View Full Version : POLL - geographic location of our members
This poll is to determine the global localization of all our members.
Physicsforums has a worldwide network of participant of all ages and cultures, it would be interesting to evaluate where they are from. I tried to come up with a fair map of the world, which I eventually based on social/cultural boundaries from a geography book.
Make a choice and mention in a post which country you are from exactly, and gender would be nice too :)
THANKS!
Me: female, from the Netherlands
iansmith
Oct4-03, 07:38 PM
Male from Canada
Male
Location: Barcelona,Catalonia,Spain,Old Europe,planet earth,solar system,milky way,local cluster,Virgo supercluster...
A huge city and a lot of things to do! [;)] http://www.wademan.com/VisionQuest/Pyrenees%20200%20Barcelona.jpg
One question, why is it "important"?
Pandemonium
Oct4-03, 09:02 PM
I'm a male from Singapore in Southeast Asia.
Just want to point out something... you spelt Malaysia wrongly.
Pauly Man
Oct5-03, 12:40 AM
Male, Australia
This is a cheesy way to try to get dates, you know...
Originally posted by Zero
This is a cheesy way to try to get dates, you know... Very funny, Zero. This poll will tell us something about our audience. I am sure we have many non-North American people, and I would like to know how many and from where. The importance, for instance could lie in planning future chat events.
And for the gender, I am more interested to find out how many females are in this science community, since right now I can count us on one hand..
I'd also like to find out whether there are any other Dutch people here, otherwise I have some serious recruiting to do.
Justified?
Originally posted by Pandemonium
I'm a male from Singapore in Southeast Asia.
Just want to point out something... you spelt Malaysia wrongly. I am sorry, Pandemonium, that was the dutch spelling :) I am not even sure if Oceania is the correct expression, but I guess we'll learn sooner or later since some of our members are Australian :P
Ah! The poll is locked, I cannot correct the spelling..
Another God
Oct5-03, 08:34 AM
Male, Australia
Yeah, Oceania seems to be pretty normal, and although Australia is often put into Oceania, I don't really think of it that way...Australia seems pretty stand alone to me. [6)]
Another option is 'Australasia', which covers Australia and all the islands up to Asia
Well, that is why they are both mentioned seperately, although in the same catagorie. What exactly falls into Oceania? New Zeeland?
Originally posted by Monique
Well, that is why they are both mentioned seperately, although in the same catagorie. What exactly falls into Oceania? New Zeeland? It depends somewhat on who's creating the categories. IMO, the Pacific island states* are there, as is/including New Zealand. Papua New Guinea? Australia??
Very few people, vast suface area.
*(not all are fully independent): Fiji, Nauru, Tonga, Samoa, Kiritabi, Cook Islands, Tuvalu, New Caledonia, Vanuatu, Marshall Islands, Palau, Solomons, Federated States of Micronesia, Tahiti (Tuamotu Achipelago), Northern Marianas. Hawaii, American Samoa, and Guam 'belong' to the US; the Galapagos Ecuador.
Mr. Robin Parsons
Oct5-03, 10:51 AM
Male Canada, and why do you lump all North Americans together? there are differences you know, cultural ones.
Originally posted by Mr. Robin Parsons
Male Canada, and why do you lump all North Americans together? there are differences you know, cultural ones. That is true, and I am aware of the cultural difference between people from the US and Canadians, since I've lived in a bordercity where the two countries are only seperated by a river. I'd also have to make a different catagory for people from California vs Mississippi, for instance :)
But Robin, could you look up for me how many countries there are in this world? It would be impossible to list them all seperately, at least this is an approximation since the US is more culturally alike with Canada, than say, Mexico. And that is also why I ask people to list their countries in their posts. I could make the same case for people from the Netherlands and Germans..
At least the poll gives a nice global visualization.
For those intested: I did a little data mining myself. The following data was extracted from the member's profiles (active since 9-1-3 and more than 10 posts), unfortunately many people haven't got their location listed.
But it turns out that at the moment at least 28 countries are represented, which is kinda nice.
A file is attached with the worldmap, the resolution is not too great since file attachements are restricted in size.
iansmith
Oct5-03, 04:49 PM
Originally posted by Monique
A file is attached with the worldmap, the resolution is not too great since file attachements are restricted in size.
Where is the attachment?
Wait a little while, all the attachment have to go through the system administrator before they show up :)
Mr. Robin Parsons
Oct5-03, 06:02 PM
If I recall it properly, the UN is about ~190 countries, something like that.
Did you want a list of thier names?
PSsst even in Canada there is French and English, Irish, Scotish, Ukranian, First Nations, Etc (Sorry rude?) and many more, diversity in what had been called the Canadian Mosiac by some Canadians.
female, portland, oregon usa
quit whining robin...america and canada are neighboring countries and have enough in common to justify them as similar nations...
From the CIA website: there are 268 nations.
Male.
What do you mean, from? Country of birth? Nationality? Current residence?
(a) China
(b) British
(c) England
:) Mainly where your computer is standing at this moment, but if you feel very strong ties with you home country just say where your heart is.
male, originally from romania, now in belgium for at least a year. couldn`t you just ask greg? by the way, greg could you put a sign in the profile to know each member`s sex?
jonnylane
Oct6-03, 06:54 AM
Male, 21, Born in Wales, UK. Now living in Leicester, England.
Pilgrim in an unholy land...
Mr. Robin Parsons
Oct6-03, 07:22 AM
Originally posted by Kerrie
quit whining robin...america and canada are neighboring countries and have enough in common to justify them as similar nations...
Please select out and quote whatever part you seem to dream as "Whining" Otherwise your judgment, well, speaks for itself.
There is NO whine in what I wrote, simply an extrapolation on some (inside) knowledge.
EDIT Sp.
Europe, Norway. Male. 24. [g)]
I am male. My current residence is in Michigan, U.S.A., but I was born in Puerto Rico.
Originally posted by Sonty
male, originally from romania, now in belgium for at least a year. couldn`t you just ask greg? by the way, greg could you put a sign in the profile to know each member`s sex? Hi Sonty, I asked but it is hard to extract the data from the profiles.. I tried manually but many people's profiles are incomplete. At one time there used to be quite a lot of females at PF, I am not sure about the situation now.
oh, yeah, right. the locations like "the universe", "the milky way", "the S-matrix space" don't count.
Mr. Robin Parsons
Oct7-03, 07:18 AM
Originally posted by Monique
From the CIA website: there are 268 nations.
Yes, what I used is the UN, and it is "Memeber Nations" sooo the cia's is probably closer to the total number.
For those who don't know: the CIA website has a really neat 'booklet' called the World Factbook.
http://www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook/index.html
Information from all the 268 nations is very accessible, with a toggle box. Information is also available for the whole globe, under 'World'.
It really nicely lists all the countries' profiles like details about Introduction, Geography, People, Government, Economy, Communications, Transportation, Military, Transnational Issues.
Population growth for the Netherlands: 0.5% World: 1.17% China: 0.6% India: 1.47% United States: 0.92%
All the data is update every year, so it is very recent information.
Zargawee
Oct7-03, 08:43 AM
Male , Jordan (Middle East)
And check the Population growth in Jordan [;)]
Whoa! 2.78% What is the reason for that?
Zargawee
Oct7-03, 09:09 AM
The Early Marriage .
We In Jordan mostly rely on farming , which needs too many workers , so the owner of the farm usually get as kids as he can , so that he can get "free workers" , and this half of the reason behind the high percentage .
The second reason is that some poeple try to get a male baby, so they keep getting kids until they get that male kid.
That was in the past , in the current days , things have much changed , and poeple realized that this is a serious problem , and would increase the unemployment in our country , so , this habit is no more common between poeple , but as I heard , some families in the Badia* Still have this habit , but they are very little percentage of poeple In Jordan.
*Badia : It's the Jordanian Desert
Very interesting to find out the situation behind statistics :)
I was actually trying to see if there were any deviations from the sex ratio in certain countries, but I haven't really seen any very clear signs of it. Maybe the effect is too small to measure.. I have heard that in some cultures female babies are actually killed since they place more of a burden on a family than a male baby does.
The low percentage of population growth for instance in China (
0.5%) is caused by the government restricting the number of babies a family is allowed to have: 2. A friend of mine from China comes from a family with 3 kids.. where they had to hide the pregnancy of the third child since the dad would loose his job if the government found out, who knows what else.
Re China: Isn't the 'one child' policy still in place? It is having all kinds of interesting social effects; for example, pretty much a whole generation has little or no direct experience of 'brothers' and 'sisters' (of course there are aunties and uncles, each with their own word - 'younger sister of my mother' is quite different from 'older sister of my father', for example - but few people under 30? 40? have their own).
Re deviations in sex ratio: they exist, and can be quite extreme. Not only in China, but in many Asian (and other?) countries. Female infanticide is, IIRC, not infrequent in the economically poorer parts of some countries. Prospective parents in places like South Korea can well afford sex tests and abortion is cheap and easy. There are considerable difficulties in getting reliable stats, especially in places where the authorities have strong views on what the data should say.
Mr. Robin Parsons
Oct7-03, 10:23 AM
I just would have like to have not been "lumped in" with the US, cause that seems to happen waaaaay to often, and Canada is different then the US. You've got at least three people here from Canada, why are we counted as US?
Originally posted by Mr. Robin Parsons
I just would have like to have not been "lumped in" with the US, cause that seems to happen waaaaay to often, and Canada is different then the US. You've got at least three people here from Canada, why are we counted as US? I am sorry? I am not sure to whom you are saying this and in reply to what?
