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| dinoXpress |
| quote: | Originally posted by Slylee
yea but does being born in a country make you that nationality? i mean, if someone from a chinese background was born in france, do they say they are french or chinese? |
Ok, I was born in Canada, but my Mom is from California, and my Dad is from England...
I have all three passports. (Not all countries award citizenship for being born there..)
I dont give a about my hometown anymore, and only lived there til I was six, ive lived in the US for 2 years and never in the UK...
So what nationality am i? i wish i knew..
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| FallingMoon |
| quote: | Originally posted by dinoXpress
So what nationality am i? i wish i knew..
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punisher mutt? |
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| Ygrene |
| quote: | Originally posted by dinoXpress
So what nationality am i?
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D33rhaXian. |
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| Slylee |
| quote: | Originally posted by dinoXpress
Ok, I was born in Canada, but my Mom is from California, and my Dad is from England...
I have all three passports. (Not all countries award citizenship for being born there..)
I dont give a about my hometown anymore, and only lived there til I was six, ive lived in the US for 2 years and never in the UK...
So what nationality am i? i wish i knew..
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how do you not know what nationality you are? i was born and raised in America, but my great grandparents are european immagrants who came to NYC in the early 1900's. they are from France, Ireland & Germany. so yea, i'm "American", but when it comes to my blood line, I'm pretty much Irish/French/German....with a few other things from my dad's side, but not enough to count it (like my great great great whatever, is dutch or something). |
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| Moongoose |
| quote: | Originally posted by Slylee
other than that, the only interaction i have with brits is on here, and i must say i think the majority of u guys have superiority complex. we (Americans) don't ALL love Bush and drive gas guzzling SUV's ok? ;)
my dad loves brits. he works for a british aerospace company and travels to england a lot on business. he loves it there. i personally don't really have a desire to visit england...i'd rather go to other places in europe...starting with italy. although i'm sure london is pretty cool...if i had more money than i knew what to do with, i'm sure i'd make a trip over there...but if i'm going to save up for a big trip to europe, england is definitely at the bottom of the list...no offense. i just think other parts of europe are more interesting and have better food! haha jk |
Well at least some of you have taste for cars (porsha ftw!) :D And dont go to italy unless you speak italian, seriouly nobody there bothers to learn english. They understand OK and and thats about it. Seriously 4 years i worked with those people, i met maybe 5 persons who could complete a sentance :stongue: They do make a mean pizza though :haha: |
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| dinoXpress |
| quote: | Originally posted by Slylee
how do you not know what nationality you are? i was born and raised in America, but my great grandparents are european immagrants who came to NYC in the early 1900's. they are from France, Ireland & Germany. so yea, i'm "American", but when it comes to my blood line, I'm pretty much Irish/French/German....with a few other things from my dad's side, but not enough to count it (like my great great great whatever, is dutch or something). |
Umm, I don;t know, i dont identify with anywhere really..
My moms side of the family is Californian/Russian+more i forget, my dads English/Irish.. I dont associate with any of those.. I dont know!
I am confused. |
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| Slylee |
| quote: | Originally posted by Moongoose
Well at least some of you have taste for cars (porsha ftw!) :D And dont go to italy unless you speak italian, seriouly nobody there bothers to learn english. They understand OK and and thats about it. Seriously 4 years i worked with those people, i met maybe 5 persons who could complete a sentance :stongue: They do make a mean pizza though :haha: |
well i would never visit another country without studying the language at least a little bit before i went...like get some conversational tapes to listen to or something. you can't visit a foreign country and expect everyone to cater to your needs. |
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| chojin |
I have yet to meet any girls who liked the english accent.
there was some irish bird but we just took the piss out of eachothers accents all night.
maybe its just the yanks. |
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| Moongoose |
Thats true i guess, however one would expect that the people who do bussines outside the borders of their contry would know basic english.
I have been slowly learning japanse anyway, since its been my wish for a long time to visit japan :)
BTW english accents ftw! :D |
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| FallingMoon |
| quote: | Originally posted by chojin
I have yet to meet any girls who liked the english accent.
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| dinoXpress |
| quote: | Originally posted by Allied Nations
Umm, I don;t know, i dont identify with anywhere really..
My moms side of the family is Californian/Russian+more i forget, my dads English/Irish.. I dont associate with any of those.. I dont know!
I am confused. |
Anyone want to help me with where I am from? |
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| FallingMoon |
| quote: | Originally posted by dinoXpress
Anyone want to help me with where I am from? |
Punisher, TA |
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