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2010-11-18 International-UN-NGOs

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Posted by Fred 2010-11-18 00:00|| || Front Page|| [11125 views ] Top

#1 Not just the US, but the entire anglosphere is missing.

Posted by Spot 2010-11-18 08:09|| 2010-11-18 08:09|| Front Page Top

#2 How much did this cost me?

Posted by Beavis 2010-11-18 08:54|| 2010-11-18 08:54|| Front Page Top

#3 I have to admit, the Anglosphere has not traditionally generated treasures of cultural cuisine. But what's wrong with BBQ? Bourbon? Or going highbrow - Napa wine? Then there are non-ingestible cultural treasures like NASCAR, Emmylou Harris?

Posted by Glenmore from TN 2010-11-18 08:57|| 2010-11-18 08:57|| Front Page Top

#4 Where's the Big Mac?

Posted by CrazyFool 2010-11-18 09:21|| 2010-11-18 09:21|| Front Page Top

#5 oil wrestling in Turkey's Kirkpinar region

They want to preserve that, but not mud wrasslin' in Vegas before a buffet? Sacrilege!!!

Posted by Swamp Blondie 2010-11-18 14:24|| 2010-11-18 14:24|| Front Page Top

#6 No Oktoberfest? They don't like beer and dirndls methinks

Posted by European Conservative 2010-11-18 18:37|| 2010-11-18 18:37|| Front Page Top

#7 Why isn't the Hula Popper on this list?

Posted by no mo uro 2010-11-18 18:40|| 2010-11-18 18:40|| Front Page Top

#8 I could recommend several things to add to their list:

1) Cajun cooking, music, and humor.
2) Texas style barbecue
3) Rodeo, which we share with Canada
4) Local, County, and State fairs

Cajun cooking and music is unique to a small segment of the United States, and incorporates the history, culture, and tastes of an amalgam of French, Spanish, native American, and others in a unique blend.

Texas style barbecue, especially involving a whole animal, is somewhat unique to the southwest-central portion of the Great Plains. It has its roots in successful cattle drives - something unique to American culture.

Rodeo, like Texas-style barbecue, is entertainment today, but it originated in the wide-open spaces and the cattle drives of the mid-to-late 1800's. It also incorporates some cultural aspects of Native American life and times.

I've been to "fairs" all over the world, and those in the US are unique in many ways. They celebrate our mixed heritage, past and present, and provide a means of continuing traditions from dozens, if not hundreds, of different cultures in a distinctive American way.

UNESCO, on the other hand, is a waste of time and money.

Posted by Old Patriot 2010-11-18 21:11|| 2010-11-18 21:11|| Front Page Top

#9 Dresden was a World Heritage, too. Then the citizen of Dresden decided to build a bridge over the Elbe River and Unesco scrapped the title.

Dresden basically told them a kind F+++ you

Posted by European Conservative 2010-11-18 21:43|| 2010-11-18 21:43|| Front Page Top

#10 Monster Trucks and pro Wrastlin'

Posted by Beavis 2010-11-18 22:15|| 2010-11-18 22:15|| Front Page Top

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