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Region: The Confederacy of Free Nations
I should have run for Minister of Internal Affairs at the rate people send me cit applications and someone still hasn't edited the Facebook when I already asked them to so I don't get them.
Lavan Tiri, Cesorion
Oh crap seriously? Sorry...ummm...you can ignore my request lol
Lavan Tiri
Has Vista really not changed that yet?
buggery
Lavan Tiri
I did it, don't worry.
-unf
Jaslandia, Lavan Tiri, Axeldonia, Andromitus, Kalaron, Penguania And Antarctica, Mechadarra
Hello! I'm Andromitus but I go by Andy; I'm a Minister, Mentor, and MT Moderator here in the CoFN; Happy to meet your acquaintance and if you have any issues feel free to contact me!
We currently have an MT Roleplay that is active and a new Fantasy Medieval one that should be out "Soon"
*Grumbles*
"It'll be out any day now" he says, "The maps ready" he says
Jaslandia, Lavan Tiri, Axeldonia, Percyton, Mechadarra
Hi there Andy, call me Mech. And I like MT, Fantasy & FT settings so that's cool.
Jaslandia, Lavan Tiri, Andromitus, Percyton
Here's a close-up look at Palonna
https://i.imgur.com/ByzK3s8.png
Jaslandia, Lavan Tiri, Andromitus, Percyton, Mechadarra
[spoiler=Today is September 20 and today are:]
Today is September 20 and today are:
- Beginning of Navaratri (Hinduism)
- Constitution Day (Nepal)
- Independence Day (South Ossetia)
- National Pepperoni Pizza Day (United States)
- National Punch Day (United States)
- National String Cheese Day (United States)
- National Youth Day (Thailand)
- Oil Workers' Day (Azerbaijan)
- Universal Children's Day (Germany)
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[spoiler=This day in history:]
This day in history:
- 622 Muhammad and Abu Bakr arrived in Medina
- 1058 Agnes of Poitou and Andrew I of Hungary meet to negotiate about the border-zone in present-day Burgenland.
- 1066 Battle of Fulford, Viking Harald Hardrada defeats earls Morcar and Edwin
- 1187 Saladin begins the Siege of Jerusalem.
- 1260 The Great Prussian Uprising among the old Prussians begins against the Teutonic Knights.
- 1378 Cardinal Robert of Geneva, called by some the "Butcher of Cesena", is elected as Avignon Pope Clement VII, beginning the Papal schism.
- 1498 The 1498 Nankai earthquake generates a tsunami that washes away the building housing the statue of the Great Buddha at Kōtoku-in in Kamakura, Kanagawa, Japan; since then the Buddha has sat in the open air.
- 1519 Ferdinand Magellan sets sail from Sanlúcar de Barrameda with about 270 men on his expedition to circumnavigate the globe.
- 1596 Diego de Montemayor founds the city of Monterrey in New Spain.
- 1697 The Treaty of Ryswick is signed by France, England, Spain, the Holy Roman Empire and the Dutch Republic ending the Nine Years' War (168897).
- 1737 The finish of the Walking Purchase which forces the cession of 1.2 million acres (4,860 km²) of Lenape-Delaware tribal land to the Pennsylvania Colony.
- 1792 French troops stop allied invasion of France, during the War of the First Coalition at the Battle of Valmy.
- 1835 Ragamuffin rebels capture Porto Alegre, then capital of the Brazilian imperial province of Rio Grande do Sul, triggering the start of ten-year-long Ragamuffin War.
- 1854 Battle of Alma: British and French troops defeat Russians in Crimea.
- 1857 The Indian Rebellion of 1857 ends with the recapture of Delhi by troops loyal to the East India Company.
- 1860 The Prince of Wales (later King Edward VII of the United Kingdom) visits Canada and the United States.
- 1863 American Civil War: The conclusion of the Battle of Chickamauga in northwestern Georgia, the bloodiest two-day battle of the conflict, and the only significant Confederate victory in the war's Western Theater.
- 1870 Bersaglieri corps enter Rome through the Porta Pia and complete the unification of Italy, ending de facto the temporal power of popes.
- 1871 Bishop John Coleridge Patteson is martyred on the island of Nukapu, a Polynesian outlier island now in the Temotu Province of the Solomon Islands. He is the first bishop of Melanesia.
