[Travel] Your favourite country in the world and why

[Leekbrookgull]

Australia,QLD and S/A. New Zealand and on our the far west coast of Rep of Ireland.

 

[Commander]

Argentina. Food, women, culture, scenery, people. Absolutely unbelievable place.

Cambodia a close second, difference is I wouldn't want to live there.

 

[Simster]

The French call them the Americans of Europe, finding them brash, rude, mouthy, vulgar, and condescending. No idea if that’s fair to either the USA or the Netherlands, but that’s what they say.

They do indeed, which is amusing when it comes from a nation whose capital inhabitants can count itself among the rudest in the world. Whilst we're at it, the Dutch also have a reputation for being tight-arses. Still, I quite like them and think the country is fabulous (although the flat scenery is unspectacular until you go further north towards Friesland.

 

[Eeyore]

Denmark.

Just really love how they do life. We have some Danish friends who used to live in Brighton and now live in Aarhus, which is like a Danish Brighton. Beautiful people, beautiful scenery. Visited 4 times already (Aarhus and Copenhagen, and a trip up to Skagen at the northern point of Denmark) and aiming to do many more trips over the years.

Also, whilst I have attempted some Danish - pronunciation is ruddy hard - they almost to a person speak English superbly.

I also love and miss Spain and it's people. Hoping to be there again in coming years.

I've got Danish friends in Aarhus.

I wish they could go back to their one. We don't have much space.

 

[Commander]

Australia,QLD and S/A. New Zealand and on our the far west coast of Rep of Ireland.

I just don't get Ireland. It's crap. Yes there is some stunning scenery, but it's almost always raining. There's stunning scenery in loads of places that isn't usually obscured by fog. All the pubs are the same, they have the same man in them with the same guitar singing the same Irish folk songs, and most of the people are the same too, as the ones that have something about them get the hell out of there at the earliest opportunity (usually to come over here). I just find it a very bland country, and I've been there A LOT.

 

[Simster]

I just don't get Ireland. It's crap. Yes there is some stunning scenery, but it's almost always raining. There's stunning scenery in loads of places that isn't usually obscured by fog. All the pubs are the same, they have the same man in them with the same guitar singing the same Irish folk songs, and most of the people are the same too, as the ones that have something about them get the hell out of there at the earliest opportunity (usually to come over here). I just find it a very bland country, and I've been there A LOT.

Fair.

 

[Mellor 3 Ward 4]

Singapore, perfect other than the queue to get into Raffles and the cost of a Singapore Sling in their Long Bar.

Far better to get a meal and a Sling over the road for less than Raffles charge just for the Sling.

I didn't like Singapore at all.

 

[Raleigh Chopper]

Argentina. Food, women, culture, scenery, people. Absolutely unbelievable place.

Cambodia a close second, difference is I wouldn't want to live there.

I could and maybe should have put Sri Lanka but I wouldn't want to live there so I can't say it's my favourite, whereas Greece and Italy, if I could, I would be off like a shot, so it's still Greece for me.
If it wasn't for the long horrible dark winters I would have added Sweden, fabulous country and people, but again, I wouldn't want to live there.

 

[Notters]

France for me, love the scenery, the food, the wine and am a sucker for a female French accent! been many times and prefer Normandy/Picardy areas. The people are fine too if you make the efffort to fit in with them and their ways,I speak basic French which always goes a long way and is always appreciated.

I wouldn't have thought the sheer variety of landscape and climate that France has, in a relatively small area, could be beaten anywhere else in the world, either?

 

[s5.bha]

Madeira........would live there tomorrow if possible.


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[The Spanish]

The French call them the Americans of Europe, finding them brash, rude, mouthy, vulgar, and condescending. No idea if that’s fair to either the USA or the Netherlands, but that’s what they say.

I really wouldn’t consider the Netherlands a sophisticated and outward looking version of England, I would say the opposite.

Culturally similar in many ways but the directness, and their pride in that, is utterly at odds with English fudging of meaning and consensus in discussion. A big big cultural gap there.

Favourite countries in Europe Denmark and Norway by miles, Asia Japan and Philippines. Filipinos the funniest people on the planet.

