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[Acidote]

Why is Spain there?

 

[Ryan_]

Though I'm flattered that Belgium made the list, I can't really say that I agree with the rest of it and certainly not with the reasoning behind it. But hey, it's CNN, they might have a different view on things then a grim Dutch guy.

 

[jorma]

List invalidated by USA not being number one. I mean people work so hard to imitate our pop and urban cultures we should tax as it export.

Complaining that you're not #1 is not cool mang, list redeemed!

US culture is just a "mass produced and watered down into the lowest common denominator" version of UK culture anyway. Profitable, but not cool.

 

[trinest]

Why is the Australian section about bogans? This isn't right.

 

[MC Safety]

Complaining that you're not #1 is not cool mang, list redeemed!

US culture is just a "mass produced and watered down into the lowest common denominator" version of UK culture anyway. Profitable, but not cool.

Oh, stop. The United States gave you popular culture.

 

[SteveWD40]

Oh, stop. The United States gave you popular culture.

True.

 

[ElectricBlue187]

William Gibson said Singapore was like "Disney World with the Death Penalty"

 

[Nemo]

This list is awful except for that programmer kid

 

[kai3345]

Where the hell's Sweden? Being incredibly attractive is like a requirement to live there or something

 

[The Storyteller]

Pretty sure the writer of this list has never stepped inside any of these countries (well, definitely never in Australia). Basically a list of stereotypes.

 

[jorma]

Oh, stop. The United States gave you (cool) popular culture.

No, the UK did. They are cool like that.

 

[Oppo]

I'll tell you what is not cool: CNN being infected by these horrible People-magazine non-lists.

May I gently remind the GAF-reading public that this same entity recently declared that facial hair is "over". Forever.

 

[Apoc29]

Australia's only #11? I'm gonna take this all the way to the prime minister! Hey! Mr. Prime Minister!

 

[Akainu]

Singapore you mean the country where jay walking gets you lashes? So awesome!

 

[Death Dealer]

I've been to exactly half the places on that list. I don't think Singapore belongs there. It's an interesting place, but I wouldn't describe the culture as "cool".

 

[Ezalc]

Yep completely agree with number 1.

 

[mantidor]

Not only is this article meaningless and completely inaccurate, based only on stereotypes, is also more than a year old.

 

[FairyD]

No Petoria? This is an outrage.

 

[Admiral Bone to Pick]

The top answer would clearly be "Americans" if we're referring to the most imitated people on earth. And as much as I love Mongolians, they aren't exactly the coolest people now in the 21st century.

 

[sixteen-bit]

I find this list rather subjective.

 

[FStop7]

The Sopranos? When was this list written?

 

[Baconsaurus Rex]

Belgians? Herman van Rompuy?

What is this madness.

 

[Seraphinianus]

The Sopranos? When was this list written?

January 2011


I think I see what's going on here...fellow americans, we are being trolled by the number 5 spot. find out what country the OP is from, elect george bush again, and have him bomb the place, even if he's from the U.S. After that lets go surfing! Hang 10 dudes! Party on cowabunga

 

[Sylver]

7? kind of up according I think some countries see us.

Spoiler

But well, we are THE NUMERO UNO.

 

[Krev]

Mongolians and Singaporeans instead of Taiwanese? Amusing.
Pretty strange list.

 

[Digishine]

I'm offended that Belgium is one of the coolest "nation" on the world.

ps. I'm from Belgium.

 

[Fritz]

As of today Norwegians are the world's coolest people period.

 

[GungHo]

William Gibson said Singapore was like "Disney World with the Death Penalty"

Good. That episode where Wesley walks on the grass would have been so much better if TNG was made in Singapore.

 

[Goldrusher]

I'm offended that Belgium is one of the coolest "nation" on the world.

A couple Belgian inventions:

- world wide web
- the modern map
- automobile
- combustion engine
- electric motor
- electric railway
- machine gun
- plastic
- neoprene
- asphalt
- modern soda production
- modern oil paint
- human anatomy

Pretty important stuff.

 

[Deleted member 17706]

6. Koreans

Ever ready to drink all comers under the table with never-ending rounds of soju-whiskey bombs -- it’s a personal affront in Seoul if you don’t throw down “one shot!” on the spot -- Koreans may be the best drinking buddies in the world. As reigning leaders of nearly all current Asian pop culture trends -- in music, fashion, film, Koreans dominate -- they’ve earned the right to brag a little when that “one shot!” turns into ten or twenty.

