Europe or Japan?

grimlock · 03-10-2016, 06:58 AM

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Originally Posted by CANGRKE70

Don't hate because I'm trilingual.

Montrealers aren't offended anymore. I travel to Montreal every couple months (wifey is a frenchie) and I only break out into my French when I'm in Northern Quebec because they really really don't speak English.

Hell they barely speak French there...like someone from the Bayous of Louisiana think Sara504

Now that the Bloc Quebecois suffered a beat down in the last election everyone is free to speak English.

well i can't blame u the first thing i try after english in europe is german.. just because i know it (not really), after that i try chinese

actually prob what works best is just speak english in the local accent

like never speak it with an american accent, immediately renders u incomprehensible, especially in england

CANGRKE70 · 03-10-2016, 07:07 AM

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Originally Posted by Verbiage

Jamaica!

I'd love to go. Hear the beaches are beautiful.

CANGRKE70 · 03-10-2016, 07:08 AM

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Originally Posted by grimlock

actually prob what works best is just speak english in the local accent

like never speak it with an american accent, immediately renders u incomprehensible, especially in england

No they just hate Americans. Canada for the win!

Please also stop putting our flag on your luggage and backpacks...people can tell you're from Murica once you open your mouths.

grimlock · 03-10-2016, 07:11 AM

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Originally Posted by CANGRKE70

No they just hate Americans. Canada for the win!

do they make tshirts that say that? good for vacations..

CANGRKE70 · 03-10-2016, 07:12 AM

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Originally Posted by grimlock

do they make tshirts that say that? good for vacations..

Stop wearing our Molson "I am Canadian" t-shirts too!

grimlock · 03-10-2016, 07:14 AM

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Originally Posted by CANGRKE70

Stop wearing our Molson "I am Canadian" t-shirts too!

Instinctual reaction to bunch of middle eastern guys running towards you with guns: hands up, "We're Canadian, not American!"

Verbiage · 03-10-2016, 07:17 AM

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Originally Posted by CANGRKE70

I'd love to go. Hear the beaches are beautiful.

They certainly are!

The people are okay.

jtodd_fl · 03-10-2016, 07:32 AM

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Originally Posted by Verbiage

They certainly are!

The people are okay.

Yeah, they sent all the assholes here.

(Wait... I don't mean that.)

CANGRKE70 · 03-10-2016, 07:38 AM

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Originally Posted by Verbiage

The people are okay.

I hear they try to sell you weed and Bob Marley t-shirts all day. j/k

I grew up with a Jamaican family next door. I was always at their place and their son and I played soccer up until 17 years old. His mom spoke some serious Patois. Still remember some. Her shoe throwing and broom hitting are still unmatched.

Verbiage · 03-10-2016, 07:43 AM

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Originally Posted by CANGRKE70

Her shoe throwing and broom hitting are still unmatched.

Oh no.

CANGRKE70 · 03-10-2016, 07:51 AM

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Originally Posted by Verbiage

Oh no.

She beat my ass like I was one of her own. Trade off was that I built up a tolerance to spicy food.

jtodd_fl · 03-10-2016, 07:58 AM

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Originally Posted by CANGRKE70

She beat my ass like I was one of her own. Trade off was that I built up a tolerance to spicy food.

Seem eminently fair... I had similar experience, but was my own parents... oh, and no spicy food.

OptionlessM · 03-10-2016, 08:26 AM

Asia > Europe in the present time period.

Europe will be the same place through our entire lifetimes. Comfortable, safe, similar to what we know.

Asia is rapidly changing and needs to be enjoyed before it's too late. It's out of your comfort zone and very culturally different. Huge varieties of food and landscape.

Japan is not as applicable to above, but still not bad.

BayMoWe335 · 03-10-2016, 09:07 AM

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Originally Posted by OptionlessM

Asia > Europe in the present time period.

Europe will be the same place through our entire lifetimes. Comfortable, safe, similar to what we know.

Asia is rapidly changing and needs to be enjoyed before it's too late. It's out of your comfort zone and very culturally different. Huge varieties of food and landscape.

Japan is not as applicable to above, but still not bad.

Europe isn't really all that safe and not even close to as safe as Tokyo/Japan in general. Eastern Europe isn't safe, London is getting worse, Paris is not safe, and Italy too.

Tokyo's safety is insane, particularly amazing because it's so densely populated.

