Geography Now Opening Lines - "O" and "P" Countries

"All right [country]. If you want the quick summary, once upon a time, there was a custody battle with a child between the US and Japan...but also the Philippines too kind of. And for some reasons, Spain and Germany were arguing. And the baby was technically descended from Taiwan who had no claim over it. It gave them a lot of money because they didn't want China to get too cozy. And they make great barbecue."

"Alright class, do we have everyone here? Argentina, Brazil, uh... Colombia, almost missed you there, El Salvador! Cuba, Ecuador...I think that's everybody. Let's get on this field trip! What? Where'd you come from?" "I've been here the whole time, my name is on the list, see?" "Oh, yeah. You're the one that talks weird and drinks Yerba Mate, yeah?"

"Alright, we've reached [country]! Europe's...how can I put this? [country] knows how to take a hit. It's like..." "Is that all you got? I'm not even breaking the *****!"

"Alright, [country]! You've probably heard of this guy: Maybe the news, maybe in literature, maybe in movies. [country] is sort of a societal paradox. It's only a little over half of a century old yet it retains history that predates the pyramids of Egypt. There's so much to discover so, [part of country's name] your bags and [part of country's name] on this bus ride to [country]!"

"Do you believe dinosaurs exist? Well, if you wanna try and find one, [country] is probably your best bet."

"If you don't know anything about Asia, [country] is like the jolliest of them all. They're just happy, fun, jolly people, and..." "Hey! You know what? It's been three years. I'm not taking this anymore! I've been pushed around, I've been threatened, I've been thrown into the dungeon, I've been the butt of all the jokes! I'm the [person from country] one! This is my time! MY TIME! Welcome to [country]! My turn!" "Okay."

"In the Latin American world, [country] is kinda like:" "Come on, [country]!" "Yeah? Well?" "Come on, it's a Central American mixer! Come on, join the fun! What are you doing back there by yourself?" "Oh yeah, no, I'm good. I'm, like, not one of you. Come on, Costa Rica, you're the cool one, let's ditch this joint." "But, I'm kind of one of them!" "¡desgracia!" "¡Estoy embarazada!" "¡Eres el padre!" "¡No lo creo!" "¡Buena suerte!" "¡Por qué!" "And that's basically it. I mean, without the gin martini's. I've lived by a bunch of Guatemalans, I've never seen them go for that stuff."

"Now all over Arabia, you probably noticed this trend going on in which many of the countries are like building these opulent metal skyscrapers and lavish neon lights and glass palaces? I mean that's great and all, but sometimes, you just want that dusty mud brick wooden vaulted marketplace with colorful jewels, rugs and spices and incense. Well, you're in luck because if you want a real true hardcore traditional Arab setting, [country] does not disappoint." "Aahem!" "Yeah, sorry, it's just...things are a little...We'll get to you later."

"Okay! So, you've probably heard of [country]. It's a popular one, you know, llamas, Machu Picchu, ceviche, the Incans...What you probably don't see too often is the larger scope of what [country] has become in modern times. It's this deserty, mountainy, jungly Asian-fused West Coast business oriented chef of the Latin world. Yeah, chef. No one cooks like [people from country] and they'll [pun with country's name] it to you. Yeah, there you go, that's my pun for the episode."

"Some countries try to fight the ocean, others are afraid of the ocean. [country] practically wants to live in the ocean. If they had gills, they'd sell their land and build an Atlantis. Welcome to the powerful little sailor of Europe."