Zargawee
Oct7-03, 10:37 AM
By Monique
I have heard that in some cultures female babies are actually killed since they place more of a burden on a family than a male baby does.
That was maybe before 1500 years ago ... Get new info [6)]
Mr. Robin Parsons
You've got at least three people here from Canada, why are we counted as US?
If you want to list each country alone , then I would also complain , why Jordanians are combined with Southren africans ?
Mr. Robin Parsons , It's just that placed are close together ,that's why they are considered one untit.
Mr. Robin Parsons
Oct7-03, 10:38 AM
Originally posted by Monique
I am sorry? I am not sure to whom you are saying this and in reply to what?
Author of the poll, and, see my previous posts.
Oh, I wasn't aware we were still discussing that. Please think in perspective, Robin. You are being very short-sighted.
There are people here from Romania, Finland, Belgium, UK, Ireland, Spain, Sweden, Austria, and the Netherland. And how dare I, they are ALL clumped together in Europe! I have some guts, don't I? :)
I could have divided it in Eastern, Western, Old Europe and the Scandinavian countries. But then I have to further subdivide the other catagories too.
Believe me: China and Japan are WAY more different from each other than Canada and the US. Unfortunately not many people from that area of the globe have responded, but how was I supposed to know?
So, the last time I checked: North America consists of two nations: Canada and the United States. If you like to see how many people are from US and how many from Canada, I encourage you to start another poll.
BTW, the jpg I posted on page 2 is now active!
http://www.physicsforums.com/attachment.php?s=&postid=77609
Mr. Robin Parsons
Oct7-03, 12:12 PM
Originally posted by Monique
So, the last time I checked: North America consists of two nations: Canada and the United States.
Funny, Last time I looked, there were three, Canada, the US, and Mexico. 3 very different places.
Most of Europe has very old ties, to itself.
About as "short sited" as the land-mass that is Canada, I know some of it, as I have covered lots of it's face....roughly the equivelant of driving around all of Europe, how many times? (to cover Canda once)
Well, you are right: that is not very smart of me not to recognize that Mexico is also North-America.. but then WHY! are you complaining that you are put in one batch with people from US? You should be complaining that you are put in the same catagory with people from Mexico :S !?
You are also right that Canada is a very large country.. let me check: yes, it is the same size as the US and the same size as Europe (seperately). But Canada still represents a SINGLE culture (maybe two if you are VERY picky about english/french speaking parts) but in the Netherlands there are also two regions which speak different languages and the same for Belgium.
Size does not matter, Robin. Europe is made up of all small nations. You are true in that too, Europe has strong ties: to ITSELF. Every country has been isolated from the others by different currencies and different languages.
Let me ask you this: have you ever travelled to Europe Robin? Which countries have you been to?
And please could you explain to me why you think Canada is so different from the US? Both are countries with a relatively short history and are made up of immigrants.
Well, I just checked my geography book, the page where the world is devided in different social catagories, based on cultural boundaries.
It actually indicates that Mexico fall is the catagory Latin America. Be carefull! I didn't say catagory 1: North America catagory 2: South America. I said catagory 1: North America, catagory 2: Latin America.. so I was right :)
For support: http://www.adobe.com/support/images/world.gif
This webpage is very intesting: it shows the internet usage of the world by countries. It is performed by a Dutch universisty, in 2002.
http://www.let.leidenuniv.nl/history/ivh/chap5.htm
Mr. Robin Parsons
Oct7-03, 01:02 PM
Originally asserted by Monique
(SNIP) You are also right that Canada is a very large country.. let me check: yes, it is the same size as the US and the same size as Europe (SNoP)
Try again perhaps, same size as the US??, or Europe??, Canada?? are we talking the same thing here??
You said: roughly the equivelant of driving around all of Europe, how many times? (to cover Canda once) The surface area of US, Canada, Europe are equal: all are about 10,000,000 sq km each. From the CIA website.
I guess Russia would be the largest country in the world, with 17,000,000 sq km
Well, first of all:
I am a male, born in Paris, Syrian in nationality, and living in Amman (The capital of Jordan, it is somewhere in the Middle East since i know lot of people wouldn't know where it is).
Monique, wouldn't it be easier if you simply put like Time Zones or something to avoid this problem ?
About the number of countries in the world, i guess there is no right number, since some sources will consider some countries as independent countries, while other would consider them part of another country.
:) Nice try Staii, but do you know how many timezones there are? 25! It works pretty straight forward on the American continent.. its a mess in Azia and the Pacific. http://www.ranchseeker.com/vskin/timezones.gif And do you know which time zone you are in? Most people don't.
[austin powers]
New England Man of Mystery. Yeah baby!
[/austin powers]
Mr. Robin Parsons
Oct7-03, 06:07 PM
Originally posted by Monique
The surface area of US, Canada, Europe are equal: all are about 10,000,000 sq km each. From the CIA website.
I guess Russia would be the largest country in the world, with 17,000,000 sq km
Ahem this is what I stated,
Originally posted by MRP
About as "short sited" as the land-mass that is Canada, I know some of it, as I have covered lots of it's face....roughly the equivelant of driving around all of Europe, how many times? (to cover Canda once) And this is how you put my statement....
quotation of MRP by Monique
roughly the equivelant of driving around all of Europe, how many times? (to cover Canda once)
From that you seem to get me saying, (your quotation of me that I placed in blue) which you've provided NO link for?? Hummmm Canada is about ~7000 kms wide, 1000 Kms to 2000++ Kms deep Second largest country in the world?? please show me, link..
pelastration
Oct7-03, 06:14 PM
male, Belgium, Flemish. Leuk.
My early years were spent on the iceworld of Pluto, much of the time taken postulating on the existance of a sixth vowel. From there I moved to Jupiter's fifth moon- Io, where I joined a group of shape-changing sentinet robots known as the Transformers before leaving them to join synth group Sigue Sigue Sputnik whom with I sung backing vocals on the chart hit 'love missle'. Disillusioned with the recording industry I left Sigue Sigue Sputnik and moved to the town of Reading in Berkshire where I reside in my castle.
hi,
I'm one of those pompous, facist, overbearing, obnoxious americans I keep hearing about[:D] I reside in California, USA
A greeting to the world:
bonjour!
Saluti!
Guten tag!
hola!
Alla w'alla m'a sallekam!(sp?)
konnichi wa!
ni hao! (edited for content)
Jambo!
gegroet!
bunã!
god dag!
jó reggelt!
dag!
god morgen!
hallo!
And of course,
G'day mates!
Mr. Robin Parsons
Oct7-03, 06:45 PM
does this help???
Started at this site
http://www.worldpress.org/map.htm
Map of EU ~50° E/W and 40° to 66°
http://www.worldpress.org/maps/europe.htm
Map of NA ~80° E/W and More N/S 40° to top
http://www.worldpress.org/maps/north_america.htm
I think you can find that Canada is a little bit bigger than all of the EU, and bigger, in land mass, then the US.
gcn_zelda
Oct7-03, 07:18 PM
Murrieta(Southern California), California
Yeah... sure.
nihow!
The simplified chinese romanisation of Hello is Ni Hao!
Originally posted by FZ+
The simplified chinese romanisation of Hello is Ni Hao!
eh- nobody's perfect[6)]
I also know I didn't cover mandarin, but everyone got the point[;)]
Originally posted by Mr. Robin Parsons
does this help???
Started at this site
http://www.worldpress.org/map.htm
Map of EU ~50° E/W and 40° to 66°
http://www.worldpress.org/maps/europe.htm
Map of NA ~80° E/W and More N/S 40° to top
http://www.worldpress.org/maps/north_america.htm
I think you can find that Canada is a little bit bigger than all of the EU, and bigger, in land mass, then the US.
You're the only canadian I know who cares about being compared to americans. It's like me being offended as a californian about being compared to a texan[g)]
wait!- you're not from montreal are you ?that would explain a lot[:D]
iansmith
Oct7-03, 09:19 PM
Originally posted by Zantra
wait!- you're not from montreal are you ?that would explain a lot[:D]
What are you talking about?
Originally posted by Mr. Robin Parsons
does this help???
Started at this site
http://www.worldpress.org/map.htm
Map of EU ~50° E/W and 40° to 66°
http://www.worldpress.org/maps/europe.htm
Map of NA ~80° E/W and More N/S 40° to top
http://www.worldpress.org/maps/north_america.htm
I think you can find that Canada is a little bit bigger than all of the EU, and bigger, in land mass, then the US. haha (to the Montreal comment), well, here we go. First of all, why is Greenland part of the North America in your third map? Doesn't it belong to Denmark and thus Europe?? And it also depends on the map you look at whether Russia belongs to Europe or Asia.
Anyway, you say that I didn't provide link to the landmasses.. I did quote my source: the CIA website.
Canada:
total: 9,976,140 sq km
land: 9,220,970 sq km
water: 755,170 sq km
United States:
total: 9,629,091 sq km
land: 9,158,960 sq km
water: 470,131 sq km
note: includes only the 50 states and District of Columbia
For Europe, see: http://www.worldatlas.com/aatlas/infopage/contnent.htm
Europe - (9,938,000 sq km)
So regarding your: "I think you can find that Canada is a little bit bigger than all of the EU, and bigger, in land mass, then the US" We have established the US and Canada have the same size.. the US could even be bigger since not all areas were included.
http://www.photius.com/wfb1999/rankings/total_land_area_0.html
Is a nice website which lists all the countries in the world, sorted on size.
