TOP 10 REASONS FOR BEING ITALIAN: 1. In-depth knowledge of bizarre pasta shapes.2. Unembarrassed to wear fur.3. No need to worry about tax returns.4. Glorious military history... well, till about 400 A.D.5. Can wear sunglasses inside.

TOP 12 REASONS FOR BEING ENGLISH: 1. Glorious history of killing North American tribes.2. Two World Wars and One World Cup doo-dah doo-dah.3. Warm beer.4. Punctuality.5. You get to confuse everyone with the rules of cricket.6. You get

TOP 10 REASONS FOR BEING AMERICAN: 1. You can have a woman president without electing her.2. You can spell color wrong and get away with it.3. You can call Budweiser beer.4. You can be a crook and still be president.5. If you've got en

THE TOP 10 REASONS FOR BEING FRENCH: 1. When speaking fast you can make yourself sound gay.2. Experience the cynicism of winning the world cup for the first time.3. You get to eat gourmet food like horse, snails and frog's legs.4. If the

You must be hungry: Waitress: Hawaii, Mister? You must be Hungary.Gent: Yes, Siam. And I can't Rumania long, either. Venice lunch ready?Waitress: I'll Russia table. What are you Ghana Havre? Aix?Gent: You want Tibet? I p

This is what we wanted in Europe:: Swiss salary.Luxembourg taxes.German car.British home.Spanish girls.French wine.Italian food.Belgian beer.Austrian mountains.Danish administration.And this was the EC's proposal for a Europe after EMU

Fit in a mini: Q: How many people from Dresden can you fit in a mini ? A: About 25000 if you've got a shovel.

Mistake: Q: Why was the Dresden bombing a mistake ? A: The RAF made a (H)ASH of it!

Difference: Q: What is the difference between the Dresden bombing and Germany's best comedian? A: Only the first one can make you smile.

So fast: Q: How did the Germans conquer Poland so fast? A: They marched in backwards and the Polish thought they were leaving.

National motto: Belgium's national motto: Belgium: Gateway to France!