Nationalities

[saraforscarlett]

Well, I haven't been around for that long, but where are you from? I reckon most of you are American, perhaps? I'm from Sweden, which isn't exactly the best place for a FM fan to be, can't say I ever come across many people who even actually know about FM or Stevie!

[amber]

A lot are american, but if you ask us our nationalities we will say something else, anyway... :p :laugh:
you know "i'm Italian and Irish" etc... :rolleyes:

[WildInTheWind]

A lot are american, but if you ask us our nationalities we will say something else, anyway... :p :laugh:
you know "i'm Italian and Irish" etc... :rolleyes:


That's what I was going to say before I read the first post!
I'm from the USA btw :D

~*~Becky~*~

[saraforscarlett]

Oooh hehe. :D Didn't think about that! Well you are free to tell me everything about your heritage, family's history and current residence!

[estranged4life]

I'm Cherokee, Irish & German...And Idiotic, Thus I am an American :rolleyes: :thumbsup:

[amber]

Oooh hehe. :D Didn't think about that! Well you are free to tell me everything about your heritage, family's history and current residence!
1/2 italian, 1/4 Irish, 1/4 french/native american.
I live in Oakland, CA. I grew up in Northern California.
boring, no? :laugh:

[xdreamsunwindx]

1/4 Italian, 1/4 German, and then there's some Polish, Austrian, Native American and everything else thrown in.

[DrummerDeanna]

I don't know the percentages or whatever - but I'm part Mexican, Spanish, Native American and God only knows what else...:D

I am, however, an American - my family has been here since well a long time - I think it was a border crossed them they didn't cross the border type thing...:shrug:

But up here I've had about five people tell me how wonderful my English is considering I'm from Mexico :rolleyes:

[WildInTheWind]

1/2 Italian, the rest German and Irish. 23 yrs old, St. Louis, MO. THere ya go!

~*~becky~*~

[markolas]

German/Scottish/English descent. Raised in Louisiana.

[Mari]

Ha! First non-American checking in. I'm Dutch. Dutch, and Dutch. Err.. well, tiny bit of German in there, 8 or 10 generations back.

[face of glass]

I'm from Sweden, which isn't exactly the best place for a FM fan to be, can't say I ever come across many people who even actually know about FM or Stevie!
Hah. At least you get the odd album on the charts every now and then. Finland doesn't get even that. :p

[ontheEdgeof17]

Irish....minus the red hair and freckles. :wavey: I have hints of German in me, too

[saraforscarlett]

Hah. At least you get the odd album on the charts every now and then. Finland doesn't get even that. :p

Moi! :wavey:

On the charts? Perhaps around number #500 or so... :p

[Ienilny]

I'm from Austria.. well, Vienna.. not a good place to be a FM fan either.. *sigh*

[amber]

I'm from Austria.. well, Vienna.. not a good place to be a FM fan either.. *sigh*
Nevertheless, Just a beautiful, beautiful place from what i've heard and seen. On the top of my vacation list, and i don't like cold places without water to swim in!!! :D

[Ienilny]

Nevertheless, Just a beautiful, beautiful place from what i've heard and seen. On the top of my vacation list, and i don't like cold places without water to swim in!!! :D

Heheh :D Well.. Vienna is pretty cool.. but I dont like the rest of Austria.. dunno why.. :shrug: I'd LOVE to go to America..

[celestenadia]

I was born in Manhattan.
My mom's ethnic background is primarily Germanic, ancestors from the Essen area. Also, one
of my Great-great grandfathers was Belgium's ambassador to Ceylon and one of my Great-great grandmothers came from Switzerland. All those folk are from my mother's father's line... My mother's mother's line is American "Old" German...with a drop of Welsh blood - Mayflower Welsh blood. I too, can be a member of that "wonderful" organization Daugher's of the American Revolution.
My father's ethnic background is primarily Slavic. Granny's people came from the Minsk area
(present day Belarus. However, one of her mother's great grandmother's came from Siracusa Sicily. I am therefore 1/64 Sicilian :) Gramps' people were what was known as Rusyn/Ruthenian/Galician what some refer to today as Ukranian.
I consider myself to be 1/2 German 1/2 Slavic with a few drops of Celtic/Latin blood for spice:)

[Enchanted_Stevi]

I'm Italian, Irish, Sweetish, Scotish, French, English, and somethin else.

