Where are you in the world?

Unread post by **Sapphire** » Fri Jan 19, 2007 3:22 pm

Hey everyone!

I know this forum allows you to state your location, but not everyone does and I thought it'd be fun to find out where people are in the world and what they like about their country! I've made it a poll as well, to get a general idea of percentages of members per continent.

If you were born and raised in another country, feel free to state that, too. Share your pride on where you're from and what makes your country awesome. ^_^

I'm from South Africa. I lived there until I was 18. I love my country because it is geographically beautiful (we have snow-capped mountains, deserts, swamps, savannah, jungle and more), rich with cultural diversity and blessed with warmth and sunshine. It has a powerful, old spirit (home to the oldest human skeleton every found) and rhythm in its winds and rivers. It truly gets into your blood. Once you have experienced Africa, you never forget it.

I currently live in England, which has many great aspects too. Also full of history and variety (though of a different kind) it has a lot of charm and a quaint beauty all of its own.

Jagna · Unread post by **Jagna** » Fri Jan 19, 2007 3:39 pm

WATANY'LL KUWAIT SALIM TALEL, MAJDI! nenenenah!~singing now stuck and cant get out!~

i was born in england but i have lived in kuwait my whole life (close to 17 yrs now!) my parents moved here 30 yrs ago (

) and been here ever since
only truly moved here tho when i was a baby about 6 months because of the gulf war. u know, the iraqi invasion of kuwait? (remember our P.O.W.s

) we were already in eng when i was born so we stayed there when news of the invasion broke out. btw for some americans out there, its Iraq, not 'eyerack'! lol

i love this country mainly coz all my friends are here and iv lived here all my life without complaint so there must be something good about it! (no taxes, sheaper than UK!!!!!byalot!!! warm sunshine almost everyday)the list goes on
school? meh! its school. watever. but all my friend either still live here or cum visit coz of friends and famly (ppl now at uni!)

plus, i love the mix of cultures in this country. in my school alone there are over 60 different nationalities! iv got frends/aquaintances from at least 34!

heres the best part about living in kuwait....

LONG HOLIDAYS!!!!! 3 months in the summer...

DONT KILL ME!

lol. long live AL-KUWAIT!
free kuwait! free kuwait! free kuwait! (aaargh! another patriotic song now glues into my mind!

)

Unread post by **SilverfromOZ** » Fri Jan 19, 2007 8:00 pm

Now we should have special categories for Australia here Sapph because we all know about how superior Sydney is to Melbourne

Sorry Razor, couldn't resist mate

Well that makes a grand total of two vote from down unda

Unread post by **Razor One** » Sat Jan 20, 2007 6:43 am

SilverfromOZ wrote:Now we should have special categories for Australia here Sapph because we all know about how superior Sydney is to Melbourne

Sorry Razor, couldn't resist mate

Well that makes a grand total of two vote from down unda

Indeed, I will admit that Sydney is Superior to Melbourne in the field of sucking, but all else is a gross exaggeration.

In fact, the only thing Sydney had going for it was the fact that Fat Pizza was shot there

But we can both agree that Canberra is boring as hell

The Crab · Unread post by **The Crab** » Sun Jan 21, 2007 1:11 am

As my friend in New Zealand (as some know as Vegetower) says, I'm a yank. xD

Aka, North America. Right on the Virginia/Maryland border, on the East Coast. Awsome location, it is.

Unread post by **Starath** » Sun Jan 21, 2007 11:35 am

Hee, in the US I'm up here in the great frozen north of Minnesota, which is a midwest state that borders Canada in the north, for ya'll who are geography savvy.

I just love the way the Internet can bring people of all nations together! Never would have thought I'd know somebody in Australia and Kuwait!

When we all grow up, we ought to go into politics so that way nations can be run by friends and the world would get along fine.

--Starath

RobotInDisguise · Sun Jan 21, 2007 2:01 pm

I'm actually from China, even though I live in teh U.S., so can I count myself as both?

Unread post by **SilverfromOZ** » Sun Jan 21, 2007 3:47 pm

Well Razor, Sucking like a fox!!

To paraphrase a brilliant line from a Mr. Homer J. Simpson.

Canberra has its uses (i.e. fireworks and such) but yes is boring at bat-s.... anyhoo.

Yep, Crab, Starath, definite Yanks through and through. If you want to get a rise from your NZ mate just inform him that NZ is a forgotten state of Australian much like Tasmania. Then sit back and watch the profanities fly.

R.I.D. you must choose your allegiance. China or USA. Which superpower will you align with? (I'd go with China to keep the diveristy around the site

)

Sinead · Unread post by **Sinead** » Mon Jan 22, 2007 2:04 pm

I'm BOSTONIAN, baby, and PROUD OF IT!!! YANKEES SUCK!!!

>.> . . . ^.^

Red Sox pride.

I'm first-generation Irish (Mum came offa the boat), and I've got family all over the world from Ireland and England to Australia and Korea! So I like to call myself Irish, even if I'm not born there. (Aussies are 2nd cousins, and the one in Korea is an English teacher!)

Unread post by **SilverfromOZ** » Mon Jan 22, 2007 3:53 pm

Woo Boston!! I prefer those crazy rainbow socks although red ones do go faster

Well if my TV education has served me well, in Boston you can expect to see William Shatner and James Spader running around as kooky lawers in the mid-city districts with a groovy theme song. (I love that series

) I'd love to fit in Boston to this trip, however I'm not sure I'll have the time, however I think most people are swinging by Boston on the way to Botcon which should be a Prime opportunity to check things out. Awesome. Now I'm off to plan the rest of the year. Huzzah.

fizzybird · Unread post by **fizzybird** » Tue Jan 23, 2007 9:50 am

I'm from Curacao, nice little place.
Woo *waves little flag*
We don't have many mountains jungles and such, but we do hve some nice beaches, bays and the outsides have pretty greens.

Sinead · Unread post by **Sinead** » Wed Jan 24, 2007 1:32 pm

I would only be so lucky to have Shatner running amok in my city. Heck, they don't even FILM it here. Why?

*grins*

The sarcasm.

"Oh, Boston, you're my hometown!" *jams out*

Unread post by **SilverfromOZ** » Wed Jan 24, 2007 3:39 pm

WHAT?!!! So Boston Legal is not actually filmed in Boston....

Well that's Hollywood for you everything is fake.

Oh well I think I'll revert to my fantasy land as opposed to this reality thing where I high-five Shatner and buy him a round of drinks when I bump into them filming him on the street.

Unread post by **SilverfromOZ** » Wed Jan 24, 2007 3:43 pm

Oh and Fizzy I'd really love to get out to the Carribean Islands one day. Would be super awesome. I look forward to you having the Black Pearl all ready to sail as we seek ancient Aztec gold and encounter high-seas adventure

Maeglin Dubh · Wed Jan 24, 2007 10:49 pm

Originally from RI, and actually legally residing there, I suppose, but actually living at college in PA.

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