- 1881 U.S. President Chester A. Arthur is sworn in, the morning after becoming President upon James A. Garfield's death.
- 1893 Charles Duryea and his brother road-test the first American-made gasoline-powered automobile.
- 1906 Cunard Line's RMS Mauretania is launched at the Swan Hunter & Wigham Richardson shipyard in Newcastle upon Tyne, England.
- 1909 The Parliament of the United Kingdom passes the South Africa Act 1909, creating the Union of South Africa from the British Colonies of the Cape of Good Hope, Natal, Orange River Colony, and the Transvaal Colony.
- 1910 The ocean liner SS France, later known as the "Versailles of the Atlantic", is launched.
- 1911 White Star Line's RMS Olympic collides with British warship HMS Hawke.
- 1941 The Holocaust in Lithuania: Four hundred three Jews (128 men, 176 women and 99 children) were murdered by Einsatzkommando 3 and the local police in Nemenčinė.
- 1942 The Holocaust in Ukraine: In the course of two days a German einsatzgruppen murders at least 3,000 Jews in Letychiv.
- 1946 The first Cannes Film Festival is held, having been delayed seven years due to World War II.
- 1961 Greek general Konstantinos Dovas becomes Prime Minister of Greece.
- 1962 James Meredith, an African American, is temporarily barred from entering the University of Mississippi.
- 1967 RMS Queen Elizabeth 2 is launched at John Brown & Company, Clydebank, Scotland.
- 1971 Having weakened after making landfall in Nicaragua the previous day, Hurricane Irene regains enough strength to be renamed Hurricane Olivia, making it the first known hurricane to cross from the Atlantic Ocean into the Pacific.
- 1973 Billie Jean King beats Bobby Riggs in the Battle of the Sexes tennis match at the Houston Astrodome.
- 1977 The Socialist Republic of Vietnam is admitted to the United Nations.
- 1979 A coup d'état in the Central African Empire overthrows Emperor Bokassa I.
- 1982 The National Football League players begin a 57-day strike.
- 1984 A suicide bomber in a car attacks the U.S. embassy in Beirut, Lebanon, killing twenty-two people.
- 1990 South Ossetia declares its independence from Georgia.
- 2000 The United Kingdom's MI6 Secret Intelligence Service building is attacked by individuals using a Russian-built RPG-22 anti-tank missile. The perpetrators remain unidentified.
- 2001 In an address to a joint session of Congress and the American people, U.S. President George W. Bush declares a "War on Terror".
- 2003 Maldives civil unrest: The death of prisoner sparks a day of rioting in Malé.
- 2007 Between 15,000 and 20,000 protesters marched on Jena, Louisiana, in support of six black youths who had been convicted of assaulting a white classmate.
- 2008 A dump truck full of explosives detonates in front of the Marriott hotel in Islamabad, Pakistan, killing 54 people and injuring 266 others.
- 2011 The United States military ends its "Don't ask, don't tell" policy, allowing gay men and women to serve openly for the first time.
- 2017 Signature of Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons begins.
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[spoiler=Famous Birthdays:]
Famous Birthdays:
- 1833 Ernesto Teodoro Moneta, Italian soldier and journalist, Nobel Prize laureate
- 1853 Chulalongkorn, Siamese king
- 1878 Upton Sinclair, American novelist, critic, and essayist
- 1934 Sophia Loren, Italian actress
- 1948 George R. R. Martin, American novelist and short story writer (A Song of Ice and Fire)
- 1975 Juan Pablo Montoya, Colombian race car driver
- 1984 Brian Joubert, French figure skater
- 1993 Julian Draxler, German footballer
- 1995 Laura Dekker, Dutch sailor
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Quote of the day
Let us always meet each other with smile, for the smile is the beginning of love.
- Mother Teresa -
Note: Penguania_And_Antarctica assumes no responsibility or guarantee for correctness of any given information. Any recourse to courts of law is excluded.
Jaslandia, Lavan Tiri, Axeldonia, Andromitus, Kalaron, Percyton, Mechadarra
Post self-deleted by Confederal States.
https://onocarcass.deviantart.com/art/Map-of-planet-Galnaea-705380436
So seeing as I have Palonna done, what country do you guys think I should do next? Maybe Drakonguard, the nation next door. Or Tibeanni Shaan at the South extremes of the world, or maybe even Lycanaea "The Island Were-creature Kingdom"
Jaslandia, Lavan Tiri, Andromitus, Penguania And Antarctica, Percyton
fuc off lahey has joined
Lavan Tiri, Yukona
Finally finished the factbook about my capital! There are lots of pictures for those who don't enjoy reading.
