Nationality

[CatalystiCam]

I know EVG is about 50/50 for canadians to americans, but I would assume from the looks of it it's more americans here.

The rules are you have to vote before the results apear because I have had too many troubles with people posting instead of voting, so for curiosities sake where are you from?

I was born in Canada and have always lived here :)

[Squall]

bornand bred in sunny glasgow (scotland, NOT IN ENGLAND *cough* yanks *cough*)

[CatalystiCam]

I'm 66% scotish myself but don't look or sound like it

[Squall]

how can you be 2 3rds scottish?

[CatalystiCam]

My mom is 25% and my dad is 100% but my dad and my grandpa and grandma don't have acents or any thing :)

[Squall]

doesnt that make you 3/4, unless youre mother has more than one nationality?

[CatalystiCam]

no it would make me 3 fourths if she was 50 % but yes she has like 11 backgrounds in total but we were all born in canada as far as the family tree gos that I know of

[jim5cents]

i'm 100% American...60% of the time

[david man45]

Really funny Jim5cents, but make your posts have merit. I'm almost completly German, my father and mother both almost completly German.

[Slime Slayer]

100% canadian beef

[V ideoY3K]

I'm from the United States of America. I'm mostly Native American, but I also have ansesters who came here on the Mayflower.

[Kugyince]

110% American

It doesn't sting to say that any longer since Obama's win.

[TNTisKING]

Really funny Jim5cents, but make your posts have merit.

:P

I'm from the U.S. although our Canadian governer has pretty much ruined my state >:(

[wanman]

Half Asian. (chinese)
Half British.

YEZ

[oasis]

um I never really thought about it but I am American that would like to move to Australia... or Florida... probably Florida first

[Kong]

USA

[Stupid Flanders]

100% korean
i was born in s korea, but i've been an american citizen for about 16/17 of my life

[ZedIsDead]

I'm American. I have no idea about my descent, though.

[Dudebro]

American from european descent.

[CatalystiCam]

hmm wow surprised how many people voted, but seriously one look at me I look 100 percent canadian ;D

[Dudebro]

hmm wow surprised how many people voted, but seriously one look at me I look 100 percent canadian ;D

So south park was right, all canadians have floppy heads?

[CatalystiCam]

I knew someone would say something about that.

Don't listen to southpark ever I've seen there canadian episodes, way off lol

Just for that I may aim for one of your trophies, but the only reason I took the other one is because jim came here and won a trophy in my favourite nes game, I don't have anything against jim, but noone takes bucky o hare as their trophy. lol

I dare someone to try and take it away from me. lol

[Mugen159]

The Northern American continent.

More specifically, the States that are United.

More specifically, the state with a lot of sun.

More specifically than that, the boonies.

[samejamesbond]

United States

[CatalystiCam]

I got to get my trophy back

[Dudebro]

I knew someone would say something about that.

Don't listen to southpark ever I've seen there canadian episodes, way off lol

Just for that I may aim for one of your trophies, but the only reason I took the other one is because jim came here and won a trophy in my favourite nes game, I don't have anything against jim, but noone takes bucky o hare as their trophy. lol

I dare someone to try and take it away from me. lol

Go for it. My easy scores have been beaten. The only ones left are either too annoying or too hard to beat(so far).

[CatalystiCam]

well if that is the case I really don't have much time on my hands people may think I do from all of my posts but It doesn't take long to type responds ;)

and whoah only steven and I are canadians, wow we are tied with europeons so far, I guess all my family is canadian except one of my three cousins she was born in phoenix, so she will have to decide, she will probably pick the usa cuz they just moved there and she's only ten,

I myself only have been to alberta bc and california in my life, so I haven't been much of a traveler, thats cool with me though, I enjoy the cold here 8)

[Dudebro]

I may joke about canadians a lot but I can't think of any other country I'd want on our borders. You guys may have floppy heads but you're good people.

[Slime Slayer]

floppy heads?! i though it was square heads

[CatalystiCam]

If we had heads like south park we'd be dead lol

[Metricus]

Both my parent are from North Carolina so I'm a Southerner, but far enough back in my family tree I have Germen and English relatives. Btw Cam3ron, dare accepted.

[CatalystiCam]

go ahead try and take the bucky o hare one, it will get very annoying ;D

[DoctorRyanB1]

I live in Dayton, OH but I was born in Harlan, KY. "You might be a redneck if you use your Playstation as a DVD player......(crickets chirping).....hmmm tough room.

