Pandas, tell us cool facts, traditions, superstitions, and beliefs about your country.

#1

In my country Ethiopia there are 80+ languages spoken. Also it is the oldest African country.

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    #2

    Wales has had over 600 castles, more per square mile than anywhere else! 🏰🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

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    #3

    :) I live in the US but it’s boring so instead I’m doing Romania since I’m half Romanian!

    1. T.R.A.N.S.Y.L.V.A.N.I.A!
    2. foooood!! my bunica (Romanian for Grandma) has her own recipes for cabbage rolls (sarmale; sar-mall-aye), and pancakes with jam in the center (no idea what it’s called sorry), and SOUP!!
    3. The tallest wooden church in the world is found in Romania.
    4. The Romanian language is 1700 years old.
    5. Romania technically has faster internet than the US.

    Also a few weeks ago I wore a Romanian soccer jersey to school and I felt so proud! :) thanks for coming to my TED talk have a good day!!

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    Burs
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    3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I always loved the sound of Romanian, I had a couple of Romanian colleagues and it really sounds awesome. Also with Spanish and Catalan we had a lot of words in common.

    #4

    Spain.

    We have five official languages: Spanish, Catalan, Galician, Aranes and Basque. They all come from Latin except Basque that is a pre Indo-Europeanen language. So it is extremely old and predates the origin of Ancient Greek, Latin or Hindi. Those three languages are closer to each other than to basque.

    We (together with Portugal) have an amazing history and gastronomy because of how many cultures shaped us. Celts, iberians, Phoenicians, Carthaginians, Tartessos, Romans, Germanic tribes, Berebers…

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    #5

    Here in canada we do not ride polar bears or moose to work or school

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    #6

    We have the worlds steepest street in Dunedin.
    Lord of the rings was filmed here.
    A kiwi isn't just a fruit it is also a bird used as our national symbol.
    It was the last country in the world to be inhabited by humans
    The first self-governing country to grant the vote to all adult women

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    #7

    My country is Australia and we have the most poisonous snakes in the world! And we have a place called adder rock for there are so much death adders

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    #8

    Have a few:
    We have the longest coastal driving route in the world, 'Wild Atlantic Way'.
    We have the oldest yacht club in the world.
    Our capital city is the final resting place of St Valentine's ashes.
    We have the highest number of red haired people per capita in the world.
    We pretty much invented peaceful protest. Our very own Daniel O’Connell was quoted by Martin Luther King Jr and Gandhi as being their inspiration.
    We've won the Eurovision Song Contest more time that any other country (It almost bankrupted us).
    We used the guillotine before France.
    We've had 2 female presidents.
    We invented vampires.

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    #9

    In the Czech Republic, people keep carp in their bathtubs!

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    #10

    Congress allows U.S. citizens ownership of things like naval warships and tanks under the second amendment.

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