How Americans see Europe

I'm surprised it's not french fries since their national refrain seems to be "we REALLY invented thin-cut, fried potatoes and they're only good here!"

They're fricking fries for pitty sake.

 

Never ever ask for French fries in Belgium. It's, of course, Belgian fries. They just call them "frites" and yes they claim to have invented the thing. I guess it's not so different from the English breakfast vs Irish breakfast.

 

Oh yeah, you're right!
I've somehow mixed Remedy with FutureCrew

 

I can understand Brits going on and on about inventing the jet engine, or Frenchies going on and on about inventing oral sex, but "frites"? That's all the game you got Belgium?
If only Holland hadn't invented onion rings!

 

For education you always find surprises around the world. Look at a place like Kerala in southern india with 90+% (reported as high as 97%) literacy rates. This in spite of the fact that the largest contributor to GDP within the state is overseas remittances. Basically, dating back to the 19th century the queen declared that everyone should be educated and since then the following rulers have kept up the tradition.

All that is required is an ingrained tradition that education is important. It really doesn't cost that much to teach people to read and basic mathematics if the culture pushes that as a basic requirement of the society. It appears that Kazakhstan has such a culture. If you look at world literacy rates, they are dominated by generally poorer countries to a surprising degree.

 

but they want you to dip them on mayonnaise! YUCK!

 

And to continue with a few more
Norway = FunCom (Anarchy Online, Age of Conan, The Longest Journey & Dreamfall)

Bulgaria = Haemimont Games (Tropico 3, Grand Ages)

For more developers, take a look here. (might be a bit outdated, but still interesting)

 

Hey, Dutch mayonaise is perfect on fries ... And yes we do drown them in that shit. Also recommended is olive oil based mayonaise and yoghonaise. So much better than, say, ketchup.

Oh and the Netherlands has Guerilla Games and those guys that make that game with the little Gremlin type creatures.

 

Almost forgot - we finns have santa claus, so good luck enjoying xmas without finland!

 

We would use the French verion, Papa Noël

 

Ah, but the best of all is the unholy marriage of Mayonnaise AND Ketchup. Mmmmmmm. Equal portions of both, mix'em up and then start dipping the fries. Heck I used to dip pizza slices in it.

Regards,
SB

 

Yeah right. Like we all don't know he lives at the North Pole.

...submarine I guess?

 

Fixed.

 

Don't care about santa claus, but you finns have Turkish Pepper...except, it was originally a Danish candy, lol... Anyway, this planet wouldn't be the same if Turkish Pepper didn't exist.

It's the ultimate in candy goodness, and the recipe is just about perfect really... Strong, natural licorice flavor, balanced against a round, full sweetness with just a hint of saltyness underneath, and enrichened by spicy pepper and salmiak to really make the full experience quite sensational. Suck the candy carefully to prevent the powder in the center from getting released for as long as possible, or crush it brutally between your teeth to break out the goodness immediately - both methods of enjoyment are equally legitimate!

Only problem: the hard candy edges wear out your mouth, and the salmiak gives you a sour stomach if eating too many of them. Moderation is recommended here for the best experience.

 

Pff, north pole was made up story by the americans because they couldn't stand the fact that Santa belongs to some other country!

 

Well, "santa claus" (saint Nicholas) was greek, originally, so seems you guys are the ones who stole him from where he belongs...!

 

If one is afraid of the hard edges, you can always do vodka-drinks out of 'em
The mix I've been usually using is 55-65 turkisk peppers (crushed or melted, crushing is "safer" since without added water it easily burns when melting) for 0.5 liters of vodka