Icon of cool: Park Chan-wook. The film director’s twisted visions freak out fellow countrymen, but have achieved cult status among emo film majors worldwide.

Not so cool: Kimchi breath.

Lol... What?

 

[computers putin']

Let us find out where the coolest posters on this site are from and see if there is any correlation

 

[artist]

Why would Canada be on the list?

They're the lame younger brother constantly trying to riff the style of their cool older brother. And when they do go on their own path they come up with milk in bags.

Canada ran over your proverbial dog confirmed.

 

[Zoramon089]

Complaining that you're not #1 is not cool mang, list redeemed!

US culture is just a "mass produced and watered down into the lowest common denominator" version of UK culture anyway. Profitable, but not cool.

Lol, do Brits actually believe this?

 

[Fritz]

Lol... What?

Dunno, it's under direction >seoul.

Obviously catering that part of the world.

 

[Dice]

Hahaha, oh Canadians, you're enjoyable people but not nearly edgy enough to be considered for a "coolest" list.

 

[Perspicacity]

Brazil seems pretty ideal for number one, can't argue that at all.

Rest of the list is garbage. Especially Jamaica, Botswana, China, Australia.

 

[jorma]

Lol, do Brits actually believe this?

They are way to cool to even care.

 

[GroteSmurf]

Though I'm flattered that Belgium made the list, I can't really say that I agree with the rest of it and certainly not with the reasoning behind it. But hey, it's CNN, they might have a different view on things then a grim Dutch guy.

Grim dutch guy? Who?

 

[Htown]

Come on.

Everyone in this thread knows who's really supposed to be at number one.

I don't even have to say it. You're already mad because you're thinking it.

And you know why you're thinking it? Because it's true.

 

[Al-ibn Kermit]

Come on.

Everyone in this thread knows who's really supposed to be at number one.

I don't even have to say it. You're already mad because you're thinking it.

And you know why you're thinking it? Because it's true.

Yeah Italy got robbed.

 

[akira28]

What is this list, from 2006 or something?

US culture is just a "mass produced and watered down into the lowest common denominator" version of UK culture anyway. Profitable, but not cool.

Lol, do Brits actually believe this?

Some must. It's either that or go mad and declare bitter war. I say let them have it.
(Lets just ignore shitty broadcast tv retreads of British shows though. I make no excuses for those, and boycott the primary offenders.)

 

[travisbickle]

Lol... What?

I've heard this before. I live in Korea and it seems like they sell Korean soap operas wholesale to the Chinese, and Korean male pop singers by the ton to the Japanese. and I don't see many contemporary pop culture references in Korea from China or Japan?

 

[Klyka]

It's nice that they gave other countries a chance by leaving Germany off of the list.

 

[Razgriz-Specter]

Lol... What?

well even as a straight American male I know of Lee Byung-hun.
so I guess they have that?

 

[shanshan310]

Australia's only #11? I'm gonna take this all the way to the prime minister! Hey! Mr. Prime Minister!

 

[leadbelly]

Wait... I don't see the British on here!

 

[Backwards Marathon]

Brazil number 1?
I approve of this

 

[Tuck]

Why is Canada not on that list?

Actually let me rephrase. Why is Canada not #1 on that list?

 

[Htown]

Why is Canada not #1 on that list?

Because Robin can never be cooler than Batman.

 

[Deleted member 17706]

I've heard this before. I live in Korea and it seems like they sell Korean soap operas wholesale to the Chinese, and Korean male pop singers by the ton to the Japanese. and I don't see many contemporary pop culture references in Korea from China or Japan?

The "Korean Wave" is surprisingly unpopular in Japan despite how much it gets pushed. Winter Sonata and Bae Yong Jun were pretty popular many years ago, particularly amongst older women. But everything since then, with maybe the exception of KARA, hasn't really taken off. Really, everything about it feels so forced. Like they got together as a country and decided to sell a manufactured pop culture.

Also, is it really surprising that not a whole lot of Japanese pop culture takes off in Korea when it's a country that taught (still teaches?) it's children to hate Japan? I mean, they outright banned Japanese cultural products until 1998.