Ask a forumer anything...

[Mr Saturn64 742]

Nope.

Do you like sauerkraut?

[NMUSpidey 3,956]

Nope.  Not even German ancestry can make me like it.

 

Where are your ancestors from?

[The Avatar 1,089]

I think primarily Wales, but my ancestry is a mishmash of European cultures.

 

Do you like writing in cursive? 

[Mr Saturn64 742]

Never learned cursive.

Do you live in the suburbs?

[MandelSoft 2,769]

Yup, but in dutch suburbs, which are in fact quite dense with row-homes everywhere, and the city center is still about 10-20 minutes away by bike.

 

Do you own a bike?

[Terring 6,473]

No but I would like, even though the city planing of Athens is too hostile for bikes

What's your favorite mass transit?

[ausa07 66]

Trains!  There's just something so awesome about them.  In Melbourne I'd take the train more than I'd drive.  Same with trams.  I like trams a lot too.  On the contrary I try to avoid buses as much as possible.

What's the best airline you've ever flown with?

[Ganaram Inukshuk 906]

Never been on a plane.

 

Favourite font?

[airman15 4,111]

Art Deco, always looks classy!

 

Favorite architectural style?

[Terring 6,473]

My favorite architectural style is futuristic. What kind of? Well, it can be vary from retro to cyberpunk. The craziest and wildest, the better. Modern and many older styles are too boring for me...
 


Would you like to participate in an interstellar mission?
 

[RipRap 4,400]

No thank you.

 

Would you like to see stars and planets instead?

[Schulmanator 5,787]

If we have Star Trek technology, yes. If we have to be bored on a rocket a kajillion years to get anywhere... I'll pass

 

So... what are your three most favorite types of cheese?

[ROFLyoshi 1,760]

Camembert, Gorgonzola and... Oh it's so hard to pick a third one! I just love cheese.

Do you like blue cheese?

[MandelSoft 2,769]

No. Just give me Gouda cheese.

 

 

Favourite font?

This is a German beauty of modern looks while still being perfectly readable.

Ever been to Germany?

[ROFLyoshi 1,760]

Germany is a lovely country. My dad moved from there (I am of ancestry and speak the language), but I did travel there three years ago. I want to do it again.

Thoughts on Switzerland?

[timmie 988]

Odd country. Surprisingly militaristic or just very suspicious (they still have conscription, after that people keep their weapon and a box of bullets). The law says that there have to be nuclear basements to shelter everybody. Democratic paradise, but less than 50% actually votes in elections for parliament. Surprisingly conservative (a radical/populist right-wing party, the SVP, is the biggest party of the country). But I like their trains.

Look at this ad! What's not to love?

http://youtu.be/5bdpGkq2pZk

And their station clock. Mondaine sells them. I want one. It's very high on my wish list.

Thoughts about Belgium? (Keep it a bit friendly, no waffle jokes allowed )

[airman15 4,111]

Never been outside the States, so I don't have any thoughts about Belgium.

 

Thoughts about the United States? Is there a particular state you are interested in?

[Hamish 1,369]

I've been to the states, mainly New York and LA. It was a fun experience! A lot different than I thought, the people were mostly nice, and the weather was beautiful. I'd really like to visit Washington, D.C. Boston and San Francisco. I'd also eventually like to drive from one coast to the other, but that might come second after driving through northern Italy.

 

 

What are your thoughts on New Zealand?

[Mr Saturn64 742]

My aunt lives there. Seems like a vey nice country. The landscapes and cities are nice, and I've heard very good things about the people.

Thoughts on New Jersey?

[RipRap 4,400]

I haven't been in there? My cousins are however, all I can say is nice.

Thoughts on Canada -- Geese?

[airman15 4,111]

I have extended family in Montreal, but I have never been there. The geese on the other hand are everywhere and they are nasty little jerks! They block the roads, hiss at us, chase us and invade the schools. Not even the turkeys are as bad as they are!

 

Do you have any bird problems where you live?

[ROFLyoshi 1,760]

Yes. A while ago we had problems in my area with cockatoos chewing up timber deckings.

Thoughts on Australia? (please no Steve Irwin or the like )

[ausa07 66]

Well being from Australia I'm sorry you won't get an outside opinion haha.  Things I think of are:

1)  How lucky I feel to have the beautiful ocean around me.

2)  All the bugs that creep me out that are haunting me right now (spiders, christmas beetles, cockroaches, moths, etc)
3)  It's too hot!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!  And I'm tired of Slip Slop Slap Seek Slide!  Every time I go outside I just think of the melanoma I'm probably developing on my skin.  Lol.

4)  How much I despise the current government (and then again I think Australian politics are more of a joke than a lot of places in the world)
5)  Biodiversity I suppose?
6)  Bushfires

 

What's your favourite food from your home locality?

[Terring 6,473]

Souvlaki!

 

Thoughts on Hellas?

[timmie 988]

Ha, the famous Greek souvlaki!

 

Being half-Greek myself, this is based on experience. They drive as if they want to kill themselves, they do have a temper (oh how many times I've heard the m-word), and goodness me, all the corruption (fakelaki). Greek television is also incredibly boring. On the other hand, people still take their time to be with other people, there seems to be more social contact than in Western Europe (although the crisis might change this). Though many parts of Greece are really chaotic, there are also a lot of incredibly beautiful places (but a bit too hot for me). Oh, and they invented café frappé (I love it), though they can't pronounce it (they say something like 'frappèh').

 

Cold weather or warm weather?

[Ganaram Inukshuk 906]

I tend to like the cold, but probably because I live in a place that's typically hot.

 

I was gonna mention something about a 2000-year-old analog computer that was found in Greece; who else knows of it?

[ausa07 66]

A bit of both though since it's summer I'm more inclined to say cold.  I miss when I lived down in Melbourne (where I actually got colder weather in the winter unlike now) and I could dress up in winter clothing.  I'm also less irritable in cold weather than in hot weather.  Also there's just some charming feeling I get when it's cold.  However, towards the end of winter I get sick of it and I just want it to warm up.  Then I'm happy again and can enjoy summer activities.  Then it gets unbearably hot and I just want it to be cold again.  And the cycle continues...

Speaking of things to do in the summer... favourite summertime activity?

[RipRap 4,400]

Walking outside.

If there was a blackout, what is the first thing that you would do?

[airman15 4,111]

Grab a flashlight and light some candles. Then break out a camping stove if I was cooking something.

 

Do you have a plan to be prepared for anything?

[Mr Saturn64 742]

Natural Disasters are rare in Southeast Pennsylvania.

 

your best Sim City city?