What's your country's "national" specialty that is mostly exported?

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Martinus

August 03, 2011, 05:02:55 PM
Is there any specialty (whether food, or a drink or some other similar product) that is considered worldwide to be your country specialty, but is not that popular among the locals?

In Poland, over the last two decades vodka has become such thing. Poles do not drink it that much any more - most prefer beer or wine, and if we want to go for something harder, tequila seems just as a popular choice. Yet, if you go abroad, you are being asked to bring a bottle of vodka or half a dozen. :P

Richard Hakluyt

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August 03, 2011, 05:09:07 PM
For the UK it is probably intelligence. British expats get up to all sorts of exciting projects abroad but here in Blighty itself things are resolutely dumb and second-rate.

The Larch

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August 03, 2011, 05:11:44 PM
Paella and flamenco, unless you are in Valencia or Andalucía.

Barrister

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August 03, 2011, 05:14:32 PM
Maple syrup.  Labatt's Blue.
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August 03, 2011, 05:16:27 PM
Cuckoo clocks.
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August 03, 2011, 05:17:44 PM
Radiation from Chernobyl.

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August 03, 2011, 05:26:25 PM
Quote from: DGuller on August 03, 2011, 05:17:44 PM
Radiation from Chernobyl.

But you are also the primary consumer.

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MadImmortalMan

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August 03, 2011, 05:31:34 PM
Well, you Euros seem to pay way more attention to Glenn Beck than the average American does...
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August 03, 2011, 05:34:34 PM
Quote from: MadImmortalMan on August 03, 2011, 05:31:34 PM
Well, you Euros seem to pay way more attention to Glenn Beck than the average American does...
The problem is that below-average Americans pay a lot of attention to Glenn Beck.

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August 03, 2011, 06:05:14 PM
CdM does mention him and Rush alot....
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August 03, 2011, 06:10:29 PM
Celine Dion. She's just a warning. Piss off for real, do it. You'll regret it.
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August 03, 2011, 06:22:34 PM
McDonald's.  I see lots of people at the ones overseas, but hardly see anyone going there here in America.
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August 03, 2011, 06:25:02 PM
Quote from: grumbler on August 03, 2011, 06:22:34 PM
McDonald's.  I see lots of people at the ones overseas, but hardly see anyone going there here in America.
I see them here.  It's almost impossible to not see them.

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August 03, 2011, 06:34:22 PM
Quote from: grumbler on August 03, 2011, 06:22:34 PM
McDonald's.  I see lots of people at the ones overseas, but hardly see anyone going there here in America.

Don't really care for McDonald's myself.
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