Ludania, Nuremgard, Jaslandia, Lavan Tiri
Awesome. I'll go take a look right now.
Jaslandia, Lavan Tiri, Percyton, Moldegaard
*Tries to make a good introduction like Andy* Hi I am Tse, you can call me Tse. I am the cartographer for the Modern Tech RP, a lot of people get my map confused with another older map, but mine is the official one.
https://i.imgur.com/gJDk5da.png this is the most recent edit to the map I have, the actual factbook has not even been updated yet, so you are first. :D Once you get citizenship, if there is anywhere in the white you want, let me know, and I will do my absolute bestest to accomodate you.
Its really great to have you with us, and I hope you find a home here. *Hugs, and scampers back to his lurking*
Jaslandia, Lavan Tiri, Andromitus, Penguania And Antarctica, Percyton
Good afternoon Tse. Nice meeting you. I'm Mech. Thank you for sharing the new map. I have put in for citizenship so now it is a waiting game. I appreciate your warm welcome and I look forward to getting to know you further.
Jaslandia, Lavan Tiri, Penguania And Antarctica, Percyton
Jaslandia, Lavan Tiri, Penguania And Antarctica, Mechadarra
I´m working on an RP in P2TM. Think Twin Peaks+Lavan.
Penguania And Antarctica
Lovely pics.
Lavan Tiri, Penguania And Antarctica, Percyton, Moldegaard, Mechadarra
http://imagizer.imageshack.com/img922/6403/ODvJXW.jpg
Y´all check this shlt
Jaslandia, Penguania And Antarctica, Percyton
I have a Ba'athist country. Better be careful. America might want to invade me if I don't sell them my oil.
Jaslandia, Lavan Tiri, Penguania And Antarctica
I just had pepperoni pizza, so I guess I just unintentionally celebrated that holiday.
That last one (Lycanaea) sounds interesting, as I'm curious why they're called a 'were-creature'.
Lavan Tiri, Axeldonia, Penguania And Antarctica, Percyton
Welcome to the region, Mech! I'm Percy, King of Percyton and the #6 green engine on the Island of Sodor. I hope you like it here!
Jaslandia, Lavan Tiri, Axeldonia, Penguania And Antarctica
Hi there Percy and I am rather enjoying it here. Been made to feel welcome both on here and the discord. Y'all are a rather nice lot.
Jaslandia, Lavan Tiri, Andromitus, Percyton
We try. :D
Jaslandia, Lavan Tiri, Andromitus, Penguania And Antarctica, Percyton
I need $3000 with which to purchase a pet raven.
Penguania And Antarctica
Boop la loop
Jaslandia, Lavan Tiri, Penguania And Antarctica, Percyton
They really are. Everyone here's been so kind and friendly in my experience!
Jaslandia, Lavan Tiri, Penguania And Antarctica
Let me ruin it for you: I'm Lavan. Resident asshole, Liker of Posts, He Who Dies and Lives Again, The Giver of No Fvcks, Wordsmith of Roastage, Tearer of New Assholes. If you decide that you'd like to be Delegate, and also a dictator, be prepared for a very sarcastic rant about your personal failings.
Jaslandia, Andromitus, Penguania And Antarctica
Hello! Sorry about the delayed response. Welcome to the CoFN! My name is Aleksander Dimitri Coltsov. I am the current Premier of the Equestrian Empire of Russkov Soviet and the suave stallion in charge of working on beneficial prototypes for the region. For example, I nearly finished a self-driving locomotive that runs on electrical turbines for Percyton.
Jaslandia, Lavan Tiri, Penguania And Antarctica, Percyton
That's almost finished? Great to hear! So I assume the development and building is going well?
Russkov Soviet, Jaslandia, Lavan Tiri, Penguania And Antarctica
Nice of you to accommodate the idiots among us.
Meaning me.
