Fun fact:

[Peegee]

Hong Kong is one of China's Special Administrative Regions, or 'SARs'.

I'm sorry if the above sentence is too esoteric. Think PG, asians, and PG spam.

Topic: does your country / city / town / hamlet have any interesting quirks which are retroactively indicative of something in the country / hamlet / village?

Topic2: do you actually live in a hamlet? What is it like?

[Denmark]

I live in a hamlet. It's very serene and quiet, but also very boring. I don't think our hamlet has any interesting quirks which are retroactively indicative of the hamlet.

[Quindiana Jones]

My town was the first place in the world to have an official YMCA building. Or maybe just in England. World/England....same difference.

[Old Manus]

I live in a town. It's very busy and noisy, but also very boring. I don't think our town has any interesting quirks which are retroactively indicative of the town.

[Bunny]

My city is famous for fuck all.

[Peegee]

You guys are living in boring places. I suggest you live in Mount Gay, West Virginia.

[Bunny]

I wouldn't describe my current state as "living" to be honest. I'm merely occupying this space until someone else comes along. I hate it here and want to leave.

[Jojee]

What in the world is a hamlet? Makes me think of hammocks. :</>D

[Rocket Edge]

My small town of Tullamore (14,000 people) produces the Irish Whiskey 'Tullamore Dew'!
http://www.spirituosenworld.de/produkte/irish/details/tullamoredew_gr.jpg

[Namelessfengir]

my town just 14 lil bastards busted for hazing. they were juniors becoming seniors and they beat a bunch of kids that were becoming freshman that next school year
they did it on the last day of school.

so we beat people

[o_O]

The city in which I live has the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sky_Tower">the tallest free-standing building in the southern hemisphere</a>.

My hometown has the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baldwin_Street%2C_Dunedin">steepest street in the world</a>.

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/91/Baldwin_Street%2C_New_Zealand.jpghttp://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/2c/BaldwinStreet_Descending_Tourist.jpg

[TyphoonThaReapa]

Where I'm from, you can get shot while you gettin' shot while you gettin' shot while your waitin' for your first of the month check...:(

[Zeldy]

Hey, I don't even live in a city. My town (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St_Helens%2C_Merseyside) made glass and mined coal. Oh the JOY.

[Tallulah]

What in the world is a hamlet? Makes me think of hammocks. :D

Makes me think of Shakespeare. :) And cigars. :D

They filmed some of The Da Vinci Code in Lincoln Cathedral. It served as a double for St Paul's Cathedral, as they won't let anyone film in there.

A lone nun sat herself outside the cathedral to protest about this filming in sacrosanct territory. Obviously the rest of the convent didn't give a smurf. :p

Also, Tom Hanks ate lobster in my friend's restaurant, which is round the corner from the cathedral.

[Hambone]

I live in the suburbs now. Quite quiet, and depressing...

[Værn]

I live here. (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stryker%2C_Ohio)

A hamlet is a place that's too small to be considered a village. I'm thinking Pulaski (not too far from here) might be considered a hamlet. It's too small to have its census data and stuff recorded on Wikipedia, and as far as I can tell it only consists of one street.

[tidus_rox]

well in like 1910-1930 or something... our town's motto was "Essex: The Florida of Canada... Without the Palm Trees" lol. As you were entering the town, it said that on a huge sign. When I heard about that I was like "how lame..."

[Hambone]

YouTube - Life is Good in Round Rock (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jnjUvGgBwus)

Round Rock is awesome.