Zantra, goededag! Good that you see the humor in it. Pelastration, wat een moeilijke naam, maar leuk dat jij er ook bij bent!
And Mr. Robin, in case you're unsure why I posted the surface areas. I noticed you mistakingly thought that traveling through Canada once, equals traveling through Europe several times around. The reason might lie in the fact that Europe lies in the middle of a geographic map, so the grid is very small. Canada lies in the upper left where the grid is much larger.
From that you seem to get me saying, (your quotation of me that I placed in blue) which you've provided NO link for?? Hummmm Canada is about ~7000 kms wide, 1000 Kms to 2000++ Kms deep Second largest country in the world?? please show me, link.. I'm not sure what you meant here, but Canada is the 4th largest country in the world.
1 Russia 16,995,800.00
2 Antarctica 14,000,000.00
3 China 9,326,410.00
4 Canada 9,220,970.00
BTW, that information also came from the CIA worldfactbook, last updated: 1 aug 2003
http://www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook/index.html
Just in case you are going to make a point that Canada IS much bigger than the US: the landmass is only 0,67% larger.
Originally posted by iansmith
What are you talking about?
de rien. j'ai ecouter les gens qui habiter au montreal n'aimez pas des americans qui ne peux pas parler quebecquios;). Ne s'inquieter pas- j'ai quelques amis canadienne- j'ai ne au detoit, et allons au windsor beaucoup.
Vraiment, j'ai rirez a misseur parsons seulement;)
Originally posted by Monique
[B]Zantra, goededag! Good that you see the humor in it. Pelastration, wat een moeilijke naam, maar leuk dat jij er ook bij bent!
Ummm.. ya I just finally figured out after translating that the dutch had nothing to do with me.. lol
And of course I see the humor in it. Parson's seriousness of the whole thing makes it that much funnier[;)]
Guybrush Threepwood
Oct8-03, 03:32 AM
Originally posted by Monique
There are people here from Romania, Finland, Belgium, UK, Ireland, Spain, Sweden, Austria, and the Netherland. And how dare I, they are ALL clumped together in Europe! I have some guts, don't I? :)
[:D] [6)] [:D] [6)] yes Romania rulz
and also male.....
Mr. Robin Parsons
Oct8-03, 07:55 AM
So talk about not reading your own references, from your site link, Obviously NOT the CIA one you keep talking about,
but this page, from your link http://www.photius.com/wfb1999/canada/canada_geography.html
Tells us this;
From Moniques linked site
Area—comparative: slightly larger than the US
Sooo your stating;
Originally posted by Monique
So regarding your: "I think you can find that Canada is a little bit bigger than all of the EU, and bigger, in land mass, then the US" We have established the US and Canada have the same size.. the US could even be bigger since not all areas were included.
IS false according to YOUR references.
Nice move.
Even from your CIA website, the comparitive area is "somewhat larger"
Aside from that, simplicity, Canadians are a minority in North America, ~30 million Canadians, and about 35 Million CALIFORNIANS alone, never mind the rest of the US. That that means nothing to you, well good for you, as for insulting(?) me in another language, good for your too, you reveal yourself for what you truly are.
And Yes, I noticed that you backtracked on the US's size, personally I do not think most people would call Antartica a country.
Anyways, have fun, you had asked for 'geographic' location, not continental, nor cultural, insult simply proves that you know your wrong. Please next time omit the word "important" cause clearly, It Isn't!
O..M..G..!
Talk about abusing details.. in Dutch we've got a word for people like that: mierenneukers, haha! I hope nobody will be able to translate that since it won't look pretty in English, lol.
Please Mr. Parsons, the country sizes were a point of discussion since you seemed to imply that Canada is much larger than Europe. It turned out both Europe, US and Canada are about the same size with roughly 10.000.000 sq km. That was the only point.
I really am starting to understand you less and less. You said: " That that means nothing to you, well good for you, as for insulting(?) me in another language, good for your too, you reveal yourself for what you truly are." Uhm, Robin? Why are you so bitter? I haven't said a single bad thing about you. Except that little expression above, which is just a little humor boiling to the surface.
Anyways, have fun, you had asked for 'geographic' location, not continetal, nor cultural, insult simply proves that you know your wrong. Please next time omit the word "important" cause clearly, It Isn't! Well, obviously you thought it was important? And again, which insult?
And you have still not explained to me why you hate so much to have Canada grouped with the United States. Please explain to me which cutural boundary lies between those two countries. And also explain to me why such cultural boundaries don't exist between China and Japan or Eastern and Western Europe or Old Europe and Scandinavia.
If you can answer that question you've won the discussion.
Mr. Robin Parsons
Oct8-03, 10:05 AM
WOW are you ever good at reading into others statment, Oooops no your not, you just do it as a tactic of your offensiveness.
From your CIA site this about the US
Originally from Moniques CIA (www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook/geos/us.html#Geo) site
about half the size of Russia; about three-tenths the size of Africa; about half the size of South America (or slightly larger than Brazil); slightly larger than China; about two and a half times the size of Western Europe
Guessing that you can actaully read "two and a half times the SIZE.."
Keep going your getting amusing to me now........
Mr. Robin Parsons
Oct8-03, 10:12 AM
Originally posted by Monique
Uhm, Robin? Why are you so bitter? I haven't said a single bad thing about you. Except that little expression above, which is just a little humor boiling to the surface.
And look here, admitted to (but none the less couched) duplicity! with that added in bonus of you having decided that I am somehow Bitter but nothing to back that up, and nothing to it, so you must really be looking in somekind of mirror perhaps, seeing yourself, oh yes you do it again here....
Originally posted by Monique
And you have still not explained to me why you hate so much to have Canada grouped with the United States.
Where does that word Hate arrive from, I simply see a difference in the cultures, you, obliviously, don't!
I Suppose you would need do the same thing, I would need to, to know Europe better, go there. I have travelled in both the US and Canada, and I await the travel to Europe.........ever been to either Canada or the US??
Just to set things straight, since you seemed to take it personally:
Zantra, goededag! Good that you see the humor in it. Pelastration, wat een moeilijke naam, maar leuk dat jij er ook bij bent! It says: "Zantra, goodday! Good that you see the humor in it. Pelastration (the member from Belgium who just replied to the thread and speaks this language), what a difficult name, but nice that you are also here!"
So all I said were two very friendly greetings. I am sorry you take this so seriously, the point of this thread was to get all the members to participate and eventually compile the information into a map. As I said, I bases the catagories in the poll on social classifications of countries, based on cultural boundaries from an atlas. This divides the world in 10 areas, if I had known you would have been so upset, I would have put Canada seperately, but then I'd have to subdivide Europe too. That is why I asked to post a reply with the country, so that that data could be put into a map and the poll itself would give a mind's eye image. I doubt that people from Azia think Canada and US are all that different. It is all about perspective. You probably think China and Japan aren't that different..
*sigh*
quote:
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Originally from Moniques CIA site
about half the size of Russia; about three-tenths the size of Africa; about half the size of South America (or slightly larger than Brazil); slightly larger than China; about two and a half times the size of Western Europe
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Guessing that you can actaully read "two and a half times the SIZE.." Robin, it says Western Europe, Western, Western Europe doesn't mean it is a Western civilization, it means West, in North, East, South, West. A large part of Europe is thus missing.
I have travelled in both the US and Canada, and I await the travel to Europe.........ever been to either Canada or the US?? Funny you should say that.. amusing actually. I might be much younger than you (I think) but I certainly seen many different cultures. For your information: I have lived in the United States for three years (I went there just after my 20th birthday), in Detroit. So I have seen plenty of the Canadians and I've visited quite many places in Ontario. Besides that I have traveled the US, mainly big cities such as NY, LA, Boston, Chicago, Cleveland.
With my stay in the United States I have met first generation immigrants or aliens from the following countries:
Bulgaria
Croatia
Canadian
Zimbabwe
South-Africa
Finland
Japan
China
S Korea
India
Roemenia
Australia
Taiwan
Germany
Bangladesh
Brazil
Russia
Armenia
Iran
These were all my friends, I had close contacts with them.
The following people (not including the countries already mentioned above) are the ones I've met on a week long conference (when I flew from Detroit, MI over to Sardinia, Italy and back) and I had many conversations with them:
France
Pakistan
Italy
Poland
Lithuania
Belgium
UK
Ireland
Spain
I feel very privilaged to have know these people and I have learned alot about their cultures. That is why I was interested in starting this thread to get to know some PF statistics.
Btw, the countries I have visited in Europe are Belgium, France, Germany, UK, Italy (North and Sardinia), Austria.
You still haven't given me arguments about the social/cultural classifications. And you have still not explained to me why you *edit: don't like* to have Canada grouped with the United States. Please explain to me which cutural boundary lies between those two countries. And also explain to me why such cultural boundaries don't exist between China and Japan or Eastern and Western Europe or Old Europe and Scandinavia.
Guybrush Threepwood
Oct8-03, 10:39 AM
c'mon people, make a truce or something... [t)] [:)]
Originally posted by Guybrush Threepwood
c'mon people, make a truce or something... [t)] [:)] [:D] I have changed the first post into something that is maybe more politically correct:
POLL - global localization of our members
This poll is to determine the global localization of all our members.
Physicsforums has a worldwide network of participant of all ages and cultures, it would be interesting to evaluate where they are from. I tried to come up with a fair map of the world, which I eventually based on social/cultural boundaries from a geography book.