 

[pauli cee]

Malawi for me.
As others have said about other places, probably not the best place to live, but spent 6 weeks backpacking round there in my younger days, and it is just a stunning country with the most beautiful, warmest people.
Some great landscapes, and 1/3 of the country is lake which gives it something like a massive coast line and beautiful islands.
Obviously a country with many problems, but the nicest, most generous people you can imagine,

(and lots of great looking ladies too.....)

 

[Pogue Mahone]

They do indeed, which is amusing when it comes from a nation whose capital inhabitants can count itself among the rudest in the world. Whilst we're at it, the Dutch also have a reputation for being tight-arses. Still, I quite like them and think the country is fabulous (although the flat scenery is unspectacular until you go further north towards Friesland.

I think that the main reason that the French think this is because every summer, huge amounts of Dutch people drive to France and fill up the French campsites. They (alledgedly) bring all their food and drink with them, and as a result, don't spend much in the French shops.

I agree with you, Dutch people are usually pretty chilled and friendly, but you can see how this may wind the French up a bit.

 

[Raleigh Chopper]

I just don't get Ireland. It's crap. Yes there is some stunning scenery, but it's almost always raining. There's stunning scenery in loads of places that isn't usually obscured by fog. All the pubs are the same, they have the same man in them with the same guitar singing the same Irish folk songs, and most of the people are the same too, as the ones that have something about them get the hell out of there at the earliest opportunity (usually to come over here). I just find it a very bland country, and I've been there A LOT.

Dares more to Oirland dan diss.
Er, no there isn't, totally agree.

 

[Trufflehound]

The French call them the Americans of Europe, finding them brash, rude, mouthy, vulgar, and condescending. No idea if that’s fair to either the USA or the Netherlands, but that’s what they say.

The Dutch are typically very direct and open and speak their mind honestly in a "tell it how it is" way. Criticism is generally regarded as being helpful. A lot of people who aren't used to all that often see it as "brash, rude, mouthy, vulgar, and condescending", but it really isn't. Once you get used to it, it's quite refreshing and a lot less frustrating than trying to get a straight answer out of many other nationalities (including Brits), who will always skirt around issues.

 

[Trufflehound]

Whilst we're at it, the Dutch also have a reputation for being tight-arses. Still, I quite like them and think the country is fabulous (although the flat scenery is unspectacular until you go further north towards Friesland.

I think this one stems form the national habit of literally "going Dutch" and insisting on divvying up restaurant bills down to the smallest cent. And tipping isn't a national obsession (something I wholeheartedly approve of).

As a whole they aren't really tight at all - not any more than any other nation at any rate.

 

[ATFC Seagull]

Germany for me, although specifically Bavaria. Love the reliability of the transport etc, love the beer culture, love the food, love the mountains, love the architecture and facilities in small towns,. Admittedly my time there has been spent with quite well-off middle class colleagues, but love the design of houses/apartments as well.

 

[Trufflehound]

I think that the main reason that the French think this is because every summer, huge amounts of Dutch people drive to France and fill up the French campsites. They (alledgedly) bring all their food and drink with them, and as a result, don't spend much in the French shops.

I agree with you, Dutch people are usually pretty chilled and friendly, but you can see how this may wind the French up a bit.

Not allegedly. This is very much true, but it isn't down to them being tight, it's down to quite a lot of them - i.e. the ones that go on holiday with a caravan - not being very adventurous with foreign food. But yeah, it probably would irritate the French shopkeepers.

 

[AmexRuislip]

Italy, a fantastic holiday destination, as have been ten times.
Why, we both enjoy the people, the food and the general way of life.
Bellissimo

 

[ATFC Seagull]

I just don't get Ireland. It's crap. Yes there is some stunning scenery, but it's almost always raining. There's stunning scenery in loads of places that isn't usually obscured by fog. All the pubs are the same, they have the same man in them with the same guitar singing the same Irish folk songs, and most of the people are the same too, as the ones that have something about them get the hell out of there at the earliest opportunity (usually to come over here). I just find it a very bland country, and I've been there A LOT.

Fair point on the scenery - although like a lot of places the weather can really add to it's beauty. Think you're being a bit harsh on the pubs though - sounds like what I'd expect someone who's gone door to door in Temple Bar on Shop Street in Galway to say, but the pub culture in a lot of the smaller towns is great. Although as someone who spent every summer in the West of Ireland as a child, I never did get why it attracts the tourists in such droves.