[Izar]

I want to know where most of you come from.

I would put Planet X as an option, but most of you would put that.

I was born in the United States, I have Irish/Native American/Czech/German blood in me.

[Luna]

oops x.x, I nulled the vote by mistake, sorry ^_^;;. but I come from South America, Central America to be exact...I dun think anyone else in the forums lives in this area too o.o;

[MysticWarrior]

There's already a topic on this, check out "Where are you Based?"

[Izar]

Central America is Mexico to Panama and the Carabbean. SA is well... SA.

[Luna]

yesh but, SA is from Mexico to the tip of Chile e.e;....or no, that's Latin America....but SA is from like Guatemala or something x.x

[Izar]

Say What? Ok Central America is from the top of Mexico to southern Panama. South America (SA) Is from Columbia down to southern Chile. In between these are Peru, Bolivia, Equado, Brazil, argentina, paraguay, uruguay, ect. Guatamala is part of Central america.
Central America is as follows HERE

South America

[Issac_Zero2]

I was born in the US...I'm Vietnamise and Chinese (Cantonese)...

[Luna]

o.o...nyuuuu, from Guatemala and all the way south it counts as South America. Central America (from Guatemala to Panama) is just a small division for the isthm (sp?)...(the isthm is now considered as only Panama, not the whole of CA)

and that map says: 'El Salvadore', it's 'El Salvador', if you translate it to english ith'sh, The Savior.

[Izar]

I could hardley understand you.

Yes I know, Typos. But I speak Spanish so I know what it means Señorita, ¿Es muy impar, una persona como hablar español, no?

Look. From Mexico to Panama is central America, A friend of Mine has gone through there every summer his whole life, and always tells me about it. South America is the South American Continent. ¿Entiende usted a este mi amiga bueno? Espero tan.. ? (I said that correctly right?)

Es extraño, un chico blanco como mí hablando español, ah pobre mí, pobre mí, pobre mí. (I know, I'm white and I can't speak spanish, BUT I TRY!!!)

It's probably best to list each region with its commonly accepted definition:

---North America---

Includes Canada, the United States, Mexico, Central America, and the islands of the Caribbean Sea.

---Latin America---

Usually includes the countries south of the United States, including all of South America.

---Central America---

Includes the countries south of Mexico to north of Colombia - Guatemala, Belize, Honduras, El Salvador, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, and Panama. Sometimes includes the area of Mexico east of the Isthmus of Tehuantepec, such as the Yucatan Peninsula.

---Middle America---

Includes Mexico and Central America. Sometimes includes the islands of the Caribbean.

---South America---

Includes the countries of South America south of Panama but sometimes includes the portion of Panama south of the Isthmus of Panama.

---Spanish America---

Includes the countries settled by Spain or Spaniards and their descendants. This excludes Brazil but includes some Caribbean islands.

---Anglo America---

The United States and Canada.

[MysticWarrior]

I know this should be in the hate topic, but it has to do with the current topic:

I hate it when people talk/type in a different language just to show off. I speak vietnamese, but do you see my typing vietnamese?!

Oh yeah, I was born in California, and I live in California, and I might be in California forever.

[Izar]

Showing off??? I am not! If you read in the hate topic it shows that I hate braggers! Please don't ever say I do that. It annoys me way too much!!! :( How could knowing another language be showing off? That goes against My ethics. I will say no more, for the sake of the forum, and I hate flamming.

Ok BACK ON TOPIC

If any one here is from Ireland, Please give me your AIM name so I can contact you. I want to know more about Ireland. thanks alot.

[MysticWarrior]

Go read an... EDUCATIONAL WEBSITE, THEN!!! *Has a spasm for thinking about reading an educational website*

...

I think Ireland is the place that people believe leprechauns came from.

[Luna]

ok no. I -actually- LIVE in Central America. I practically live in the middle of the whole continent of America. And I have studied about it ever since I got in school like 10 years back.

North America: Canada, the US and Mexico
South America: Guatemala and all the way south up to Chile.
Latin America: from Mexico and all the way south to Chile.(includes the islands on the Caribbean)
Central America: from Guatemala to Panama.

and..that spanish.... wtf I dun care if you're 'black'or 'white'(I took the white thing as an offense kinda, cause it's not like all of us Latin Americans are like Native Americans or something ><, that happens mainly in Mexico, Guatemala and some other countries), it's the same thing ><. ....and frankly, that spanish was a bit messed up. Don't complicate your existence with weird words and expressions. And try to conjugate the verbs better.

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Señorita, ¿Es muy impar, una persona como hablar español, no?

I have no idea what you meant with that x.x
...and thanks for calling me Señorita....sounds nice xP.

This post has been edited by Sheba: 18 March 2004 - 08:15 PM

[Izar]

You know, Sometimes your age come out MW

Ireland had "LEGENDS" of Leprcauns. They were "LEGENDS."  HINT HINT! You can be so imature at times... no offence.

