lol... uh. maybe it was art

I was once in this really odd country where whenever you did something, all of the locals got out their blackberries or iphones and wrote about it on an "internet forum".

;)

i have a question. do european people not wear deoderant and do women there not shave their legs? i'v heard such stereotypes and have recently wondered about the legitimacy

Well, the strippers in Germany most definitely shaved their legs... I just found it cool that topless is completely acceptable on TV after like 10 PM in Germany.

@Ghost: Oh no! I'm in that country!

@DJEcc24
Most Europeans use deodorant and I guess most women here shave their legs. However, the French famously use a lot less soap than anyone else.

When the Dutch go on holiday, especially by caravan, they usually take their own potatoes with them.

The Chinese queue patiently for ages, then all try to go through the same door simultaneously.

The Japanses get pissed before they give someone feedback so afterwards everyone can pretend it was a joke.

I noticed white people really like to find places where there are no white people so they can invade and take over. I would say colonialism is pretty weird of a desire.

The irish drink feel guilty about it and then drink some more to make up for it.

Monks in belgium brew beer...... yes religious monks

@Centurion "religious monks"

Is there another kind?

lol... uh. maybe it was art

I want to make it very clear.

And ftr I hear its GOOD beer

Lol, I was visiting relatives in India, and there was this Belgian family. The daughter was really pale, and there was a crowd of about 30-50 around here, posing with here and taking photos of her and themselves posing. I talked to her father (he seemed relived to find a person from another white country there, but I can't be sure), and he said it happens almost everywhere they go (in India, obviously not Belgium).

@Sicarius we are all the descendants of people who invaded other people so they could take over. This goes for Europeans, Asians and Native Americans.

@Largeham
My blonde daughter, age 2, was mobbed by 50+ Taiwanese in Hong Kong airport. When we travelled in China we always kept her hair covered to reduce the fuss.

@Centurion
Oh yes, it is very good.

A dutch dredger captain said to me and a bunch of other Aussies, discussing quirky Australian sayings: "My favorite one is 'she'll be alright'" (in a heavy dutch accent)

Europeans first started making beer between 500 and 1000 AD in monestaries and convents, so of course the Monks of Belgium make great beer. Trappist beers (the Monestaries of Belgium and the Netherlands that produce beer are Trappist) contain residual sugars and living yeast, and, as bottle-conditioned beers do, will improve with age. The trappists believe that the Monestary should be self sustaining (the 48th chapter of the Rule of St. Benedict states "for then are they monks in truth, if they live by the work of their hands".) and they have no prohibition against alcohol, so beer is one of the producst they create for sale to the world. The Abbey of Gethsemani in Trappist, Kentucky produces Bourbon fudge that I understand will really give you a kick in the pants.

When I am in my local beer shop I buy a couple of bottles of Nieu Ligt beer from http://www.brouwerijdehemel.nl/. It is a museum not a monastery but the effect is similar. 10% alcohol, rich & complex taste. The oldest bottles I have are from 2004 but it is a challenge to keep adding without taking away.