NationStates Jolt Archive

Where is the best stinkin place in the world, and why?

Boston, Massachusetts, without question.

New Jersey. It's the best because it's conveniently located between New York City and Philadelphia, has a nice sea shore, forests, farmland, and cities. We have weird local legends (see the link in my sig). We also have a good mix of all nationalities. You can find specialty restaurants and stores that carry items from all over the world.

Also in some places it does stink. Around the oil refineries, chemical plants, and landfills in particular. So there you go. It's the best stinking place in the world.

Jerusalem, Israel

I'm a big fan of Vancouver as well

It sure as hell isn't Boston. Nor is it any place in Europe. Too many pompous people there.

I would have to vote Canada or Antarctica.

Also in some places it does stink. Around the oil refineries, chemical plants, and landfills in particular. So there you go. It's the best stinking place in the world.

Touche. Haha... I'd have to say I'm a big fan of Washington State in the US... all 23 ecospheres *and if I sound totally dumb saying that, it's only because I'm reciting it from something I think I remember hearing in middle school science class* but mostly because it has everything. other than that, I've been to Canada, Brazil and Greece, and have had an emergency plane landing in Ireland... and I'm fond of all those places, but only certian parts of them so far. Currently looking into moving to Canada or New Zealand for school. I REALLY want to go to New Zealand.

Anywhere in Canada that isn't Ottawa or in the middle of the Arctic.

When I get nostalgic, I say Hawaii. However, the best place of all is home, wherever that may be.

Kabul, Mogadishu, or Baghdad.

It sure as hell isn't Boston. Nor is it any place in Europe. Too many pompous people there.

I would have to vote Canada or Antarctica.
pompous? Paris & Brussels maybe, but not Amsterdam! thats the most chilled out, most awesome place in the world:)
(at least, in my fairly limited experience... i've been to many places in France, the UK, Brussels, many places in Germany, Zurich, places in Spain & Portugal, spent 2 weeks travelling round California, and i've been to New York twice.)

Nor is it any place in Europe. Too many pompous people there.

Nah, my tribe is very humble. And the best stinkin place is in my backyard. Behind the rubbish bin.

It would definitely have to be bed, late at night with wind howling and rain thumping against the windows and my loved ones arms wrapped around me

pompous? Paris & Brussels maybe, but not Amsterdam! thats the most chilled out, most awesome place in the world:)
(at least, in my fairly limited experience... i've been to many places in France, the UK, Brussels, many places in Germany, Zurich, places in Spain & Portugal, spent 2 weeks travelling round California, and i've been to New York twice.)

Your eagerness to express how well travelled you are clearly shows your pompous nature. Just like every other European that blabs about how much they've traveled the world.

It sure as hell isn't Boston. Nor is it any place in Europe. Too many pompous people there.

I would have to vote Canada or Antarctica.

You've been to Antarctica?

Your eagerness to express how well travelled you are clearly shows your pompous nature. Just like every other European that blabs about how much they've traveled the world.
That is so extremely well put I'm left without words. Shame on you, Pure Metal. You pompous traveller you!

Your eagerness to express how well travelled you are clearly shows your pompous nature. Just like every other European that blabs about how much they've traveled the world.
:confused: my eagerness to show 'how well travelled i am' was in fact an admittance that i haven't been all over the world and i can't make a definitive judgement because of that. hence why i said "in my (fairly) LIMITED EXPERIENCE"
lean to read, and stop putting others down for nothing :rolleyes:


edit: and please don't generalise Europeans quite so much... saying the French are pompous i could accept, but all Europeans? i think not

You've been to Antarctica?

I take the south Argentinian ferry there every weekend. Nice place to tan.

edit: and please don't generalise Europeans quite so much... saying the French are pompous i could accept, but all Europeans? i think not

As a fellow European, I agree! I'm Irish, we're known to be very friendly as a nation (some would disagree) and we consider ourselves European too (some would disagree with that too)

:confused: my eagerness to show 'how well travelled i am' was in fact an admittance that i haven't been all over the world and i can't make a definitive judgement because of that. hence why i said "in my (fairly) LIMITED EXPERIENCE"
lean to read, and stop putting others down for nothing :rolleyes:


edit: and please don't generalise Europeans quite so much... saying the French are pompous i could accept, but all Europeans? i think not

The nerve of you calling pompous french people pompous further illustrates your pompous nature. When will you stuck up Euros learn to be less condescending.

