Where are you from?

by **Stephen K** » Wed Jul 01, 2009 6:19 pm

Select the region or country where you originally come from.

by **David N. Snyder** » Wed Jul 01, 2009 6:42 pm

Born in Germany, but to American parents (military) so I put U.S.

I once met a Vietnamese-American who was born on the Pacific Ocean. His mother came over with the so-called "boat people" after the Vietnam War and gave birth to him while the ship was still at sea in the middle of the Pacific.

What would he put? Perhaps, Asia, but what if the ship was right on the international dateline directly between Asia and North America? :tongue:

by **Peter** » Wed Jul 01, 2009 7:20 pm

Oceania has always been at war with Eurasia.

by **clw_uk** » Wed Jul 01, 2009 7:30 pm

Peter wrote:Oceania has always been at war with Eurasia.

An excellent novel

Im from Wales, UK

by **clw_uk** » Wed Jul 01, 2009 7:31 pm

Why is UK and Europe Seperate?

by **Stephen K** » Wed Jul 01, 2009 7:34 pm

clw_uk wrote:Why is UK and Europe Seperate?

Because at first I made this poll for an English-language learning site, and there many people are from the UK... So I wanted to discern native speakers from non-native ones... And then I just copied the poll here. Have I made myself clear? :smile:

by **clw_uk** » Wed Jul 01, 2009 7:53 pm

Stefan wrote:
clw_uk wrote:Why is UK and Europe Seperate?

Because at first I made this poll for an English-language learning site, and there many people are from the UK... So I wanted to discern native speakers from non-native ones... And then I just copied the poll here. Have I made myself clear?

Yep

by **Cittasanto** » Wed Jul 01, 2009 8:19 pm

I am from the British Isles so put UK but not from there, or europe

by **Ben** » Wed Jul 01, 2009 8:28 pm

Hi Stefan

For future reference...
Oceania is so 'conceptual' as a geograpic region that its existence borders on the fictitious.
I've never met anyone who has identified themselves as Oceanian, nor have I been able to identify any social, economic, political, cultural or linguistic commonalities that bind the people over the vastness of the purported area as one.
Metta

Ben

by **cooran** » Wed Jul 01, 2009 8:36 pm

Exactly Ben!

Australia is a continent in itself - and maybe ought to have a category of its own.

No partiality here! :thinking:

metta
Chris

by **Stephen K** » Wed Jul 01, 2009 8:45 pm

Hello Ben and Chris. Please forgive my ignorance regarding the terms about Oceania. It's just that it is listed as one of the regions of the world here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template:R ... _the_world . I could have written 'Australia' or 'Australia and New Zealand', but that would exclude all those funny little islands in the Pacific, which actually is not a big deal... :smile:

by **Stephen K** » Wed Jul 01, 2009 9:10 pm

Oops. I wanted to rename Oceania to "Australia and New Zealand" and I messed the whole poll up... :oops:

So sorry...

by **Ben** » Wed Jul 01, 2009 10:30 pm

Well done, Stefan!

by **retrofuturist** » Thu Jul 02, 2009 12:39 am

Greetings Chris,

Chris wrote:Australia is a continent in itself - and maybe ought to have a category of its own.

Does that mean that since Tasmania is not geographically connected (above sea level) to the continent of Australia that we can finally declare that Tasmania is not part of Australia?!

:tongue:

Metta,
Retro.

by **thornbush** » Thu Jul 02, 2009 1:20 am

Hmm I didn't see karma listed :tongue:

So I guess that I will just have to choose 'Asia' :jumping:

by **mikenz66** » Thu Jul 02, 2009 2:40 am

New Zealand first equal? I'm sure it won't last... :toilet:

Mike

by **Ben** » Thu Jul 02, 2009 3:21 am

retrofuturist wrote:Greetings Chris,

Chris wrote:Australia is a continent in itself - and maybe ought to have a category of its own.

Does that mean that since Tasmania is not geographically connected (above sea level) to the continent of Australia that we can finally declare that Tasmania is not part of Australia?!

Metta,
Retro.

Typical north-islander!

by **mikenz66** » Thu Jul 02, 2009 5:48 am

Ben wrote:Typical north-islander!

Yes, typical Aucklanders --- oops wrong country ---- :rolleye:

Mike

by **Mawkish1983** » Thu Jul 02, 2009 6:13 am

Was the UK option removed from the poll?

by **mikenz66** » Thu Jul 02, 2009 7:54 am

Mawkish1983 wrote:Was the UK option removed from the poll?

I guess you're Europe - like it or not... :thinking:

Mike