, Medicare, Freedom, Free speach 100%, Some fine home made Actors, Singers,

Worst part:
Medicare, Small buss doesn't get enough help from goverments, Tolls, GST, peter costello, 100kp/h Speed limits, Some bad roads, Treatment of the aboriginal people early on, Home made Actors Overseas don't get a chance to do much local movies,

Internationally:

Best part:
S.A.S, Holden cars exported, Big sport stars, Meat, Zeta,

Worst part
To many imports, Wars, Weak puppet goverment, U.S people think it's Aussies that give it to sheep :mad:


800 post for me woohoo :D

[GTR Dreamer]

-New Zealand-

Domestically:

Best part:
Worst part:imigrants, crappy justice system, the dole, and lots of other stuff....

Internationally:

Best part: sarah ulmer and the swindell twins winning!!!!!!!also ben foughy is from my town!!!!!
Worst part: dunno..........

[crisis]

-Your country-

Domestically:

Best part:
Cheap powerful cars. Quiet peaceful lifestyle (Im old). Aussie rules footy. Great camping places. Cheap generally good food. Good wine. V8 Supercar racing. Lower import duty on 4x4s so I can afford one. Laid back attitude.
Worst part:
Everthing other than the cars and food is imported so it costs more than the US, Europe and Asia. Local govenrments. State governments. Federal governments. GST. Health system. Taxes. Levies. Bank Charges. Loud mouthed minorities guiding government policy.

Internationally:

Best part:
Sports people.SAS (good one). Geographical isolation from most of the worlds trouble spots. Monaro (GTO)
Worst part:
Australian films. Percieved sycophancy to the US. Target of Al Queada. Distance from the Northern hemisphere and its great musical acts (not many good concerts)

[silverhawk]

PAKISTAN:

Domestically:
Best Part: slow increase in literacy.
Worst Part: corrupted politicians, poverty, crimes

internationally:
Best Part: the Govt. has cleared all debts & helped in anti terrorist activities. slow improvement in the economy
Worst Part: lack of tourism facilities.

i live in the UAE so i dont know much about Pakistan.

[Mustang]

England


Bet part : Aston martin, me, BRC, BTCC, WRC GB :) top gear :p
worst part : weather, high driving age, SPEED CAMERAS :mad: :mad:, insurance levels

[Misho]

PAKISTAN:

internationally:
Best Part: the Govt. has cleared all debts & helped in anti terrorist activities..

hmmm, interesting. especially that the two r linked together.

[Hell_Unleashed]

-Sri Lanka-

Domestically:

Best part:
Amazingly beautiful, most parts are peaceful.

Worst part:
Too many politicians plus most of them dont know jack, The flippin civil war, Very high taxes on vehicles.

Internationally:

Best part:
No international disputes, A lot of tourism (most of the time), Sri Lankan Airlines (cos its partly owned by Emirates)

Worst part
Again... too many politicians who don't know whats good for the country, they sell everything thats valuable in the country to others for so f-ing cheap.

[UK CARS]

PAKISTAN:

Domestically:
Best Part: slow increase in literacy.
Worst Part: corrupted politicians, poverty, crimes

internationally:
Best Part: the Govt. has cleared all debts & helped in anti terrorist activities. slow improvement in the economy
Worst Part: *Correction*imports to the UK
i live in the UAE so i dont know much about Pakistan.
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[henk4]

Holland

Domestically

Advantages: One of the most civilised countries, great social system, health care, education, tolerance, public transport, roads.
Disadvantages: too crowded, high property prices, right wing government. Already too many SUV's, jeeps and caravans.

Internationally:

Advantages: We know quite a lot about the outside world.

Disadvantages: We know everything better

[Misho]

EGYPT

Domestically:

Best part: Good weather, excellent touristic places, funny/friendly people. Generally fun atmosphere.
Worst part: How about everything ?!! :)

Internationally:

Best part: Greatest civilisation EVER. Basically everything related to Ancient Egypt.
Worst part: That the "best parts" are all about 5000 years old !!

[UK CARS]

-England-

Domestically:

Best part:Pubs, clubs, women, cars, beer, comfy beds, music, food,
Worst part:violence, gun crime, gangs, theft, taxes, speed cameras, illegal imigrants, imigrants living off "OUR"taxes, chewing gum stuck to the pavements, old people, me, farmers, bus lane, london, Teachers, scottish people, welsh people and irish people who live here, sport, and millions of over things.

Internationally:

Best part: Most elite special forces regimant in the world-The Sas, Cars.
Worst part:Tony Blair, the queen, and all them posh people.