Make a choice and mention in a post which country you are from exactly, and gender would be nice too :)
THANKS!
Mr. Robin Parsons
Oct8-03, 11:40 AM
Originally posted by monique
Robin, it says Western Europe, Western, Western Europe doesn't mean it is a Western civilization, it means West, in North, East, South, West. A large part of Europe is thus missing.
No kidding, Western as in excluding the part of the former USSR that is counted twice, as Europe, and as Russia, according to you?
Humm, hadn;t missed that one but she apparenlty thinks I did, Humm, *wonders why* (note to self, hey look her emotive attack changed venues)
Originally posted by monique
Funny you should say that.. amusing actually. I might be much younger than you (I think)
Yes, and over the course of my (Longer) life, I too have met people from just about all of the list you have made, and more.
then....
Originally posted by monique
I doubt that people from Azia think Canada and US are all that different. It is all about perspective. You probably think China and Japan aren't that different
Again you attempt to put words into my mouth that haven't ever been there, shows you like to do other people's thinking for them, rather then respecting their Opinions. And BTW you have given me, right there, the reason why I would want the distinction, BECAUSE the people in "AZIA" (your sp) don't know there is a difference.
As for justifieing it for you, (the cultural) well, obviously you didn't figure it out last time round, might I respectfully suggest you try again, when you are older? maybe by then you will be able to figure it out better, Thanks!..
Originally posted by Mr. Robin Parsons Again you attempt to put words into my mouth that haven't ever been there, shows you like to do other people's thinking for them, rather then respecting their Opinions. And BTW you have given me, right there, the reason why I would want the distinction, BECAUSE the people in "AZIA" (your sp) don't know there is a difference. Robin, Robin. Why is this all about me? You said: Canada and US should have been mentioned seperately. I asked: Why. You said: There are cultural differences. I asked: What cultural differences are there between Canada and the US that wouldn't also seperate Europe, or individual countries like China and Japan. I am trying to understand you, not personally attack you. Since you cannot support your arguments, I assume your standpoint is weak.
About the AZIA thing, Asia is spelled as Azië in Dutch, typos happen.
As for justifieing it for you, (the cultural) well, obviously you didn't figure it out last time round, might I respectfully suggest you try again, when you are older? maybe by then you will be able to figure it out better, Thanks!.. When I am older.. what is wrong with learning now? Since you are my elder you should be teaching me. As I said, I can think of cultural differences between Canada and the United States. I can also think of cultural differences between the UK and Romenia. THAT is my point. If you cannot see that, I am really sorry.
iansmith
Oct8-03, 12:32 PM
Originally posted by Monique
What cultural differences are there between Canada and the US
Beer (much better and stronger) and Hockey[;)]
Originally posted by Guybrush Threepwood
c'mon people, make a truce or something...
That would be nice or maybe another thread on the topic should be started. You both wrong and rigth at the same time.
Many of my friends and family and I could of start a debate because of that
Originally posted by Monique
But Canada still represents a SINGLE culture (maybe two if you are VERY picky about english/french speaking parts)
For info if you are really picky it can be up to 4 (English Canadian, Quebecois, Acadian and Native) [;)]
OK, 45% of the people living in Rotterdam aren't Dutch, the same goes for Amsterdam, where 60-65% of the children aren't of Dutch origin. Every country will have diverse cultural groups, I think the key of the catagories I gave is the underlying structure, like some of the following elements:
To illustrate: the US and Canada fall in the same catagories under the following: livingconditions and development/ economic strong and weak countries/ earnings and debts/ religion/ population growth/ child death/ political cooporation/ economical cooporation.
Where they differ: independance in 1937 (don't ask me why this is mentioned)/ developmental help to other nations (where Europe, Saoedi Arabia, and Canada have spent more money per citizian on this than the US, interesting).
This is the data which the social/cultural map is based on I guess. This information comes from an atlas.. it is not the most up-to-date one though.
Could you tell me a little more information about the English Canadian, Quebecois, Acadian and Natives? Since I am interested in knowing a little more about the population substructure of Canada.
Mr. Robin Parsons
Oct8-03, 02:08 PM
Originally posted by Monique
Robin, Robin. Humm "infantisization" by repetitve naming hummmm Why is this all about me? It isn't about you per say, but the manner of your attempt to frame me emotionally, thats Wrong! You said: Canada and US should have been mentioned seperately. I asked: Why. You said: There are cultural differences. And I also mentioned that Canada is "like a minority in North America", hence a very LARGE cultural DIFFERENCE, one apparently you cannot seem to grasp I asked: What cultural differences are there between Canada and the US that wouldn't also seperate Europe, Europe is separate states, it is the Name of a Continent, not of a country, and most educated people KNOW that Europe is made up of many diverse cultures/countries, they do not know that there are differences between Canada and the US.....Not unlike you, but they are subtle, that I can assure you of... or individual countries like China and Japan. I am trying to understand you, not personally attack you. You can say that, but the "emotivations" are there, none the less Since you cannot support your arguments, I assume your standpoint is weak. Uhmm, usually the weaker one is indicated by their need to use "emotivations" to attack the other
As for the cultural differnces, this is NOT the thread to be going into that, now is it? so please, lets agree to drop it here, you can make a last statement, if you would like, but I will probably refrain from anything further on this "Off Topic" subject. Thanks
*sigh* I give up, you have emotionally drained me by picking on the way I construct sentences rather than looking at the data I am providing, or rather coming with some data of yourself.
*sigh* are you a politician or something?
iansmith
Oct8-03, 05:31 PM
Originally posted by Zantra
BLAME CANADA!
Not again[g)] [s(] [:D]
*haha* [6)] good sense of humor :)
Originally posted by iansmith
Beer (much better and stronger) and Hockey[;)]
That would be nice or maybe another thread on the topic should be started. You both wrong and rigth at the same time.
Many of my friends and family and I could of start a debate because of that
For info if you are really picky it can be up to 4 (English Canadian, Quebecois, Acadian and Native) [;)]
Ok fine then come to Los Angeles where you can hear virtually every language in existance today, if you walk around long enough. Cultural diversity isn't a canadian trademark[;)]
iansmith
Oct8-03, 10:07 PM
Originally posted by Zantra
Ok fine then come to Los Angeles where you can hear virtually every language in existance today, if you walk around long enough.
I have been to LA, all heared was spanish and english. I guess I'll have to walk longer next time [;)]
Originally posted by Zantra
Cultural diversity isn't a canadian trademark[;)]
I guess i'll go to do bed less stupid tonight [:D]
Originally posted by iansmith
I have been to LA, all heared was spanish and english. I guess I'll have to walk longer next time [;)]
I guess you missed korea town and china town then! hehehe
I guess i'll go to do bed less stupid tonight [:D]
Well, I'm glad I could make the world a better place! kumbaya[;)]
resa3535
Oct9-03, 03:40 AM
female, southern california
Mr. Robin Parsons
Oct9-03, 07:37 AM
Originally posted by Zantra
Ok fine then come to Los Angeles where you can hear virtually every language in existance today, if you walk around long enough. Cultural diversity isn't a Canadian trademark[;)]
Humm, Canada ~ 30 million people, California ~ 35 million people Hummmm
Originally posted by Zantra
hi,
I'm one of those pompous, facist, overbearing, obnoxious americans I keep hearing about[:D] I reside in California, USA
A greeting to the world:
bonjour!
Saluti!
Guten tag!
hola!
Alla w'alla m'a sallekam!(sp?)
konnichi wa!
ni hao! (edited for content)
Jambo!
gegroet!
bunã!
god dag!
jó reggelt!
dag!
god morgen!
hallo!
And of course,
G'day mates!
Dude, I feel pretty left out here...you missed "buenos dias" or "hola", or something that represents the largest minority in the U.S. [:((], which I happen to be a part of [:))].
fourth on on the list dude- check again- I got ya covered[;)]
y habla pocqito espanol tambien- vaya con dios!
quantumcarl
Oct10-03, 09:25 PM
North American male.
Naked under my clothes like the rest of you.
Get over it, eh, unless Ian had come up with
some genetic engineering to change that... like
"I grew my own plaid boxers in the womb."
india. om shanti, shanti om[;)]
Originally posted by sage
india. om shanti, shanti om[;)]
Hi Sage, buddy, how are you? long time no see.
Monique, we zijn landgenoten. Noteer voor mij (M) Zoetermeer.
Monique
Oct15-03, 02:56 PM
Gedaan! Leuk om een nederlander te zien :P
Jonathan
Oct16-03, 05:13 AM
Male in America
Mr. Robin Parsons
Oct16-03, 08:59 AM
Just out of curiosity Monique, did you notice that when I had cited your CIA site in this post, (Last one on page five)
Originally from Moniques CIA (www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook/geos/us.html#Geo) site
about half the size of Russia; about three-tenths the size of Africa; about half the size of South America (or slightly larger than Brazil); slightly larger than China; about two and a half times the size of Western Europe
I've moved the red in the quote to point it out, did you realize that this is in reference to the United States of America? Slightly larger the China, after they tell that China is "Somewhat larger" then Canada" and that Canada is "somewhat larger" then the US, but on there own page they state thay are slightlylarger the China....wonder how long it's going to take them to change that one??