Jaslandia, Andromitus, Penguania And Antarctica, Moldegaard
It is finally moving along. We just need to test some environmental concerns we have, as well as request some of your special coal. A "finished" prototype is around a week or so away. Oh.. And before I forget.. I was walking across the plaza in my house when Luna, my dear wife, mentioned the idea of engine racing. I would like your opinion on such a feat.
Jaslandia, Lavan Tiri, Percyton
I see. We'd be more than happy to send you some Island of Sodor coal, if that's what you're referring to (that's the one we use to bring steam engines alive). Henry's old special coal is actually Welsh coal, which we could certainly have imported from Wales and sent to you if you'd like, and the other type of 'special coal' that caused trouble at Killdane a while back is in storage at Tidmouth University.
As for engine racing, us engines are no strangers to racing, and we do enjoy it (on the rare occasion that we get the chance to race). We had a Great Race at the Great Railway Show a couple years back, but because we're so busy, we can't afford to make them regular things. However, if you're thinking about organizing a big racing event like the one at the Great Railway Show, we could probably work something out.
Russkov Soviet, Jaslandia, Lavan Tiri
Well... It would probably be beneficial to send us some of each, so we can see what works best. And regarding the racing... I was at the Great Railway Show, but disguised due to my equine appearance. We are indeed organizing a massive race, with around...ohhh..about thirty different engines. If anyone is interested, I can ship some engines over to cover.
Luna: Dear, I have a strange feeling a certain engine is "spiritual" again.
Coltsov: You mean Murdoch? Yeah... I also have that feeling.
Luna: Should we do something?
Coltsov: That would be up to Percy. *facehoofs* Oh Murdoch...
Jaslandia, Lavan Tiri, Percyton
Ok, we'll send the coal over. And you were at the Great Railway Show? I didn't even see you there! Well, I guess that makes sense, since you were disguised and whatnot.
A big race would be really exciting, and we'd love to participate! We usually get spare engines from the Mainland, but if you have some engines you could spare, that'd be great! I'll ask around and see who'd be willing to compete. Gordon was our representative in the last Great Race, but considering his boiler burst during that race, I'm not sure if he'd be up to racing again. He might be.
https://youtu.be/7AhyCYgRv5c?t=47s
Oh, and Murdoch? He's been 'spiritual' on-and-off ever since the incident at Killdane, though it's not big deal now since he's at least willing to do his usual work. And no, he hasn't had anymore 'special coal' (at least as far as we know); I guess that one time genuinely changed his worldview.
Russkov Soviet, Jaslandia, Lavan Tiri
Names? Names are so inefficient! says Five-Oh-Three McGoohan, counting beads. Who can honestly tell one Alice Butt from another? That names so popular now, I met three people at the mall with it just last week! Face it! Names are old-hat! Everyone ought to go by a government-allocated ID number instead, much more practical. Who could make fun of a child named Six-Eight-Four?
Due to this issue, i made this a law.
Lavan Tiri, Penguania And Antarctica
Hey, what should I name my UCAV?
I'm split between Farron and Faraam.
Lavan Tiri
Hello, Zandaahar here!
Jaslandia, Lavan Tiri, Andromitus, Penguania And Antarctica, Percyton
Hey fam
Want a flag?
Jaslandia, Lavan Tiri
God Emperor, His Excellency Commandant, [Edge]Lord of the New World, First Son of the Earth and Defender of Her People, Chief Commander of the Imperium and Father of the New State, Aleksandr Bogdan IV
Why hello there! I'm Andy, a Minister, Mentor, and RP Moderator here in the CoFN, if you need anything be sure to pop me a message :D
Jaslandia, Lavan Tiri, Penguania And Antarctica, Tserra, Percyton
Its not the answer that I wanted, but it's pretty much the answer I needed :p
Lavan Tiri, Penguania And Antarctica
I'd go with Farron.
Welcome to the region! I hope you like it here!
Lavan Tiri, Penguania And Antarctica, Percyton
Hello. I'm Lavan. Welcome to hell.
Jaslandia, Penguania And Antarctica, Confederal States
It's even prettier in real life, come visit tomorrow!
Nuremgard, Jaslandia, Lavan Tiri, Percyton
Where are the pics from?
