Re: Country names
| From: | Carlos Thompson <chlewey@...> |
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| Date: | Wednesday, May 7, 2003, 23:00 |
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Stone Gordonssen wrote:
> >India = peacock, tiger
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> I associate the peacock more with Thailand.
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> Australia - kangaroo
> Peru - guinea pig
Dunno, while guinea pigs are eaten from Souther Colombia to Peru, I'd rather
use it for Ecuador.
Condor has already been proposed for "Andean Countries", but I think this is
an oversimplification that blurs national identities..., well, there are
condors from Chile to Colombia, but it is only in the coat of arms of
Bolivia, Ecuador and Colombia, so lets limit the condor to one of these.
Ecuador has already a guinea pig, so lets use the condor for Bolivia.
Well there is a nice Llama in the Peruvian coat of arms, so let's use the
Llama for Peru.
Hmm. A Capibara for Venezuela...
I still need something representative enough for Colombia and Chile.
> Portugal - moray eel
> Vietnam - pigmy musk deer
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