The nerve of you calling pompous french people pompous further illustrates your pompous nature. When will you stuck up Euros learn to be less condescending.

You weren't hugged as a child, were you?

pompous? Paris & Brussels maybe, but not Amsterdam! thats the most chilled out, most awesome place in the world:)
(at least, in my fairly limited experience... i've been to many places in France, the UK, Brussels, many places in Germany, Zurich, places in Spain & Portugal, spent 2 weeks travelling round California, and i've been to New York twice.)
When you're in Belgium, Gent is the place to be. For one, it features me (well, most of the time). :D

The nerve of you calling pompous french people pompous further illustrates your pompous nature. When will you stuck up Euros learn to be less condescending.

Been to Paris, a lot of people were snobbish, particularly to foreigners. But I shared a house with a girl from St. Etienne, she was one of the nicest people I've ever met. I think you can call the Parisiens pompous, but not the French in general

The nerve of you calling pompous french people pompous further illustrates your pompous nature. When will you stuck up Euros learn to be less condescending.lol.
I was right about you. A king of comedy. :D
When did you stop beating your wife? :)

lol.
I was right about you. A king of comedy. :D
When did you stop beating your wife? :)

Wife? I can't trick a woman into marrying me. Women are extremely resourcefull when their bound with duct tape.

Been to Paris, a lot of people were snobbish, particularly to foreigners. But I shared a house with a girl from St. Etienne, she was one of the nicest people I've ever met. I think you can call the Parisiens pompous, but not the French in general

Do you have a picture of said French girl? If you don't you're clearly sympathising with the snobs.

The nerve of you calling pompous french people pompous further illustrates your pompous nature. When will you stuck up Euros learn to be less condescending.
oh for fucks sake

1. don't turn this into a flame-fest.

2. its called irony, sarcasm, humour? heard of them?


and in putting down all europeans for being 'pompous', are you not showing yourself to be just as pompous and arrogant for doing so?

all i did was say that i have had fairly limited travelling experience, and list where i have been. whats wrong with that? why are you so needlessly aggressive? if you don't stop i might go crying to a mod...


edit:

When you're in Belgium, Gent is the place to be. For one, it features me (well, most of the time). :D
i'll keep that in mind (i might be doing a month-long road trip round europe this summer, so i'll come visit:))

we only made a passing day-trip to Brussels though. to me it just seemed to try too hard to be Paris *shrugs*

Do you have a picture of said French girl? If you don't you're clearly sympathising with the snobs.

I do actually, would you like to see?

This board is too narow minded. :headbang: It should be the best place in the solar system. Go Titan! :)

This board is too narow minded. :headbang: It should be the best place in the solar system. Go Titan! :)


I'm sure sun worshippers would disagree, claiming it be be Mercury, or people big into skiing, claiming it to be Europa, or the Martian polar caps maybe...then again, the Pluto-Charon system would be cool too....

i'll keep that in mind (i might be doing a month-long road trip round europe this summer, so i'll come visit:))

Well, during the summer I won't be in Gent all that much, but back home in Mol (and you don't wanna visit Mol :D )

oh for fucks sake

1. don't turn this into a flame-fest.

2. its called irony, sarcasm, humour? heard of them?


and in putting down all europeans for being 'pompous', are you not showing yourself to be just as pompous and arrogant for doing so?

all i did was say that i have had fairly limited travelling experience, and list where i have been. whats wrong with that? why are you so needlessly aggressive? if you don't stop i might go crying to a mod...

Your rambling not only indicates pretentiousness and pompousness, but also your figurative malodorous nature offends me just as much as your swear words.

I'm sure sun worshippers would disagree, claiming it be be Mercury, or people big into skiing, claiming it to be Europa, or the Martian polar caps maybe...then again, the Pluto-Charon system would be cool too....

Wouldn't sun worshippers think the sun was the best place in the solar system?

I do actually, would you like to see?