Jaslandia, Lavan Tiri
[spoiler=Today is September 21 and today are:]
Today is September 21 and today are:
- Al-Hijra (Islam)
- Arbor Day (Brazil)
- Autumnal equinox
- Commemoration of the Declaration of Martial Law (Philippines)
- Customs Service Day (Poland)
- Founder's Day (Ghana)
- Independence Day (Armenia)
- Independence Day (Belize)
- Independence Day (Malta)
- International Day of Peace
- Miniature Golf Day
- National New York Day (United States)
- National Pecan Cookie Day (United States)
- National Volunteer Day (Ghana)
- Rosh Hashana (Judaism)
- Spring Day (Argentina)
- Student's Day (Bolivia)
- Victory over the Golden Horde in the Battle of Kulikovo (Russia)
- World Alzheimers Day
- World Gratitude Day
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[spoiler=This day in history:]
This day in history:
- 455 Emperor Avitus enters Rome with a Gallic army and consolidates his power.
- 1170 Combined English and Irish forces, under the command of Richard de Clare, Earl of Pembroke and Diarmait Mac Murchada, King of Leinster seize Norse-Gaelic Dublin, forcing Ascall mac Ragnaill, King of Dublin into exile.
- 1217 Livonian Crusade: The Estonian leader Lembitu and Livonian leader Kaupo the Accursed are killed in Battle of Matthew's Day.
- 1435 The Congress of Arras causes Burgundy to switch sides in the Hundred Years' War.
- 1745 Battle of Prestonpans: A Hanoverian army under the command of Sir John Cope is defeated, in ten minutes, by the Jacobite forces of Prince Charles Edward Stuart
- 1776 Part of New York City is burned shortly after being occupied by British forces.
- 1780 American Revolutionary War: Benedict Arnold gives the British the plans to West Point.
- 1792 French Revolution: The National Convention declares France a republic and abolishes the absolute monarchy.
- 1843 John Williams Wilson takes possession of the Strait of Magellan on behalf of the newly independent Chilean government.
- 1860 Second Opium War: An Anglo-French force defeats Chinese troops at the Battle of Palikao.
- 1896 Mahdist War: British forces under the command of Horatio Kitchener takes Dongola in the Sudan.
- 1898 Empress Dowager Cixi seizes power and ends the Hundred Days' Reform in China.
- 1921 A storage silo in Oppau, Germany, explodes, killing 500-600 people.
- 1933 Salvador Lutteroth ran the first ever EMLL (now CMLL) show in Mexico, marking the birth of Lucha libre.
- 1934 A large typhoon hits western Honshū, Japan, killing more than three thousand people.
- 1937 J. R. R. Tolkien's The Hobbit is published.
- 1938 The Great Hurricane of 1938 makes landfall on Long Island in New York. The death toll is estimated at 500-700 people.
- 1939 Romanian Prime Minister Armand Călinescu is assassinated by far-right legionnaires of the fascist paramilitary organization Iron Guard.
- 1942 The Holocaust in Ukraine: On the Jewish holiday of Yom Kippur, Nazis send over 1,000 Jews of Pidhaitsi to Bełżec extermination camp.
- 1942 The Holocaust in Poland: At the end of Yom Kippur, Germans order Jews to permanently evacuate Konstantynów and move to the ghetto in Biała Podlaska, established to assemble Jews from seven nearby towns, including Janów Podlaski, Rossosz and Terespol.
- 1942 In Dunaivtsi, Ukraine, Nazis murder 2,588 Jews.
- 1942 The Boeing B-29 Superfortress makes its maiden flight.
- 1953 Lieutenant No Kum-sok, a North Korean pilot, defects to South Korea and is associated with Operation Moolah.
- 1964 Malta gains independence from the United Kingdom but remains in the Commonwealth.
- 1964 The North American XB-70 Valkyrie, the world's first Mach 3 bomber, makes its maiden flight from Palmdale, California.
- 1965 The Gambia, Maldives and Singapore are admitted as members of the United Nations.
- 1971 Bahrain, Bhutan and Qatar join the United Nations.
- 1972 Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos signs Proclamation № 1081, placing the entire country under martial law and marking the beginning of his authoritarian rule.
- 1976 Orlando Letelier is assassinated in Washington, D.C. He is a member of the Chilean socialist government of Salvador Allende, overthrown in 1973 by Augusto Pinochet.
- 1976 Seychelles joins the United Nations.
- 1981 Belize is granted full independence from the United Kingdom.
