My country doesn't exist

[OhMissScarlett]

Which is which?

Slovakia is the top, Slovenia is the bottom.

One major difference is porn. Slovenia has just never had the same volume of porn export as Slovakia.

 

[SEVERUSMAX]

I remember Slovenia mainly for its successful defense of its sovereignty in 1991, after the Yugoslav Army tried to stop its secession. Go Slovenia!

 

[Alex756]

No thanks! I much prefer the president of the USA can't find us on a map! It's dangerous being too visible.

Pshaw! I can't find anything in that area on a map ever either

I've completely given up on explaining where my family is from since I can never find the same reference points on any 2 differant maps.

~Alex

 

[SEVERUSMAX]

I doubt that Dubya would attack, though I wouldn't put it past him to "locate" WMDs in Ljubljana.

 

[Guest]

Yes. He's very confusing to listen to, tends to jump from issue to issue. Much like in his books. But some of his points are quite profound. Although I have to admit, it's hard to get a hold on him without a thorough grounding in Lacanian pyschoanalysis.

(impressing)

Yes, you did .

Summ, I have a several years old film doc. on Žižek, thoroughly enjoyable, as I presume he is, even if one doesn't understand him. I don't mind that though, he manages to say (write) enough to make me think harder than usual. I read somewhere that he ran or was going to run for a political office. I'd vote for him (in the states anyway ).

Perdita

 

[LadyJeanne]

I doubt that Dubya would attack, though I wouldn't put it past him to "locate" WMDs in Ljubljana.

No, no, Slovenia is our friend...today...

Embassy Offices

Defense Cooperation

The Office of Defense Cooperation in Ljubljana is one of several agencies of the American Embassy in Slovenia. It is located in the Ministry of Defense on Kardeljeva ploscad 26. Our mission is to execute various Security Assistance programs. The common objective of all Security Assistance programs is to strengthen coalitions, improve bilateral military relationships and increase interoperability with U.S. forces.

Security Assistance in Slovenia consists of the following major programs:

*Foreign Military Sales (FMS)
Government to government equipment sales. A government provides its national funds to acquire U.S. military articles services and training.

*Foreign Military Financing (FMF)
Grant money that the U.S provides to friendly and allied countries to improve their defense capabilities by financing acquisition of U.S. military articles, services and training.

*International Military Education and Training (IMET)
Program that provides military education and training on a grant basis to students from over 125 friendly and allied countries. Training provided under the IMET is professional and non-political, exposing foreign students to U.S. professional military organizations. International students are trained together with their American counterparts therefore English language proficiency is necessary for students to attend the courses. International students can attend over 2000 courses at approximately 150 military schools. Training through the IMET program is available to Slovenian Ministry of Defense employees and members of Slovenian Armed forces since 1993. Several hundred students have been trained in the United States and in various seminars organized in Slovenia.

 

[oggbashan]

I remember...

...visiting Slovenia when it was still part of Yugoslavia and before most Literoticans were born.

There was this hotel maid - but I can't continue because she was of age in Yugoslavia and the UK and not by Literotica.

She gave me some very pleasant memories of Slovenia.

I liked the Slivovicka (not sure of the spelling after all this time but certain of the potency).

Og

 

[LadyJeanne]

I remember Slovenia mainly for its successful defense of its sovereignty in 1991, after the Yugoslav Army tried to stop its secession. Go Slovenia!

That has to have been the shortest war of independence, ever - 10 whole days!

 

[oggbashan]

That has to have been the shortest war of independence, ever - 10 whole days!

Not quite.

Zanzibar against the British Navy - 38 minutes.

Og

 

[LadyJeanne]

...visiting Slovenia when it was still part of Yugoslavia and before most Literoticans were born.

There was this hotel maid - but I can't continue because she was of age in Yugoslavia and the UK and not by Literotica.

She gave me some very pleasant memories of Slovenia.

I liked the Slivovicka (not sure of the spelling after all this time but certain of the potency).

Og

Slivovica - deadly plum brandy. My grandparents still make it in a still with the plums from their orchard.

http://bestsmileys.com/drinking/4.gif

 

[LadyJeanne]

Not quite.

Zanzibar against the British Navy - 38 minutes.

Og

That's barely enough to put on the uniforms!

 

[oggbashan]

That's barely enough to put on the uniforms!

The British Sailors, being British, always wore their uniforms. Whites, of course because it was the tropics.

The Zanzibar soldiers didn't know what a uniform was. They didn't need to. The British Navy bombarded the King's Palace with heavy guns from long range until he surrendered. His harem was in danger of extinction...

He could either accept British 'protection' or be faced with the cost of replacing his harem, structure and inhabitants. Good harems are always an expensive luxury.

The British, of course, did not know that they were shelling the harem. They would have been horrified. Naval Officers are gentlemen and do not make war on ladies.

Og

 

[oggbashan]

Slivovica - deadly plum brandy. My grandparents still make it in a still with the plums from their orchard.

http://bestsmileys.com/drinking/4.gif

I brought a litre back from Slovenia as a present for my brother. I forgot to tell him that it was 140 degrees proof. He couldn't read the Cyrillic, thought it was wine, and used it as a basis for a fruit cup that he diluted with vodka.

The fruit cup was served with the main course of a peripatetic meal. The guests didn't get to the sweet...

Og

 

[SummerMorning]

Slovakia is the top, Slovenia is the bottom.

One major difference is porn. Slovenia has just never had the same volume of porn export as Slovakia.

That's just because Slovakia is dirt poor with a dreadful Giny coefficient by comparison ... also, it's women are probably not quite so conservative.

