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10-09-2011, 10:10 AM
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Here is an article I saw this morning, conducted by the Reputation Institute based in NY and abroad.
42,000 people around the world were asked to choose the country they think is the most respected world-wide.
Here's how it went, with the top ten countries listed:
10) The Netherlands
9) Austria
8) Finland
7) Denmark
6) Tie. Norway & New Zealand
4) Switzerland
3) Australia
2) Sweden
1) Canada
Here's a link: World's most respected countries
What do you think? Do you agree with the order and/or countries listed?
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10-09-2011, 10:13 AM
|  | Looking for Opportunities to Create Harmony | | Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Vancouver, BC Canada | | I totally agree that Canada is the best, but then again I'm *slightly* biased. 
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10-09-2011, 10:16 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Canada | | | Canada is awfully nice. I do agree that Switzerland, Sweden, Australia, and Norway certainly deserve to be on the list. Ah heck...they're all nice countries! |
10-09-2011, 10:18 AM
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10-09-2011, 10:20 AM
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We rock!
...on another brief note: National Geographic voted Muskoka, Ontario as Best Summer Destination in the World.
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10-09-2011, 10:31 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Nov 2000 Location: Queens, N.Y.(Near JFK Airport) | | | It's kind of funny when you think that numbers, 2, 6, 7 and 8 are Scandinavian countries, no?
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10-09-2011, 10:55 AM
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10-09-2011, 11:36 AM
|  | No need to ask, he's a smooth... Moderator | | Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: West Midlands UK | | | The English, the English, the English are best
I wouldn't give tuppence for all of the rest
They argue with umpires
And cheer when they've won!
They practise beforehand
And spoil all the fun
Oh, the English, the English, the English are best
I wouldn't give tuppence for all of the rest
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10-09-2011, 11:52 AM
|  | Registered User | | Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Metro St. Louis | | | I have visited a few of those countries and they are all nations with mid-sized populations that are prosperous. They all have allowed a fair amount of diversity and have been pretty nice to immigrants. None are superpowers that intervene in other countries affairs. I can see why they would rate highly.
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10-09-2011, 12:16 PM
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Originally Posted by bassybill The English, the English, the English are best
I wouldn't give tuppence for all of the rest
They argue with umpires
And cheer when they've won!
They practise beforehand
And spoil all the fun
Oh, the English, the English, the English are best
I wouldn't give tuppence for all of the rest | What the heck is a tuppence?
...and do ya mind taking the fugly chick off of our money 
(just razzin...I like England)
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10-09-2011, 12:16 PM
|  | Total Hyper-Elite Member | | Join Date: May 2000 Location: Groom Lake, NV | | | But none of those countries are charged with the responsibility of being the world's police force.
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10-09-2011, 12:34 PM
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Originally Posted by Muzoid What the heck is a tuppence? | A tuppence is a coin - 2p, or £0.02. Two pennies.
It's also the nickname for - er - something else entirely. 
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10-09-2011, 12:35 PM
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Originally Posted by Muzoid What the heck is a tuppence? | It's either two pence (2/100 or like 2 cents), or a 19th Century metaphor for a lady's ladypart. I'm not sure which one works best in this context.
(edited: damn, those mods are fast)
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10-09-2011, 01:05 PM
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10-09-2011, 01:06 PM
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10-09-2011, 01:09 PM
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10-09-2011, 01:40 PM
|  | Registered User | | Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Eh? | | | And this seems like a nice lesson on how respect is reciprocal.
Ask people what countries they respect most, and they will answer with what countries respect people the most.
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10-09-2011, 03:12 PM
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10-09-2011, 07:19 PM
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Originally Posted by Munjibunga But none of those countries are charged with the responsibility of being the world's police force. | Thank goodness.
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10-09-2011, 07:33 PM
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Originally Posted by Munjibunga But none of those countries are charged with the responsibility of being the world's police force. | I shall keep my opinion to myself on this matter.
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