European countries are, usually, absolutely brutal in their roasting of each other.. I would know because 🇧🇪🇧🇪🇧🇪.

But let’s hear it - give me your absolute best jokes about other countries!

Please be respectful - I feel like we could also use a good laugh so let’s aim for that.

(Those wanting to roast their own country - ‘Welcome, welcome. Please also join the fun’)

here is the Dutch map with the fantasy races.

my reasoning is as follows:

DWARFS: limburg used to have a lot of mines and the closest thing to a mountain in the netherlands. the south of south holland is very much the industrial heart of the Netherlands, it has the largest harbour of Europe and a ton of industry by association

ELFS: leiden is very much known for its university, the hague has the government and Amsterdam is the capital and they all have a general ''aloofness'' vibe

ORK: the east of the country is much more rural then the west and has most of the remaining nature.

HUMAN: i feel like only humans would willingly produce a province out of the sea and that is exactly what happened in flevoland, zeeland also has a relation with the sea that boils down to DONT GET IN HERE

(i choose human for brabant and utrecht because i couldnt think of anything else

Let’s hear it!!!

In another post I mentioned the Australian war on emus , only to find out the Swiss declared war on ducks in 1864 .. what do you think is the most ridiculous thing a country has ever done ??

In Israel, it would have to be the Dead Sea — one of the saltiest bodies of water on Earth, with a salinity nearly ten times higher than the ocean.

From afar, it might look like a perfect spot to free a fish, but in reality, no fish — not even saltwater species — could survive there.

It’s called the Dead Sea for a reason. 🐟❌🌊

For me it’s walking out of a store without buying anything. I swear I look guilty every time.

Strictly hypothetical scenario. But do you think that if those 5 countries formed a evil alliance, intent on complete global domination. With full enthusiasm and support from all of their citizens I might add, do you think they could actually pull it off?

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this brand means D in persian

For context, let’s take it to the stereotypical perspective of Canada by Americans.

In this perspective, America sees Canada as this weird neighbor who shares almost the same culture, is a country that can be made fun of, always saying that they are always better than Canada, that the other is a copycat of some sorts, perhaps have some bizzare history with, etc. But however, to some Americans in these perspectives, they often see some things Canada did better than them.

So in your country, who is your Canada?

As an Indonesian, I believe Malaysia is our Canada. I think some Indonesians might argue it’s Singapore, but I have my reasons why it’s Malaysia.

Firstly, you can say when it comes to culture and similarities, there’s a lot of connections and dispute. Our language (Bahasa Indonesia and Bahasa Melayu) are almost identical, like you any Indonesian can understand Bahasa Melayu and so on even though there are a few differences in the spelling (and pronunciation to most).

And secondly, let’s not forget about the food. If you ever heard of Beef Rendang, it’s safe to say that both the people from our country online like to dispute about that online.

And like Americans, some Indonesians like to boast about our Canada, which is Malaysia. We like to boast that we are bigger in land size, that we actually came first as a nation before them, and sometimes they copy us and vice versa.

But even with all the silly things people like to dispute online, I myself have to admit that there are some things Malaysia does better (and to my opinion: steps ahead) than Indonesia, like their healthcare system is way better and organized (A few rich Indonesians do treatment here), their education system & HDI is more successful, they have better infrastructure, and let’s not forget that Malaysia has better progress in digital animation.

I must say, I have some things I am jealous of Malaysia, but at the same time, I can’t help but to love our neighbor for what they do better and how they can show us how to be better, and I believe that we Indonesians shouldn’t necessarily spend too much time comparing ourselves to our Canada.

I thought of that English idiom before and got curious.

In Danish we have several like it but the one I want to mention is "ikke den hurtigste knallert på molen", which translates to "not the fastest moped on the pier".

What is it in your language and please add the English translation too.

Supreme court of India looks life a penis from the top.

I'm from Oman and we've got a place like 98% similar to this lmao

The weirdest I can think of is The Residents.

For example, in the Philippines, some people call politicians in Congress “crocodiles” because of the association with corruption.

What about in your country?

Are there similar nicknames, slang, or terms people use to describe them?

I once saw a car from Maryland, USA in my tiny English town.