[jim5cents]

@ cameron ugh...concerning that bucky o'hare, the question is do i really want to spend a couple of hours or so farming to beat that score and to put up a ridiculous one so your couldn't top it...not sure if i want to put that kind of effort into taking the one thing way from you that you hold most dear. i'll have to think about taking it back.

[CatalystiCam]

do what you want jim I don't mind if you don't want it back I"m just really good at the game, just have fun that's the pount here :)

[TrakMastaTom]

You might be a redneck if you use your Playstation as a DVD player.


Joke's on you, I use my XBOX as a DVD player!

;D

[CatalystiCam]

wow great comeback tom [sarcasm] ;D

[Blue Shoe 2]

i am somalian.

i was born in Saudi arabia, where i was raised on Atari.

[jeckel22]

Good ol U.S.A

Also in the USAF

And I'm proud to be an American, where at least I know I'm free......great, now that song is stuck in my head.

[McNasty616]

United States.
I'm Polish, French, and some other heritages I don't know :P
But mostly Polish ;D

[CatalystiCam]

well my last name can pretty much vouch for my background, but only squall will know what I mean ;)

Last name: McKerchar, it's a common name in scotland, but I nor my parents have ever lived or been there :-\

[Squall]

not very... common. just because it starts with 'McK' doesn't mean its common. thats actually the first time ive heard than name before.

[CatalystiCam]

well I've heard it's pretty common.

[sezthemank]

i was born in manchester (thats why im called sez the MANK)
moved to liverpool
(the 2 citys hate each other)

im white british
irish/traveller/gypsy decent

oh and to the canadians
i LOVE Ike outta southpark!
http://i336.photobucket.com/albums/n338/yousmugprickyou/ike-southpark.jpg

[CatalystiCam]

ha interesting, but south park is wrong about us a lot, and I mean a lot, but right now it's -32 with windchill, fun fun fun :P

[TrakMastaTom]

You mean your head isn't 2 pieces that aren't attached? ???

[sezthemank]

lol
have you seen when canida goes on strike?
'IM NOT YOUR PAL, FRIEND'
'IM NOT YOUR FRIEND, PAL'

i love colin mockery
(a canadian ledgend)

-32 !!!!
you must be freezing :o

[CatalystiCam]

You mean your head isn't 2 pieces that aren't attached? ???


if they were everyone would've bled to death by now :P

[sezthemank]

have you noticed in southpark,
all the canadians have the letter of their first name on their t-shirt,
because they all look the same

they are wrong though

im british - and nothing like pip

[CatalystiCam]

Well, That's american entertainment for you ;)

[Dudebro]

Well, That's american entertainment for you ;)

Yeah like British and Canadian comedies don't make fun of the US. ::) We all jab at each other but in the end we're all on the same side right? It's healthy to make fun of you limeys and canuks.
Btw I think british women have a hot accent. Canadian? Not so much. Must be the french thing.

[Winnebagel]

Well, That's american entertainment for you ;)

Yeah like British and Canadian comedies don't make fun of the US. ::) We all jab at each other but in the end we're all on the same side right? It's healthy to make fun of you limeys and canuks.
Btw I think british women have a hot accent. Canadian? Not so much. Must be the french thing.


Gotta agree and disagree with you on this one. The Brit accent (many different variations) is super sexy, but I like a lot of the Canadian ones too. Don't forget Amanda Tapping is Canadian (mostly). ;D

[Dudebro]

Yeah I never saw the appeal of Amanda Tapping. I know she's marketed as a hottie but I just don't see it. The girl from Farscape was much hotter(although she looked older).

[Kevin]

Born and bred in Michigan!!

[TNTisKING]

Me too! Where are you from in Michigan?

[GamingWolf]

From New York youse guys! Actually I haven't met anyone who talks like that.

[Some Dude X]

Ima Californian! I live on the largest island in the US!

[Slime Slayer]

halifax, nova scotia, canada! nothin but hockey, fish, beer and igloos!! its all true!

[sezthemank]

Ima Californian! I live on the largest island in the US!

is cali a island?

if it is, i must be dumb, because i didnt have a clue

[Kugyince]

is cali a island?

if it is, i must be dumb, because i didnt have a clue

He was being sarcastic. The largest island in America is the island of Hawaii.