[catinthedark]

Waving my little maple leaf from Canada!

1/2 Irish, 1/2 French Canadian.

[Serrart]

Another non-American reporting, 100% Italian. :nod:

Hah. At least you get the odd album on the charts every now and then. Finland doesn't get even that. :p

Same here, but to show our appreciation to US music, we got Ashlee Simpson in the top 50 :rolleyes:

Romy

[amber]

Another non-American reporting, 100% Italian. :nod:



Same here, but to show our appreciation to US music, we got Ashlee Simpson in the top 50 :rolleyes:

Romy
Damn you!!!! *shakes fist* :lol: :laugh: :lol:
Not your fault, obviously... :D

[Serrart]

Damn you!!!! *shakes fist* :lol: :laugh: :lol:
Not your fault, obviously... :D

Yeah I know... MTV is heavily promoting her, and has also brightly started to air The Newlyweds dubbed in Italian. Simpson family (the evil one) is invading us. :mad: ;)

Romy

[amber]

Yeah I know... MTV is heavily promoting her, and has also brightly started to air The Newlyweds dubbed in Italian. Simpson family (the evil one) is invading us. :mad: ;)

Romy
Sorry about that! :sorry: :laugh: :p :wavey:

[wondergirl9847]

I'd LOVE to go to America..

Come to Texas, it's like a whole other country.

:lol:

That's a catchphrase from a commercial they play on TV.

Oh, my background includes Irish, Italian, German and Cherokee Indian. I'm a mutt. LOL

[celestenadia]

I'm from Austria.. well, Vienna.. not a good place to be a FM fan either.. *sigh*
Whenever I hear of Austria I think of three things - Mozart,The Sound of Music (I know, I'm like TOO corny, it was one of my favorite flicks as a youngen) and Ahnold;)
Do you ski?

[seeker007nmss]

Hah. At least you get the odd album on the charts every now and then. Finland doesn't get even that. :p



OOOH. Finland! I had a penpal from Finland when I was young.

Hyvaa iltaa. Mita kuuluu? Nimeni on Seeker007.

Sorry thats about all I can recall. :D

[Moony]

Well well...ethnicity is the question right? k.

1/2 Mexican (a lot of mexican indian as well)
1/4 Spansih
all the rest is made up of: welsh, swedish, english

oh, and I was born, raised, and live in northern california. NOR CAL!

[Hawkeye]

A little German, Russian, and French Canadian.

[GypsySorcerer]

1/2 Italian; the rest English, Irish, and German

[Ienilny]

Whenever I hear of Austria I think of three things - Mozart,The Sound of Music (I know, I'm like TOO corny, it was one of my favorite flicks as a youngen) and Ahnold;)
Do you ski?

Uh, Arnold.. such a shame for Austria. :shocked:

Hehe.. well, I went skiing once... with school. :rolleyes:

[LilyRose]

I was born and raised in America...Omaha, NE to be exact. My dad (also born and raised in NE) is Basque and Native Mexican and my mom (born in Idaho and moved to Omaha at age 12) is German, Irish, Scottish, and Natvie American.

So that's makes me a mutt.

[face of glass]

Moi! :wavey:

On the charts? Perhaps around number #500 or so... :p
Hejsan!

Incorrect about those charts, I think. http://www.fmlegacy.com/charts/SWEcharts.html

Face it, the worst FM have ever had it in Europe is Finland. :p

[face of glass]

Same here, but to show our appreciation to US music, we got Ashlee Simpson in the top 50 :rolleyes:
Romy, oh Romy, have you forgotten the gigantic three shows that the Time line-up played over there. ;)

[face of glass]

OOOH. Finland! I had a penpal from Finland when I was young.

Hyvaa iltaa. Mita kuuluu? Nimeni on Seeker007.

Sorry thats about all I can recall. :D
That's very good. :) Well, sparing the silly umlauts and all.

