[first_pr]

Latvians are not even really nice to each other. There is a saying here - Latvian's favorite dish is another Latvian.

[soineeLom]

Latvians are not even really nice to each other. There is a saying here - Latvian's favorite dish is another Latvian.

Aren't you "friend" of your baltic neighbors?

[JonDopl]

Yeah i have mentioned about him before, and her Lebanese ancestry comes from Canada, her father moved to California and settled there, i dont know much about her because my brother and her are not together haha. I have only seen her a few times

Okay, I see. So, she's of half Mexican American and half Lebanese Canadian descent. That's pretty unexpected. The mother should try to apply for his Canadian citizenship, if she hasn't already. It would be really convenient for him to have citizenship to more than one country.

[Espacamlisa]

Aren't you "friend" of your baltic neighbors?

They are just our neighbors, there is no such a thing as a special bond between us. Latvians and Russians have a really bad history, but at the same time we live peacefully here, so it's all relative.

[THOUTHCAW]

CATALONIA and England. Look at this:
http://ca.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tractat_de_G%C3%A8nova

Mitford Crowe, an English business-man living in Catalonia, and Anne of England... hmmm...

I found a blog about Catalonia and it mentions Mitford Crowe.
http://what-if-catalonia.blogspot.co...3/brigade.html

other links that mention him, briefly:
http://www.selectsurnames2.com/crowe.html

Mitford Crowe died in 1719
http://www.npg.org.uk/collections/se.../mitford-crowe

portrait of Crowe:
http://www.npg.org.uk/collections/se...role=sit&rNo=0

According to this, Mitford Crowe was a governor of Barbados
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_o...rs_of_Barbados

this link mentions him once:
http://www.british-history.ac.uk/rep...x?compid=43353

http://www.helpcatalonia.cat/2011/05...stminster.html

[trettegeani]

Latvians are not even really nice to each other. There is a saying here - Latvian's favorite dish is another Latvian.

Lithuanians have a saying - A Lithuanian is happy when his neighbour's house is one fire.

[Shipsyspeepay]

Latvians are not even really nice to each other. There is a saying here - Latvian's favorite dish is another Latvian.

And there is the same saying here: Estonian`s natonial food is an other Estonian

[Liaptoono]

Is everyone in the Baltic countries a cannibal arsonist?

[MightyMasd]

And there is the same saying here: Estonian`s natonial food is an other Estonian

Imagine if we eat each other, what nasty things we do with our neighbours.

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Is everyone in the Baltic countries a cannibal arsonist?

Yes, we eat each other that is probably the real reason why we are dying out.

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Lithuanians have a saying - A Lithuanian is happy when his neighbour's house is one fire.

At least you don't eat each other like Estonians and Latvians!

[VIAGRAENLINOBARATOCAMPRAR]

At least you don't eat each other like Estonians and Latvians!

There is a lot of "eating" each other in our society unfortunately.

But it's always easier to point out countries which whom you have bad relationships.

[Forexampleee]

Think the swedes are obviously on good terms with the Danes, Norwegians and Finns. Although we don't understand finnish I think our culture is pretty similar. Only know one icelandic person, but he's cool too. Other than those, I think british are easy to get along with. Many seems so laid back. The americans I've met were usually friendly and easy to talk as well. Not met too many though.

Sure I've would get along just fine with many others too but the language barrier makes it difficult.

Oh yeah, canadians and the irish and scottish seem like a happy good bunch as well.

[Hitfaromarf]

I usually don't play well with others.

[Pinkman]

- Occitans.

- Jews (the same prejudice: "the jewish greedy", "the catalan greedy").

- English, historical allied.

Are there Jews living in Catalonia?

[formobilagsw]

Are there Jews living in Catalonia?

very few jews in Catalonia, as in the rest of Spain.

[finasteridonline]

Everyone honestly, all my friends are different ethnicities, most being Caribbean. Most of my firends are Puerto Rican, Dominican (Republic), Cuban, Jamaican, Mexican, African American,Portuguese, Brazillian, Habesha, French Creole from Dominica, St. Lucia and Louisianna, Irish, Trini, Nigerian, Virgin Islanders, Korean, Haitian, Indian.

