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If I get chance I want to go to Maldives again.

Dr Souvik Chatterji @sathviksouvik (23230) 12 Jan 24

If I get a chance I want to go to Maldives again. I went to Fun World Island. It was such a lovely place. I met almost the entire world there. There were people from Europe Asia and North America. During the morning different...

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Raptor Red

Dawnsummer @misunderstood_zombie (8765) • United States 12 Jul 22

I'm just finishing a book called Raptor Red about a Utahraptor that lived a couple of (million) years ago in North America. It's written from the viewpoint of a dinosaur who knows herself as Raptor Red. It's a very interesting...

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Bigfoot - Yes or No?

LindaOH @LindaOHio (222222) • United States 17 Apr 22

Bigfoot or Sasquatch has been seen over 10,000 times in the forests of North America. Reports of a big, hairy humanoid are also common around the world. The Skunk ape has been reported in the Southeastern United States, Yowie in...

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Do You Know "Denali"?

celticeagle @celticeagle (189789) • Boise, Idaho 21 Mar 19

For centuries the Koyukon people who populate the area in south central Alaska have called the peak "Denali". A gold prospector named it "Mount McKinley" in support of the president candidate at that time William McKinley in 1896....

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government

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To the Beach We Go - It is Mighty Cold Outside

Gus Kilthau @Ceerios (4698) • Goodfellow, Texas 5 Dec 16

To the Beach We Go - It is Mighty Cold Outside - Yes indeed. Evidently, winter has arrived. Outside it is cold, wet, threatening, and all the rest of that stuff you can expect in early December here in North America. I must...

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How do you like Amazon and which alternative will you recommend ?

wildlittlefan @wildlittlefan (4680) • Hong Kong 14 Jan 16

Amazon is the largest online store in the world. There is another one called Alibaba which is trying to compete with Amazon but I don't think Amazon will be afraid of this challenge at least for awhile. I think Amazon is so well...

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There weren't any Horses in North America.

laydee @laydee (12798) • Philippines 23 Jul 12

I just read this one today. Native Americans didn't originally use or know about horses. They were introduced to them by the Spaniards during the conquistadors beginning with Columbus. He imported horses from Spain to the West...

conquests

conquistadors

horses

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Do You Enter a Door, Do You Really Have to Hold the Door For Next Person ...

Muelitz @Muelitz (1592) • Canada 12 Apr 12

I am very thankful for those people ahead of me that hold the door for me. Most people in North America have this courtesy. I believe doing so helps the next person to enter the door exert less energy compared to having to open a...

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Do you find that young people have a sense of entitlement?

kaypow @kaypow (68) • Canada 12 Nov 11

Recently, my province has had a lot of student strikes. This is because the government plans to raise tuition fees over the next few years. This hike basically amounts to an extra $20 per month each month (i.e. Month 1: $20, Month...

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An American traditional clothing?

beamer88 @beamer88 (4259) • Philippines 28 Jan 11

I posted a discussion a while ago about having attended my cousin's wedding, a Filipino, to a British national. His best man was Scottish and he wore Scottish kilts. I had asked if people wear their traditional clothing when they...

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Do youn think it is easy to be a good teacher in your city today and why ?

wildlittlefan @wildlittlefan (4680) • Hong Kong 16 Jan 11

It was never and easy job to be a good teacher in my city today since you have to deal with many problems from the students and also with their parents.It was totally different from when it was many years ago.There can be more...

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What are the differences between the The North American and the Euporean ?

wildlittlefan @wildlittlefan (4680) • Hong Kong 24 Nov 10

I think it would be interest to know the difference between the people in North America(including USA and Canada)and the people from Europe. Frankly speaking, I don't think they have any differences in terms of color and the way...

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How long will it take for me to understand how to play a game?

Gorillafootprints925 @Gorillafootprints925 (3586) • United States 10 Oct 10

I've been here in the United States for about 5 years now, I think but I still can't figure out how to play Football just by watching it. Yesterday, I went to my brother's homecoming game(he was a homecoming king nominee) and I...

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Where is the best pike or salmon fishing spot you know?

mbmincu @mbmincu (4) • Romania 10 Aug 10

This autumn i want to go on a pike or salmon fshing trip with some of my friends and we haven't yet decided where. we would prefer an european destination, but i guess the US will also do. Oh and please, do brag with your biggest...

World Cup Analysis: Continent wise break up after the first round!!

ram_cv @ram_cv (16513) • India 27 Jun 10

After the first round of matches, the teams have gone down from 32 to 16. Here is the continent wise break up and success ratio: South America: 5 out of 5: 100% record North America: 2 out of 3: 66% record (with Honduras...

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south america

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World Cup Analysis: Europe is no longer a force that it was!!

ram_cv @ram_cv (16513) • India 23 Jun 10

Three groups settled till now and six teams have made it to the next round: South America (2): Argentina, Uruguay North America (2): Mexico, USA Asia (1): South Korea Europe (1): England Africa (0) More importantly, the...

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"CULTURE? or just a GAME? address to all north American people.

adapots @adapots (82) • Philippines 4 Nov 09

Hi! everyone, I am from Asia and now I'm in Canada. My 2 friend treat me to a pizza parlor, we order 2 large pizza and when the pizza is in the table, after 2 slices one friend complain that her pizza is not good coz the...

culture

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pizza

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why are we looked on as so rich here in North America?

cher913 @cher913 (25781) • Canada 29 Apr 09

why are we thought to be so rich here in North America? i remember when i was little my mom used to get letters from europe from relatives asking for money because surely the streets are paved with gold here. i work for a non...

gold

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rich

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Which world region would recover from the recession fastest?

troyski @troyski (103) • Philippines 14 Dec 08

Everyone in the world is now feeling the effects of the recession one way or the other. All the data and analysts are saying its far from being over. We would be seeing more trying times this coming year and probably even...

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Why SOCCER is not popular in North America?

toppovisky @toppovisky (22) • Canada 28 Oct 08

The World Cup is the sport event that attracts the highest number of audiences worldwide. So why isn't soccer really big in North America? There are mainly two reasons why I believe soccer is not big in North America: 1)...

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not popular

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