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<select name="nationality">
  <option value="">-- select one --</option>
  <option value="afghan">Afghan</option>
  <option value="albanian">Albanian</option>
  <option value="algerian">Algerian</option>
  <option value="american">American</option>
  <option value="andorran">Andorran</option>
  <option value="angolan">Angolan</option>
  <option value="antiguans">Antiguans</option>
  <option value="argentinean">Argentinean</option>

msurguy

Conventions:

Defining Eloquent model (will assume that DB table named is set as plural of class name and primary key named "id"):

class Shop extends Eloquent {}

Using custom table name

protected $table = 'my_shops';