gettingfat
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If Mt Rushmere can be made a national wonder derived from facism, a World Soccer Cup or Olympic staying in one city to generate culture and/or happiness definitely makes sense, probably more.
Are you insane? Soccer is, objectively speaking and keep in mind I'm also an American who isn't terribly interested in the sport, the greatest sport in the world. Large swaths of the global economy shut down during World Cup. The economy of the winner of the World Cup always experiences a dramatic boost afterwards. People across the globe who have nothing else in common can at least talk about soccer. The American disinterest in soccer is irrelevant from a sporting perspective (to Americans, at least), but from a diplomatic perspective it's huge.Reignking said:Now who's myopic?
The mist was slow to clear and suddenly my orderly threw himself into my dugout to say that both German and Scottish soldiers had come out of their trenches and were fraternising exchanging cigarettes, schnapps and chocolate Later a Scottish soldier appeared with a football which seemed to come from nowhere and a few minutes later a real football match got underway. The Scots marked their goalmouth with their strange caps and we did the same. It was far from easy to play on the frozen ground, but we continued, keeping rigorously to the rules, despite the fact that it only lasted an hour and that we had no referee Us Germans really roared when a gust of wind revealed that the Scots wore nothing under their kilts The game finished with a score of 3 goals to 2 in favour of Fritz against Tommy.
Bushface said:So you build Broadway and get 5 hit musicals. Will somebody please tell me, politely, what to do with them ? Similarly for the other 'hits', of course. My only encounter with these wonders has been that once I was offered one hit in exchange for one gold resource, a deal which I felt was not to my advantage.
Mad Hab said:Maybe the World Cup of soccer? I know it's virtually unknown in the USA, but it rocks the rest of the world...
Mad Hab said:Well, the Cup is important to 100+ countries, except 1. Broadway is important to 1 country, and ignored on 100+. As far as World Wonders are concerned, the World Cup beats Broadway hands down, anyday...
childstarc said:broadway (aka musical/straight theatre) should be viewed as a representation of THE entertainment industry prior to radio/television/movies. (which to some extent, it was)
the fact that "broadway" has little influence on culture in the 21st century is irrelevant.
Bushface said:My only encounter with these wonders has been that once I was offered one hit in exchange for one gold resource, a deal which I felt was not to my advantage.
gettingfat said:Too many American wonders. Periods.
thenooblet22 said:Really, when will this USA bashing stop? I can tolerate some jokes, but to openly start a thread just to insult USA is immature.
abj said:If anything there should be more.
For example:
Disneyland- (obvious copyright problems)- +1 happiness in all cities
Panama Canal- +1 trade routes in all cities
Golden Gate Bridge (alternatively Brooklyn Bridge)- +1 trade routes in all cities
Ellis Island- +25% population growth rate in all cities
Hubble Telescope- +10% science in all cities
Heck you could even replace Mt. Rushmore with something still American like Alcatraz (as I don't think everyone would morally support the Gulag as the wonder that reduces war weariness- It may be technically the best representation, but I don't think people would want to "honor" the horrors it represents).
By that thinking then, it's amazing that the states that form the USA haven't gotten into little wars of their own because of all the "fits" over sports in the US. Riots when football teams win the Super Bowl. Fights in the middle of a basketball game. And lets not forget the sport that is all about fighting: Hockey.troytheface said:germany's road system more impressive? lol all that european stuff is so ...small.
of course the roads are thicker- they only have to build it like 2 miles before ur in switzerland.
what was the other suggestion..oh yeah , worlds cup. Soccer is for backward non progressive type of countries that have not the cash nor the experimental spirit to move on to more progressive sports like football or baseball. They play the same old game. No wonder they got left behind.
Someone should do a broadway play about it , a nice musical showing bumbling out dated soccer fans getting huffy. No wonder europeans have so many wars- they can't kick a ball around without having a fit.
gettingfat said:Disneyland - it's famous worldwide because of the cartoon movies. The movie industry is basically represented by HollyWood. In many Asian countries Japanese cartoons are way more popular.
gettingfat said:Panama canal - then why not Suez Canal, which has a stronger historical significance.
gettingfat said:Ellis Island - this is very American specific. Half of the world population likely don't know what it is
gettingfat said:Hubble telescope - without a way to fix it it probably won't last another decade.
gettingfat said:Besides, so many US wonders allowed to be in the game were built in late 1800s to mid 1900s, a stretch of time that covers approximately 60-80 turns. And you think there should be more?
what a load of crap..so according to you almost the entire world is backwards and has no money, except of course your beloved country.what was the other suggestion..oh yeah , worlds cup. Soccer is for backward non progressive type of countries that have not the cash nor the experimental spirit to move on to more progressive sports like football or baseball.
gettingfat said:Too many American wonders. Periods.