[CatalystiCam]

::)

Steven, you forgot the 6 feet of snow and -50 temperartures :p

[The Good Doctor]

aye, what do i do if i'm two nationalities, u.s. and new zealand, i'm a legal citizen for both contries but live in the u.s.?

[Dudebro]

Well you can pick either USA or Other. I think other covers everything so it's all good regardless.

[Neko]

50% spanish ( my mother)
50% polish ( my father)
100% Madrileño ( from madrid )


But now i live on asturias ( only 7europeans on this forum? i thought we were more internatinal hahahaha)
PS: i read it wrong we are seven

[CatalystiCam]

you pick where you are born, You can announce your background if you choose, But in the end, The poll is on where you were born.
i.e. If you were born in blackpool england, etc. Your from europe.
i.e. If you were born in Calgary, Halifax, etc. your from Canada
i.e. If you were born in New york, California, etc. Then you are from the U.S of A.
i.e. If you were born in beijing, Sydney, Hong kong, etc. You are from other.

This is what this poll is based on, Make sense everyone :)

[Stupid Flanders]

oh, whoops...

[Dudebro]

Yeah but what if you were born in Panama on a US military base? According to most sources John McCains nationality is American so you reasoning isn't working.

[jim5cents]

if you on born on any american property, military bases, embassies, commonwealths or whatever, you are considered an american citizen. hence why puerto ricans, people born in guam and so on are eligible for american citizenship.

you can also declare duel citizenship.

[CatalystiCam]

you can't have duel citezenship anymore, You have to choose when you're 18.
So, My cousin has that option.

@dudebro, That is what my poll is based on.

[Kevin]

Me too! Where are you from in Michigan?

I have lived all over southeast MI. I am currently in Monroe.

What about you?

[TNTisKING]

I've always lived in Napoleon, its a small town near Jackson.

[sezthemank]

He was being sarcastic. The largest island in America is the island of Hawaii.


i was also being sarcastic
i know very well cali aint a island

you pick where you are born, You can announce your background if you choose, But in the end, The poll is on where you were born.
i.e. If you were born in blackpool england, etc. Your from europe.
:)

i love blackpool!!!
but -

born in manchester
living in liverpool

[CatalystiCam]

The only places I've ever been outside of western canada is California.

[Kugyince]

Sez, I conceed that you know more about America than I do about England. This is partly due to the fact that, after all, I'm American.

[Dudebro]

About nationality, what if someone is born in russia but leaves there at around three years old. They live the rest of thier life in the US. Wouldn't it be fair to say they are American? I think some people would be insulted by being called russian in that situation. Just saying.

Also it's not duel it's dual in this case. Duel is to fight, dual is two.

Btw, I know my example about military bases wasn't great, I was just pointing out that there's always exceptions to every rule.

[Neko]

About nationality, what if someone is born in russia but leaves there at around three years old. They live the rest of thier life in the US. Wouldn't it be fair to say they are American? I think some people would be insulted by being called russian in that situation. Just saying.

Also it's not duel it's dual in this case. Duel is to fight, dual is two.

Btw, I know my example about military bases wasn't great, I was just pointing out that there's always exceptions to every rule.
why? if you born there you are russian you may like it or not but you are still russian
also if you live there since 3 years you officialy have american nationality
in that case you just have double-nationality wich means more adventages for you ( you can request a european passaport and travel all around europe)

i dont see the problem there

PS: i know i havent explain in a good way the passaport thing
i might get hand of a translator and explain it later

[Stupid Flanders]

I've always lived in Napoleon, its a small town near Jackson.
i hate that place... people who come from there are losers...:p

[Dudebro]

why? if you born there you are russian you may like it or not but you are still russian
also if you live there since 3 years you officialy have american nationality
in that case you just have double-nationality wich means more adventages for you ( you can request a european passaport and travel all around europe)

i dont see the problem there

PS: i know i havent explain in a good way the passaport thing
i might get hand of a translator and explain it later

I just think it's stupid to call someone who's obviously not russian, a russian(in this example). Someone who's born in russia and lives there the entire time is gonna be a lot different than someone who was born there and moved soon after.
I understand legally people are labeled by where they are physically born but it just seems silly to me.