[irishgrl]

Irish/German mostly, with a smattering of English/Scot/Danish/Dutch
one thing I noticed was the number of people who are Irish or German or both~

Born in Oakland, raised in the Bay Area until 25 then moved to the mountains east of Chico.

[WelshWitchPMD]

I am half Italian and half Irish. Born and raised in Providence, Rhode Island, USA and I am still here.

[madformac]

I'm plain straight English.

I'm some percentage Irish from many generations back so I'm told but I have no idea how much..

I'm from Manchester, UK. Home of wet weather :( , warm beer :( ,
Oasis, the Bee Gees and the world's most famous soccer team (Manchester United :shrug: :laugh: )

:wavey: :wavey:

[GODDESS6]

I was born and raised in America...Omaha, NE to be exact. My dad (also born and raised in NE) is Basque and Native Mexican and my mom (born in Idaho and moved to Omaha at age 12) is German, Irish, Scottish, and Natvie American.

So that's makes me a mutt.

i live in omaha, nebraska~ bellevue 2 b exact!!!~ where did u go 2 highschool? it's a small world~ 2 cool!!!~

[wondergirl9847]

I'm plain straight English.

Aren't you boring.

:lol:

Just kidding witcha.

[madformac]

Hey now, don't go claiming what's not yours. The Gibb's might have been born there, but The Bee Gees only became in Brisbane. It was Australia who unleashed them onto the world. So blame us, in fact what am I talking about? You can have them.


Ahh yes The Bee Gees...

In another thread on the Christine forum, I was saying how the environment played a part in peoples accents... This is also true of the rise to fame of the brothers Gibb.

They were originally from Chorlton-Cum-Hardy (don't laugh) in Manchester but indeed moved to Australia where they became famous (although they were known before they moved) but essentially it was Australia that they were launched to where they are today, so I accept your sincere apology as an honorary Aussie (you're a kiwi right?) for unleashing the Gibbs on our unprepared ears and condeming millions of men to thoughts of genital pain when that falsetto kicks in..

:laugh: :xoxo: :wavey:

[madformac]

Aren't you boring.

:lol:

Just kidding witcha.

I'm terminally boring Christy... Remember in London you said "Where should we eat?".... and I replied "Umm.... Burger King?" :shocked:

:laugh: :laugh:

[madformac]

They haven't been blessed in their acquired locational nouns because they went to Humpybong Primary School, the embarassment of the shire. Some of the Aboriginal names don't have the nicest ring to my ears, this example being at the bottom of the scale.


Humpybong.... I've seen a few bongs in my day but never a humpy one.. :blob2:

[The Tower]

1/2 British (English/Irish mix) 1/2 Norweigan

Basically, I'm a pasty white Northern European type.....

[DrummerDeanna]

:lol: Guess what? Same here. Skin just like milk, look like a million other guys.

And I've got a year-round tan :p

[amber]

Hey now, don't go claiming what's not yours. The Gibb's might have been born there, but The Bee Gees only became in Brisbane. It was Australia who unleashed them onto the world. So blame us, in fact what am I talking about? You can have them.
The Beeg-ers have made me happy on several occasions. :shrug: I'm just not cool enough to not like the song Staying Alive...:distress:

[amber]

And I've got a year-round tan :p
me, too. But, i mean, i actually still have tan lines.... :nod:

[DrummerDeanna]

me, too. But, i mean, i actually still have tan lines.... :nod:

Oh me too - I just get darker in the summer -but I'm never pale or anything...

I used to tan a lot more when I was a kid - I mean I'd get DARK - but not so much anymore...just a bit browner :) I do, however, have a perma-tan line from my Teva's - it's never gone away :laugh:

[amber]

Oh me too - I just get darker in the summer -but I'm never pale or anything...