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ok no. I -actually- LIVE in Central America. I practically live in the middle of the whole country of America. And I have studied about it ever since I got in school like 10 years back.

North America: Canada, the US and Mexico
South America: Guatemala and all the way south up to Chile.
Latin America: from Mexico and all the way south to Chile.(includes the islands on the Caribbean)
Central America: from Guatemala to Panama.

and..that spanish.... wtf I dun care if you're 'black'or 'white'(I took the white thing as an offense kinda, cause it's not like all of us Latin Americans are like Native Americans or something ><, that happens mainly in Mexico, Guatemala and some other countries), it's the same thing ><. ....and frankly, that spanish was a bit messed up. Don't complicate your existence with weird words and expressions. And try to conjugate the verbs better.

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Señorita, ¿Es muy impar, una persona como hablar español, no?

I have no idea what you meant with that x.x
...and thanks for calling me Señorita....sounds nice xP.

Offensive? I did not mean it as offensive? :( I was Joking. Thats what we do in Texas every once in a while. It's called "kidding around"
Still, you are wrong. Guatamalla is CENTRAL AMERICA. I know my Geography. In fact, When I go to college, I am going for a degree in History/Geogrphy. And yes I know I DO NOT HAVE GOOD SPANISH. I said above in the post... And America is not a country, it is a set of contenents.

[Luna]

oooh, Leprecauns and Legends n.n, I love them. I have lots of books on them...and it's true, those tales/legends and stuff often come from Ireland and the such.


[EDIT] oh, s'ok if you didn't mean it n.n.
and yeah, when I say from Guatemala to the point of Chile, I mean THE WHOLE of Guatemala.

Everytime I said from this country to this other country I was counting ALL of the countries, not just the southern most part where they end :(;;
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and when did I say America was a country? x.x It's a whole continent.... but omg........I forgot some people divide America into two continents...we don't do that in SA, sorry.

[another edit]
oops, I DID say it was a country x.x, sorry, typo. Got messed up, my mistake. x.x;;, changed it already ^_^;;

[Izar]

Ireland is such a beautiful country. I wish to go there.

Anyways...
I am from Texas (If I did not put that) I live not too far from Washington on the brazos, a very historical part our our state. We were our own country for awhile, but we joined th U.S.A. becuase of money problems back in the 1800's.

EDIT:

I hate proving my self right, but some wont listen... their loss.

[MysticWarrior]

Actually, that's what I meant. Leprechauns come from = Where the legend/myth of leprechauns began, where most of the stories about leprechauns take place, etc.

[Julian]

China.. then I went to Japan... then Canada

[Izar]

Canada is nice too. But some people up there don't understand us americans.

[MysticWarrior]

I don't like Canada because I read that they have a kind of T.V. Show that asks random people in America random questions about Canada, and when they answer wrong the people that watches the show laughes at the American. :ph34r:

My mom/dad was born in Vietnam.

[Elliott]

This is waaaaaaaaaaaaaaay too similar to "where are you based, you could have just inclueded your country of origin in your posts, should be locked!

Oh yeah, Australia.

[Izar]

That has already been discused agatio.

Anyways. When I was in Canada, all that was on T.V. was some show about a woman who tried to act like the tomb raider and kept taking stuff from places and was fllowed by a british guy. I do not recall the name tho. They also kept playing the outer limits alot. I was in calgary, alberta.

[MysticWarrior]

Apparently, Izar's bizarre dictionary doesn't think Based: From, but Based: something else... So, yeah.

Bizarre, like I said.

I stayed at Virginia during the summer! It was boring.

[Izar]

You are the ones that are bizzare to me.

Based - being derived from by living (usually followed by `on' or `upon'); The place a person currently subsides; the living quarters of a particular person in terms of standards and position.

Hence, You topic is about where aperson lives currently, Mine is about where you were born and your nationality. Different things kids.

Again, to get back on topic:

Oh and did you know, Texas is the Only State in the USA that can seperate into it's own country. That's because we have our own declaration of independence, and was a country befor. Just thought I would Point That out. (That was told to me by a teacher, I am not sure about it) I want to know Fellow Texans. We can also fly our flag at the same height as the U.S. flag too, in which I have known a while (This is not bragging, it is truth)

The only problem in Canada I had was the food. Some food I HATED Blah. But I love Chocolate they got. Imported from so many different countries. I also Love Banff. Ah Banff... Beautiful. Any one Here from Texas?

[Julian]

MysticWarrior, on Mar 18 2004, 08:36 PM, said:

I don't like Canada because I read that they have a kind of T.V. Show that asks random people in America random questions about Canada, and when they answer wrong the people that watches the show laughes at the American. :ph34r:

My mom/dad was born in Vietnam.

