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What's your Nationality?
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What's your nationality?
American
29%
 29%  [ 36 ]
Australian
13%
 13%  [ 17 ]
British
10%
 10%  [ 13 ]
Canadian
26%
 26%  [ 32 ]
Irish
2%
 2%  [ 3 ]
Kiwi (NZ)
8%
 8%  [ 10 ]
Korean
1%
 1%  [ 2 ]
South African
2%
 2%  [ 3 ]
(Not Listed)
5%
 5%  [ 7 ]
Total Votes : 123

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Monty_



Joined: 16 Aug 2003

PostPosted: Tue Sep 30, 2003 1:10 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

For future reference guys, Britain actually refers to England, Scotland and Wales. The UK is Britain + Northern Ireland.

Damn pernickety Brits Rolling Eyes
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Tiger Beer



Joined: 07 Feb 2003

PostPosted: Tue Sep 30, 2003 1:15 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Monty_ wrote:
For future reference guys, Britain actually refers to England, Scotland and Wales. The UK is Britain + Northern Ireland.

Damn pernickety Brits Rolling Eyes


So for the poll's sake:

Is it:

British and Irish

or

UK Nationals and Irish?

(I'm guessing the first one, right?)
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Monty_



Joined: 16 Aug 2003

PostPosted: Tue Sep 30, 2003 1:49 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

The first one is probably better, but remember that the Irish (as in Eire) are definately not British, while a lot of people from Northern Ireland consider themselves very British.

But regardless, the first one is the most accurate description
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kiwiboy_nz_99



Joined: 05 Jul 2003
Location: ...Enlightenment...

PostPosted: Tue Sep 30, 2003 6:15 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Gosh, the recent discussion has left me feeling quite enlighened, and just a tad frisky as a result...
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The Man known as The Man



Joined: 29 Mar 2003
Location: 3 cheers for Ted Haggard oh yeah!

PostPosted: Tue Sep 30, 2003 8:53 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

kiwiboy_nz_99 wrote:
Where do you think I'm from ya bunch of genii?

And I'm SO bored with nationality, race, and culture talk. I guess that's why I'm on the verge of getting banned for introducing too many risque ( hardly ) innuendos on here.

For the record, I'm from Aotearoa, "land of the long white cloud", a pacific island of liberal free-thinking racially tolerant progressives who told the US "No Nukes!" and got away with it. Though I couldn't give a toss for promoting my country, or making comparisons. Great scenery and good weed though, and we love our dub and reggae.


I actually don't mind when Canadians are self-promoting, and not in the tradition inferiority complex towards the USA kind of way. Canadians usually think its a good trait to be always be self-deprecating and apologetic when someone steps on your foot.


Its not.


Of course, the Canadian inferiority complex towards the USA is completely justified, given the Quebec Act and the BNA Act made Canada a "country".
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kiwiboy_nz_99



Joined: 05 Jul 2003
Location: ...Enlightenment...

PostPosted: Tue Sep 30, 2003 9:14 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

You my friend, are profoundly obscure, to the point of seeming really rather odd. Don't worry, it makes you seem more mysterious.
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Interested



Joined: 10 Feb 2003

PostPosted: Wed Oct 01, 2003 12:04 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Yeah, you have a problem with identity when it comes to the Northern Irish. On one end of the spectrum you have some protestants insisting they're more British than the Queen, while some members of the Catholic community would beat you to a pulp if you dared to suggest they might be considered in anyway British. And, as I understand it anyway, someone from Northern Ireland is entitled to hold both a British and an Irish passport if they so wish.

I would have listed all the nationalities seperately. It would be interesting to see if there were many Welsh among us for example. They seem to be a rarity here.

For the record I can choose 1 of 3 answers if someone asks me my nationality.

    British
    English
    Australian

However I feel on the day.
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kiwiboy_nz_99



Joined: 05 Jul 2003
Location: ...Enlightenment...

PostPosted: Wed Oct 01, 2003 1:22 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Quote:
For the record I can choose 1 of 3 answers if someone asks me my nationality.


You're a toff, and that's all there is to it. Now off to bed quickly before I put you over my knee young madam!
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Interested



Joined: 10 Feb 2003

PostPosted: Wed Oct 01, 2003 1:26 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

What do you call a posh Australian? A kiwi! Laughing Laughing Laughing Of course, kiwi boy, you're an exception.
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kiwiboy_nz_99



Joined: 05 Jul 2003
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PostPosted: Wed Oct 01, 2003 1:30 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Quote:
What do you call a posh Australian? A kiwi! Of course, kiwi boy, you're an exception.

True, I'm a posh kiwi...
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kelly



Joined: 31 Jan 2003
Location: Seoul

PostPosted: Wed Oct 01, 2003 5:00 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Depending on what religious and political side you come from in Ireland, there are two terms, "Northern Ireland" or "the North of Ireland" , go figure which one is which, I'm definately the latter.
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KoreanLifer



Joined: 30 Jan 2003

PostPosted: Wed Oct 01, 2003 9:29 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

i am a Proud Canadian eh!

home of the true North, strong, & free!



"Ricky's mind doesn't work the way normal peoples minds do.. Ricky can handle one thought at a time, throw two or three at him and he'll fucking train wreck.." --Bubbles
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kiwiboy_nz_99



Joined: 05 Jul 2003
Location: ...Enlightenment...

PostPosted: Wed Oct 01, 2003 9:57 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Well, the key question for me is never "What's your nationality?", but always "What's your personality?"
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