World-25 Summer SGampionship (raw data, still)

a "so green!" bump, here!

(please share -all- your thoughts)

Well I know alot of people from Australia, and most of them advised some really good games for me, sadly its not on the list, so I'm not sure if I can name them :D
If not, then its Canada, because all of the people are friendly and I like cold climat, Netherlands, because I love the culture and Russia, I like music, culture and food + I have few close russian gaming pals :)

Ok, let's see.

Spain, because it's a nice country
France, because they are probably going to win the world cup
Israel, because they won the Eurovision contest.

Czech Republic, because they're good people and I love them
Australia because I studied there for a while
Canada because my favorite people are canadian

Czech Republic - one of three countries where I feel at home, I do not know why 🍻 🍖 🏰
Italy - let's say, it's not because of topic starter, but since there is no Greece in the list 😁 (joke, i really wanna visit Italy) 🍷 🍕 🌋
USA - why not? 🖖 from russian balalayka vodka bear to american banjo вourbon grizzly! 🍔 🏈 🗽

Germany - because I was born here ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
Sweden - I like the country and want to visit it someday
Canada - because Canadians are just nice

Did I do it right? 😅

South Korea cuz of the beautiful girls (and epic movie industry).
Netherlands cuz that's where my crush is from.
Japan cuz of the anime/manga stuff.
Sweden cuz of ... "reasons". What do you mean "you can't vote for your own country"?
Norway cuz of several epic Eurovision entries.
UK cuz I've always wanted to visit.

Italy - because Italian food (and women O.O )
Canada - just because, eh? No, really I love Canadians.
USA - because best pizza in the world.

Ok, since I am from Brazil, I will pick:

1. Canada (yeah, all Canadians I met were super nice.... with 1 exception, but he was nuts. :) )
2. South Korea (super far from here, and I really admire their school results).
3. Australia (also super far, and they deserve games to tolerate the horrors that inhabit there).

Cheers!

P.S.: Please, Australians, do not be mad at me, I was joking. Sort of.

France :

This is somewhat a controversial choice due to the colonial past and resulting grudges from both sides, but it's hard to deny that France is a country of art, literature and refined cuisine, so many things to do and see there, there are good reasons why France is still the most visited country on earth. If that wasn't enough, French is my second language and my dad majored in French literature.

I'll be moving there very soon for work, this will be my first long stay abroad, really exited about the new life ahead!

Trivia fact : Mbappé has an Algerian mother, or "French with Algerian roots" if you want to put it more accurately :)

The Netherlands :

Hey, what's not to like about the Netherlands ? Clean, beautiful towns built on canals, bicycles, tulips, world's best cheese, weed...

On a more serious note, our ties go back a long way in history, at some point, half of our admirals were Dutch (Zymen Danseker, Jan Janszoon van Haarlem, who went as far as Ireland and Iceland for raids, and many others), they had the best sailors and one of the largest fleets in the world.

So, I'll share a personal experience : a couple of months ago, we had two Dutch female teachers come here to present a three days workshop in my workplace, it turned out to be a great experience. In addition to the valuable training, it was a great occasion to learn about our respective countries and culture, the last day of the workshop happened to be the King's Day ("Koningsdag" in Dutch), a national holiday in the Netherlands, and since they were far from home, we settled to wear orange that day, as they do in the Netherlands, (I only had a tie in that color, but it was enough :D) to celebrate the occasion together and cheer them up, parting gifts were offered, it was only a small gesture, but still a great example of cultural exchange, our guests were delighted.

It went really well and left me with a nice impression on Dutch people, straightforward and honest, and these are among the traits I like best.

Sweden :

I like how noble causes such as Human Rights, Gender Equality and the Environment are at the heart of their foreign policy, and there's the fact that Nordic countries are among the few states in the world that always fulfill their engagements when it comes to international aid towards developing countries, which is highly commendable.

I truly have a lot of respect and admiration for statesmen like Hjalmar Branting, Dag Hammarskjöld and Olof Palme, the latter was a friend of Algeria and there's a public street/garden named on him here in the capital. Strong idealists (a bit like myself), proponents of peace who believed in peaceful solutions to international and regional conflicts and worked towards this goal, thus contributing to the betterment of humanity, each in his own way/era. God, how we need people like them in our troubled times, with the likes of Donald Trump in power.

I also have been reading quite a bit of Swedish literature of late, I'd love to learn Swedish someday, a beautiful musical and melodic language. I am planing a Scandinavian tour for my next summer vacations, if I save enough money. I love the history, culture, Norse mythology, music, and nature there is simply stunning, all year round.

As for distance, Europe is just around the corner, Paris is closer to Algiers than some of our southern cities, the Netherlands is just a little bit farther, Sweden is quite far at the other hand (but it's still only like, a 4 & 1/2 hours trip to reach Stockholm by plane, nearly the same time it would take to move from Alberta to Ottawa). The world is getting smaller by the day, I say it's about time we seek new planets to live on.

Anyway, plenty of other lovely countries on the list (and also not included there), but let's just stick to three and stop here, I tend to forget this is a gaming community :p

PS : Cheers for such a positive thread!