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Post by waster on Sept 18, 2007 7:36:03 GMT -5
What if you are a dual citizen, brought up in Country Y, and thus have that accent, but now have moved to country X where you also have citizenship. Furthermore, when you were in country Y to begin with, you always knew you were going back to Country X, thus have a few friends, but nothing very special, as the intention was always to start life anew in country X. However once arriving in Country X, the accent makes you stick out like a sore thumb, so much so that people naturally assume you are a foreigner which has caused endless amount of trouble with regards to documents etc. If someone asks you what nationality you are, would you say Country X or Country Y? If you say Country Y, which you grew up in, and are never going back to, it is true, but now that you are settling in country X, wouldnt it be weird to forever have to bring up Country Y? Especially since you are a citizen of Country X AND Y!! Dude, CONFUSING!! - I think your just screwed man, go live in the ocean with the fishes, they are probably as confused. ;D ;D ;D
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Post by morningstar on Sept 18, 2007 7:47:27 GMT -5
What if you are a dual citizen, brought up in Country Y, and thus have that accent, but now have moved to country X where you also have citizenship. Furthermore, when you were in country Y to begin with, you always knew you were going back to Country X, thus have a few friends, but nothing very special, as the intention was always to start life anew in country X. However once arriving in Country X, the accent makes you stick out like a sore thumb, so much so that people naturally assume you are a foreigner which has caused endless amount of trouble with regards to documents etc. If someone asks you what nationality you are, would you say Country X or Country Y? If you say Country Y, which you grew up in, and are never going back to, it is true, but now that you are settling in country X, wouldnt it be weird to forever have to bring up Country Y? Especially since you are a citizen of Country X AND Y!! Dude, CONFUSING!! - I think your just screwed man, go live in the ocean with the fishes, they are probably as confused. ;D ;D ;D Haha, maybe thats the way to go!
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Post by waster on Sept 18, 2007 7:50:12 GMT -5
Haha, maybe thats the way to go! Laughing AT you, not laughing with you...LOSER!!!!!!Get a life, seriously.
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Post by hapalicious on Sept 18, 2007 7:54:48 GMT -5
i ve been going to this new school since august and a LOT of people have been asking me where i was from...so far, i don t think i ve given the same answer more than once ! they must think i m a mythomaniac.
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Post by hapalicious on Sept 18, 2007 7:59:10 GMT -5
Haha, maybe thats the way to go! Laughing AT you, not laughing with you...LOSER!!!!!!Get a life, seriously. an old member with wit is funny. a new member who thinks he s all that and starts acting like a toughie is not. you. fail. loser. you.
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Post by waster on Sept 18, 2007 8:47:29 GMT -5
an old member with wit is funny. a new member who thinks he s all that and starts acting like a toughie is not. you. fail. loser. you. No offense bro i wasnt talking to you im sure your not a loser. But that dope that wrote his/her lifestory when NO ONE CARES! How is that not the characteistics of a LOSEEEEER?
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Post by morningstar on Sept 18, 2007 9:00:06 GMT -5
Think that may have been my roomate posting, making fun of me! Just ignore it! It was my roomie, have bashed him up now ;D
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Post by ...austhai/... on Sept 18, 2007 16:20:25 GMT -5
What about saying Born in Australia, but Singaporean?
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Post by EA Observer on Sept 18, 2007 17:25:45 GMT -5
What about saying Born in Australia, but Singaporean? Does that make you a Ausingaporean? Austraporean? Ausgaporean? Australian-Singaporean is too long and sounds awkward. (And boring ;D j/k )
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Post by halfbreed on Sept 19, 2007 2:50:49 GMT -5
What about saying Born in Australia, but Singaporean? I was born in Singapore. But either way, that doesn't work for me. I'm still both.
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Post by morningstar on Sept 19, 2007 5:52:50 GMT -5
So you have dual citizenship?
So when people ask you what nationality you are, what would you reply?
And would this change depending on wether you were in Singapore/ Australia, or do you give a standard answer to avoid confusion?
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Post by morningstar on Sept 21, 2007 12:17:42 GMT -5
^ I know what you mean, i think its the confusion of the nationality of a person and their race?
One time when i introduced myself as an Australian, i was told that i didnt look like an Australian!!
How can one look like a nationality!!
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Post by morningstar on Sept 22, 2007 11:00:25 GMT -5
Oh, i see what your saying!! Apologies for being a thicko!! ;D My mum knows more about my dads particular culture than I do, which is very embarrasing, especially when my other relatives ask us questions
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Post by Ishman on Sept 22, 2007 13:18:40 GMT -5
In my experience the more common question is "what are you?" which I hate. It kind of just makes you feel like you're something strange. I know that's not always how people mean it, but like some of you have already said it's more that when someone asks they're bringing to your attention that you're different.
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Post by morningstar on Sept 23, 2007 13:43:35 GMT -5
^ What is Slawian?
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