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offline mortsto-x from Trondheim/Bodø (Norway) on 2006-08-11 19:04 [#01952501]
Points: 8062 Status: Lurker



Where are your ancestors from? And what is your
thoughts/ffelings about that country?


 

offline bogala from NYC (United States) on 2006-08-11 19:40 [#01952512]
Points: 5125 Status: Regular



What?


 

offline imdex from Argentina on 2006-08-11 19:41 [#01952514]
Points: 1689 Status: Regular



in Argentina... the majority of the people has ancestors
from Italy and Spain, but my ancestors are from Switzerland
(related surnames: Marty = father, Meyer =
mother, Imhoff = grandmother) and something of Italy
(Marchesi = grandmother)

incredibly my grandgrandparents (grandparents of my mother
and my father) came from the same small town called
Varen, is a beautiful history of love too... they
came because there was much poverty, and the Argentine
government then gave earth and fields to the people who came
from Europe in exasperating conditions...



 

offline Taffmonster from dog_belch (Japan) on 2006-08-11 19:41 [#01952515]
Points: 6196 Status: Lurker



duh! native indians! all americans decend from native
indians!


 

offline mortsto-x from Trondheim/Bodø (Norway) on 2006-08-11 19:43 [#01952516]
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Are you gonna visit Switzerland?

bogala: What didn't you understand?


 

offline imdex from Argentina on 2006-08-11 19:50 [#01952519]
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Indians? India is in Africa dude...

mortsto-x: my dream would be go to Europe some day;
Germany, Switzerland, Italy, Spain, Sweden, England... would
be fantastic, I hope to do it someday, but I am very poor
and now... I cannot do it :(


 

offline imdex from Argentina on 2006-08-11 19:53 [#01952520]
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how cold is Norway? also... everything must be very clean
there right?


 

offline swift_jams from big sky on 2006-08-11 20:04 [#01952523]
Points: 7577 Status: Lurker



A lot, I do not know, but as far as my family history goes,
my grandparents get into it very much. Most common are Welsh
and Irish. Back a many generation, it branches off, and we
are related the the late Princess Di. I don't know how, I
don't worry about it. too mch for me to think about, but a
cool fact to know.


 

offline bogala from NYC (United States) on 2006-08-11 20:27 [#01952526]
Points: 5125 Status: Regular



bogala: What didn't you understand?

Cause Im American! lol


 

offline bogala from NYC (United States) on 2006-08-11 20:29 [#01952528]
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My moms side is German and Scottish. They all have small
noses and are freckly as all hell. My Dad is half irish and
half italian. I got the Italian last name. Im most proud of
being Italian, but I have never been anywhere outside of the
usa other than Canada so I can't really make a true
objective decision on what I thought of any country. I like
being Italian though and wear the name proudly.


 

offline Mr Brazil from Oh Joan, I love you so... on 2006-08-11 20:38 [#01952530]
Points: 1970 Status: Lurker



Oh, I thought about making one of these types of threads for
the brits--curious about you all over there.

But anyway, from what I'm told or over heard, my "ancestors"
were living in what is now Texas before it became a part of
America. I think. There was no border hopping involved or
any other illegal "immigration".

I love America. I really do. And I am proud of it as well.
It has given me the opportunity to live as complete a human
being as possible, as in some places on the face of this
planet some people are hardly afforded the treatment and
care we give our pets.

As far as I am concerned with the country to the south of
me:

It is only a genetic similarity that I share with those
people, I know nothing of that culture and could care less.
Race is old-fashion and has, for the most part, run its
course. Culture is the only "race" I care about and that's
why I'm an American--un-hyphenated.



 

offline evolume from seattle (United States) on 2006-08-11 20:38 [#01952531]
Points: 10965 Status: Regular



my grandfather immigrated from wales when he was about 10
years old. my grandmother's family is scottish, but she was
3rd or 4th gen american.

my mother is from Japan. she met my dad in japan when he
was stationed there on a naval base in about 1970 i think.


I love Japanese food, culture, history, and would love to
return for a visit as i've not been there for many many
years.

I'd love to visit Wales and Scotland too, probalby will
someday. I've visited London and had a great time. I'd
love to go back.