I haven't seen anything like that.. and I don't see why I would see any differently as my friends here in Canada... It's just people here think Americans are stupid which I think is stupid of them... but nothing more

[Izar]

Americans are definitly not stupid. We are the strongest country in the world (Meant in no offence)

If people keep up with drugs, we will be the weakest.

[Julian]

but what's the point? I mean if you were the strongest country what does it have to do with anything? It makes no difference living here and there. We'll get the same food, same houses and you can't really say you get better quality cause you really don't know... and that's the same here.

[Neo]

i can be so mad about this! why isn't the Netherlands on it? the famous netherlands? i hope you know the netherlands!
a few reminders:

- Operation Market Garden.
- anyone seen the movie: a brigde to far? guess what country it is?
- twice the world-record for ice-skating (or how you wanna call it :P) for men and women!

remember it now?

[M@ni@c]

Replying on the question this topic was originally about: I'm 100% Belgian...

[Elliott]

The nether lands is where dutch people come from, right. No offence but my suburb was founded by dutch people and I don't like them that much at all. But that is judging pople before you know them that well, oh well. And America is the strongest country in the world (more military, heaps of allies, wealthy, good climate etc.) But that dosn't mean that you can just brag about it.

[Luna]

My country doesn't even have an army x.x....it costs a lot of money to mantain one so we use that money on education and stuff e.e;

[Izar]

We have lots of education and money as well (second richest country I believe. Japan or taiwan is richest... I look it up) The only states that have poor education is Texas and Alabama. (Nasty Alabama has nasty people... :P ) Texas has a poor education rating due to illegal immagrants from Mexico.

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but what's the point? I mean if you were the strongest country what does it have to do with anything? It makes no difference living here and there. We'll get the same food, same houses and you can't really say you get better quality cause you really don't know... and that's the same here.

You took it the wrong way, again, no one understands americans...

Ok what I meant was, We are such a strong country due to the brains or our leaders who represent us (exept for clinton). I did not say anything about us having a higher living quality either. I meant that we have a good economy, infrastructure, education, and military. I said NOTHING about living conditions or being better than anyone else.

Belgium... I like Belgium chocolate. I :joy: it!

Ok now back on the topic:

How many people here were BORN in South America? Saudi Arabia? My sister had a friend named Muhamad that was from the Middle East some where. He looked real young but was older than her.

[Rouge]

Um... I came from the Philippines! XD

[Julian]

Izar, on Mar 19 2004, 04:24 PM, said:

Ok what I meant was, We are such a strong country due to the brains or our leaders who represent us (exept for clinton). I did not say anything about us having a higher living quality either. I meant that we have a good economy, infrastructure, education, and military. I said NOTHING about living conditions or being better than anyone else.

ha ha ha... no you got me wrong buddy... i meant... what being the 'strongest' country had to do with americans not being stupid... it's was mainly a question really...

and plus, i heard americans say all canadians live in igloos.

[MysticWarrior]

If you live "there", you're in danger of getting invaded. If you live "here", you're not.

[Rouge]

??? where do you live?

[Elliott]

^^^spam

you guys are REALLY generalising here. examples:

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If you live "there", you're in danger of getting invaded. If you live "here", you're not.

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and plus, i heard americans say all canadians live in igloos.

No, that eskimos, heard of montreal, its the capital with all those buildings and stuff, geez...

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Nasty Alabama has nasty people...

Thats a real generalisation, there are probably heaps of nice people in alabama

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Americans are definitly not stupid.

Some americans are, you can't say that their DEFINATELY not.

Come on guys, be realistic here, all countires are different in their own way.

[MysticWarrior]

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but what's the point? I mean if you were the strongest country what does it have to do with anything? It makes no difference living here and there. We'll get the same food, same houses and you can't really say you get better quality cause you really don't know... and that's the same here.

That's what I meant.

Although I live in America, I fear for the future. Look at the schools: Punks, Goths, Jocks, @$$holes, Rappers. WHAT HAS AMERICA COME TO?! At least at the forums people don't act like such B****ES.

You know, I want America to be more like Canada or Australia. I don't hear anything bad about those places.

[Elliott]

Lol, Australia is pretty bad in part, just recently there was an aboriginal riot in Sydney. And there are punks, goths etc here too.

[Luna]

urgh >.< here's a generalization I usually hate but there's no use in some cases, you just have to use it.

It's when people say 'America' referring ONLY to the U.S. and there's a whole piece of continent south of them and another country north of them that all together form the continent of America.

But everyone is already used to it....and as I said before, it's easier to refer to the U.S. as America (even though I dun like it)>.<

[Julian]

MysticWarrior, on Mar 25 2004, 07:30 PM, said:

If you live "there", you're in danger of getting invaded. If you live "here", you're not.

not really, there's really no reason for another country to "invade" Canada...