Mr. Robin Parsons
Oct16-03, 09:00 AM
Just out of curiosity Monique, did you notice that when I had cited your CIA site in this post, (Last one on page five)
Originally from Moniques CIA (www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook/geos/us.html#Geo) site
about half the size of Russia; about three-tenths the size of Africa; about half the size of South America (or slightly larger than Brazil); slightly larger than China; about two and a half times the size of Western Europe
I've moved the red in the quote to point it out, did you realize that this is in reference to the United States of America? "Slightly larger then China" after they tell that China is "Somewhat larger" then Canada and that Canada is "somewhat larger" then the US, but on their own Countries page they state thay are slightly larger the China....wonder how long it's going to take them to change that one??
P.S. Nice "Avatar" change, is that really you?
Monique
Oct16-03, 09:10 AM
Yes, that's me, Greg started a member photo thread shortly after, it should be fun to get to know some people by face.
And yeah, I noticed they inconsistency a while ago. It is correct though, depending whether you talk about LAND mass or the actual geographic territory (incl lakes, seas etc).
jimmy p
Oct17-03, 06:32 PM
Male, England!!!!
Hey you did miss Preevyet or Strassvoitye from ur big greetings list [o)]
Monique
Oct17-03, 07:12 PM
or Namaste
namaste monique.
yes andre, it's been a long time. exams take their toll on connectivity[;)] .
Jarnhus
Oct18-03, 02:01 PM
Okay... Tiny town (called Bogense) in Denmark
I'm btw male (or so I claim)
Male from Southampton, England.
abhishek
Oct22-03, 04:17 AM
New Zealand, male. But I was born in India, lived there until some 4 years ago.
Btw, it's almost as "insulting" for a NZer being lumped together with Australia... [!:)] (But let's not start with that again [a)].)
Kia ora is the Maori way of greeting.
I'm from Mauritania(not Mauritius)a country in North West Africa, that people seem to think doesn't exist. But if you look at the map of Africa it is one of the most prominent countries there. By the way most Mauritanian's don't live as nomads (a common stereotype). Well if you have further questions on Mauritania I'll be glad to respond.
Monique
Oct22-03, 08:04 AM
Hey Cool, yes, I actually knew of Mauritania and its location, what is its population size? Landscape?
redrogue
Oct22-03, 10:04 AM
Greetings-
I'm female and currently reside in
San Francisco, CA, US.
lavalamp
Oct22-03, 12:51 PM
17/m/England (in the form a/s/l).
RageSk8
Oct23-03, 03:40 AM
Male, California
Currently I live in SoCal (Irvine), but I still associate myself with NorCal (Sacramento, my home). And yes, there is a difference.
http://i-cias.com/mauritania/photos/banc_darguin01.jpg
Here is a picture of one of my favorite sites in Mauritania. It is called The National Park of Band'arguin and it is a reservation park by the sea for migratory birds. It maintains about 280 species of birds, and all together more than 2,5 million individuals.
There are only two million people in Mauritania. So you can imagine how densely populated we are.
http://i-cias.com/mauritania/photos/chinguetti01.jpg
Here is another picture of the mosque of Chinguetti, which used to be the capital of Mauritania. This old city dates back seven hundred years. It is ranked as the seventh holiest city in the Islamic world. pretty interesting.huh!
If you want more detailed info on other cities in Mauritania visit the following site:
http://i-cias.com/mauritania/index.htm
"That fondness for science, ... that affability and condescension which God shows to the learned, that promptitude with which he protects and supports them in the elucidation of obscurities and in the removal of difficulties, has encouraged me to compose a short work on calculating by al-jabr and al-muqabala , confining it to what is easiest and most useful in arithmetic." Abu Abd-Allah ibn Musa al'Khwarizmi
It seems I missed a few, so here's the updated list. If I missed your language, let me know what it is so I can add it. Keep in mind, I can't do cyrillic characters or eastern pictographs(ie: kanji), so let's stick to english phonetical. K thx!
A greeting to the world:
bonjour!
Saluti!
Guten tag!
hola!
Alla m'aallah sallekam!(sp?)
konnichi wa!
ni hao! (edited for content)
Jambo!
gegroet!
bunã!
god dag!
jó reggelt!
Hoi!
god morgen!
hallo!
Preevyet!
Strassvoitye!
Namaste!
And of course,
G'day mates!
Originally posted by Monique
or Namaste
Maybe I got it wrong, but I thought DAG was dutch for hello. Or are we talking finnish or norwegian?
Monique
Oct31-03, 05:48 AM
There was an Indian person who said something like: live in peace (om shanti, shanti om), I replied with a Hindu greeting :)
DAG, hmm, that is actually a goodbye greeting :)
HALLO would be the formal greeting, HOI the informal one.
That kind Indian person is Sage, BTW.
Here are a few (800) more greetings:
http://www.elite.net/~runner/jennifers/hello.htm
So is this list complete and correct, Monique?
Dutch (Netherlands, Belgium) Hallo
Dutch (Netherlands, Belgium) Hoi
Dutch (Netherlands, Belgium) Dag
Dutch (Netherlands) Morgen
Dutch (Netherlands) Môge
Dutch (Netherlands) Goedendag
Dutch (Netherlands) [in spoken language] Goeiedag
Dutch (Netherlands) [rarely used] Hai
Dutch (Belgium) [informal by youth] Helaba
Dutch (Belgium) [informal by youth] Yoe
Dutch (Belgium) [informal by youth] Hiya
I can think of a few more [;)]
Cheers
Ummm.. ya I can barely keep up with the major languages, let alone all the dialects and variations. We got the netherlands in there somewhere;)
Male, Israel
Dear People,
After the holocaust, Hiroshima and Nagasaki, when you have in your hand an Atomic, Biological and Chemical weapon, then any local and, so called, conventional war, can be the starter of a chain reaction (like the atomic detonator in an Hydrogen bomb) .
When the enemy becomes faceless, it means that we lost our humanity fillings and become a killing machine.
I believe you know Billy Budd’s story by Herman Melville:
http://www.bibliomania.com/0/0/36/1006/frameset.html
We have the power to destroy our planet, but if we don’t have the real power to be gentle-developing-complex-systems, then we are doomed.
Organic
benzun_1999
Nov5-03, 06:08 AM
Male, born in Indian (where there are so many languages and dialects). Presently residing in Muscat, Oman. Talking of Languages and Dialects. Nothing is compared to India.
-benzun
Originally posted by sage
india. om shanti, shanti om[;)]
Adaab! Sage Dada! Valo Achen? I am from your neighbor country!
Hi! All!
May be I am the one and only from Bangladesh :(
Joined many days ago......old forum :)
Few days busy for tough exams and projects.....
But I am back to my fav. forum.....and suddenly saw the name Moni(que)
I thought....oh! Here is another Moni (it's my nick name! And in our coutnry if two nick names are same we called them "Mita" i.e. friends!) and found a talented Bio-Chemist!
Here she wrote...
With my stay in the United States I have met first generation immigrants or aliens from the following countries:
Bulgaria
Croatia
Canadian
Zimbabwe
South-Africa
Finland
Japan
China
S Korea
India
Roemenia
Australia
Taiwan
Germany
Bangladesh
Brazil
Russia
Armenia
Iran
Bangladesh!!!
Oh! That means my little, attractive coutnry is known to you people!
I am so happy about it!
Monique
Nov11-03, 11:29 PM
Aap kaise hai! Good to find another dost (that just means friend, right?) Yes, Bangladesh is known to me by the person Mahboob [:D]
RuiMonteiro
Nov12-03, 01:25 PM
Male, Portugal.
And thanks for the CIA website and that website on internet users Monique, it´s very intersting. :)
Rui.
Originally posted by Monique
Aap kaise hai! Good to find another dost (that just means friend, right?) Yes, Bangladesh is known to me by the person Mahboob [:D]
Ma acchaa hu (I am fine! :) )
Thank you very much! Then we are all "dost" (yeah! Friend) here!
This forum is really going fantastic day by day...as last time I've seen!!!
Is Mahboob your "Dost"? Is he also a Bio-Chemist???
Oh! I am Moni studying CSE in Chittagong University of Engg. & Tech. Male 23 years of age :)
Monique
Nov12-03, 01:47 PM
Mahboob was a collegue-dost :)
You are welcome, Rui, I thought those sites were really nice too :D
Monique
Nov12-03, 01:53 PM
I've seen Hindi movies, I know the word dost from the following movie "MUJHSE DOSTI KAROGE", which means be my friend right? It is just hard to understand the literal meaning, since it might mean boy/girl friend right? [:D]
Originally posted by Monique
I've seen Hindi movies, I know the word dost from the following movie "MUJHSE DOSTI KAROGE", which means be my friend right? It is just hard to understand the literal meaning, since it might mean boy/girl friend right? [:D]
Yeap! I've seen the movie! You watch Hindi movie...do you understand them???
Actually, in this part of the world....by "dost" we mean both girl and boy friends. Friends are treated as only friends (well wisher and so so) but in movies it turns to become a romantic relation...in reality which usually don't happen!
Besides! in Bangladesh, though we know Hindi but we talk in Bangla! This is our mother tongue!
And the bad news is....I am the only member here from my country! :(
But I think you all are *Dost* enough to enjoy my stay in here! Isn't it?
Monique
Nov12-03, 03:07 PM
Yes, I don't speak Bangla, but I figured you might understand some Hindi [6)] On the other side, I have known people from India who didn't speak Hindi, so it is always hard to figure out which language is spoken [;)]
I can understand Hindi movies by the english subtitles [:D]
If you are the only member of your country, it is time to do some recruiting right? [:D] Banglesh is the most densily populated country in the world together with The Netherlands, at least in the top five.. so you should be able to access some people :)
So what is the Bangla word for friend?
