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What 2 good things do you associate with different countries?

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nanna8 Fri 13-Oct-23 04:52:55

Following on from the multicultural thread, and please keep it positive
I was thinking
Belgium- beautiful chocolate and marvellous mussels
Vietnam- coriander, mint and fresh fish, the Mekong basin

BigBertha1 Fri 13-Oct-23 07:13:19

Italy wonderful scenery and opera

pascal30 Fri 13-Oct-23 10:39:20

Sweden.. amazingly good train and bus service, good spoken English
South Africa...gorgeous Cape houses and stunning scenery

glammanana Fri 13-Oct-23 10:45:43

Iceland.... beautifully clean where ever you go.
Russia.... the most amazing Train Stations.

Bellanonna Fri 13-Oct-23 10:51:53

Ireland - overwhelming hospitality and friendliness

Germany - trains run on time, things are well run mostly

Witzend Fri 13-Oct-23 11:08:43

Greece, lovely warm sea (at the right time of year obv.) and nice old fashioned tavernas serving traditional food.

Joseann Fri 13-Oct-23 11:21:58

New Zealand - outdoor living, sports, wildlife and wine.

Grandma70s Fri 13-Oct-23 11:23:37

Denmark, again good trains and general friendly efficiency..

Australia, amazing scenery once you are out of the cities. Also very interesting wildlife.

Scribbles Fri 13-Oct-23 12:00:15

Cyprus - sunshine and wonderful olives

Germany - great coffee and excellent public transport

Italy - fantastic railway service and friendly, helpful people

Belgium - how can I possibly limit it to 2 things? Oh, OK then ..... amazing food, lovely people...

Nannylovesshopping Fri 13-Oct-23 12:22:20

Portugal, sunshine and sardines

Ashcombe Fri 13-Oct-23 12:32:14

France:
well-maintained roads, not very busy outside the cities.
fresh produce wherever one shops,
sensibly priced wine!

biglouis Fri 13-Oct-23 12:36:33

America - unashamed patriotism

Italy - wonderful shop decorations and fashion

inishowen Fri 13-Oct-23 13:33:02

Ireland, friendly people and lovely staff in hotels.
Germany, efficiency everywhere.

MiniMoon Fri 13-Oct-23 13:57:11

Slovenia - fantastic mountain scenery, very welcoming and helpful people.
Turkey, admittedly not recently (45 years ago), but very kind people, wonderful food.

Jaxjacky Fri 13-Oct-23 14:40:41

France - the local residents patience with my language attempts.
- the pleasure of everything in guaranteed sunshine.

MerylStreep Fri 13-Oct-23 14:45:51

MiniMoon

Slovenia - fantastic mountain scenery, very welcoming and helpful people.
Turkey, admittedly not recently (45 years ago), but very kind people, wonderful food.

Shush 🤫 Don’t tell people how beautiful Slovenia is, they’ll all want to visit.

M0nica Fri 13-Oct-23 14:51:45

France: the kind and considerate people, the well kept roads, even the most minor rural ones, and the way chain stores have not taken over so that most restaurants are individuaally owned and run, and our local high street is full of independent traders.

The Netherlands the direct and down-to-earth people and the food. hearty and filling.

MrsKen33 Fri 13-Oct-23 17:15:55

Norway, clean, fresh and friendly
France. Wonderful food. Slightly arrogant people but helpful.

AGAA4 Fri 13-Oct-23 17:20:48

Canada. Beautiful scenery and excellent service.
France. Lovely wide boulevards and great food.

CoolCoco Fri 13-Oct-23 17:58:51

Italy -lovely big spacious piazzas in every town and village with cafe or bar where people can sit and meet friends; fantastic old buildings ; ice cream
France- roads, floral displays on every roundabout and in little villages

Callistemon21 Fri 13-Oct-23 18:12:05

Australia:
Wide open spaces, empty highways
Tropical fruits for sale at farm shops along the highways
(And raisin bread)

nanna8 Sat 14-Oct-23 11:08:21

New Zealand
Geysers, stunning scenery and big, wide rivers.

Callistemon21 Sat 14-Oct-23 16:16:59

nanna8

New Zealand
Geysers, stunning scenery and big, wide rivers.

And wine!
🙂

lixy Sat 14-Oct-23 16:21:57

The Netherlands - helpful people who call a spade a spade and cheap, efficient trains

Japan: so clean, so welcoming - lovely country.

Callistemon21 Sat 14-Oct-23 16:31:36

Singapore:

Singapore Sling at Raffles
Nasi Goreng on the Riverside

DH would say a Tiger Beer