As long sa it's rated PG-13

and she's not fat

or ugly

or toothless

or hairy

Your rambling not only indicates pretentiousness and pompousness, but also your figurative malodorous nature offends me just as much as your swear words.

You sure do use a lot of five dollar words to express worthless thoughts.

Wouldn't sun worshippers think the sun was the best place in the solar system?

Not really, see, you can't really see or appreciate the sun when you're actually on it, better to be very close but maintain a respectable distance.

You sure do use a lot of five dollar words to express worthless thoughts.
lmao

i think i'll be ignoring Sith Dark Lords.
i can't quite work out whether he's trying to be funny or not, or whether he really is that twisted

edit: and i wasn't exactly rambling either...

As long sa it's rated PG-13

and she's not fat

or ugly

or toothless

or hairy

She's not and it's a pretty innocent picture

As long sa it's rated PG-13

and she's not fat

or ugly

or toothless

or hairy
Dude, she's French. She's definately going to be hairy. Remember, Chewbacca was an unshaved French woman.

Dude, she's French. She's definately going to be hairy. Remember, Chewbacca was an unshaved French woman.

Don't worry, we waxed her for charity only the day before...

You sure do use a lot of five dollar words to express worthless thoughts.

Oh you're in Massachuesssetess? that would have hurt if you were a higher pedigree.

How's the clam chowdAAA? Is it wicked awesome?

Not really, see, you can't really see or appreciate the sun when you're actually on it, better to be very close but maintain a respectable distance.

Ahh. That makes sense.

Dude, she's French. She's definately going to be hairy. Remember, Chewbacca was an unshaved French woman.


Chewbacca was French!?!?!?

Well that explains the unintelligible banter he used to spew

Oh you're in Massachuesssetess? that would have hurt if you were a higher pedigree.

How's the clam chowdAAA? Is it wicked awesome?

Ah, so making fun of my accent somehow makes your statements less useless? Interesting logic. Yes, the clam chowdAH is wicked awesome.

Oh you're in Massachuesssetess? that would have hurt if you were a higher pedigree.


You seem to be having a slight problem with your spelling, it's spelled:
M-A-S-S-A-C-H-U-S-E-T-T-S

Ahh. That makes sense.


I suppose it's like hanging a picture, it always looks better from far away...

You seem to be having a slight problem with your spelling, it's spelled:
M-A-S-S-A-C-H-U-S-E-T-T-S

Oh goodness, thank you for the spelling lesson. I wasn't exaggerating or doing anything silly like that.

Ah, so making fun of my accent somehow makes your statements less useless? Interesting logic. Yes, the clam chowdAH is wicked awesome.
No, it makes YOUR statements less useless.

No, it makes YOUR statements less useless.

You might want to re-read what you just said there, champ.

wow, what a lot of worthless banter :rolleyes:

Oh goodness, thank you for the spelling lesson. I wasn't exaggerating or doing anything silly like that.

Oh, I apologise, I took your pathetic attempt at being a smart arse for a lack of intelligence

Delphi in southern Greece from my experience.

It is an ancient (~ 2500 years at least) sanctuary with the remains of the greek temples and stadium set most the way up a mountain overlooking unpopulated mountains and the sea.

It's breath taking.

Oh, I apologise, I took your pathetic attempt at being a smart arse for a lack of intelligence

Kind of like what you just did?

Delphi in southern Greece from my experience.

It is an ancient (~ 2500 years at least) sanctuary with the remains of the greek temples and stadium set most the way up a mountain overlooking unpopulated mountains and the sea.

It's breath taking.

Sounds fantastic, I'd love to see Greece

Kind of like what you just did?

Couldn't come up with another smart remark, huh?!?

You might want to re-read what you just said there, champ.

You might want to re-read what you just said there, chump.

Couldn't come up with another smart remark, huh?!?

For what? To waste my magnanamous wit on a troglodyte like you? Odds are you wouldn't understand my prestigious cynicism.

For what? To waste my magnanamous wit on a troglodyte like you? Odds are you wouldn't understand my prestigious cynicism.