[SlickHolden]

Most elite special forces regimant in the world-The Sas, .
Tell that to the iraq's lol And the U.S :D
We could argue all year over this one which S.A.S is best :D

[UK CARS]

Tell that to the iraq's lol And the U.S :D
We could argue all year over this one which S.A.S is best :D
Hey mate , we own you!!!!!!! :D

[SlickHolden]

Hey mate , we own you!!!!!!! :D
Where's you recipt then lol :D :p

[UK CARS]

Where's you recipt then lol :D :p
Erm, its somewhere in buckingham place. :D

[NoOne]

-England-

Domestically:

Best part:Pubs, clubs, women, cars, beer, comfy beds, music, food,
Worst part:violence, gun crime, gangs, theft, taxes, speed cameras, illegal imigrants, imigrants living off "OUR"taxes, chewing gum stuck to the pavements, old people, me, farmers, bus lane, london, Teachers, scottish people, welsh people and irish people who live here, sport, and millions of over things.
Again, picking on us Welsh !!! Don't you know that us Welsh are great people and that God gave you guys the Scots to pick on? :p

Dave = British by birth, Welsh by the grace of God ... Canadian now, making me quite elite, a citizen of the 2 greatest countries in the world. :)

[SlickHolden]

Erm, its somewhere in buckingham place. :D
Need proof Can't trust royals they are to royal lol :p

[silverhawk]

hmmm, interesting. especially that the two r linked together.

i guess. Pak borrowed a lot of money from other countries like US. they stopped most trades with Pak until the debts were paid.

some news for Hell Unleashed:
my uncle joined Sri Lankan airlines in Pak. he's been to SL twice & he loved it. he's been interviewed by a Paki TV channel in Sri Lanka about his visit. ive seen all of his photographs & its a very beautiful place.
i was in his office on saturday & met this fellow from SL. he loved Pakistan & wanted to settle here, not that he didnt like Sri Lanka, he's used to natural beauty & beautiful beaches so he liked the hustle of the big Karachi city. when its just the opposite with me.

[crisis]

hmmm, interesting. especially that the two r linked together.
+1 for pure cynicism. Plus I owe you some I think.

[IBrake4Rainbows]

Australia.

Best Part

Clean, warm, sunny most of the time. Lovely people, very multicultural, big enough to matter, small enough to care. Great music scene (locally anyway.)
Worst Part
Very multicultural, to the point that political correctness runs rampant. In a drought right now, hard country to make a living off of, the fact the council in Canberra doesn't really give a crap.

INTERNATIONALLY

Best Part

percieved freedom and welcoming arms. great export potential, an aussie in every british pub behind the counter (So i've heard).....

Worst Part

Target for anyone hating the U.S. Puppet PM, Lack of true freedom from mother Britain.

[Hell_Unleashed]

i guess. Pak borrowed a lot of money from other countries like US. they stopped most trades with Pak until the debts were paid.

some news for Hell Unleashed:
my uncle joined Sri Lankan airlines in Pak. he's been to SL twice & he loved it. he's been interviewed by a Paki TV channel in Sri Lanka about his visit. ive seen all of his photographs & its a very beautiful place.
i was in his office on saturday & met this fellow from SL. he loved Pakistan & wanted to settle here, not that he didnt like Sri Lanka, he's used to natural beauty & beautiful beaches so he liked the hustle of the big Karachi city. when its just the opposite with me.
lol... glad someones heard of SL... Most other ppls been like 'huh? where the hell is that?'

[Misho]

thanks crisis.
i will go to the nearest dictionary and look up "cynicism" right now !!

[Hell_Unleashed]

thanks crisis.
i will go to the nearest dictionary and look up "cynicism" right now !!
thas good... post the meaning up once u find it... the first time ive ever heard it too.

[The Tuner]

uae
domestically
best part: very quikly growin city, no taxes, very cheap fuel, multicultural and metropolis, lots of job openings, lots of nice cars, and we jus got ourselves a gold medal! :D
worst part : cant get citizenship, cant own stuf if u not citizen (changin now actually, ask if u wana kno further, not tht u need to) prices are goin up a wee bit, fuel prices rose a litle while ago, gets very humid (tht count? :S)

int'l
best part: makin a ncie stand in the owrld, till a litle while ago, worlds only 7 star hotel, gona have the worlds bigest mall, tallest tower, has the 8th wonder of the world, lots of good relations
worst part: stil not tht big to make a huge difference, n not all tht outspoken agaisnt stuff in the intl floor, but sheikh zayed (ruler) has helped many times in aid campaigns n all.

aur hey silverhawk...tum uae me kidhar rehte ho?

[Misho]

"cynicism" seems to be the same as "sarcasim".

the good thing is that someone actually understood my post !! :D

[silverhawk]

Tuner, i live in Sharjah.

u forgot to mention the best part of UAE is that u can see just about any car in a posh area. ive even seen an Enzo there. :eek:

[Coventrysucks]

Cynicism is not the same as sarcasm.