Oh! Yes! I'll tell my friends [t)]
Friend = Dost (Hindi) = Mita (Bangla)
Then you all are my *Mita* right? [;)]
Monique
Nov12-03, 03:40 PM
Mita, I know that word! [:D]
I know that a lady friend is called a didi (sister), how does that work with a male friend? I guess that is in Hindi, how is it in Bangla?
Do you know the meaning of 'baba'? It is used to address a person, but I am not sure of the meaning.
Originally posted by Monique
Mita, I know that word! [:D]
I know that a lady friend is called a didi (sister), how does that work with a male friend? I guess that is in Hindi, how is it in Bangla?
Do you know the meaning of 'baba'? It is used to address a person, but I am not sure of the meaning.
Oh![8)] You know a lot[8)]
Honestly speaking I didn't expected so much! [;)]
Hmm... you are also interested in Languages :) Thats fine! Me too :)
In Bangla lady friends are called didi too....But that don't work with male friends...ladies call their male friends with "Bhaiya" (Brother)! And in Hindi "Dada"....you may also hear this :)
"Baba" means "Father" ... you may have heard "Dada" as I mentioned!
"Dada" is usally used to adress any unknown person!
I am impressed....you really have good interest in other culture and languages! [:)] [:)] [:)]
How many countries you have traveled so far?
Monique
Nov12-03, 04:21 PM
Originally posted by Moni
Oh![8)] You know a lot[8)] Noo, only a little [:D]
"Baba" means "Father" ... you may have heard "Dada" as I mentioned! Really, I have got an Hindi friend who uses it as: "oh baba, don't be angry" I am not sure what to make of that [6)]
I am impressed....you really have good interest in other culture and languages! [:)] [:)] [:)]
How many countries you have traveled so far? I don't travel to other countries, I let other countries come to me [;)] I've lived in the US for a while and met a lot of people there, I have also attended a major conference in Europe where there also were people from all over the globe. It is very interesting to hear the stories people tell from different countries.
Thanks for the little lesson btw :) I had heard of the word Bhaiya, but didn't realize it means brother. From the movie "Hum Dil de Chuke Sanam" song: Kaipoche "Ay Dheel De Dheel Dede Re Bhaiya"
I'll learn a new language, eventually [;)]
physicskid
Nov22-03, 04:48 AM
Hello everyone!!!
I'm from South East Asia> Singapore and I'm boy.
I'm also a chinese and currently a student.
vmsrvignesh
Nov24-03, 12:12 AM
Male From INDIA
Welcome! vmsrvignesh & physicskid!
Then you two are from Asia :) Nice to see you :)
And vmsrvignesh you are from my neighbour country....
"Aap keysa hey bhai" :)
Male
Currently living in Oakland, CA
Originally from the Philippines
hey.like
Nov28-03, 07:53 PM
Male from Datong city of China
This is a secret enough and winter cold enough city.
Naturely , wind with sky.
stevenson
Dec7-03, 12:08 AM
I'm a male near Chicago.
The_Professional
Dec7-03, 12:12 AM
Mabuhay!
Male/NY/USA
KLscilevothma
Dec7-03, 04:40 AM
Originally posted by hey.like
Male from Datong city of China
This is a secret enough and winter cold enough city.
Naturely , wind with sky.
Hey, which province is Datong in?
I'm also Chinese, from Hong Kong. [:)]
Male. Currently living in Switzerland, but originally from The Netherlands.
himanshu121
Dec11-03, 02:40 AM
Mahboob
MONIQUE u know what it means
Socho to jano
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Monique
Dec11-03, 01:06 PM
Originally posted by himanshu121
MONIQUE u know what it means Actually, I don't.. now you made me curious, what does it mean? I know that there was a movie in 1976 named Mehbooba :)
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himanshu121
Dec11-03, 01:44 PM
Mehbooba means Girlfriend
Mehboob means Boyfriend
These are hindi words used in almost all the songs
Thanks for coda
Dosti means friendship
Monique
Dec11-03, 01:51 PM
Today I bought a National Geographic Travelguide on India, it has such a magical image with its culture. I have never been to India so it is hard to judge, but it looks so colorfull and ornamented..
himanshu121
Dec11-03, 02:01 PM
Yes it is colourful with Diverse i say Diverse Culture
It is a land of Saints & Rishis(Researchers)
The oldest book Veda(s) Rig Veda was composed in India
The Ramayan
The Gita
The Upanishads
I believe there is hardly any one who can beat us in literature
The Mahabharat is the longest poem ever composed u see
With its epic \rightarrow \infty
When u move length and breadth you find colourful India You would Love to visit India
As an Indian I invite You to Visit Our Country And explore its majestic nature even nature has blessed us with Six seasons nowwhere found
Monique
Dec11-03, 02:41 PM
Originally posted by himanshu121
As an Indian I invite You to Visit Our Country And explore its majestic nature even nature has blessed us with Six seasons nowwhere found You have no idea how good that sounds :)
The only thing I would be worried about is the food.. I really like spicy food but my physiology doesn't and I am sure most of the bacteria will be foreign for me too.. :(
Actually, one of my Indian friends went back home last christmas for marriage and soon fell ill, making me even more worried how I would do :)
himanshu121
Dec11-03, 02:49 PM
Yes it happens, my cousins live in UK they always got this problem when they eat spicy food, any way there are some international restaurants which are hygenical without loosing taste n without foreign bacteria [:D]
Monique
Dec11-03, 02:52 PM
You don't want to eat ethnic food in The Netherlands, it has been adepted to our customs so it has no taste left at all.. I had some really good food in the US though :)
himanshu121
Dec11-03, 02:57 PM
Yes i would love to if you will be visiting India do meet me and tell me about your culture & food is the food spicy there. Anyway moh main pani a gaya
Monique
Dec11-03, 11:55 PM
Originally posted by himanshu121
Yes i would love to if you will be visiting India do meet me and tell me about your culture & food is the food spicy there. Anyway moh main pani a gaya Your mouth is watering [:D]
himanshu121
Dec12-03, 01:23 AM
Tu to la jawab hai monique.
Tujhe pata hai iske mutlab - Moh main pani a gaya ka
Monique
Dec12-03, 11:27 AM
Originally posted by himanshu121
Tu to la jawab hai monique.
Tujhe pata hai iske mutlab - Moh main pani a gaya ka This is not easy..
First you say.. you have the answer monique
Then.. do you know the sentence (I guess mutlab is sentence?) - I get water in my mouth
[6)] am I close? It is hard since there are not Hindi translation services on the net and no vocabulary books in the stores :(
himanshu121
Dec12-03, 11:45 AM
la jawab here means u are good
U got it right
I wanted to say that u are good in understanding Hindi
Mutlab here is understanding not sentence[g)]
Moh main pani a gaya ka - Its just a kind of Idiom meaning You are tempted by the thought of food and u want to have it
Mr. Robin Parsons
Dec12-03, 12:25 PM
Originally posted by himanshu121
a jawab here means u are good
U got it right
I wanted to say that u are good in understanding Hindi
Mutlab here is understanding not sentence[g)]
Moh main pani a gaya ka - Its just a kind of Idiom meaning You are tempted by the thought of food and u want to have it
Scuza'me (for butting in) but how do you pronounce that? [8)]
Monique
Dec12-03, 01:17 PM
Originally posted by Mr. Robin Parsons
Scuza'me (for butting in) but how do you pronounce that? [8)] Just listen to lots of songs and have the song text along with it [6)] My favorite:
bejaan dil ko
bejaan dil ko tere ishq ne zi.nda kiya
phir tere ishq ne hii is dil ko tabaah kiya
Chorus:
taDap taDapke is dil se aah nikaltii rahii
mujhko sazaa dii pyaar kii aisa kya gunaah kiya
to luT ga'e haa.n luT ga'e to luT ga'e ham terii muhabbat me.n
ajab hai ishq yaara pal do pal kii khushiyaa.n
gam ke khazaane milte phir milti hai.n tanha'iyaa.n
kabhii aa.nsuu kabhii aahe.n kabhii shikve kabhii naale
tera chehara nazar aa'e
tera chehara nazar aa'e mujhe din ke ujaalo.n me.n terii yaade.n tadapaa'e.n
terii yaade.n taDapaa'e.n raato.n ke a.ndhero.n me.n tera chehara nazar aa'e
machal machalke is dil se aah nikaltii rahii
mujhko sazaa dii pyaar kii aisa kya gunaah kiya
to luT ga'e haa.n luT ga'e
to luT ga'e ham terii muhabbat me.n
agar mile khuda to puuchhuu.nga khudaaya
jism mujhe deke miTTii ka shiishe ka dil kyo.n banaaya
aur us pe diya fitrat ki woh karta hai muhabbatmujhko sazaa dii pyaar kii aisa kya gunaah kiya
to luT ga'e haa.n luT ga'e
vaah re vaah terii kudrat
vaah re vaah terii kudrat uspe de diya qismat kabhii hai milan kabhii furqat
kabhii hai milan kabhii furqat hai yehii kya voh muhabbat
vaah re vaah terii kudrat
sisak sisakke is dil se aah nikaltii rahii
to luT ga'e ham terii muhabbat me.n
Male,17,Belgium,Flemish(Hoogstraten)
Monique
Dec12-03, 01:28 PM
Hoi MHills :) Welkom bij de Forums :)
Mr. Robin Parsons
Dec12-03, 05:46 PM
Hummm, can you hummm me 'a few bars' of that one please....