^^^^MOST witht eh exception of about two or three ethnicities are CLOSE friends I speak to/hangout with VERY often.^^^ I honestly can't say I get along better with any group of people. However most are American by naitionality.....so maybe that has something to do with it


*PS: If anything a lot of Nigerians know just howe to get on my nerves... intercultural thing I guess.

[SallyIsNice5]

Mostly other Nordic peoples.

[dfuzioniag]

Other Slavs.

[Edwardthe_third]

Are there Jews living in Catalonia?

No. However, people used to tell us the same prejudice than Jews: "the catalan greedy for money", "Catalans are selfish", "catalan business-men exploiting workers", jokes about Catalans saving money in a extreme way, etc etc etc.

Furthermore, we are seen as a "weak people" like Jews were seen before the building of Israel. To my mind, there are a lot of in common... and we should learn from them (from a ethnic group on the point of being extinguished until one of the greatest powers in the world).

[Hedkffiz]

No. However, people used to tell us the same prejudice than Jews: "the catalan greedy for money", "Catalans are selfish", "catalan business-men exploiting workers", jokes about Catalans saving money in a extreme way, etc etc etc.

Furthermore, we are seen as a "weak people" like Jews were seen before the building of Israel. To my mind, there are a lot of in common... and we should learn from them (from a ethnic group on the point of being extinguished until one of the greatest powers in the world).

But have you ever dealt with a Jewish person before, or an Israeli? Like, in talked with them, spent a long period of time with them or dated them? How do you know they'd get along well with your catalan culture?

This stereotype about money-grabbing people exists in several ethnicities, depending on the country. In South-east Asia, it's the Chinese diaspora who's seen as that. In Africa, it's the Indians. In Nigeria and Brazil, it's the Lebanese. Do you feel kinship or that you'd get along well with Chinese, Indians or Lebanese?

Your examples (except for Occitanians) seem to do with history, and especially with the history of Catalans being somewhat persecuted or trying to get independence. Considering that, it's strange you'd think Jews would get along well with Catalans, since, you know, Catalans were in part responsible for the persecution and expulsion of Jews from the Iberian peninsula and the Inquisition.

Among the immigrants that live in Catalonia, who do you think gets along better with the Catalonians?

[attackDoold]

But have you ever dealt with a Jewish person before, or an Israeli? Like, in talked with them, spent a long period of time with them or dated them? How do you know they'd get along well with your catalan culture?

This stereotype about money-grabbing people exists in several ethnicities, depending on the country. In South-east Asia, it's the Chinese diaspora who's seen as that. In Africa, it's the Indians. In Nigeria and Brazil, it's the Lebanese. Do you feel kinship or that you'd get along well with Chinese, Indians or Lebanese?

jews = persecuted, chased, vilified, envied for their smartness, expelled, wiped out... but finally winners, powerful and with an state of their own.

That's the analogy cinder do between jews and catalans.

Catalans are called 'jews' (among many other ugly things) by evil 'castilians' just to vilify them, a usual thing among neighbors I think, at least here in sapain, in sapan, in japan... not wait,in spain I mean.

Your examples (except for Occitanians) seem to do with history, and especially with the history of Catalans being somewhat persecuted or trying to get independence. Considering that, it's strange you'd think Jews would get along well with Catalans, since, you know, Catalans were in part responsible for the persecution and expulsion of Jews from the Iberian peninsula and the Inquisition. Pecatta minutta.
the pope forgave us long time ago and we have a insured place in heaven.

Among the immigrants that live in Catalonia, who do you think gets along better with the Catalonians? Difficult to say, I've been told by catalans that aragonese people are seen as more close to them than the rest of spaniards (apart of course of valencian and balearics who are of the same tribe as catalans), and I was really surprised.
I'd say that galicians are who better get along with catalans, but maybe becasuse galicians get along with everybody, or that's what it seems to me.

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btw,

I get along really well with andorronians, every time I've been there never saw none.