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Dog’s poop= free internet.
In short this is what it comes down to.
Apparently in Mexico City, one of the world’s largest cities they have been having trouble in public park spaces, with fecal contamination of the canine kind. Owners have been walking through the parks and their dogs have been doing their bowel movements there in the park. The owners have not been obliging enough to pick up their dog’s mess.
Consequently this has been having an effect on the walking spaces. Some people find they have a bad smell following them, when finally they look at their shoe and have some [ ... ]
When it comes to world rock music industry the Spanish-speaking rock industry is the 2nd largest after English. Mexico, the largest Spanish-speaking country is the epicentre and launch pad for many of the Latin America rock acts. Many up and coming rock acts or groups, from Colombia, Argentina or Cuba for example move to Mexico to build their career up and grow their fan base.
Mexico being one of the oldest Spanish speaking countries developed their own variations of Spanish traditoional music like “corridos” and “Paso Doble”. From their they have developed a tradition with a variety of other musical styles, [ ... ]
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Germany is one of those countries that love making beer. And you might have noticed they even like drinking it. There are so many breweries there, and for the people, there is nothing more refreshing than sitting in the beer garden and having a cool beer of their choice.
Germans like beer so much that they even celebrate beer. The Oktoberfest in Munich is like one large celebration of beer and is not the only one in the land. The Germans take pride in their tradition of brewing beer to produce the best beer for you drinking experience. Because of this [ ... ]
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The Oreo craze is taking off around the world. It’s unstoppable.
You’ve probably noticed the popular United States snack time treat show up on your doorstep, in Germany, Sweden, France, Australia or even Indonesia. This post is not to say we don’t like Oreos, or anything bad about them, or to affend anyone with great childhood memories, it is try to understand why the hell they have become so popular. Just like some countries have developed a tradition with things that aren’t popular in other countries like Jägermeister in Germany, Vegemite in Australia, haggis in Scotland, or pickled eels in England.
To [ ... ]
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For any of you who have the vaguest idea, in Australia the sports that are common to the rest of the world, aren’t so common to Australia. Many of the sports were brought to the country by the English. Australia’s biggest sports don’t even unite the vast country together, that is they aren’t played in every state. Because of a climate, where snow anywhere on the mainland is a freak event, Australians take advantage of the good weather conditions, and sport is enjoyed by many people and in many different categories.
1. Cricket: Australia’s #1 sport. The only sport that brings [ ... ]
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