 

[SummerMorning]

Yes, you did .

Summ, I have a several years old film doc. on Žižek, thoroughly enjoyable, as I presume he is, even if one doesn't understand him. I don't mind that though, he manages to say (write) enough to make me think harder than usual. I read somewhere that he ran or was going to run for a political office. I'd vote for him (in the states anyway ).

Perdita

Well, the right-wing nationalists and clericalists won the last election and after that he moved to Argentina with his new, runway model *and* philosopher, wife. No, seriously.

 

[LadyJeanne]

I brought a litre back from Slovenia as a present for my brother. I forgot to tell him that it was 140 degrees proof. He couldn't read the Cyrillic, thought it was wine, and used it as a basis for a fruit cup that he diluted with vodka.

The fruit cup was served with the main course of a peripatetic meal. The guests didn't get to the sweet...

Og

You've just given me ideas for holiday snacks - surprise!

 

[SummerMorning]

No, no, Slovenia is our friend...today...

Embassy Offices

Defense Cooperation

The Office of Defense Cooperation in Ljubljana is one of several agencies of the American Embassy in Slovenia. It is located in the Ministry of Defense on Kardeljeva ploscad 26. Our mission is to execute various Security Assistance programs. The common objective of all Security Assistance programs is to strengthen coalitions, improve bilateral military relationships and increase interoperability with U.S. forces.

Security Assistance in Slovenia consists of the following major programs:

*Foreign Military Sales (FMS)
Government to government equipment sales. A government provides its national funds to acquire U.S. military articles services and training.

*Foreign Military Financing (FMF)
Grant money that the U.S provides to friendly and allied countries to improve their defense capabilities by financing acquisition of U.S. military articles, services and training.

*International Military Education and Training (IMET)
Program that provides military education and training on a grant basis to students from over 125 friendly and allied countries. Training provided under the IMET is professional and non-political, exposing foreign students to U.S. professional military organizations. International students are trained together with their American counterparts therefore English language proficiency is necessary for students to attend the courses. International students can attend over 2000 courses at approximately 150 military schools. Training through the IMET program is available to Slovenian Ministry of Defense employees and members of Slovenian Armed forces since 1993. Several hundred students have been trained in the United States and in various seminars organized in Slovenia.

In short we help shore up the American military-defense complex by buying guns instead of being shot by them.

 

[Munachi]

It looks like a chicken heading East.

it does indeed. i never realized this before. i wish i lived in a country that looked like a chicken. or at least looked like something...

 

[SummerMorning]

The British Sailors, being British, always wore their uniforms. Whites, of course because it was the tropics.

The Zanzibar soldiers didn't know what a uniform was. They didn't need to. The British Navy bombarded the King's Palace with heavy guns from long range until he surrendered. His harem was in danger of extinction...

He could either accept British 'protection' or be faced with the cost of replacing his harem, structure and inhabitants. Good harems are always an expensive luxury.

The British, of course, did not know that they were shelling the harem. They would have been horrified. Naval Officers are gentlemen and do not make war on ladies.

Og

So is that a war of conquest or a war of independence?

 

[SummerMorning]

it does indeed. i never realized this before. i wish i lived in a country that looked like a chicken. or at least looked like something...

Well, Chile looks like Gandalf's staff.

And Swaziland looks like an egg.

I always thought Denmark looked a bit like a ... well ... you know ... er ... "widget".

Utah (or was it Colorado?) looks like a square. So do a few of the other states, come to think of it.

Italy looks like a boot ... with a very puffed out knee.

Korea also looks like a ... well ... droopy widget.

 

[SummerMorning]

...visiting Slovenia when it was still part of Yugoslavia and before most Literoticans were born.

There was this hotel maid - but I can't continue because she was of age in Yugoslavia and the UK and not by Literotica.

She gave me some very pleasant memories of Slovenia.

I liked the Slivovicka (not sure of the spelling after all this time but certain of the potency).

Og

I have to say I haven't tried a maid yet, though there was this girl who dressed up like a french maid once, and ...

 

[oggbashan]

So is that a war of conquest or a war of independence?

Depends on your point of view. Zanzibar was a British protectorate. The 'new' ruler decided he didn't want to be British and made the mistake of taking hostages from the European community.

We 'negotiated' with 12 inch shells.

Og

PS. Zanzibar was only British because we swapped Heligoland (in the North Sea) for Zanzibar which was a German protectorate.

 

[SummerMorning]

Depends on your point of view. Zanzibar was a British protectorate. The 'new' ruler decided he didn't want to be British and made the mistake of taking hostages from the European community.

We 'negotiated' with 12 inch shells.

Og

PS. Zanzibar was only British because we swapped Heligoland (in the North Sea) for Zanzibar which was a German protectorate.

Yeah, I recall that. I lived in Dar es Salaam for 8 years.

 

[oggbashan]

SummerMorning states 'I have a Marxist mug'.

I have a Yugoslavian Girl Pioneer's belt - I swapped it for a UK Boy Scout's belt.

I think at the time both of us were committing a heinous offence against President Tito's edicts. What else we did I will not report.

Og

 

[SummerMorning]

I remember Slovenia mainly for its successful defense of its sovereignty in 1991, after the Yugoslav Army tried to stop its secession. Go Slovenia!

That was a right awful mess, I remember. The views on that time are divided, but yeah ... thank goodness we didn't get caught in the rest of the mess! Although it took a long time for people to realise that we didn't actually have a war going on any more ... something like 13 years or so.