I used to tan a lot more when I was a kid - I mean I'd get DARK - but not so much anymore...just a bit browner :) I do, however, have a perma-tan line from my Teva's - it's never gone away :laugh:
:laugh: :lol: :laugh: Teva line!
I have bikini bottom line..my real skin isn't actually very dark, but it is a little olivy, therefore i tan immediately and darkly. You appear to have naturally darker pigment than i. Which makes sense. I'm really just white with a tiny bit of slightly darker things thrown in... :rolleyes:

[madformac]

The Beeg-ers have made me happy on several occasions. :shrug: I'm just not cool enough to not like the song Staying Alive...:distress:

Stayin' Alive... A classic... One you play loudly in the car in summer...

They are awesome songwriters.. They just got stereotyped for about 20 years... Their final album as a trio "This Is Where I Came In" is a very good effort..

[madformac]

me, too. But, i mean, i actually still have tan lines.... :nod:

Sounds to me like you're not using the right beaches.... ;) :p :laugh:

[madformac]

Oh me too - I just get darker in the summer -but I'm never pale or anything...

I used to tan a lot more when I was a kid - I mean I'd get DARK - but not so much anymore...just a bit browner :) I do, however, have a perma-tan line from my Teva's - it's never gone away :laugh:

I have typically British skin.. Pale then straight to boiled lobster if I don't cream up in the sun... :laugh:

If I use good sunblock I can get a nice colour though.. Hang on, sounds a bit girly all this tanning business.... I'm retracting my comments... :lol: :laugh: :lol:

[SuzeQuze]

Stayin' Alive... A classic... One you play loudly in the car in summer...

They are awesome songwriters.. They just got stereotyped for about 20 years... Their final album as a trio "This Is Where I Came In" is a very good effort..

Love them. "Well you can tell by the way I use my walk..." :D

[wondergirl9847]

I'm terminally boring Christy... Remember in London you said "Where should we eat?".... and I replied "Umm.... Burger King?" :shocked:

:laugh: :laugh:

Yeah, that's right! So, I should totally blame you for my fall in BK. :mad:

LOL

Talk about embarrassing.

You're not boring, we had a great day in Londontown. :)

[madformac]

It's their lyrics that get to me. Mind you I like 'I Started A Joke'. They have a classic here called Spick and Specks. I don't think it did much elsewhere but it's a nostalgia piece here (or maybe it's just me who has a memory of it....?) so as much as the music does nothing for me, I can tolerate this one. Wait, I have one of their albums.....never mind. I just hate disco, although surprisingly the majority of their music wasn't actually disco.

I know Spicks and Specks.. Yes they do seem stuck in the disco era in most minds although of course they did so much more.. Two of my favorite songs are Bee Gees songs, "You Win Again" and "For Whom The Bell Tolls"..

[WelshWitchPMD]

But up here I've had about five people tell me how wonderful my English is considering I'm from Mexico :rolleyes:

LOL, Did I tell about the time that I worked in the accounting dept? We did wire transfers and you would need a special # for wires that were going outside the USA. You don't know how many times I had employees from other branches call me to find out the # for New Mexico because it was an international wire transfer. :eek: :confused:

I had to explain to them that New Mexico was US STATE! DUH. I had one co-worker that thought California was a foreign country. :laugh:

[DrummerDeanna]

LOL, Did I tell about the time that I worked in the accounting dept? We did wire transfers and you would need a special # for wires that were going outside the USA. You don't know how many times I had employees from other branches call me to find out the # for New Mexico because it was an international wire transfer. :eek: :confused:

I had to explain to them that New Mexico was US STATE! DUH. I had one co-worker that thought California was a foreign country. :laugh:

:laugh: :laugh: I have heard many stories about people from New Mexico running into folks who didn't know it was a state - I thought people were past that - especially with all the attention NM got in this past election - but no :shrug:

[SuzeQuze]

:laugh: :laugh: I have heard many stories about people from New Mexico running into folks who didn't know it was a state - I thought people were past that - especially with all the attention NM got in this past election - but no :shrug:

People will never get past being stupid. :laugh:

[irishgrl]

I happen to LOVE the BeeGees, both the old and the disco music. And back in the day, Barry was quite the hearthrob. Too bad about Andy tho.....

my fave BeeGees tune is To Love Somebody, which Janis did a great cover of...

