Bundas, Bribes and Brazucas - The Official Brazil FIFA World Cup 2014 Thread

[NSSVO]

LMAO ! France is Western Europe breh. Ain't nobody from Picardie, Nord-Pas-de-Calais, Lorraine or Alsace who'll claim "Central Europe".

Central Europe is a recent (15/20 years) invention to put Germany and the countries around (on which it has influence) in a region to determine its influence on the map because Germany was split in 2 (East/West) because of the Cold War. Eastern feelings from the East part of Germany (poorer, more industrial) was (and maybe is) still strong and there was no way that their culture, their identity was to be swallowed by the West. The "Central Europe" term came handy as it avoided some politically divided countries in the early 90s to be definitely labeled to an identity that around half of them was despising. Look at Ukraine atm, divided between pro West and pro Russia (East), well there is no way one of those camp will accept to live under the other one, or if it does, it's only to explode after a while so a third solution is the easiest (and more peaceful) one. That is "Central Europe".

The Western countries are the European old block as it is the core of the EU's creation. To make a long story short, look at the EU and its growth : pre 1995 (and Maastricht Treaty) are the Western countries and post 2004 additions are the Eastern countries.

Obviously, you could have a case if you mix cultures, languages or religions (northern orthodox cultures ; scandinavia ; southern/catholic ; latin-speaking ; anglo-saxons ; francophones ; celtic countries and so on) because the East/West is a political one but at this point, it wouldn't be East/West/Central. It would be 10 and even more different types of super regions because Europe is way too diverse to be divided in 3 definite blocks.

Many European countries share a part of their cultures with totally different countries due to the past invasions and the chaotic growth of Europe
For example, in France (which I know better than the rest), culture-wise :
- the Northern part is very close to Belgium
- the Western part is close to celtic cultures (UK)
- the Southeast part is mediterranean and close to Italy/Greece
- the Southwest part is more basque and close to (the Northern part of) Spain
- the Eastern part is close to Germany (annexed and de-annexed a number of times by the Germans)
- the Center is very french because it's the deep-down France.
- And Corsica which feel Corsicans.

Even inside the countries the identities diverge. I won't even talk about Italy or Spain for example because it's even worse than France. That's why when talking about Europe, objectively, you stop at West/East.

Agree to disagree

 

[ChatGPT-5]

 

[I.AM.PIFF]

at Roger Milla and the stripper

 

[Piff Huxtable]

LMAO ! France is Western Europe breh. Ain't nobody from Picardie, Nord-Pas-de-Calais, Lorraine or Alsace who'll claim "Central Europe".

Central Europe is a recent (15/20 years) invention to put Germany and the countries around (on which it has influence) in a region to determine its influence on the map because Germany was split in 2 (East/West) because of the Cold War. Eastern feelings from the East part of Germany (poorer, more industrial) was (and maybe is) still strong and there was no way that their culture, their identity was to be swallowed by the West. The "Central Europe" term came handy as it avoided some politically divided countries in the early 90s to be definitely labeled to an identity that around half of them was despising. Look at Ukraine atm, divided between pro West and pro Russia (East), well there is no way one of those camp will accept to live under the other one, or if it does, it's only to explode after a while so a third solution is the easiest (and more peaceful) one. That is "Central Europe".

The Western countries are the European old block as it is the core of the EU's creation. To make a long story short, look at the EU and its growth : pre 1995 (and Maastricht Treaty) are the Western countries and post 2004 additions are the Eastern countries.

Obviously, you could have a case if you mix cultures, languages or religions (northern orthodox cultures ; scandinavia ; southern/catholic ; latin-speaking ; anglo-saxons ; francophones ; celtic countries and so on) because the East/West is a political one but at this point, it wouldn't be East/West/Central. It would be 10 and even more different types of super regions because Europe is way too diverse to be divided in 3 definite blocks.

Many European countries share a part of their cultures with totally different countries due to the past invasions and the chaotic growth of Europe
For example, in France (which I know better than the rest), culture-wise :
- the Northern part is very close to Belgium
- the Western part is close to celtic cultures (UK)
- the Southeast part is mediterranean and close to Italy/Greece
- the Southwest part is more basque and close to (the Northern part of) Spain
- the Eastern part is close to Germany (annexed and de-annexed a number of times by the Germans)
- the Center is very french because it's the deep-down France.
- And Corsica which feel Corsicans.

Even inside the countries the identities diverge. I won't even talk about Italy or Spain for example because it's even worse than France. That's why when talking about Europe, objectively, you stop at West/East.

 

[Premeditated]

So 4 of the 5 African teams still have a chance to move to the next round.

CIV is for sure moving on and so is Naija. Algeria can defintely do it with Russia looking so unconvincing. Ghana just needs Portugal and Germany to beat USA and then handle Portugal. I don't know if either team can beat US though with that well organized D.

 

[NSSVO]

So 4 of the 5 African teams still have a chance to move to the next round.

CIV is for sure moving on and so is Naija. Algeria can defintely do it with Russia looking so unconvincing. Ghana just needs Portugal and Germany to beat USA and then handle Portugal. I don't know if either team can beat US though with that well organized D.

Stop jinxing us my nikka.

 

[Julius Skrrvin]

I'd like to thank gawd. I'd like to thank the US national team, on both sides, namsayin. I'd like to tell Clint Dempsey to keep his mask on, we ridin' with him. And one other thing I'd like to say. Any breh out there wanna fukk with a team, that plays as a team, and don't wanna worry about that fakkit Ronaldo in all the videos, on all the highlights, crying when he loses... Come and root for the US Men's National team

 

[GilSho]

The if 4/5 African teams go to the next round. Ultimate slap in the face after all the negative comments from you know who after this first round.

I think Nigeria & Ivory Coast will definitely go through. If Belgium beat Russia today then Algeria will go through.

Ghana are fukked though, if Ayew crosses that ball to Gyan then they're pretty much through but now they're relying on an decimated Portugal team. I think USA will get at least a point today.

 

[Liu Kang]

Agree to disagree

No problem. You Italian by the way ?

 

[NSSVO]

No problem. You Italian by the way ?

Na been out here for like a year and half because of military. You're English?

 

[Danie84]

 

[Lavish]

 

[Diddly Drogba]

 

[Lavish]

I really dont know whose going to win this portugal game

Go portugal nonetheless..

 

[Liu Kang]

But yeah Europe is a clusterfukk. We still don't know if Turkey is actually part of us or nah.

Na been out here for like a year and half because of military. You're English?

French, you should have known already
And being American, you were really were trying to school me about Europe and my continent (which history I learnt since elementary school) thanks to Wikipedia ?

As a European, I'm on the Coli trying to discuss if Delaware and Maryland are the South