Btw I understood what you meant about dual citizenship. The problem is some countries don't recognize it and then the system breaks down. For example in Iran you are always an Iranian citizen. It doesn't matter where move and for how long. It's a bad example because they're crazy but it makes my point either way.

[Kong]

I think you are from where you grew up, not born. I think your accent is a good judge. If you have a Russian accent or only speak Russian then you are Russian. If you were born in Russia but sound like Keanu Reeves then you are American.

[sezthemank]

PS: i know i havent explain in a good way the passaport thing


You sound italian

passa- port

:)

[Neko]

You sound italian

passa- port

:)
hard too sound like i type it not said it :D >:D

[sezthemank]

ridere da secondo

[Neko]

ridere da secondo
Bueno pues yo me reire el tercero, no te preocupes

:D

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[CatalystiCam]

umm... Like I have said, This is not where you are legally from.
This particular poll is based on where you were born.

@dudebro, I was born in calgary and lived there for the first 3 years of my life, But not since. I still consider myself a Calgarian.

In any case this poll is about where you were born, K? :)

[Dudebro]

Ok but maybe you should've named the topic that. Not to throw out definitions but I have to,

3 a: national (http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/national) status ; specifically : a legal relationship involving allegiance on the part of an individual and usually protection on the part of the state b: membership in a particular nation (http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/nation)

5 a: a people having a common origin, tradition, and language and capable of forming or actually constituting a nation-state b: an ethnic group constituting one element of a larger unit

nationality - Definition from the Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary (http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/nationality)

It is your topic so it's up to you, I just don't agree with your definition. Birth is only one part of it.

[sezthemank]

Bueno pues yo me reire el tercero, no te preocupes

:D

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estás hablando italiano o español?

Tengo un Cosin, que vive en algún lugar de madrid
España es un paÃ*s agradable
;D

[Blue Shoe 2]

Born in somalia, raised in saudi arabia, came back to somalia when i was 14.

[Neutral]

Born and raised in Sweden, but I'm part Russian, part Wallonian and part Scottish, and it actually makes sences if you look at a map. Father is from the southern parts of Sweden, so its closer to Scottland and Wallonia. Mother is from the northen parts, so it is closer to Russia if you skip Finland.

Cumaibh Suas a'Ghaidhlig!:D

[RU Joe]

I am Metis, (mixed French Canadian and Native heritage, like Louis Riel ) on my father's side, and so very German on my mother's side (she looks like a Heidi if ever there was one).

[zarny]

I'm a Canadian, eh.:D

[RU Joe]

Zarny:

Beauty.
I live in Canada too, eh?
Vancouver B.C. to be exact.

[DrunkN]

Man there are a lot of guys who are living in Vancouver on this site...

I live in the United States, and I really think we need to rename our country.

[CatalystiCam]

I'm the only albertan :(

[RU Joe]

Drunkninja:
what do you mean the U.S. should be renamed?
I suggest JoeGrotowskiLand.

Hang in there they are just aboot ready to announce the North American Union.
(what are you laughing aboot, eh?)

Cam3ron36:

Don't be sad just because you're an Albertan.
I went to N.A.I.T. for my electrical over a few years, maybe I could be an honorary Albertan?
One of my daughters was born in Edmonton.
Do I qualify now?
Maybe one more daughter from now?

Be proud to be a Canadian with a floppy head, just like me and zarny.

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http://cache.gizmodo.com/assets/resources/2008/05/Canada_iPod_Settlement.jpg

[CatalystiCam]

You, zarny, yasly, steven and I are all canadians.

[DrunkN]

I'm not saying our founding fathers of this country weren't creative, but come on now, naming a country after a continent? A lot of the time you could say America as in North and South America combined but people may assume you mean the United States. Maybe Europe should have a country called Yerep.

[RU Joe]

Cam3ron36:
You, zarny, yasly, steven and I are all canadians.

It almost seems like we should start feeling some national pride or something if we get many more Canadians on this site.
Remember to capitalize the 'C' or we may start to think you are a foreign spy.

That's it now we need some proof.
Show us your floppy head, right now!

[OldTimer]

I am a Canadian too, but my head doesn't 'flop'

[RU Joe]

OldTimer:
I am a Canadian too, but my head doesn't 'flop'

I know.
Neither do mine, zarny's, yastly's, steven's, or Cam3ron36's heads flop (of course).
Just playing with the South Park joke on how to identify a Canadian.

