Reb wrote:
Columbus ... a very famous Portuguese !
AFAIK, he was Italian, and made the journey to America with the help of the Spanish Crown
(nostalgia, Reb?)
What country is Nakamura from?
Sort:
Actually , he is claimed by the Italians , Spanish and Portuguese ! Do some research and you will find he was more Portuguese than the other two .
What do you call Ghandi on holiday in Lisbon ?
Goosy goosy Ghandi.
(becos the Portugeese! Ah never mind).
No mention of the downtrodden red Indians whatsoever.
Pulpofeira wrote:
Believe me, I wouldn't mind living in Iceland, a civilized country, better than here. I only would miss the food...
And Sun. And occasional warmth. And trees. ...
Columbus was a giant jerk of Hitler/Stalin proportions. It's a stain to have a holiday named after him.
NewArdweaden escribió:
Pulpofeira wrote:
Believe me, I wouldn't mind living in Iceland, a civilized country, better than here. I only would miss the food...
And Sun. And occasional warmth. And trees. ...
Let's say Finland, then. Not monarchies.
Pulpofeira wrote:
NewArdweaden escribió:
Pulpofeira wrote:
Believe me, I wouldn't mind living in Iceland, a civilized country, better than here. I only would miss the food...
And Sun. And occasional warmth. And trees. ...
Let's say Finland, then. Not monarchies.
Here, check in which NUTS region do you live. Then click GDP in PPS per capita twice and take a look how many poorer Finnish regions there are:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_European_regions_by_GDP
Surprisingly, West Slovenia (zahodna Slovenija) (where I live) is richer than Schleswig-Holstein, Brandenburg, even Greater Manchester.
Well, is not all about money...
Better compare educational systems, for example.
Or political class! 
I remember a Finnish Secretary of Environment immediately resigning after one of their +10000000000000000000 of lakes being contaminated by a spill. Here, during the Prestige disaster we had to swallow pearls like "black tide is a legal concept" and "what is leaving the ship is like little threads of play-doh".
tigerprowl9 wrote:
It appears to be a Chinese flag, but closer look below the shaking and you will see USA. Someone lose the bigger USA flag and assume he was more Chinese than Japanese?
Looks like the guy is jetlagged too!!!
Maybe it's McDonald's.
Here is recent Eurobarometer's poll results on percentage of people that are satisfied with their life.
Spaniards seem to be a complaining bunch 
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Climate-wise, Finland is a better choice.
NewArdweaden wrote:
Here is recent Eurobarometer's poll results on percentage of people that are satisfied with their life.
Spaniards seem to be a complaining bunch .
Climate-wise, Finland is a better choice.
No. Finland is an awesome choice!
Spaniards seem to be a complaining bunch .
Climate-wise, Finland is a better choice.
Piece of wisdom: better don't keep touching Spanish balls. 
cornbeefhashvili wrote:
NewArdweaden wrote:
Here is recent Eurobarometer's poll results on percentage of people that are satisfied with their life.
Spaniards seem to be a complaining bunch .
Climate-wise, Finland is a better choice.
No. Finland is an awesome choice!
It's not that awesome. Switzerland, Austria, Liechtenstein - the latter with significantly milder climate - are even better choices in my opinion.
stuzzicadenti wrote:
What about Norway??
Norway is a similar choice to Finland. Above named countries still beat it.
At least they aren't the Carlsen sisters again.
Columbus ... a very famous Portuguese !