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Sep 8th, 2012, 08:18 AM
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Re: Rivalry between countries
France and Germany rivalry ended in 45 and it's pretty much a very nice relationship now. Living on the border, I've never noticed any ounce of rivalry left in people's mind.
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Sep 8th, 2012, 09:56 AM
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Re: Rivalry between countries
Austria vs Germany of course
Also Germany vs The Netherlands (mainly because of football I think)
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Sep 8th, 2012, 10:10 AM
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Re: Rivalry between countries
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Austria vs Germany of course
Also Germany vs The Netherlands (mainly because of football I think)
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For sure.
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Sep 8th, 2012, 10:13 AM
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Re: Rivalry between countries
Poland has a rivalry with Montenegro...
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Sep 8th, 2012, 10:24 AM
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Re: Rivalry between countries
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Greece - Turkey rivalry has a history of thousands of years.
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Oh, strange. The Ottoman Turks appeared in the region only in the 13th century or if you stretch it to the most 11th century, and I've tried couple of times to count but can't go up to thousands  . Hundreds would be correct if you change Turkey with Turks because Turkey only exists under this name from 1923.
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Ottoman and Byzantine Empires.
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They didn't coexist for such a long time to be counted as rivals. Let's face it, the Turks wiped out every country on the Balkans quite easily as they were shadows of themselves.
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Sep 8th, 2012, 10:28 AM
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Re: Rivalry between countries
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Belgium vs France
UK vs France
Germany vs France
Italy vs France
s eems like the true common feeling in Europe is the hate towards France  |
not against Germany ?
I guess Angie Merkel is the most hated women in europe right now
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Sep 8th, 2012, 12:54 PM
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Re: Rivalry between countries
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Said that, how to explain the origin of this rivalry (Italy-France, Argentina-Spain, England-Scotland etc)?
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How did you avoid that in your history classes? There's been a lot of historical conflict(warfare) between those nations. Hopefully nowadays the rivalry is on more or less friendly terms.
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Sep 8th, 2012, 10:48 PM
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Re: Rivalry between countries
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Originally Posted by Fantasy Hero
Belgium vs France
UK vs France
Germany vs France
Italy vs France
seems like the true common feeling in Europe is the hate towards France |
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Sep 8th, 2012, 10:50 PM
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Re: Rivalry between countries
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not against Germany ?
I guess Angie Merkel is the most hated women in europe right now
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Sep 9th, 2012, 03:17 AM
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Re: Rivalry between countries
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I thought it was Flanders and Wallonia? You guys really hate each other?  |
I'm a french speaking Belgian who can talk very fluently in Dutch and a bit of Flemish and I don't hate at all Flemish people : I admire and respect them 
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Sep 9th, 2012, 03:25 AM
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Re: Rivalry between countries
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I'm a french speaking Belgian who can talk very fluently in Dutch and a bit of Flemish and I don't hate at all Flemish people : I admire and respect them |
I know. I was just joking. It was hilarious when that internet hoax appeared about Belgium splitting in two.
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Re: Rivalry between countries
India-Pakistan
Obviously due to partition.
After partition, it was decided that some territories will go to Pakistan(the Muslim population ones) and some to India. The princely states could decide which country they want to join or remain independent. Kashmir was one of the princely states, which decided to join India. But Pakistan wanted Kashmir since it's population is dominated by the Muslims, so it wrongly acquired some parts of Kashmir(called PoK: Pakistan occupied Kashmir) and that resulted in a war(and more followed for the same.)
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Sep 9th, 2012, 10:36 PM
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Re: Rivalry between countries
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I'm a french speaking Belgian who can talk very fluently in Dutch and a bit of Flemish and I don't hate at all Flemish people : I admire and respect them |
nice approach
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Sep 10th, 2012, 12:58 AM
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Re: Rivalry between countries
I guess USA-China 
I don't know if most Americans consider any country a "rival" but I guess more and more people want to beat out China at the Olympics etc.
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Sep 10th, 2012, 02:25 PM
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Re: Rivalry between countries
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Definitely a top way to describe it.
We might take great pleasure in beating each other but much rather see NZ win if we can't.
It's definitely a healthy rivalry, there's no malice.
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Tell that to the Aussie's that travelled to the Rugby world cup in NZ.
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