The way I see it:
depicting Canadians with floppy heads is a compliment, since if it actually were so it would likely mean our brains were too big for our skulls.
Eventually we will start to look like this:

http://images4.wikia.nocookie.net/memoryalpha/en/images/thumb/9/94/Talosian-2nd,_the_cage.jpg/180px-Talosian-2nd,_the_cage.jpg
Canadians do tend to be a little sharper.

No offense to any non-Canadians with excessively large brains, we know we are not alone.

[fungusman]

http://frankvizeum.com.au/blog/wp-content/uploads/2009/09/milk1.jpg

[OldTimer]

I don't understand the reference with the bagged milk.
Do only Canadians get this kind of packaged milk?
Is the girl a picture of a Canadian?
Why no text with the picture?

So many questions so little time.

[Slime Slayer]

i found out through this site too, no bagged milk outside canada

[RU Joe]

Only in Canada, you say?
Pity.

Everyone knows milk tastes best from the bag.



This guy is obviously a newcomer to Canada, that snip was WAAAAAYYY too big!

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What the hell was that?

YouTube - How to drink milk in Canada

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That's better.

[nikegirl2012]

well, in Mexico we have milk in a bag too... btw, I'm mexican... and I have no clue what percentage since most of my mom's family is either from South America or somewhere in Europe, and my dad's family is from Mexico or somewhere else in Europe...

[RU Joe]

Nikegirl2012:

We welcome ALL here at DU.
So.....
WELCOME!
I have mixed heritage myself (Metis/German) and so choose to categorize myself as HUMAN and leave it at that.

[sezthemank]

You, zarny, yasly, steven and I are all canadians.

Me, Squall and Wanaman and ET are brits.
:P

[RU Joe]

Ah, fellow victims of Her Majesty, we know well your pain.
We feel it every time we go shopping.
(now with the Harmonized Sales Tax on the horizon, we will feel it even more!)

[asher]

I'm Canadian, and proud of IT, EH!http://ts3.mm.bing.net/images/thumbnail.aspx?q=1032726057410&id=a911065a75f9841b1f8fa938c9aa7fe9&url=http%3a%2f%2fwww.dcs.qmul.ac.uk%2f~hago%2fMapl e-PVS%2fimages%2fcanada-maple-leaf.png

[RU Joe]

Asher:
Right on, another Canadian!
But wait.... what's that I see? A jet fighter? (F-16?) Hmmm.
That's an American plane, ain't it? Makes me wonder if you really are Canadian.
One question will determine if you are indeed a Canadian:

http://i33.tinypic.com/2lwlpoh.png
Est-ce que votre flop tête autour quand vous parlez?

[JKool]

Asher's signature is a Su-47 Berkut.

[OldTimer]

Russian Golden Eagle
Sukhoi Su-47 - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sukhoi_Su-47)

[Mikman]

If you were really a Canadian, you would have put an CF/A-18 Hornet.


http://ts1.mm.bing.net/images/thumbnail.aspx?q=1020530852288&id=3f51eecab719ea000b2ff64938ce4bcb&url=https%3a%2f%2fwww.abbotsfordairshow.com%2fplan es%2fcf18.jpg

[asher]

Besides being my favourite plane, it was a technical marvel, because it was the closest thing the world ever got to a fighter with a flexing forward wing, which inturn increased the maneuverability greatly!

[DrunkN]

Wait a sec, Steve is a Canadian!?.....
BWAHAHAHAHAHA
http://individual.utoronto.ca/absentsanity/kitten.JPG
Not that I have anything against floppy heads.:clap:

[asher]

Well, Joe let's see if your a true Canadian!
I challenge your Canadianididity

[Mikman]

I am a Canadian.

Do you consider your ethnicity as "Canadian," or, if you are from America, do you consider it "American?" I do not.

[DrunkN]

I am a Canadian.

Do you consider your ethnicity as "Canadian," or, if you are from America, do you consider it "American?" I do not.
I consider my ethnicity as partially Swedish and partially of the Lakotain tribe, I don't know anyone who considers their ethnicity as American.

[Dudebro]

I don't know anyone who considers their ethnicity as American.
I do. I may have relatives from europe but my family has lived here long enough to be considered American.

[guppy]

Statesmen, Huh?
Canuks, Eh?

I'm both.

Born lucky or blenderized?

