NEWS: How Strong is Your Nations Brand?

Im for more reshaping of American policy based on what the governments of other nations think. Its high time America stopped worrying about the welfare of it's own people, and pandered to the opinions of the rest of the world.

Ah, a cricket fan. Believe me, don't go there. You'll be crying out for an evening with Jason Gillespie.

fuck yeah!

Pesumably this polls not only educated people, but people of all levels of awarness. That's where your wierd ratings come from. Ignorance.

something clever about having its cake and eating it too

Things will change once Snoop Dogg's Canada Gone Wild comes out. I'll tell you that much!

I'd assume because America has such a high profile that you are precieved much more distictly outside of North America. When the Europeans think of North America, they think of a friend and a shady ally. When North Americans think of North America, they think of America and its wholly-owned subsidiary to the north.

ROFLMFAO...not to worry. You're number one (between us two), trust me. Been all over the place and my ratings are favoring you admirably.

A European group rates this sort of thing but in much more meaningful and serious terms, like hours of quality family time per week. That's the one you should look into. Ireland got #1 place on earth this year.

we let australia have it.


And when Rock Star: INXS is over, it will be lucky to be in the top ten.

[Edited on Aug 02, 2005 by dholokhov]

The only serious problems would be lack of cricket, and alcohol taxes

[Edited on Aug 02, 2005 by waldo]

Obviously. We're still a wee, bitty baby compared to other countries. We have some history and heritage, but certainly not enough to compare to everyone else.

Our ranking does not shock me one bit, especially given the past few years.

But seriously folks ...you guys (as a modern Western country) are a good bit older than we are.

You have several hundred years of nationhood, and several more hundred years of European settlement leading up to that nationhood. We have a hundred-and-a-bit years of nationahood, and a hundred-and-a-bit more years of settlement leading up to that.

Which is to say, that ranking strikes me as a bit off.

Number 10 sounds about right for New Zealand, As far as i know we're only known for lord of the rings, rugby and sheep lol, and probably a few other things that i cant think of right now

keep talkin like that and we'll take our McDonald's back!

i had an old Cramps record called "Rockin and Reelin in Auckland New Zeland." You can add that.

I hope this is sacrastic.

oh. and America is better at sports that count


and our soccer teams will be better soon (not that anyone over here actually cares)

but as far as track, baseball, swimming (except for the aussies), REAL football we have it on lock.

oh and golf too.

i think that poll/rating system forgot one important concept: the country's growth/vision in terms of forward progression as a whole. i guess i might just be talking about china... if the US is shitting bricks every other week on what china's next move in every market, i think that that should have been mentioned. oh well. maybe next year.
on a happier note: #8 here i come!!!

I think at least the careful relocation of the apostrophe from "I'm" to "its" is sarcastic.


[Edited on Aug 03, 2005 by RaggedClaws]

Also, in my experience, ten and a half months of winter, and deadly seriousness. Also, I knew someone who was reported to his employer (by the BAR STAFF) for going into a pub on a weeknight. Don't get me started. In fact, I'll stop now.