- 1981 Sandra Day O'Connor is unanimously approved by the U.S. Senate as the first female Supreme Court justice.
- 1984 Brunei joins the United Nations.
- 1991 Armenia gains independence from the Soviet Union.
- 1993 Russian President Boris Yeltsin suspends parliament and scraps the then-functioning constitution, thus triggering the Russian constitutional crisis of 1993.
- 1996 The Defense of Marriage Act passes the United States Congress (a vote of 342-67 in the House of Representatives and a vote of 85-14 in the Senate). The law prohibited federal recognition of same-sex marriage, while allowing states to adopt any marital definition of their choosing.
- 1999 Chi-Chi earthquake occurs in central Taiwan, leaving about 2,400 people dead.
- 2001 America: A Tribute to Heroes is broadcast by over 35 network and cable channels, raising over $200 million for the victims of the September 11 attacks.
- 2001 Increased racial tensions in Peterborough, England following the September 11 attacks result in the murder of Ross Parker by a gang of ten Muslims in a racially motivated attack.
- 2003 The Galileo Probe is terminated by sending it into Jupiter.
- 2013 Al-Shabaab Islamic militants attack the Westgate shopping mall in Nairobi, Kenya, killing at least 67 people.
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[spoiler=Famous Birthdays:]
Famous Birthdays:
- 1415 Frederick III, Holy Roman Emperor
- 1853 Heike Kamerlingh Onnes, Dutch physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate
- 1866 Charles Nicolle, French-Tunisian microbiologist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate
- 1866 H. G. Wells, English novelist, historian, and critic
- 1867 Henry L. Stimson, American colonel, lawyer, and politician, 46th United States Secretary of State
- 1872 Henry Tingle Wilde, English chief officer on the RMS Titanic
- 1902 Luis Cernuda, Spanish poet and critic
- 1902 Allen Lane, English publisher, founded Penguin Books
- 1909 Kwame Nkrumah, Ghanaian educator and politician, 1st President of Ghana
- 1924 Hermann Buhl, Austrian mountaineer
- 1926 Donald A. Glaser, American physicist and neurobiologist, Nobel Prize laureate
- 1931 Larry Hagman, American actor, director, and producer
- 1934 Leonard Cohen, Canadian singer-songwriter and poet
- 1943 Jerry Bruckheimer, American film and television producer
- 1947 Stephen King, American author and screenwriter
- 1950 Bill Murray, American actor, comedian, producer, and screenwriter
- 1953 Reinhard Marx, German cardinal
- 1957 Ethan Coen, American director, producer, and screenwriter
- 1957 Kevin Rudd, Australian politician and diplomat, 26th Prime Minister of Australia
- 1964 Jorge Drexler, Uruguayan singer-songwriter
- 1972 Liam Gallagher, English singer-songwriter
- 1986 Lindsey Stirling, American violinist and composer
- 1989 Jason Derulo, American singer-songwriter
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Quote of the day
Life has no limitations, except the ones you make.
- Les Brown -
Note: Penguania_And_Antarctica assumes no responsibility or guarantee for correctness of any given information. Any recourse to courts of law is excluded.
Jaslandia, Lavan Tiri, Vista Major, Andromitus, Percyton
OK, PLR's region got boring so i'm back. Don't even think anyone noticed my absence, but they will now that i posted this.
Russkov Soviet, Jaslandia, Lavan Tiri, Axeldonia, Andromitus, Penguania And Antarctica, Percyton, Cesorion
Welcome back! :)
How are you doing?
Jaslandia, Lavan Tiri
Skyline and city hall: Philadelphia, USA.
Old buildings: Dresden, Germany.
Yellow tram: Porto, Portugal.
Nuremgard, Jaslandia, Lavan Tiri, Penguania And Antarctica
There was a bunch of German tourists on my subway today. Loved hearing them speak in their native language. Although one of them shoved past me and didn't even say sorry or look back at me. He went to the edge of the platform to take a photo of the train coming in. He had to be told by staff to step back from the edge of the platform.
He was taking photos of the train as if there were no subways in Germany.
Jaslandia, Lavan Tiri, Axeldonia, Penguania And Antarctica, Percyton
I actually just thought you were on vacation or something?
Lavan Tiri
Bitches.
There is a new Marilyn Manson album coming out in a month.