German, Polish,
English, Swedish, Danish, Welsh

Flatlander, Stubble Jumper, Survivor.

:love:It's a small word after all.:love:

In Lak'ech ... (I am another you)

[Dudebro]

Personally I think nationality is kinda stupid. We should be thinking of ourselves as human beings not thousands of meaningless distinctions.

[RU Joe]

Yes, but total amalgamation of all cultures on a global scale would be
BORING, and although it would do away with the threat of the dreaded
politically correct greeting protocol procedure:

'Before I greet you, I would like to apologize if greetings offend your race/religion/culture....'

Even though that would be a good thing, any diversity and heritage left in the world may be gone with it.
That would be unacceptable.
UNACCEPTABLE!

[Dudebro]

Well we're all screwed if we keep up with this xenophobic way of thinking. How are we ever gonna start leaving earth to colonize planets if we can't get a long with our neighbors? I think it was Carl Sagan who said something like "it may already be too late" when talking about leaving our planet before we destroy it, scary thought.

[guppy]

One small step for man,
one giant leap for mankind.

vive la différence :pray:

PS.
Would you rather be a Martian, Venutian, or Saturnian.
Then there's always Uranials.

[Dudebro]

Well if those are my choices I'd probably pick Venutian. I hear Venus might be habitable, can't say the same for the others.

Actually I looked up Venus and I was a little off, it's highly unlikely that we'd be able to colonize unless we built Cloud City. Saturn might be better or more accurately it's moon Titan.

[Tails]

Venutian myself, would be cool.

[guppy]

Just keep feeding us all that global radiation
and we'll survive the ride just fine.

Personally, I'd like to ship surf the ice belt of Saturn.
Now that would shake things up a little.

I hear those Hathors are quite a nice bunch of beings

:q:q:q

[DrunkN]

One small step for man,
one giant leap for mankind.

vive la différence :pray:

PS.
Would you rather be a Martian, Venutian, or Saturnian.
Then there's always Uranials.
Uranials, even if we can somehow change the atmosphere to a livible place to live in, it would still be a great sightseeing place (And I am NOT making a "uranus" joke, in this case I would have said "looking up and down uranus")

Well we're all screwed if we keep up with this xenophobic way of thinking. How are we ever gonna start leaving earth to colonize planets if we can't get a long with our neighbors? I think it was Carl Sagan who said something like "it may already be too late" when talking about leaving our planet before we destroy it, scary thought.
So are you suggesting we awkwardly ignore our differences instead of embracing them?

[Dudebro]

If ignoring them helps us progress as human beings then so be it. All that matters is the result really. Also there's a different between embracing differences and cultivating racial/cultural stereotypes.

[sezthemank]

Wow the volume of Canadans is getting high up in here.
(heh)

Im britsh and proud(ish)

[RU Joe]

Wow the volume of Canadans is getting high up in here.
Canad-i-ans as well.
We are proud-ish of being Canadian too.
No matter what the stereotypes may portray us as
http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_s2mrRWI87bU/RhRzF4_krqI/AAAAAAAAAOA/uNanTi4VtlI/s400/Are%2BYou%2BA%2BHoser.jpg
WHAT?! PADDED KNEES?
JUST WHAT WERE THEY TRYING TO SAY HERE?
WHAT THE HELL IS A 'HOSER' ANYWAYS?
Both of these actors are Americans, and their skit 'The Great White North' (on SCTV) was made at the same time that some Americans seemed to think us Canadians were all living in igloos and hunting whales and seals (ok the producers and writers of this show, and certainly Bubba thought so).

This was WAAAAAAAY back in the 1980's - when dinosaurs still roamed the Earth, but now that we have STARBUCKS COFFEE stores here, Americans must know we are almost civilized.

[Mikman]

I agree that "American" is not a nationality. If if was, then Chinese Americans and English Americans would be the same ethnicity, yet they are not seen as such.

I also agree that we should stop seeing each other as different nationalities and start seeing each other as one human race. I hope to live long enough to see us all as one world with no borders between countries. Anyone who thinks that that would be boring should live in ancient times.

[RU Joe]

Mikman:
Anyone who thinks that that would be boring should live in ancient times.
I am living in ancient times; I am typing this to you from my igloo up here in Canada, remember?

