Where are you from?

[BananaBread]

I'm from a small country in Europe called Latvia and I wouldn't be surprised that only few would have heared about it, because the population is only 2 million

I didn't realise the population of Latvia is so small. There are tons of Latvians in Ireland

Yeah, we always joke that half of Latvians are in Ireland

[chococaty]

A place where the majority of people's names when spelled in the native way look like a scrabble board threw up.

Ireland?

Me:
Sydney, Australia...of convict descent lol

I don't think our last names look like a scrabble name threw up? *shrugs*

I'm from Ireland. I do like it here really, all everyone does is complain and act like our lives are so hard but we really do have it pretty good compared to many places in the World.

I was thinking of, is it...Gaelic names? sorry i i got that wrong.
I know an irish girl named niamh pronounced neave

[NotSoVIP]

Born in Hualien City, Taiwan.
Move to Penang, Malaysia when I was 14, and now settle down with my husband at Rakvere, Estonia.
Seem I'm flying around the world.

[LuLalovex]

I was born in Colonge in Germany but I grew up in Boston, but now I live in Michigan. I get around

[nicheee]

both parent immigrated from Jamaica to good ole New Jersey, USA. Born and raised and will probably live here my whole life.

I would like to live and work in Japan for a couple of year though, probably won't happen but I can dream.

[hellukittu]

A place where the majority of people's names when spelled in the native way look like a scrabble board threw up.

finland? i figured because of your username
i'm from estonia myself, and as i saw, some people are from latvia! so hi!

[Ireth0]

I'm from a small country in Europe called Latvia and I wouldn't be surprised that only few would have heared about it, because the population is only 2 million

born and raised on the Canadian East Coast, now living in Toronto, but want to move back home, i'm done with the city.

Atlantic Canada represent! *highfives*

[SallyCinnamon]

I'm from Oxford, UK. I've only lived in the UK - Oxford, Windsor and London, but I'd like to live further afield at some point.

[OhHeyItsJenn]

Northeast Ohio! From a semi-trashy town, but I live in a nice little suburb.

[OhHeyItsJenn]

Born, raised, and stuck in North East Ohio, USA.

You and me both.

I thought I was the only one in north east Ohio, lol.

[hoppinginpuddles]

Wellington, New Zealand.

Coolest little capital in the world, we like to call ourselves.

I love it here

[pixielein]

I was born in America but I'm Puerto Rican (Dad's side), Hungarian, Check, Uruguyan (is that even the proper use?) and Italian. I'm more Hungarian than anything but my last name is Puerto Rican. And I look white as hell. Heck even my dad who's like half looks more white than anything. So no one believes me until they hear my last name.

My mom is hungarian too and my daddy is dutch
szia haha

[MissGracie]

Dublin in Ireland. I can't wait to leave here.

On the topic of surnames, I agree that many native ones are hard to pronounce. Even natives here can't pronounce my surname!

[LanaChaton]

I am from, and still live in, San Jose CA. It's the tenth biggest city in the country and yet many people outside of California have not heard of it. Everyone knows San Francisco, which is just a bit north of SJ, even though they've got a significantly smaller population than we do. One million people live in San Jose!

As for ethnic background I generally identify myself as Russian, although I am not 100%. It takes too long to list every single tiny percentage of my ethnicity- and I've been asked on multiple occasions if I am from Russia because I have an Eastern European look to me.

[OhOhSheeiila]

Born in Washington. Consider myself from Texas.

Mom is from Mexico. Dad is a Puerto Rican from Jersey. So far I've traced my lineage to Corsicana, France (great Grandpa) and Sicily. Moving to Germany in May, so I'm looking forward to diving into my family lineage a little more. Spain's gotta be close in there somewhere lol.

[FaeSolo]

Tampa, Florida! Someone save me please ohmygod.

[fmg123]

Born in the Philippines. But raised pretty much all my life in Houston TX. And I love living in Houston....don't know why exactly but I do

[OhOhSheeiila]

Born in the Philippines. But raised pretty much all my life in Houston TX. And I love living in Houston....don't know why exactly but I do

Yay another Texan! I miss Texas. Ever hear the ol saying "A Texan outside of Texas is a foreigner"? I feel like that statement is completely true. Anytime I travel to another state (or how now I live in Hawaii), I always feel so out of place. Locals here think I'm a local too until I talk with my, "ma'am", "sir", "excuse me", "thank you", "after you", then they turn and look at me and go "Hooo! You not from round here, yea?".

And I'm all "Umm....how could you tell?" O_O
They're not use to southern hospitality I guess. lol

[TrashBoat]

Wisconsin.


I really don't want to live here forever, though.