Nationality.(this ain't gonna be what you think it is)

[Serb]

Good idea.

[Serb]

Originally posted by QBrick


Did you ever notice, that Italian 16th cent cathedrals look much different from cathedrals in Germany in the same period?
So, if Russia is a mixture of Asia and Europe, then it'd be more precise to say, Russia is a mixture between Asia and France, Italy, Spain, England, Netherlands, Danmark, Sweden, Austria, Germany and several others.

I'm not an expert, but as for me the cathedrals of all these countries had many common with each other. If you look on Russian cathedrals, they are absolutely different from European (Catholic) cathedrals. For example the most famous Russian cathedral:

[Serb]

Originally posted by QBrick
I'd guess, there must be something 'original' in Russian culture, too.

Of course our culture is original. We have our original arts, our more then a thousand years old original religion, our own alphabet, our own trditions, our own architecture, etc.

[Myrddin]

Go look at the Kremlin cathederals again and you will see many by Italian architects

[Silpy]

Russia is quite differnant to the rest of europe (I would do that Churchill quote, but cannot remenber it.) Russia has had occasional flowering of western contact , then a period of self-isolation by turning itself inward.

PS. The Reds did the same thing. Obvously more Russian than Communist.

[Dauphin]

You mean the "I cannot forecast to you the action of Russia. It is a riddle, wrapped in a mystery, inside an enigma; but perhaps there is a key. That key is Russian national interest."

[Finvola]

I am from the USA but I live in Scotland at the moment.

[Bad F-Line]

Many may pick a flag that doesn't reflect the country they live in , just to be obstinate or to reflect some other ethnic pride - I live in the US but I am of Scots-Irish descent, hence the flag.

[Finvola]

I happen to be of Scots-Irish decent as well but many Scots here just tell me I'm a 'Yank' lol

[Beren]

[Apep]

What about New Zealand? The only country where people claim they are flightless birds (kiwis). It is much more important than Oz! After all we ARE nuclear free! I would also like to note, Russia is Russia is Russia. The Ural range Divide is one of the stupidest most arbitery (I think that's the right word) continental divides in existence (and Civ 3 would never recognise it!'')
Anyway, What about us Kiwis?

[Datajack Franit]

About cathedrals_ most of the european ones are in St. Petersburg as my brand new art book bought in Romania suggests.. curiously the place is called Leningrad

BTW how dare you not to add Finland and Italy?

[ranskaldan]

Really weird choices, those are...

I guess I'll vote for Canada then. But be sure to include more non-Western (read: any non-Western) country in the future.

[Silpy]

It is mainly Europeans who get pissed off with yanks showing other flags.... 'Yes, my great,great,great grandaddy was from Ireland! I can use the Irish flag!
MY parents are irish, but I live in England, and you see I fly the 'old Union Jack!

[HAND]

The Scots were actually a Celtic faction that invaded Scotland from Ireland! I thought i'd confuse the situation a bit more!