FVCK YEAH
Andromitus
Well, most cities have streetcars/tramways rather then subways. There aren't many cities with subways in Germany.
Nuremgard, Jaslandia, Lavan Tiri, Percyton
I felt like saying "excuse you" to him in German but I resisted.
Lavan Tiri, Penguania And Antarctica
You should have done it and delighted thy eye of his surprised face. :)
Nuremgard, Lavan Tiri
Him: A Scot speaking another language? What is this madness?
Lavan Tiri, Penguania And Antarctica
You: Ein Deutscher der Englisch spricht? Was ist das für ein Unsinn?
Nuremgard, Jaslandia, Lavan Tiri
German people are known for their.. cold and weird behaviour in foreign countries. I'm from Belgium and my family always gets mistaken for being either German or Dutch in foreign restaurants.
Nuremgard, Jaslandia, Lavan Tiri
To be fair, I'd never been on a subway before Boston, and I'd have taken pictures of there too if not for how weird I'd look :p
Nuremgard, Lavan Tiri
Everyone behaves weird in a foreign country.
Nuremgard, Lavan Tiri
I just assumed they were German. They could have been Austrian. But I think they were German.
He wasn't weird though. He was just rude.
Jaslandia, Lavan Tiri, Penguania And Antarctica
https://de.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Die_Violetten__für_spirituelle_Politik
I FOUND THE VIOLETISTS!!!!!
Lavan Tiri
*sigh* Always those idiots that support the image of rude, impolite, mean, evil Germans. :/
Nuremgard, Lavan Tiri
He was hanging over the edge of the platform like a moron. I was like, "fall onto the track, you rude dick." :P
Lavan Tiri, Penguania And Antarctica
He just heard German-speaking people being rude. It's not unlikely to think they happened to be german
Lavan Tiri
There are rude people in every country. I just happened to bump into one of them. Or rather, he humped into me.
Mind you, they were behaving strangely. They were singing and one of them was in crutches and wearing a tiara over his cap. It was very odd.
Jaslandia, Lavan Tiri, Kalaron, Moldegaard
Do you understand how languages work in Central Europe?
Lavan Tiri
Eh, I wish that for some people too.
*mumbles to himself* bloody idiots
Tho then I remember that I am liable to an extraordinary obligation to help people in need (since I am a volunteer firefighter. And failure to render assistance in an emergency in general is a criminal act in Germany.)
Nuremgard, Jaslandia, Lavan Tiri
I just used the edit button for the first time. Oh yeah.
Jaslandia, Lavan Tiri, Andromitus, Penguania And Antarctica, Percyton
My dark thought was just my extreme Britishness manifesting itself. If most had their way, being impolite would be a capital crime in Britain.
Jaslandia, Lavan Tiri, Penguania And Antarctica
Penguania And Antarctica, I suppose that you will vote SPD on Sunday?
Nuremgard, Lavan Tiri, Penguania And Antarctica
But isn't politeness in Britain a mere facade rather than truey meant ?
Nuremgard, Lavan Tiri
Absolutely. We put up an image of faux politeness by saying please, thank you and waiting in a queue. Then we go to the polling station and vote for hardcore Conservatives who hammer the poor and disabled.
Lavan Tiri, Penguania And Antarctica
First: I'm still undecided. I'm leaning for the Left tho.
Second: How do you came to this assumption?
Lavan Tiri
It's funny. Me and Peng are both left wingers. He absolutely hates Angela Merkel but I really admire her and respect her despite her being a Conservative. I hate my own Conservative PM though. I suppose it's easier to admire a leader from afar when you don't need to live under them.
Lavan Tiri, Penguania And Antarctica
Uh, yes?
Lavan Tiri
See, and that's completely different compared to us Germans. We are direct. We speak it out if something is bothering us. Too much friendlines and don't saying if something bothers creates for us the impression that the other person doesn't trust us or is hiding something.
Nuremgard, Jaslandia, Lavan Tiri
Well, I noticed you in the DLP factbook, and you have at times expressed centre-left ideas. Therefore, I supposed that you are SPD supporter. I hadn't thaught of the Left, though. Other proof ↓↓↓
She is actually a bit more moderate than May, I think. As a Greek, it is weird to admire Germans, but I like her
Jaslandia, Lavan Tiri, Penguania And Antarctica
What do you think about her stance against same-sex marriage?