[6)] [6)]
Male: Wichita, Kansas USA
himanshu121
Dec13-03, 04:39 AM
Hmmm
This song crops up with emotion showing break up
anyway
nice song from Hum Dil de Chuke Sanam
Have u seen the movie
and i know ur Indian friends might be translating for u
my fav
Hum bewafa hur kis na tha
per hum wafa kar na saka
iske saza humko milee
ab jo khata kur na sake
Monique
Dec13-03, 06:39 AM
Originally posted by himanshu121
Hmmm
This song crops up with emotion showing break up
anyway
nice song from Hum Dil de Chuke Sanam
Have u seen the movie Yes, I have seen Hum Dil de Chuke Sanam, that is why I like the song. First the song is played when a husband brings his wife to her first love, but at the last moment she decides to stay loyal to her husband so at that time the song is played for the second time where she leaves her first love and reunites with her husband. It is sung so powerfully, I didn't find out the lyrics until much later, making me like it even more :)
and i know ur Indian friends might be translating for u Actually they don't because they are thousands of miles away from me now :) But I found out that many of the bollywood lyrics are available in translated versions online so that is where I get the vocabulary :) Hum Dil de Chuke Sanam lyrics (http://www.bollywhat.com/lyrics/hddcs_lyr.html)
himanshu121
Dec13-03, 11:03 AM
Hum Bewafa Hargiz Na The
Movie: Shalimar (1978)
Music: R.D. Burman
Lyrics: Anand Bakshi
Singer/s: Kishore Kumar, Chorus
I love this old song
Hum bewafa hargiz na the
Par hum wafa kar naa sake
Humko mili uski sazaa
Hum jo khata kar naa sake
Hum bewafa hargiz na the
Par hum wafa kar naa sake
Chorus: jingala la hum, jingala la hum
Jingala la hum hurr hurr, hurr hurr
Kitni akeli thi woh rahen hum jinpe
Ab tak akele chalte rahen
Tujhse bichhad ke bhi o bekhabar
Tere hi gham mein jalte rahen
Tune kiya jo shiwa
Hum woh gila kar naa sake
Hum bewafa hargiz na the
Par hum wafa kar naa sake
Chorus: hurr hurr, hurr hurr, hurr hurr
Tumne jo dekha suna sach tha magar
Itna tha sach yeh kisko pataa
Jaane tumhe maine koi dhokha diya
Jaane tumhe koi dhokha hua
Is pyaar mein sach jhooth kaa
Tum faisla kar naa sake
Hum bewafa hargiz na the
Par hum wafa kar naa sake
Chorus: [ jingala la hum, jingala la hum,
jingala la hum hurr hurr ] ..
Monique
Dec13-03, 11:27 AM
himanshu121: Janam Din Bahut Bahut Mubarak Ho!!!
himanshu121
Dec13-03, 11:35 AM
Shukriya, dhanywad Monique
[:))]
[t)]
Its so nice of You, I offer virtual sweets to u[;)]
Originally posted by himanshu121
Shukriya, dhanywad Monique
[:))]
[t)]
Its so nice of You, I offer virtual sweets to u[;)]
Himanshu Dada...Monique iss forum ka bohut friendly hey :) oor Hindi film ka vi bohut sosojdaar hei!
Apni ki Bangla bojhen?
nautica
Dec22-03, 03:01 PM
Arkansas, Deep South USA.
Heart of the Bible Belt.
Nautica
skywise
Dec23-03, 01:32 AM
female, currently residing in the continental U.S. but originally born and lived for 20 yrs in Alaska..which I am somewhat offended to see lumped in with the rest of North America...[6)] j/k
Mr. Robin Parsons
Dec23-03, 05:35 AM
Originally posted by skywise
female, currently residing in the continental U.S. but originally born and lived for 20 yrs in Alaska..which I am somewhat offended to see lumped in with the rest of North America...[6)] j/k
Yup, I thought it should have been separated, as a part of Canada, too... [6)] [6)] [:D]
skywise
Dec23-03, 12:02 PM
[:)] In many respects I can relate more with Canadians than Americans. I used to often say that I consider myself an Alaskan before an American. [6)] Course I've lived in the lower 48 for the last four years so my feelings on the matter are evolving.
nautica
Dec23-03, 01:26 PM
Originally posted by skywise
[:)] In many respects I can relate more with Canadians than Americans. I used to often say that I consider myself an Alaskan before an American. [6)] Course I've lived in the lower 48 for the last four years so my feelings on the matter are evolving.
You will come around to our way of thinking eventually.[:D]
Btw - I am visiting sleepy mtn town, CO this week. Crested Butte.
Nautica
skywise
Dec23-03, 05:01 PM
You will come around to our way of thinking eventually.
That's what I'm afraid of. LOL[:D]
Crested Butte, huh? That's on the other side of the continental divide from where I'm at... I'm about 17 miles outside of Boulder.
Gorgeous country.
Looks like I am the sole Bruneian here.
Hi everyone, I'm the new guy from Detroit. Pleased to meet ya.
Monique
Dec27-03, 08:54 AM
Originally posted by Daze
Hi everyone, I'm the new guy from Detroit. Pleased to meet ya. Nice to meet you! You are a student? [:D]
Information gathering can be used in a number of ways, I have read somewhere that most of 'SPAM' data base's originates from europe, in the general vicinity of Holland? Just yesterday the worlds internet use has been stated as being overun with advitizements for porn/viagra? as they are compatable!, I wonder if there is any truth in the location of these, due to hollands liberal attitude's?
As a lot of bonafide Polls are quite useful, it is obvious that totally useless and seemingly harmless polls?..should be avoided with the revelation of it's instigator's location!
You have been warned!
i am 18 from New Delhi, India
am male from macedonia - estern europe.
any body wanna visit me this summer?
wow...i just read the whole thread..
by the way my background is indian, born in the UAE, and came to canada 7 yrs ago (im 16 now) and the only language i know to speak is english..oh and a little french
Monique way impressed..you are much browner than me..lol..sad thing is that most indian restaurants make me get sick, even tho the food is good...lol
Ive always wanted to visit Greece and Rome..anyone from there?
himanshu121
Jan15-04, 05:16 AM
Originally posted by nix
wow...i just read the whole thread..
by the way my background is indian, born in the UAE, and came to canada 7 yrs ago (im 16 now) and the only language i know to speak is english..oh and a little french
Monique way impressed..you are much browner than me..lol..sad thing is that most indian restaurants make me get sick, even tho the food is good...lol
Ive always wanted to visit Greece and Rome..anyone from there?
It is probably that u are not adapted to it [6)] [6)] [6)]
Its spicy and hot [:))]
We do have Mac so u may enjoy it to
Monique
Jan15-04, 02:33 PM
lol, yes the food is spicy :) and yes I don't tolerate it well but it just tastes too good!! Mirch is one of my favorite appatizers, which is basically a stuffed batter deep fried Capsicum (hot pepper) [6)]
himanshu121
Jan24-04, 03:32 AM
Yup Its true
From around the world : i love Pizza with paneer and capsicum topings it makes it hot [6)] and tikha[6)] [6)]
16 Fmale, England Britain Europe
[:D]
startic84
Feb19-04, 10:24 PM
male, singapore
Male-Athens-Greece-Physics Undergraduate.
thunderfvck
Mar7-04, 03:33 PM
Male from Canada/QC
Janitor
Mar10-04, 01:13 AM
Me, all man [:D] from the Sonoran desert part of these here Newnited States of America.
caribjewel
Mar14-04, 03:49 PM
Female , Jamaica
Interesting poll...interesting reasons, Monique.
CJ
Rut Roh
Mar29-04, 10:17 AM
Female
United States
Male
Florida
Southeastern United States
KSCphysics
Mar30-04, 09:24 PM
<--- New hampshire (keene state)
cookiemonster
Mar30-04, 10:09 PM
Male.
Look left.
cookiemonster
Aspiration
Apr3-04, 03:23 PM
Hello, buddies! This is a cool BBS site. I am male from China, but study in Finland/Germany now.
What languages do you speak?
Macgyver
Apr6-04, 04:12 PM
Male. Indiana, United States
Math Is Hard
Apr6-04, 05:07 PM
Female, Los Angeles, CA, USA
(I am surprised - for some reason I thought Motai was British!)
Where would you classify Israel exactly? We are in the Middle East but anything but Islamic. :rolleyes:
(I am surprised - for some reason I thought Motai was British!)
Now what would make you think that?
All American here, as I do not like taxation without representation and occasionally poke fun at Europe's leaders like Henry VIII.
Where would you classify Israel exactly? We are in the Middle East but anything but Islamic. :rolleyes:
At least you are surrounded by Islamic countries right? I agree, it is hard to generalize into groupings.
Math Is Hard
Apr7-04, 05:11 PM
Now what would make you think that?
All American here, as I do not like taxation without representation and occasionally poke fun at Europe's leaders like Henry VIII.
Sorry about that, Motai. I don't know why I had that idea in my head. From now on I will quit imagining your posts with a British accent, though!
st3dent
Apr12-04, 10:48 PM
Male, Paris.
Male and Australian.
[off-topic]
but it annoys me how when people ask my nationality, i go "australian", but they really expect to know my parents nationality, that too being "australian", then they go on to ask where they are born, that being "hong kong" and then suddenly i'm perceived to be from "hong kong" too..
