Subject: Just a Yankee dood
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Posted on: 2015-06-05 01:02:00 UTC
My family is, regrettably, not very interested in its heredity. As far as I know, I am of African-American (for lack of a better term) descent, have an unspecific European maternal great-grandfather and my dad claims we've also got Native American (or perhaps Indian, he's never clarified) blood in there somewhere.
Hello, PPC!
For the handful of you who have been here for at least two years, the subject line should be familiar.
For the rest of you, read on! Since I'm using an idea from a previous post, I'll use what I said then, with a few corrections/updates in brackets:
To think, that a series of stories created by two American girls, which parodied bad LoTR fics, would expand into a multi-fandom, intercontinental community such as the PPC currently is! So, of course, the obvious question: How diverse are we?
From the posts I’ve read, it appears that we have at least
one Haitian-American (yours truly)
one Italian
[two] Brits
[and even an American Brit (BTW: to our fellow Boarders across the pond, are hyphenated nationalities a thing over there?)]
[one American-Canadian-Israeli]
one Malaysian
one Israeli, given that his agent counterpart apparently knows some Hebrew [and given that he's mentioned that he's with the IDF]
[and quite a few others that I won’t try to list].
Obviously, this cannot be the exclusive list of all the countries represented on the PPC Board! So, if I misidentified you, please correct me. And if I have not run across you yet [or if I have not identified you], please identify yourself!
Well, you heard past-me! Who all is out there in the wide, wide world of the PPC Board of 2015?
Ok, Officially I'm just Dutch, but the border around my home is so messed up nobody knows for sure. (Try finding Baarle-Nassau on Google Maps and you'll see what I mean)...
Not too long ago, I ran across this Youtube video that mentions complex international boundaries, including Baarle-Nassau/Baarle-Hertog. You must be thanking your lucky stars for those open EU borders, eh?
Auckland, to be precise.
I speak some Polih, and I have both passports, so I think "Polish-American" works as a description. PRobably.
Tennessee, specifically.
Although most recently Welsh, and then general Anglo-Celtic before that, if you go back.
Me, I'm just a plain old American.
Born in Saint John, New Brunswick and am half-Caucasian, half-Asian.
Cheers from one half-Asian to another.
Never heard that term before. Cheers.
As in half-Asian, half-white. The full term is hapa haole.
I'm not entirely sure. My mom was born in Taiwan but her parents were born in China and they're usually considered two different countries.
My family is, regrettably, not very interested in its heredity. As far as I know, I am of African-American (for lack of a better term) descent, have an unspecific European maternal great-grandfather and my dad claims we've also got Native American (or perhaps Indian, he's never clarified) blood in there somewhere.
Virginia, but I'm so close to DC that practically speaking I'm in the capital.
I am, indeed, from Israel. Currently a Sergeant in the IDF's C4I Corps, though I'll be getting my Sergeant First Class in a short while.
Though if I don't get a zookeeper position at my current zoo in the next year, I may end up moving somewhere else and trying again.
Just sayin'.
-Phobos, who is definitely not trying to set up a colony.
Though considering the last time I visited was four years ago, I'm not sure how much it's changed since then.
I doubt I have anywhere near the level of experience or education to even get an interview at the Lincoln Park, though.
There's also the Brookfield Zoo (just outside Chicago), the Peggy Norbart Nature Museum (which I believe has some live animals), The Shedd Aquarium (very nice place). There are options.
Also, the cold is nice. Just don't expect Nesh to agree about that.
-Phobos
(Nesh, come spend a July in 110+ degree Fahrenheit temperatures. Then you'll realize coldness is quite delightful!)
When my dad and I went to visit ASU last October, we were both wearing shorts and t-shirts because it was pretty warm compared to the already freezing temperatures from where we'd come. And everyone was telling us we'd come at a great time because it was cold. XD
I do like the dry heat of Arizona (I have family in Phoenix- maybe I'l have to plan a Gathering next time I visit!) much more than the muggy humidity of Florida. You feel a lot less like you're drowning.
My parents and I were visiting my Mom-side grandpa in Oregon. While he was was driving us from the airport, it was raining heavily outside, with the windshield wipers blitzing back and forth. Grandpa was telling us about something that had happened recently: "It was a nice day, like this."