[skcin]

I'm 1/4 Croatian, 1/4 Polish & 1/2 Bulgarian. Dad always pointed out to me that I'm also 100% American. :)

[estranged4life]

People will never get past being stupid. :laugh:

as God's way of eliminating some of the population of this planet by makin' 'em even more stupid with each passing generation :lol:

God-"Hey Junior, I have an idea..."

J-Dude-"What Pa?"

God-"If I keep making those damn Earth dwellers stupider & stupider they may finally die off...They will grow so stupid that most will think sex is a box to be checked on an employment application and not procreate anymore...What do ya think?"

J-Dude-"Sounds fine Pa...That President Bush sures sounds like he fits into yer plans Pa."

God-"He sure does boy, He sure does...:thumbsup: "

[DrummerDeanna]

as God's way of eliminating some of the population of this planet by makin' 'em even more stupid with each passing generation :lol:

God-"Hey Junior, I have an idea..."

J-Dude-"What Pa?"

God-"If I keep making those damn Earth dwellers stupider & stupider they may finally die off...They will grow so stupid that most will think sex is a box to be checked on an employment application and not procreate anymore...What do ya think?"

J-Dude-"Sounds fine Pa...That President Bush sures sounds like he fits into yer plans Pa."

God-"He sure does boy, He sure does...:thumbsup: "


That theory would work if there weren't a whole slew of people trying to protect the stupid from themselves...

Some of the warning labels on things crack me up!!!

I bought my nephew a lizard that expands to like 300% its size in water - in big words on the package it said, "DO NOT EAT" I was like...oh man - if someone is dumb enough to eat it - then I think they're dumb enough to pay the consequences...:nod:

[SuzeQuze]

as God's way of eliminating some of the population of this planet by makin' 'em even more stupid with each passing generation :lol:

God-"Hey Junior, I have an idea..."

J-Dude-"What Pa?"

God-"If I keep making those damn Earth dwellers stupider & stupider they may finally die off...They will grow so stupid that most will think sex is a box to be checked on an employment application and not procreate anymore...What do ya think?"

J-Dude-"Sounds fine Pa...That President Bush sures sounds like he fits into yer plans Pa."

God-"He sure does boy, He sure does...:thumbsup: "

Too funny! :laugh:

To answer the thread, I am Irish, French Canadian, German, Scottish, Polish, and Swedish. A true mutt, very American. I'm also of the white variety and burn easily. I tan but not that nice golden color, kind of reddish tan. I used to go to the beach with my Italian friend and watch her bronze up before my eyes. She'd say, "I'm not getting any color." Maddening. I try to stay out of the sun though because I'm at high risk for skin cancer. Fun times we live in.

[LilyRose]

i live in omaha, nebraska~ bellevue 2 b exact!!!~ where did u go 2 highschool? it's a small world~ 2 cool!!!~

I went Ralston High School, my mom went to Westside, my dad went to high school in Lexington, but graduated college from UNO.

Susie

[estranged4life]

That theory would work if there weren't a whole slew of people trying to protect the stupid from themselves...

Some of the warning labels on things crack me up!!!

I bought my nephew a lizard that expands to like 300% its size in water - in big words on the package it said, "DO NOT EAT" I was like...oh man - if someone is dumb enough to eat it - then I think they're dumb enough to pay the consequences...:nod:

a good example of protecting the stupid from the reflection in the mirror is when I posted recently an image of what the Bewitched Barbie looks like...If ya read the description you would have seen the following warning:

Doll does not fly


Man, Simple common sense & plain easy logic goes over way-too-many a head nowadays :nod: :lol:

[SuzeQuze]

a good example of protecting the stupid from the reflection in the mirror is when I posted recently an image of what the Bewitched Barbie looks like...If ya read the description you would have seen the following warning:

Doll does not fly


Man, Simple common sense & plain easy logic goes over way-too-many a head nowadays :nod: :lol:

:laugh: I was thinking of that exact thing too! That's the most f*cktarded thing I've seen as a warning! My Dad used to say 50% of people are stupid. I asked him where he got his data. Now, I think it's actually more than that. :shocked:

On stupid drivers, I hate people who begin changing lanes and <i>then</i> check their blind spot! Ugghggghghghghrrrrgggg. Yes, I sometimes suffer from road rage.