Try me

Sounds fantastic, I'd love to see Greece

here's a taster

Piccy 1 (http://www.tropicalisland.de/ATH%20Delphi%20Apollo%20Temple%20panorama_b.jpg)
Piccy 2 (http://www.tropicalisland.de/ATH%20Delphi%20panorama_b.jpg)

For what? To waste my magnanamous wit on a troglodyte like you? Odds are you wouldn't understand my prestigious cynicism.
ooh someone's using a thesaurus. well done.

ooh someone's using a thesaurus. well done.

Hey, I thought you were going to ignore me :p

Not only are you pompous, but you're also a liar!

Try me

I already did, you failed and didn't even notice.

For what? To waste my magnanamous wit on a troglodyte like you? Odds are you wouldn't understand my prestigious cynicism.

Hmm...if Dictionary.com charged for every search, they would make alot of money off of you. :D

here's a taster

Piccy 1
Piccy 2


OMG, they are amazing! The scenery, it's so fantastic, so remote! Good to see no sign of modern civilisation in such a tranquil place! What's that place in Greece again, I think, where there are pools of geologically warmed, mineral rich waters in old ruins. Must be close to Sicily, I saw pics of that place about 10 years ago and I've wanted to go there ever since but 6 years of college has kinda put a dampener on funds

I already did, you failed and didn't even notice.

If it was that skid mark of words that are probably bigger than you, you failed to impress

OMG, they are amazing! The scenery, it's so fantastic, so remote! Good to see no sign of modern civilisation in such a tranquil place! What's that place in Greece again, I think, where there are pools of geologically warmed, mineral rich waters in old ruins. Must be close to Sicily, I saw pics of that place about 10 years ago and I've wanted to go there ever since but 6 years of college has kinda put a dampener on funds

Sicily is actually part of Italy, which is also a beautiful country. I am a big fan of ancient ruins. Especially such elaborate and well preserved ones.

Hey, I thought you were going to ignore me :p

Not only are you pompous, but you're also a liar!
bah i decided to make one last snide remark;)

Hmm...if Dictionary.com charged for every search, they would make alot of money off of you. :D

Don't make assumptions simply because you're too limited to have a broad vocabulary. It shows your inability to think "outside of the box."

bah i decided to make one last snide remark;)

LMAO. Ok, I'll let that one slide.

But I'm keeping my eye on you, mister!

Don't make assumptions simply because you're too limited to have a broad vocabulary. It shows your inability to think "outside of the box."

No assumptions made. Just being an asshole. :)

Hmm...if Dictionary.com charged for every search, they would make alot of money off of you. :D

I will agree, whole heartedly with you! Either that or he judges intelligence by how many big words you can learn in one day

Sicily is actually part of Italy, which is also a beautiful country. I am a big fan of ancient ruins. Especially such elaborate and well preserved ones.

I apologise, I should know that! And me too, I love holidays where there's something to see and do, Europe's great for that! I've never been on a sun holiday, it was always cities

Sicily is actually part of Italy, which is also a beautiful country. I am a big fan of ancient ruins. Especially such elaborate and well preserved ones.
My husband and I had an opportunity to go to greece, it was AMAZING! We only got to go to Aginea as far as islands *the closest one to athens*, but gonig to Korinthos was just AWESOME!

New Jersey. It's the best because it's conveniently located between New York City and Philadelphia, has a nice sea shore, forests, farmland, and cities. We have weird local legends (see the link in my sig). We also have a good mix of all nationalities. You can find specialty restaurants and stores that carry items from all over the world.

Also in some places it does stink. Around the oil refineries, chemical plants, and landfills in particular. So there you go. It's the best stinking place in the world.

...and it's shaped like a kidney bean

anyone been to the mayan ruins in mexico?

Don't make assumptions simply because you're too limited to have a broad vocabulary. It shows your inability to think "outside of the box."

Wouldn't really say that, you're limited in your belief that big words = big IQ. Did you know that Einstein had difficulty verbalising his ideas?

anyone been to the mayan ruins in mexico?

My God, you're well travelled!

My God, you're well travelled!

alas, no. I really want to go though.

I've only been around a few european places, nowhere exotic.

My husband and I had an opportunity to go to greece, it was AMAZING! We only got to go to Aginea as far as islands *the closest one to athens*, but gonig to Korinthos was just AWESOME!
Aegina is pretty neat. It's a holiday island for Athenians. You seldomly see the Greek taking the time off anywhere else. I lived in Greece for a year, and I thought Aegina must be the closest thing of 'real' Greece what comes to the islands. Too much tourists elsewhere. Good choice.