A Cynic is someone with little faith in human sincerity and goodness:
E.g. I am a cynic. When I see John Prescott (the fat and unloved Deputy Prime Minister) rescuing a man from drowning (http://news.scotsman.com/uk.cfm?id=949212004), I don't think he's doing it because he is some sort of hero, I think he's doing it for votes and publicity. (Not really, but you get the point)

The gibbering, foulmouthed-fool, yesterday:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio4/today/reports/archive/features/images/john_prescott220x160.jpg

Sarcasm is a bitter or wounding remark, or an ironically worded taunt:
E.g. When Marcus Gronholm is on another voyage into some German undergrowth, backwards, and the comment "Great driving!" can be heard coming from my direction.

Edited for added thread-relevance:
Being able to call any of our politicians a fat, violent, Jabba the Hut is one of the positive aspects of living in the United Kingdom.

Having a fat, violent, Jabba the Hut as Deputy Prime Minister is a negative aspect of living in the UK.
Someone threw an egg at him in protest of something, so being "2nd in command" to The Great Blair, he did the sensible thing and punched the egg-dispensing yokel in the face.

[Misho]

Thanks coventry! A funny, informative post as usual.

[crisis]

Thanks coventry! A funny, informative post as usual.
Cynicism in the context of your post was that you suspected that Pakistans sudden windfall economically had something to do with its crackdownon terrorism. Coventry's definition was a little harsh (although accurate). Sorry if Im being overly obvious.

[Spastik_Roach]

AOETEROA! (New Zealand!)

Domestically:

Best part:No Nuclear, No Rednecks running government, little pollution, great scenery.
Worst part: Our endless amounts of boy racers, and I can't think of anything else. Its a fantastic country.

Internationally:

Best part: Our culture, tourism and great movies :P
Worst part: Our image that this is the perfect country to immigrate into!

[Hell_Unleashed]

AOETEROA! (New Zealand!)

Domestically:

Best part:No Nuclear, No Rednecks running government, little pollution, great scenery.
Worst part: Our endless amounts of boy racers, and I can't think of anything else. Its a fantastic country.

Internationally:

Best part: Our culture, tourism and great movies :P
Worst part: Our image that this is the perfect country to immigrate into!
The SHEEP!! What about the SHEEP!?? Is that a good thing or the bad thing? lol...

[crisis]

The SHEEP!! What about the SHEEP!?? Is that a good thing or the bad thing? lol...
Taste good an make nice jumpers. (if you chase them).

[DasModell]

+ cheap
+beutiful womens . or so i've been told .. i'm subjective :D

-Bureaucracy
-Coruption
-no real racing circuit :(

[Blue Supra]

AUSTRALIA!!! (AKA little USA)

Domestically:

Best part: Summer! The beach, mates, Holdens, foolish local governments who employ people like me, Having everything everyone else has except more of it! Long roads and lots of them, gorgeous girls, opportunity to do anything, the best damn elite forces in the world! (SAS) Being able to grey import. barbeques, steak and Sosos(sausages) having choice, multiculturalism, freedom (of sorts) relatively cheap petrol (compared to many places) and of course AFL! (go the ROOS!)

Worst part: Whiny greenies crying about ILLEGAL immigrants being locked up like the should be (they are ILLEGAL!!!) A weak PM (although elections are soon, I'm voting for Latham.) The destinct absence of rain or water in general is beginning to annoy me as well as not being able to go out on a friday night and not come across "fully sick mate" wankers :mad:

Internationally:

Best part: Rugby(both codes, Carn the Brumbies!) Cricket, and just sports in general, on a per capita basis Australia crapped on everyone in the Olympics. Having Aussies world reknown as awesome fun people!

Worst part: annoyingly weak government, might as well be another US state with the Free Trade Agreement coming in, lack of ability to learn from mistakes.

[fpv_gtho]

Australia:

Domestically:
Good: laid back lifestyle, cities not overcrowded yet, heaps of beaches, plenty of raceways and dragstrips
Bad: UV rays, One eyed Holden and Ford fans, people who think cause theyve been around longer and seen more that makes them smarter..

Internationally:
Good: Our dedication to sports, our competitiveness, home of the last cheap yet quality RWD's
Bad: Federal government, PM with possbly the most imitated voice in the country (not such a bad thing paying out on the PM), internation impersonations of our accent

[SlickHolden]

AUSTRALIA!!! (AKA little USA)
No you can't say that :(

What you could say is john coward doesn't answer to the Australian people or even the Queen. But he does answers to George Dubya :eek:

[fpv_gtho]

Internationally:
Good: Our dedication to sports, our competitiveness, home of the last cheap yet quality RWD's


forgot to mention that we kick off the F1 season :p