Lavan Tiri
Oh. I don't hate Angela Merkel. As a private person she is alright. (from what I've seen and heard on TV). Tho I don't agree with all of her policies and beliefs.
Nuremgard, Jaslandia, Lavan Tiri
Totally different cultures.
European Conservatism is a different kettle of fish when compared to British and American Conservatism. European Conservatism is much more moderate.
Lavan Tiri
I was unsurprised by her stance since she runs a Christian party. I did have hope for her when she said she was reconsidering her position on it. I was disappointed that she voted against it.
Lavan Tiri, Moldegaard
What's the DLP factbook ??
Lavan Tiri
I hate May, Davidson as people and I also hate them for their policies.
Lavan Tiri
Well, it's called 'Christian Democratic Union' but Christianity as religion plays a minor role in the party. Tho some values and ideas are still Christian-based.
Nuremgard, Lavan Tiri
Does Germany's constitution separate church and state?
Lavan Tiri, Penguania And Antarctica
Democratic Liberty Party Factbook
I prefer to hate only the ideology, unless I know them personaly
So
I agree with what Peng said
Lavan Tiri, Penguania And Antarctica
"The German constitution guarantees freedom of religion,[51] but there is not a complete separation of church and state in Germany. Officially recognized religious bodies operate as Körperschaften des öffentlichen Rechts (corporations of public law, as opposed to private). For recognized religious communities, some taxes are collected by the state;[52] this is at the request of the religious community and a fee is charged for the service.[53] Religious instruction is an optional school subject in Germany.[51] The German State understands itself as neutral in matters of religious beliefs,[54] so no teacher can be forced to teach religion. But on the other hand, all who do teach religious instruction need an official permission by their religious community.[55] The treaties with the Holy See are referred to as concordats whereas the treaties with Protestant Churches and umbrellas of Jewish congregations are called "state treaties". Both are the legal framework for cooperation between the religious bodies and the German State at the federal as well as at the state level."
Wikipedia
Nuremgard, Jaslandia, Lavan Tiri, Penguania And Antarctica, Percyton
I cannot stand May. She is robotic and autocratic. And Davidson is just a vile, arrogant, angry little woman.
Lavan Tiri
See, it always fascinates me that people get into heated debates because they are members of opposite parties. But when they aren't acting as politician they are best friends. For instance the president of the Bundestag (German parliament) was often involved in discussions with the party whip of The Left party. But outside of parliament and their role as politicians they had a very good relationship, you could think they are best friends.
Nuremgard, Jaslandia, Lavan Tiri, Percyton, Cesorion
Interesting. I am in favour of total secularisation.
Lavan Tiri, Penguania And Antarctica, Cesorion, Moldegaard, Spanelsko
Unlikely friendships arise between people with opposing political views all the time. Look at Gerry Adams and Ian Paisley.
Lavan Tiri, Penguania And Antarctica, Percyton
I don't know them personaly. That is way I don't criticize them as persons
Lavan Tiri
As in, suppressing religious groups or just promote secularism?
Lavan Tiri
I just don't want religion to influence the state. So no special seats for religious figures in committees, no public funding for religious bodies, no religious clerics in the legislature, no public funding for religious schools etc.
I believe in freedom of religion but I also believe in freedom from religion.
Lavan Tiri, Spanelsko
Greeks cannot do that.
Sadly
Lavan Tiri, Penguania And Antarctica
Then I agree as well!
Nuremgard, Lavan Tiri
I've only ever had one Conservative friend. We used to slag each other off all the time about our views but any debates we had were always civil.
Lavan Tiri
Either we fund all religions or none of them. No special treatment, no cherry picking.
Lavan Tiri, Moldegaard
I don't know those two. But the guys I talked about have a really good relationship.
Well I must correct your.
Article 137 of the Constitution of the German Reich (Weimar Republic) is still in force.
It states:
"Art. 137
(1) There is no state church.
(2)The freedom to form religious communities is guaranteed. The formation of associations of religous communities is possible.
(3)Every religious community orders and administers their affairs on their own within the legal boundaries. They grant offices without influence by the state or public communities.
(4)Religious communities gain legal capacity under the general provisions of the civil law.
[...]"
Nuremgard, Jaslandia, Lavan Tiri, Percyton, Cesorion
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