I've been to the ruins at Chichen Itza... which are cool.

they've got this neat little football-field thing at which you and a friend can stand at either end (100+ meters apart), whisper to each other, and understand what the other is saying. it's really neat.

Has anybody else here been to any part of Ireland, feeling a little isolated here

alas, no. I really want to go though.

I've only been around a few european places, nowhere exotic.

Where else have you been. My list is limited to London, Paris, pretty much all around Ireland, Holland-Germany and Washington DC

Has anybody else here been to any part of Ireland, feeling a little isolated here

erm, my mum has? does that count?

erm, my mum has? does that count?

What part?

Aegina is pretty neat. It's a holiday island for Athenians. You seldomly see the Greek taking the time off anywhere else. I lived in Greece for a year, and I thought Aegina must be the closest thing of 'real' Greece what comes to the islands. Too much tourists elsewhere. Good choice.
I liked it, we only stayed near the ferry docks cause we could only spend half a day there. What were you doing in greece? Did you get up to Thessoloniki?

Has anybody else here been to any part of Ireland, feeling a little isolated here
no, but my dad's been a number of times. he says its a great place & very beautiful

Where else have you been. My list is limited to London, Paris, pretty much all around Ireland, Holland-Germany and Washington DC

I have been to Greece (Athens, Sparta, Corinth, Delphi, Mycenae in a whistle-stop tour), Rome, Prague, Vienna, Paris, Budapest, London (as I live here), South of France, Brussels,

but all briefly, and most very briefly

What part?

south ish I think. More than that I couldn't say. Her friend has relatives there they go and visit.

no, but my dad's been a number of times. he says its a great place & very beautiful

You live in Cardiff? I know of someone who commutes from Dublin to Cardiff for work! (I'm presuming Cardiff in Wales)

I liked it, we only stayed near the ferry docks cause we could only spend half a day there. What were you doing in greece? Did you get up to Thessoloniki?
I 'worked' in the university of Thessaloniki, but I had to visit Athens like once a week. Got to travel the islands extensively. It was quite nice, although I have to say the sun is a killer for a blonde Finn like me.

south ish I think. More than that I couldn't say. Her friend has relatives there they go and visit.

I grew up in the South East, Cork and Kerry are in the South, it's a nice area, I can see why someone would visit there...

You live in Cardiff? I know of someone who commutes from Dublin to Cardiff for work! (I'm presuming Cardiff in Wales)
:eek: thats a pretty long way to commute! lol

well i'm at Cardiff Uni, but i 'live' in Southampton in Hampshire. good cheap flights from Soton airport to Dublin, so i'm told :)

:eek: thats a pretty long way to commute! lol

well i'm at Cardiff Uni, but i 'live' in Southampton in Hampshire. good cheap flights from Soton airport to Dublin, so i'm told :)

I'll have to take your word for it on the flights.

As for my 'friend', she stayed over there during the week, and came home on weekends and had her apartment in Dublin and a fiance at home and stuff, so moving permanently wasn't ideal at the time. But she was still mad

What part?
I've been to ireland once with my best mate (him and his family go over multiple times a year and they're moving over there sometime in the next year or two). We stayed in the south bit, can't remember the name, but THE south-most point with the lighthouse wasn't that far away. Ireland is truely a beautiful country.

I 'worked' in the university of Thessaloniki, but I had to visit Athens like once a week. Got to travel the islands extensively. It was quite nice, although I have to say the sun is a killer for a blonde Finn like me.
Great gig, we rode the bus for 7 hours up to Thessaloniki from athens, and then we were told that the beaches were 45 minutes away, 2 hours later we got to one, and then the next day we went out to Halkidiki *hmm, I suppose I butchered that*, and that was 4 hours each way! I think I enjoyed Thessaloniki better, we went to this fantastic ouzorie there.

Must have been off the coast of Cork. You picked a very pretty area to visit. I'd suggest Kerry - Killarney and Galway as some of the most beautiful parts and Co. Clare and the Burren as some of the wildest and untouched by modern civilisation, it's so strange and alien landscape like out there!