[ANTI-FLAG]

im from the u.s but i have Irish:German: and Italian blood in me

[Nick Presta]

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not really, there's really no reason for another country to "invade" Canada...

Exactly. We didn't wage a war on Iraq, Afghanistan and the two top Terrorists in the world. We didn't decide to wage a "War on Terrorism"

We did however spend troops over, so from the Terrorists view point, we we involved. Besides, who would INVADE Canada?

[MysticWarrior]

World dominators. :P

Do France really call Americans "pigs"?

[Nick Presta]

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World dominators

Ptf.. No way.

Anyways, I'm a lil off topic here, so I won't post anymore on this.



EDIT:200 POSTS, WOOT!!!! OMGWTFBBQKTHXBAI

[Izar]

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It's when people say 'America' referring ONLY to the U.S. and there's a whole piece of continent south of them and another country north of them that all together form the continent of America.

Lol, when people refer to America, they mean "The United States of America" thu full name of the U.S.

There is north american and south america sheba. North America is from the tip of Canada and Alaska to the bottom of Panama.

South America is anything and everything below that.


I also have Irosh and German blood. Let me put it all together:

---Irish, German, Czech, Native American---

Aye, it's good to be Irish.

Power to the People! Yay!

[Rouge]

*all confuzzled*

I'm only 20 percent spanish, 10% chinese, and 75 % Filipina. WoOt!

[Luna]

I'm like....40% CR, 5% Hondurean, 10%Libanes, and 10% Spanish...and some other stuff X.x;;

[Izar]

Irish, Basically, that's what I am.
German, on my dad's side
Czech, on my dad's side too.
Native American, my mother's side.

[Elliott]

My ancesto was the head executioner at the French revolution. No, I'm dead serious. I think it's kinda cool. So as you probably guessed. Mainly french ancestory.

[MysticWarrior]

Executioner? Hmm... Do you have a picture of him?

I'm 2300% Glacktos. Or 100% Vietnamese.

[Izar]

:P My ansestor was Israel Trask, a popular pewtersmith during the American Revolution, he was a friend of paul revere, the guy who kept saying "The british are coming" and stuff. Makes me feel so... Historic... lol. :P

Also, one of my ancestors was this guy named Adam... he had a wife named Eve...

[Elliott]

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Executioner? Hmm... Do you have a picture of him?

It was centuries ago, how could I possibly have a picture.

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Also, one of my ancestors was this guy named Adam... he had a wife named Eve...

Wow Izar. I also have ancestors with those names. Maybe we're distantly related.

[Izar]

Really... Also, don't forget Noah. Man, all those animals...

[Elliott]

lols, this is getting a bit off-topic though. But man, that must have been some boat. Wow!

[Izar]

Some boat, yes...

My mother's side is basically Irish and native american. My father's side is german and irish. I love irish customs, exept the rum...

[Elliott]

Lol, rum. Never had it before. I love the irish accent. Native american? Coolies. No offence but I wouldn't really want native Australian heritage.

[Golden Legacy]

Born in the Middle East (Jordan).

However, I have Jordanian, Bosnian, and Palestinian blood, not to mention Turkish, Czech (distant), Italian (very distant, almost negligble).

[Somia]

Wow, amazing. n.n

I'm Chinese, pure Chinese. o.o

[Zxor]

GL you have alot :rolleyes:

I'm Italian, 100%

[Mindpatch]

My 1 grandfather was British and the other was Belgian, I myself am Dutch.

[Sea of Time]

My Dad is Canadian, my Mom is American, and my Grandparents are assorted-European.

And that's all there is to tell.

[Bexie]

ENG-GER-LAND. *happy dance*

I'm kinda a crazy patriotic English person. xD I sometimes get urges to start singing the National Anthem. Like now. GOD SAAAAVE OUR GRAAAACIOUS QUEEEEEN-*is shot*

I'm weird. xD

[Mars Djinni]

I'm Filipino-Chinese. Originated from The Philippines.

[FlamingDuck]

Mom=Chinese
Dad=Ohionian

Born here in the USA.

[TheEnglishman]

Bexie, on Aug 16 2006, 03:41 PM, said:

ENG-GER-LAND. *happy dance*

I'm kinda a crazy patriotic English person. xD I sometimes get urges to start singing the National Anthem. Like now. GOD SAAAAVE OUR GRAAAACIOUS QUEEEEEN-*is shot*

I'm weird. xD

I'm like that as well. I always feel happy that there is a feeling of support behind our country that is stronger than most of the other countries.
I'm basically English, though my grandparents on my dad's side were Welsh.

[Yuki]

Mom: Filippino/Chinese/Japanese
Dad: Welsh

Born in America. Though, I don't identify as being american. I identify as being Eurasian.

[Mars Djinni]

A whoops, made a mistake.

I was atcually born in the US, but moved to Canada. =)