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KoS

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Topic: Nationality check
Posted: September 02 2008 at 23:41

rileydog22 wrote:

That better not be a racial slur against Belgium

Nevermind.

*Note to self: Read the rest of the page before posting. Embarrassed

Edited by KoS - September 02 2008 at 23:47

Leningrad

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Posted: September 02 2008 at 23:33

Nah. There was just... a lot of bovinid creatures in the area.

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Posted: September 02 2008 at 21:12

That better not be a racial slur against Belgium

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Posted: September 02 2008 at 19:37

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Posted: September 02 2008 at 10:20

You mean the people or actual cows? LOL

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Leningrad

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Posted: September 01 2008 at 19:40

I went to Belgium. Half the population of the Ardennes is cows.

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Posted: September 01 2008 at 17:11

It's easy to get them mixed up.

febus

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Posted: September 01 2008 at 16:37

BELGIUM FLAG

GERMAN FLAG

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Posted: September 01 2008 at 15:47

Falling Flower wrote:

The magical land of chocolates, waffles and Belgian fries LOL

Aren't those the German colors?

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Posted: September 01 2008 at 14:51

sleeper wrote:

song_of_copper wrote:

If I could put anything as my nationality, I've always fancied "Gallo-Belgic Durotrigian"... LOL

After invasions from the Romans, Anglo Saxons, Nors and French (to name a few), being "British" seems to be a rather Euro-centric thing to me. Wink

Hehe, yes. I always say, "There's no such thing as an Englishman"! LOL

James wrote:

Not that I mind ancestors from any other part of the country or even from any part of the world but it's nice to know that so far, they're concentrated in the south.

Careful James - that is pretty much asking for someone to start calling you a "southern Jessie"! LOL

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Posted: September 01 2008 at 14:11

Well obviously the further I go back in my ancestry, the more chances I'd likely find some Norman, Scandinavian and German ancestry but so far, all I've hit upon are English people. No Welsh, Scottish or Irish... although there is rumoured to be an Irish link, I've yet to find it.

So for me, I'm quite proud of my roots.

Oh and also, I do not believe I have found a single ancestor from further north than Cambridgeshire... so all my ancestors are from the South of England and East Anglia. I did think I had some Yorkshire ancestors up until recently but it turns out they're actually from Buckinghamshire and their surname's spelling has been misspelled on many occasions, which means they have no links to the other family who hail from Yorkshire and Lancashire originally.

Not that I mind ancestors from any other part of the country or even from any part of the world but it's nice to know that so far, they're concentrated in the south.

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Posted: September 01 2008 at 13:45

song_of_copper wrote:

I was born in England, but my ancestry is quite varied. English, Scots, Danish/German, Belgian, Italian...

I can't say that I like the idea of being 'British'. It doesn't mean very much to me. People tend to imagine I am an English rose, but I am really a little mongrel and proud of it!

If I could put anything as my nationality, I've always fancied "Gallo-Belgic Durotrigian"... LOL

After invasions from the Romans, Anglo Saxons, Nors and French (to name a few), being "British" seems to be a rather Euro-centric thing to me. Wink

Spending more than I should on Prog since 2005

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Posted: September 01 2008 at 11:37

The magical land of chocolates, waffles and Belgian fries LOL

Edited by Falling Flower - September 01 2008 at 11:38

Tool makes the butterflies in my tumybox go woooooooosh

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Posted: August 31 2008 at 17:31

rileydog22 wrote:

song_of_copper wrote:

If I could put anything as my nationality, I've always fancied "Gallo-Belgic Durotrigian"... LOL

I prefer Kobaian.

Well, that would also work. Wink

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Posted: August 31 2008 at 17:25

song_of_copper wrote:

If I could put anything as my nationality, I've always fancied "Gallo-Belgic Durotrigian"... LOL

I prefer Kobaian.

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Posted: August 31 2008 at 16:27

I was born in England, but my ancestry is quite varied. English, Scots, Danish/German, Belgian, Italian...

I can't say that I like the idea of being 'British'. It doesn't mean very much to me. People tend to imagine I am an English rose, but I am really a little mongrel and proud of it!

If I could put anything as my nationality, I've always fancied "Gallo-Belgic Durotrigian"... LOL

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Posted: August 31 2008 at 10:45

Plankowner wrote:

I'm from the Sunshine State in America near Mickey Mouse.

Was in the Navy for six years, two of which, I was stationed in Yokosuka, Japan. Practically lived in Tokyo. I've been to Hong Kong 7 times, Philipines, Singapore, Thailand, S. Korea, Spain, Italy, Egypt (I walked in the valley of the kings), The Virgin Islands, Hawaii, Austrailia, Azores, Bali and the Yucatan Peninsula. I often say, I've walked the globe, but I still have to see most of Europe. I'm strongly considering if my job falls through this year of getting a Euro rail pass and backpacking Europe for a couple of months. Would like to get live in jobs and earn enough money to travel city to city.. But it seems jobs abroad are hard for americans to get.

That's like here, you need a work permit! but you have seen already quite a few wonderful places...i love every Asian country you have been to, especially Thailand and Hong Kong........and Bali, well, that's Bali

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Posted: August 31 2008 at 01:19

I'm from the Sunshine State in America near Mickey Mouse.

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Posted: August 27 2008 at 10:52

I took that test.

Got 8 right, with some obvious guesswork.

It seemed very silly....

I'm a reasonable man, get off my case

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Posted: August 27 2008 at 10:39

I'm German and can live with it. Got 9 points on the citizenship test and am now thinking about emigrating to England. I simply love Cornwall and Devon! But there are nice places around Germany as well and since I'm living close to the Czech Republic I can go to the wonderful city of Prague quite often. Been to a number of places all over the world and I think that there's nice people everywhere. I may not be overly patriotic, but I think it's okay to be a patriot as long as you don't turn into a nationalist.

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