Great gig, we rode the bus for 7 hours up to Thessaloniki from athens, and then we were told that the beaches were 45 minutes away, 2 hours later we got to one, and then the next day we went out to Halkidiki *hmm, I suppose I butchered that*, and that was 4 hours each way! I think I enjoyed Thessaloniki better, we went to this fantastic ouzorie there.
Heh. It's the Halkidiki peninsular, so you didn't butcher that too bad... it still lives. There's three 'fingers' in that peninsular area, so great beaches-a-plenty. Near the village of Gritsa there's this great beach for naturists... tons of Italian and Eastern-European girls in the nude... what was the topic of this thread again...hmmm? :)

Rome is the best place. History, culture, and italian food.

Rome is the best place. History, culture, and italian food.

Rome is lovely, but I think Delphi wins for me because of the power of the experience.

Rome is lovely, but I think Delphi wins for me because of the power of the experience.
What did the Oracle tell you?

Heh. It's the Halkidiki peninsular, so you didn't butcher that too bad... it still lives. There's three 'fingers' in that peninsular area, so great beaches-a-plenty. Near the village of Gritsa there's this great beach for naturists... tons of Italian and Eastern-European girls in the nude... what was the topic of this thread again...hmmm? :)

We were on the far side of the second finger. Beautiful! When were you there?

What did the Oracle tell you?

unfortunately the priestess had been dead for a considerable time and thus found it hard to communicate with me

We were on the far side of the second finger. Beautiful! When were you there?
Worked there 5 years ago. Visited last 4 months ago.
unfortunately the priestess had been dead for a considerable time and thus found it hard to communicate with me
Bummer.

I have to say the single most spectacular place in Greece for me is Meteora. Google up pictures of it. It's this 'mountain park'. Breathtaking.
Here's one: http://www.corfutoday.com/greece/gallery3/meteora-greece.htm

Worked there 5 years ago. Visited last 4 months ago.

Bummer.

I have to say the single most spectacular place in Greece for me is Meteora. Google up pictures of it. It's this 'mountain park'. Breathtaking.
Here's one: http://www.corfutoday.com/greece/gallery3/meteora-greece.htm


Dang! That's absolutely gorgeous!

However, the best place of all is home, wherever that may be.That's probably the best possible answer to this question.

To me, home is a big city. I love the countryside, the mountains, deserts, smalltown life, etc. -- but only for a short while.

Until maybe I retire to the country and grow cabbages like Diocletian, I can't imagine myself living continously without the hustle and bustle of a big city. Nowadays, a city of several million is a nexus of all the cultures you can possibly imagine, all of the possibilities, day and night, so many people, so much life...

Not only is this where I want to live, as close as possible to the core of a megapolis but, more importantly and in militant opposition to the trend of moving to the suburbs after getting married, this is where I want to raise children. All of the information being exchanged, the fast rate of life, all of the different things going on, in my opinion, contribute far better to the development of a young mind than the sheltered homogeneity of a tepid, suburban life.

That's probably the best possible answer to this question.

To me, home is a big city. I love the countryside, the mountains, deserts, smalltown life, etc. -- but only for a short while.

Until maybe I retire to the country and grow cabbages like Diocletian, I can't imagine myself living continously without the hustle and bustle of a big city. Nowadays, a city of several million is a nexus of all the cultures you can possibly imagine, all of the possibilities, day and night, so many people, so much life...

Not only is this where I want to live, as close as possible to the core of a megapolis but, more importantly and in militant opposition to the trend of moving to the suburbs after getting married, this is where I want to raise children. All of the information being exchanged, the fast rate of life, all of the different things going on, in my opinion, contribute far better to the development of a young mind than the sheltered homogeneity of a tepid, suburban life.
I don't know, when I was a girl growing up *man, I say that like I'm old, but I'm only 21* in the country I learned to do things with my hands, like... well, hmm, maybe I shouldn't say, because then I'll sound like some hick, but... regardless, I learned lots of practical things. And now with a little help I could provide for any basic need, like grow my own food, build a house, make clothing... I LOVE the city though, I love the culture, and I love the food, and all the things to do, but when it comes right down to it, I'd rather the quiet of the country for my down time.