Don't you like food, music and culture different than that of your own once in a while?
You should watch the movie 'THX 1138' to get a glimpse of what one world with no borders could become.
As your choices disappear in order to 'streamline production efficiency' you will long for the diversity you had lost.
At the same time you will be carefully monitored to make sure you do not deviate from the norm.
http://www.jonathancrossfield.com/blog/images/borg.jpg
I agree that "American" is not a nationality. If if was, then Chinese Americans and English Americans would be the same ethnicity, yet they are not seen as such.

Somebody help us.
Oh where is Ethnix when we need him?

[asher]

I didn't know you could get Internet service in an igloo.

[DrunkN]

I didn't know you could get Internet service in an igloo.
What's that supposed to mean?

[sezthemank]

Canad-i-ans as well.
We are proud-ish of being Canadian too.
No matter what the stereotypes may portray us as
http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_s2mrRWI87bU/RhRzF4_krqI/AAAAAAAAAOA/uNanTi4VtlI/s400/Are%2BYou%2BA%2BHoser.jpg
.

I didnt asume that.
I just asumed that you all had heads that flap up and down like Ike outta south park :P.
Nah I like you candians, I think every canadian I have spoke to has had a great sence of humour.
Exept Jim, I can remember if hes one of your lot, but If he is, he sure is misriable.

[RU Joe]

Sez:
I didnt asume that.
We must never assume, because when we assume, we make an

ASS out of U and ME.
-Benny Hill

[Mikman]

Canadians do not live in igloos.
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[Dudebro]

So one lives in a smashed house in an imaginary land. The next lives in a hole in the ground. Then you have the guy who lived in the middle of a desert(in a hole basically). The last one I thought was british?

[RU Joe]

Ok then, I will show you that I am joking about the igloo,
this photo taken at the intersection of Kingsway and Main Street in Vancouver B.C. is not too far from my apartment.
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2088/2221543729_cd16e13325.jpg?v=0



If you look closely you may notice that there are no igloos.
Funny - but it doesn't look like Vancouver since it is not raining.

[Dudebro]

Just so we're clear I am well aware of how cool Canada is. It's on my short list of countries I like and respect. I've only been there once but I've met a lot of Canadians from living close to them.

That being said they still only have that one road. Notice how JG didn't show a second street? We need to see an intersection to be sure!
What looks like sidestreets to us Americans is actually just driveways. Why do they have street lights when the road never intersects? Who knows, they're Canadians(and french!).

[RU Joe]

On the left hand side of the pic we see a car turning right from Kingsway onto Main (by the yellow signs)
Near the center of the pic by the clock we see a large white truck starting to turn from Main onto Kingsway with a dark minivan behind it with its signal light on.
They have a turn signal directly above them indicating OK to turn onto Kingsway.

Who knows, they're Canadians(and french!).
Mon Dieu, qu'est-ce que vous avez contre les Français?
Impardonnable!
(qui sait, ils sont Américains, et ils ne parlent pas le français)

[Dudebro]

On the left hand side of the pic we see a car turning right from Kingsway onto Main (by the yellow signs)
Near the center of the pic by the clock we see a large white truck starting to turn from Main onto Kingsway with a dark minivan behind it with its signal light on.
They have a turn signal directly above them indicating OK to turn onto Kingsway
Sure, I understand it's kind of embarrassing to only need one road for an entire country but this is just grasping at straws!


Mon Dieu, qu'est-ce que vous avez contre les Français?
Impardonnable!
(qui sait, ils sont Américains, et ils ne parlent pas le français) .
L'odeur française comme des escargots et ne se baignent jamais. Les Canadiens sont les hommes français bien connus tellement évidemment qu'ils doivent avoir une odeur fétide aussi bien, oui ?
Vivent longtemps les Etats-Unis d'Amérique!

[Tails]

You're Spanish/French Doodbra?

[Dudebro]

No why would you think that?

[Tails]

You made me think you were them for some reason.

[Dudebro]

Nope I just know about this site
Yahoo! Babel Fish - Text Translation and Web Page Translation (http://babelfish.yahoo.com/translate_txt)
It's cool but, as I'm sure the Frenchies will tell you, it's not perfect.

[Tails]

Google Translate (http://translate.google.com/)

I use this one xD

[Mikman]

You misunderstand me when I speak of a planet withouth borders. I embrace cultural diversity. What I believe is a problem is intense nationalism. We need to live is a human race and stop fighting each other.
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[RU Joe]

I extend apologies to both Kong and Tenser
and I hope this post explains my point of view regarding racism adequately to prevent misunderstandings in the future.