 

offline Babaouo from Dolce (Monaco) on 2006-08-11 20:40 [#01952532]
Points: 787 Status: Regular



Heritage: German, Irish- Scottish-Welsh-english,Cherokee
Indian, French, and other smaller%'s= Russian,
Swedish-Finnish,

I think all of those places are wonderfull except France and
England and I could use slightly more Russian and
Scandinavian:)


 

offline Babaouo from Dolce (Monaco) on 2006-08-11 20:41 [#01952533]
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Proud of the German heritage, very proud


 

offline mortsto-x from Trondheim/Bodø (Norway) on 2006-08-11 20:47 [#01952535]
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There is a lot of "clean nature", but the cities are as
dirty as in other countries I guess. These days it's about
25C, but in the winter you can easily get temperatures like
-25C.

webcam I've posted this like ten times before here
at this messageboard, but it's OH so beautiful


 

offline mortsto-x from Trondheim/Bodø (Norway) on 2006-08-11 20:49 [#01952536]
Points: 8062 Status: Lurker | Followup to bogala: #01952528



Are you going to travel to Europe?


 

offline Babaouo from Dolce (Monaco) on 2006-08-11 20:52 [#01952538]
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planning trips to Iceland Russian and other Scandinavian
parts. Australia is the place to go tho. My mum lives
there.


 

offline bogala from NYC (United States) on 2006-08-11 20:54 [#01952539]
Points: 5125 Status: Regular



Scandinavia is awesome. I have to go there


 

offline nene from United States on 2006-08-11 21:02 [#01952540]
Points: 1475 Status: Lurker



brittain, germany, and america. those countries are all
shit.


 

offline w M w from London (United Kingdom) on 2006-08-11 22:04 [#01952547]
Points: 21454 Status: Regular



It's pretty cool yo. You're encouraged to be an idiot
because being one increases your chances of success. You get
to just kind of lie around watching tv all day ignoring the
rest of the world in general. As a bonus everything is
'cool' in america, for example the tv show alf. You'll
probably wind up attached to some shitty corporation or
another at the forehead like a conjoined twin though. That'd
be cool if aphex was 2 people conjoined at the forehead,
even cooler if one of them was dead. This concludes my
expert opinion on the subject.


 

offline w M w from London (United Kingdom) on 2006-08-11 22:06 [#01952548]
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I bet in 'scandanavia', if that is even a real place, the
kids have posters of their role model 'The Accordian King'
on their walls like in that movie Fargo.


 

offline bogala from NYC (United States) on 2006-08-11 23:55 [#01952591]
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It is, read a book


 

offline Ezkerraldean from the lowest common denominator (United Kingdom) on 2006-08-12 01:39 [#01952626]
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you are from trelew imdex? do they speak welsh there?
(according to my old welsh geography teacher)


 

offline bogala from NYC (United States) on 2006-08-12 02:05 [#01952629]
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I really want to go to Europe. Im just not sure I can deal
with the American stereotype questions and accusations.


 

offline Ezkerraldean from the lowest common denominator (United Kingdom) on 2006-08-12 02:06 [#01952630]
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where in europe? its a big, scary place.


 

offline Ezkerraldean from the lowest common denominator (United Kingdom) on 2006-08-12 02:16 [#01952631]
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brits? most of us are natives here (english, scottish,
welsh, etc.)
most of our big immigration has happened in the last 50
years, unless you count all the
roman/celtic/saxon/viking/norman shit a thousand years ago
and more


 

offline cygnus from nowhere and everyplace on 2006-08-12 04:02 [#01952662]
Points: 11920 Status: Regular



i am 1/4 native american and 3/4 black,,
my dad is half native american half black, mom is full
afro-american
dads mom is 100% cherokee indian


 

offline imdex from Argentina on 2006-08-12 04:21 [#01952672]
Points: 1689 Status: Regular | Followup to Ezkerraldean: #01952626



lol! I cannot believe that you ask that!

Trelew, Tre Lew = "Pueblo de Luis" "Town of Lewis" or
something like that...

Lewis Jones

at the present time nobody speech welsh here, perhaps very
very old people still do it, but not all people...

near Trelew (15 kilometers) exists a small town called
Gaiman the first colonizers from Wales arrived
there...

in that town welsh language is taught in all the
schools/kindergartens and almost all people know to speak
welsh (they follow with the customs)

Lady Diana Spencer was here before her unexpected death, she
watched to me of a strange way, five seconds maybe
(wtf/lol/hot face), I do not know why... well that is a
little the history about Trelew and Gaiman, greetings to
your teacher!



 


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