Yay! Come visit my zoo some time! Let me know in advance, so I can get your group passes.
Mmmmmm also, I know it's not really my business, but I attended ASU for two years, and uh, you can probably do better than there. <_ they didn even have a program specific to my major so i had transfer nau finish college. asu is just very generic in terms of courses.>
My parents and I were visiting my Mom-side grandpa in Oregon. While he was was driving us from the airport, it was raining heavily outside, with the windshield wipers blitzing back and forth. Grandpa was telling us about something that had happened recently: "It was a nice day, like this."
Yay! Come visit my zoo some time! Let me know in advance, so I can get your group passes.
Mmmmmm also, I know it's not really my business, but I attended ASU for two years, and uh, you can probably do better than there. <_ they didn even have a program specific to my major so i had transfer nau finish college. asu is just very generic in terms of courses.>
And no worries, I've already decided to go to Indiana University in Bloomington. Lovely place, and their English program will let me get my Master's in five years rather than six. :)
Midwestern United States, born and raised in the Ohio River Valley. Moving to Arizona in about a week, though.
Or did I misread Google?
I really don't have much sense of perspective. Sorry about that.
But, uh, cool! Voyd, you should totally bring your family out to my zoo some time! Let me know in advance, so I can get you in for free.
Jewish-by-heritage, and I think my parents have Eastern European and German roots (way, waaaaaaay back). ^^
Not much to me. :P
More specifically, one half of my family were farmers (in China) and the other half were craftsmen (in Québec).
If you don't mind my asking, which side of your family is Chinese?
Thanet, to be exact. =]
One: What is a "Limey"?
Two: Where, exactly, is Thanet?
How/when did Brits become known as "Limeys"?
Also, fun fact:
In English language 'Polack' is is a derogatory reference to a person of Polish descent, but here it's a neutral meaning.
That's why I don't get mad if someone calls me a Polack :D Because that's who I am.
I was half-expecting you to be the one to answer the question I left in the body of my post.
I'm truly curious: just like an American of foreign heritage is a "hyphenated American"; is there such a thing as a "hyphenated Brit/Englishman/Welshman/Scotsman"? "American-British" looks off to me, but that may be because "American" is on the wrong (from my perspective) side of the hyphen.
(P.S.: To everyone else, I know that the term "hyphenated American" historically carried a negative connotation, but I am not aware if that negative connotation still applies nowadays. Please feel free to correct me if I am in the wrong.)
I've mostly seen it in the form 'White British', 'Black British', 'Asian British'. I'm not sure it's used much outside of demographic surveys, but could easily be wrong.
'American-British' probably wouldn't be a thing because American and British are both nationalities -- neither are an ethnic group. Some people do hold both nationalities (our children, for instance), but I've never seen anyone make a particular fuss about it.
Hi from Denmark!
Though, if you want to be boring and mark me as american, you can do that too.
Though if I wanted to I am not so far removed that I can claim I am Native American. Also spent a bit of time living in South Korea.
I also have Italian, Austrian and maybe Spanish ancestry.
*waves from Mexico*
I was born in Ohio, but my parents moved to the states from Indonesia, so... yeah. :D
ALL THIS TIME I COULD HAVE MET YOU AND I'M MOVING IN A WEEK ARGH
...I'm from the Columbus area. And I don't travel anymore, either ;_;
Except I lived in New Jersey until I was six. And my dad's a bit Russian, I think, except he was adopted. And I don't even know where Mum came from. I always assumed it was Mars or something...
And being very amused that I described myself as "Rebel!DawnFire, this is she. And she looks about as much of a rebel as a tribble does." in that post.
Still got the triple citizenship, currently living in Canada. Hurrah! /hugs the moose in the backyard and downs several pancakes with maple syrup/
Say, anyone else here have triple citizenship? If so, which countries? I'm curious.
~DF
It's time-crunch time at school over here..
Unless you wanted me to go listing my European heritage, which I doubt. ;)
On my mom's side, German and Italian, and we're pretty sure there's some Polish mixed in as well. We've got ancestors with their names on the walls of Ellis Island.
On my dad's side, French, English, and Irish, very likely some German since our last name appears to be derived from the language.
Actually, six isn't all that bad. *shrugs*
German from my dad's side (his father) and Norwegian (his mother). My mom has the Italian side. And my last name is derived from German as well.