I have mixed heritage, meaning that I have both European and Aboriginal Canadian DNA.
My people are commonly known as the METIS.
(pronounced may-tee)

Being of a 'mixed race', I have always been confused by the whole race 'war' (as I have heard it called) which to me is:

That thing which makes people agitated if they perceive what you say as somehow being racist.
I believe the heart of this statement lay in
'if they perceive', and in this instance my own perceptions caused a bit of a stir.

While I was perceiving one person's comment as implying someone else's post was being racist and trying to point that out, I myself ended up being thought of by yet another person as being racist.
http://bennyjr.com/docbrown.jpg
GREAT SCOTT!
Please wait one second.
I already said that I am of a mixed race, and attempt to think of all you reading this as being the same.
In other words, I believe there to be only one race
- The Human Race.

In the future anyone should perceive my comments or posts as being racist, please consider how this would be impossible for me right from the genetic level.
I oppose racism.
At the same time, I do not believe Humanity should have to 'walk around on eggshells' either, and that living 100% PC doesn't seem Humanly possible.

[Dudebro]

It doesn't matter how you see the world, it matters how others will feel about what you say. Yeah that's being PC but it's also being considerate of everyone despite our personal feelings.

[jable28]

I am Spanish
(Neko yo tambien soy de madrid pero no no de pura cepa)

[Dudebro]

Welcome to RU jable28.

[RU Joe]

DB:
It doesn't matter how you see the world, it matters how others will feel about what you say.
I agree completely, and in that spirit I posted that comparison of a certain (Caucasian) politician who totally looks like a chimpanzee over in that 'Did you ever notice how ___ looks like ___?' thread.

I just wanted to show for certain that I can see the other side of that coin which got flipped around the other day.
Perhaps I did have a small Ethnix episode, and have since attempted to apologize for any misunderstandings, but felt the need to show that I can see the other side of the coin as well.

http://granitegrok.com/pix/StarTrekSpaceHippies2.JPG

[Winnebagel]

I am Spanish
(Neko yo tambien soy de madrid pero no no de pura cepa)

Hello again Jable. I'm glad to see you and Neko have communicated (as we spoke about before). Neko is a good person and a good player.

I hope you and your friends all have fun here on Retro Uprising.

[joz]

Well my father is from Mexico with like 50 percent Spanish blood. My mom was born in the USA and her parents are from Mexico. I was born and raised in the USA on a border town that could easily pass as a Mexican town. I am fluent in both spanish and english without an accent in either language.

[Demon-Mask]

Born in the USA. On my Dad's side: Irish and German, and on my Mom's: Dutch and German.
No accents because we are a few generations in the US.

[GaMeR_mAn_1]

Im an American
But more impotantly I'm a Texan.
1/4 Scottish
1/4Irish
1/4English
1/4German
And thats that folks.

[Seahawk]

I'm from Puerto Rico, 100% hispanic, I guess that makes me American =P.

I've lived in the USA mainland though ever since I was 1, my dad joined the Army when I was 7 so I've been around mostly the east coast, although right now I'm in Texas. English is my first language, no accent when speaking it, but I speak Spanish fairly well, more than is apparently expected of me anyways (all of my extended family are always complimenting my spanish =P). Don't ask me to write Spanish because I'm lousy at writing it XD.

[GaMeR_mAn_1]

Oh wow your in Texas. Im in the DFW area myself where abouts do you stay?
I've always wanted to see the East coast. The only time I've seen that ocean is ffrom North Carolina. Great Beach though.

[CrispyChicken]

I'm American, but my dad is European, but my moms part Italian but mostly American.

[StarfoxFan2009]

I'm also american withh europeanon my dad's side and american indian (Navajo) on my mom's side

[HackNSlash]

I'm also american withh europeanon my dad's side and american indian (Navajo) on my mom's side

Boy, I ought to scalp you. My grandfather was 100% Comanche, not Navajo. You need to pay more attention to me when I talk about our heritage.:sinister:

As for me " American but my maternal grandfather was Native American as mentioned above, my maternal grandmother was Irish, and my paternal grandparents were both full Welsh.

[elrod21]

I am Canadian born and raised, but my Mom is Dutch..

[fenrir1887]

American all the way.