[GODDESS6]

I went Ralston High School, my mom went to Westside, my dad went to high school in Lexington, but graduated college from UNO.

Susie
awesome i had a few friends from ralston, i graduated from bryan high :wavey: ~

[Serrart]

Romy, oh Romy, have you forgotten the gigantic three shows that the Time line-up played over there. ;)

Oh yes, even only the rumour of them should have transformed me in a FM fan. ;) But I really would have loved to see them when they came during Behind The Mask tour, unfortunately they were out of my perspective then. :o

Romy

[macmar71]

I am an American! :)
But my background is I am half Italian from my Father's side and From my mom's side I am Mexican, English and Scottish.

[Miss Vicky]

I'm an American, born and raised in Northern California. Actually - sadly enough - I've been living in the same friggin house since I was born.

As for heritage - 1/2 Japanese, the rest is God-Only-Knows-What. All I know is that I got the worst traits from both sides - my wonderful lack of height and near-sightedness from my father and my lovely weight problem and oily skin from my mother. Oh yeah, and a short temper from both. Gee I'm blessed! :laugh:

[Bryan]

Wow,seems like most people here have some Irish blood.I think some people claim to though,for coolness sake,'cos really,everyone wants to be Irish :) :cool:


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[ryan8472]

I'm mostly French Canadian, English, and Belgian. Jimmy says I look italian though. I certainly don't see it :shrug:

[SuzeQuze]

I'm mostly French Canadian, English, and Belgian. Jimmy says I look italian though. I certainly don't see it :shrug:

Dude, the karate kid is Italian!

[Villavic]

I live in Lima, Peru. And of course I'm peruvian

[WednesdaysChild]

I was born and raised in the New Haven area (Connecticut, USA). I'm 1/2 Polish with a teeny bit of Dutch thrown in (Dad's side), and 1/4 Irish, 1/8 German and 1/8 Swedish (Mom's side). I'm your typical American mutt. :)

[amber]

I'm mostly French Canadian, English, and Belgian. Jimmy says I look italian though. I certainly don't see it :shrug:
Yeah, I thought you were italian... :shrug:

[skcin]

All I know is that I got the worst traits from both sides - my wonderful lack of height and near-sightedness from my father and my lovely weight problem and oily skin from my mother. Oh yeah, and a short temper from both. Gee I'm blessed! :laugh:

Wow, you sound really attractive...

JK, I'm the same way. I thank my mom all the time for the large ass, oily skin & big pores. Dad gave me my bushy eyebrows. Yeah, I'm a real hottie :p

[Lindsey Jr.]

I'm from a state in belgium, Flanders. The city: Dendermonde.
The language: dutch ;) :wavey:

[Bryan]

I'm one of the few Australians here and I don't think I have any Irish in me. Well I have an Irish surname but my dad was adopted so it's irrelevant. Is Irish cool? I don't know that it's that cool here but I think that's because we're basically a deformed limb of Ireland (....and Greece), a rather large one at that.

lol! Deformed limb is one way of putting it,but,yes I think Australia and Ireland are one and the same really. But to others,it seems,something as little as having a shamrock tattoo makes them Irish...and 'trendy'! :rolleyes:
:lol:


_________

[BTFLCHLD]

1/2 german (mom) + 1/2 irish/english (dad) = (me) :shrug:

:wavey:

[estranged4life]

I'm a little confused. When people say their father is German, for example, does that imply that he was born in Germany or just that he has a German surname and generations earlier were from Germany?

to their Mother's/Father's ethnic background :nod:

[skcin]

I'm a little confused. When people say their father is German, for example, does that imply that he was born in Germany or just that he has a German surname and generations earlier were from Germany? I assumed it meant that he was born or lived there because if someone asks me my nationality, I'm a New Zealander with a Kiwi mother and an Australian father. Obviously I'm not Australian Aboriginal nor Maori.

Depends. Usually, they mean where their ancestors are originally from. As for me, my dad was actually born in Bulgaria, my mom was born in the U.S., as were her parents.