I wouldn't disagree, or agree really. It could be either.
You're in charge though ;)

Yes, I love too when I saw so many different countries appear in one server. There's not many people from my country too(Indonesia) especially at night where there's a lot of peoples online.

Also kinda off topic...

flags, pls

This is actually a really good topic for Offtopic, because it can lead to so many interesting conversations.

I'm going to go ahead a pose a few questions for you guys to maybe get the ball rolling:

1. What are the positives and negatives of having such a diverse community that is able to interact with each other?

2. Has the internet changed how countries interact with each other on a political level?

3. How has being exposed to other countries benefited you?

More opinions. Do with that as you will.


No. Politicians don't really communicate with the public too much over internet, especially those from other countries.

Havent seem many Slovaks around, maybe like 2, both of em inactive.

But yeah, tb is diverse as hell. I regard it as a succes for the TB team, making a game & game/forum enviroment friendly to people from all around the world. Truly a great achievement

i only know one other active Malaysian in this game besides myself. Russians, Brazilians and Americans are in abundance imo

Where all the South Koreans at?

I'm brazilian. Sad af, but true.

JUMPING THE FUCK IN HERE BECAUSE I AM BORED OUT OF MY MIND

Besides lingual barriers, the main negative is that there could be cultural clashes, but i've barely even seen that. Russians and 'muricans seem to be getting along just fine, for example, and all questionable behaviour i've seen comes down to the individual.
As for positives? Loads, but i believe that a big one is that we get to see that nationality doesn't define the personality. On top of that, learning about how things work in other countries can be fascinating (and occasionally saddening/terrifying).


I don't follow politics, so i'll just skip this one.


Well, for one, i've gotten more aware of just how nice we have it up here in little Denmark, but for a slightly less egocentric benefit, i've had contact with SO MANY DIFFERENT PEOPLE that the question of their nationality rarely crosses my mind any more. Unless you're from Denmark and in my area (because hey, it has happened once before), nationality simply doesn't matter to me. In the small circlejerk group of active users in the ORMO IRC alone, i can recall other people from Spain, Portugal, USA, Canada, Sweden, Finland, Germany, England and oh my god i can't remember all these countries so i just don't bother with it, and this is after having been absent for months. This is a good thing, because my brain is veeeeeery quick to generalize.

... Would still be fun to see more danes, but okay, we're few in number. :v (and for some reason, many early adolescent danes feel the need to blurt out that HELLO IM FROM DANMARK :DDD wherever there's a global chat)

One of the biggest positives is the fact that people can insight on another persons culture. In a politic/propaganda free environment, you can actually learn what it is like to live in certain countries. I.E our Indian players have told me, their country is not as bad as the news makes it seem.


Most definitely. As I stated above, a political/propaganda free conversation will give you an actual perspective on life elsewhere. If you want to culture yourself, look no further than the internet.


I wouldn't necessarily say it has. I think it has really opened my eyes on things I was already aware of. But I see no real benefit from being exposed to other countries. But I would have to pick a minor one, I'd say I'm a far more cultured person than I was. I'm now aware of food groups other than maple syrup and bacon.