[/off-topic]
Hugo Holbling
Apr17-04, 12:06 PM
I'd also like to find out whether there are any other Dutch people here, otherwise I have some serious recruiting to do.
I'm not Dutch, but i studied in Leiden and my Nederlands is fading through lack of practice. Any snippets of Dutch would be greatly appreciated by this UK male. Bedankt!
Monique
Apr17-04, 12:15 PM
Wat grappig, het lijkt mij erg moeilijk om ergens te studeren waar de taal zo anders is :)
Hugo Holbling
Apr17-04, 12:21 PM
Het is lang geleden, maar ik had wel cryptologie in Nederlands gestudeert. Nu heb ik geen kans op de taal te gebruiken - en dus maakt ik zo veel fouten (je ziet het vanzelf). :frown:
Hartelijk bedankt, Monique.
Male, Georgia (hmm... they say it's Europe)
N42°40'
E40°22'
Ebolamonk3y
May21-04, 11:51 PM
Male, USSR
MadStick
May28-04, 12:39 PM
Hi! I am female and British...
killerinstinct
May28-04, 01:16 PM
Male, Conneticut, USA
If you ask me Mr. Robin Parsons is flirting with Monique.....clearly...
crap...this was on page 5, i thought it was the last page..there's 15!!!!
anyway, im from Canada, go Canada
loseyourname
May28-04, 06:35 PM
Male, from Los Angeles, CA, USA.
remcook
May29-04, 06:33 AM
Dutch right here :)
But then..I'm moving to the UK in September.
Matt-235
May29-04, 12:34 PM
Male; Missouri, USA
Pattielli
May29-04, 01:04 PM
Male, Beljum.
celtchic
May29-04, 01:12 PM
In response to your poll:
I'm a Female from the U.S.
honestrosewater
May29-04, 01:30 PM
Female, Largo (Tampa Bay Area), FL, US
Elkay is a female from Central Florida, USA.
There's quite a few Floridians here on the forums. I'm surprised.
Dr Transport
May30-04, 02:44 PM
Male, from some place outside of Philly, soon to be in the midwest
Male from Poland (Europe)
Gokul43201
Jun17-04, 07:09 PM
What if you are from Country A, but studying/working in Country B ?
People just joke, I guess. lol
Male
US (from several states on the prairie)
geometer
Jun20-04, 11:33 PM
Male, United States, Oregon
kishtik
Jun21-04, 07:55 AM
Male, Turkey
Female, from the east coast of England.
Alliance
Jul7-04, 02:22 PM
Female, England
Hmm...been on the PF for a while and missed this!! Oh well!!
Male from Durban, South Africa.
It's a really nice place you know! And it seems that I'm the only guy from Africa here!! hehe!! I know Mooberrymarz is also from SA though!
KnowledgeIsPower
Jul20-04, 02:17 PM
Male, 17, England.
Fantastic forum by the way.
Moonbear
Jul21-04, 12:29 AM
Oh, hmm, I don't think I ever posted here (I think the last time I looked at this thread was the day I joined and wasn't sure if I was going to trust you all enough to reveal anything about where I am yet).
Female, Ohio, USA (but, just for the record, I started out my life on the RIGHT coast...oh, for those of you who insist on using compass points for directions, that's the East Coast...tee hee...I have yet to fully adopt the mid-western lifestyle).
Male, from Australia. And this is my 1st post too, hi everybody! :)
Entropy
Aug16-04, 04:39 PM
Male, Florida, US.
phoenix2634
Aug18-04, 12:55 AM
Male, Utah,USA
NoPhysicsGenius
Aug20-04, 11:53 PM
Male, United States of America
DarkForXe
Aug23-04, 01:05 AM
i don't know wheather i am a bit late for this.
Male, Malaysia (Well, u spell Malaysia as Malesia)
poolwin2001
Sep5-04, 11:12 AM
MALE.
INDIA
Clausius2
Oct22-04, 07:08 AM
Male: Madrid
SPAIN
SPAIN
SPAIN
Tom McCurdy
Oct22-04, 04:25 PM
Male- USA- Michigan
Male
Canada
Originally from Ukraine
Pyrrhus
Oct22-04, 09:11 PM
Male, Dominican Republic, Caribbean :cool:
chem_tr
Oct23-04, 09:26 AM
Male, Turkish Republic-Istanbul
Pieter Kuiper
Oct23-04, 12:24 PM
I'd also like to find out whether there are any other Dutch people here, otherwise I have some serious recruiting to do. Here is a male one (living in Sweden).
Monique
I'd also like to find out whether there are any other Dutch people here, otherwise I have some serious recruiting to do.
Why "otherwise"? Just do it :smile:
Vector Sum
Oct25-04, 08:44 AM
Vector Sum:
Big Boy
American (Northeast), with Immigrant mother (Britain) and Canadian Father
NileQueen
Oct25-04, 12:48 PM
"in Dutch we've got a word for people like that: mierenneukers, haha! I hope nobody will be able to translate that since it won't look pretty in English, lol."
Yes you are right about that. I've seen quite a lengthy website with all kinds of Dutch insults on it. The predominant theme was genitalia and diseases.
I generally don't give a lot of details in profiles for security reasons.
Male, Belgium, Dutch speaking (besides French, English, ...)
Male, Italian, working in Germany
humanino
Nov4-04, 08:45 AM
You will soon count me among the lost souls in the US. America rules ! :cry:
Mmmmmmmmmmmm....
Well, accordgin to my modest knowldge, and if my memort is not wrong, the arabic world [aka middle east and north africa] even it is 14 millinion km^2 and with the huge population it has....Get ready to hear the next...
IT IS STILL ONLY 20% of the Islamic world.... to be more precise it is 19.78%..
Hahaha, i found it amazing how many people in the "Western World" don;t know that..[yeah, i am from the western world...even i lived very long years in the middel east!]
[i am not mkaing fun of anybody..but i just find it funy how usually arabs are considered the vast majority of muslims...] :rofl: :rofl:
Bob not Alice
Apr9-09, 10:42 AM
UK and the forum name gives the gender away.
What a great place - I start composing my first post in the Quantum Theory section and end up answering my question before I got as far as the Submit button. So, apart from this post, I'll go back to lurking...
Bob.
Where's that thread about necroposting...?
In a way, I'm glad that this came up. The thread far predates me, so I went ahead and voted since I'd never seen it before.
Male, near Calgary, Alberta, Canada.
This poll apparently hasn't been active in over four years, so it's got to be way out of date. I'm sure we have a lot more members from Asia than the poll results indicate as I write this.
Male, near Calgary, Alberta, Canada.
Calgary, eh? That's where I got stuck in a freakin' blizzard in the middle of the freakin' month of May, five years ago!
That's where I got stuck in a freakin' blizzard in the middle of the freakin' month of May, five years ago!
You're not an Albertan until that has happened to you in August. :tongue:
:rofl: I just went back and caught the interaction between Monique and MrRobinParsons, who really had his panties in a bunch at the notion of being lumped in with us crude, crass Americans. Wow, Monique, you must have infinite patience!
Female, Seattle area, Washington State
The funny thing was, that very evening I took a bus up to Edmonton, which turned out to be bone dry because the blizzard had bypassed it. A couple of mornings later I went to catch the train to Vancouver and it was several hours late because it had gotten stuck in that same blizzard in Manitoba.
But when I finally got back to Calgary the next week for my flight home, I was rewarded with gorgeous clear weather.
MrRobinParsons, who really had his panties in a bunch at the notion of being lumped in with us crude, crass Americans.
As a Canuck, I'm also quite offended if someone assumes that I'm a Yank, but Parsons was more offensive in a lot of his posts than most people of any nationality. I denounce him. For one thing, anyone who introduces himself as 'Mr.' anything gets my shoe up his *** immediately. Some idiot debt collector, who had no reason to be bothering me, kept calling and announcing himself as 'Mr. Van******'. I put up with it for a while, until he threatened to seize my mother's house. Then I pointed out that I knew where he lived and where his children went to school, and hinted about having survived a couple of black-ops tours in Cambodia... never heard from him again. :biggrin:
edit: Just saw you last post, JT. You must know the standard saying in Alberta; if you don't like the weather, wait a minute.
JasonRox
Apr9-09, 07:52 PM
Male from Canada
mcknia07
Apr9-09, 09:27 PM
Female from the US.
Gokul43201
Apr9-09, 09:36 PM
This poll apparently hasn't been active in over four years, so it's got to be way out of date. I'm sure we have a lot more members from Asia than the poll results indicate as I write this.I think so too, especially if viewership demographics are indicative of membership demographics.
http://www.alexa.com/siteinfo/physicsforums.com
http://img22.imageshack.us/img22/2794/pfdemog.png (http://img22.imageshack.us/my.php?image=pfdemog.png)
We're behind Australia?!
What is this world coming to?
MACHO!, Republica Dominicana!
Argentum Vulpes
Apr9-09, 11:33 PM
Male, Montana, USA
Hi, Foxy. Good to see you again.
Jimmy Snyder
Apr10-09, 03:25 AM
Male, USA. You can count me on the fingers of one hand anytime you want.
moe darklight
Apr10-09, 03:24 PM
Male, Canada. eeeew... 4.1%???
wtf, Canada.
I think so too, especially if viewership demographics are indicative of membership demographics.
...
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North Korea? Does it come under others?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Internet_in_North_Korea
here's the only NA website I know of:
http://www.korea-dpr.com/
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