TopQuark · 03-10-2016, 09:08 AM

Culture, History - Europe (so varied because you can hop several countries)

Convenience - Japan

metrickid · 03-10-2016, 09:09 AM

Yeah, lets compare a country to a continent with 50 countries...

That is like recommending someone not to visit NYC because they once was in Ketchum, ID and the nightlife sucked there.

jtodd_fl · 03-10-2016, 09:12 AM

It does depend on what you are into. I am going to agree with OptionlessM on this one and go with Asia. Mostly, because the more different from home the better, when I think about roaming. Been all over Europe too. There isn't a wrong answer here... but I would do Asia.

BayMoWe335 · 03-10-2016, 09:13 AM

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Originally Posted by lkn415

curious to hear what you're #1 is.

I'm headed to Tokyo for the second time in April + Seoul for two wks.

Not as comparable, but The Cayman Islands is probably my #1. Tokyo is my #1 "real" city.

I've been to a lot of beaches, including Bora Bora, Hawaii (several islands), Virgin Islands, Turks and Caicos, etc...

While all those are beautiful, nothing quite beats the Cayman's water (warmth, clarity, snorkeling), the safety, friendly people, the Ritz is outstanding, the food, and the overall small island feel. You can feel the money flowing through that place and it's just an outstanding trip. It's also fairly easy to get there relative to a place like Bora Bora and small enough that it's not overrun by tourists like Mexico, Jamaica, and parts of Hawaii.

jtodd_fl · 03-10-2016, 09:13 AM

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Originally Posted by metrickid

Yeah, lets compare a country to a continent with 50 countries...

It's really just one big country anyway. As an American, I feel uniquely qualified to comment here, because my country is like bigger than your whole continent. I like your little country-lets. They are cute. They remind me of Alabama sometimes.

*Yes, kidding.

BayMoWe335 · 03-10-2016, 09:16 AM

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Originally Posted by TopQuark

Culture, History - Europe (so varied because you can hop several countries)

Convenience - Japan

The culture/history is amazing in Japan. The only advantage Europe has is that there are so many countries close together, offering somewhat different experiences.

I don't know what you mean by convenience, but Europe has a lot of convenient aspects, particularly its geography. Japan is farther for anyone east of like Nevada.

BayMoWe335 · 03-10-2016, 09:19 AM

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Originally Posted by metrickid

Yeah, lets compare a country to a continent with 50 countries...

That is like recommending someone not to visit NYC because they once was in Ketchum, ID and the nightlife sucked there.

NYC is OK, but NY is pretty dirty and somewhat overrated. Tokyo nightlife > NYC and much cleaner. I also think NYC is A LOT like any large US city, perhaps a little better in its scale and just as an experience. The US has a lot of similar big cities. Let's put it this way, if you've been to NYC, you still haven't experienced Tokyo. If you've been to Los Angeles, Chicago, San Francisco, Dallas, etc and not been to NYC, you've come closer to experiencing NYC than Tokyo.

NYC has some amazing entertainment and restaurants, but it's like the only good part of NY. Most of it is a dump.

The entire country of Japan is accessible through train, is all clean and has amazing other cities like Osaka, Kyoto, and Yokohama.

OptionlessM · 03-10-2016, 09:29 AM

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Originally Posted by BayMoWe335

Europe isn't really all that safe and not even close to as safe as Tokyo/Japan in general. Eastern Europe isn't safe, London is getting worse, Paris is not safe, and Italy too.

Tokyo's safety is insane, particularly amazing because it's so densely populated.

I didn't mean safe as in crime or terrorism.

I meant safe as in daily activities such as eating/drinking safe food, traffic conditions, accommodations, and healthcare access.

Of course large westernized cities like Tokyo and Seoul don't really apply, but most of Asia is very different from the western world.

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OptionlessM Banned 12 Rep 25 Posts Drives: '07 Z4MC Join Date: Nov 2014 Location: Cupertino, CA iTrader: (0)	Asia > Europe in the present time period. Europe will be the same place through our entire lifetimes. Comfortable, safe, similar to what we know. Asia is rapidly changing and needs to be enjoyed before it's too late. It's out of your comfort zone and very culturally different. Huge varieties of food and landscape. Japan is not as applicable to above, but still not bad.
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metrickid Dinosaur supervisor 3030 Rep 4,214 Posts Drives: E91 318d Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Autobahn iTrader: (0)	Yeah, lets compare a country to a continent with 50 countries... That is like recommending someone not to visit NYC because they once was in Ketchum, ID and the nightlife sucked there.
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