What country are you from?

i just wanted to know the international makeup of our community. Tell your country and anything you would like to say about it. I think we all might learn a bit from this.

I'm from the US; southern California to be specific.

Well, my story is a bit more complicated. My parents are from Taiwan, Oriental descent. (I've never been tossing around the word "Asian" because generally when people use it they refer only to Orientals, and I think that's kinda unfair to the rest of Asia, Indonesia, Phillipines, Vietnam, India, Pakistan... you get the idea. Same reason why I don't like the phrase, "Asian Culture". But I digress)

I was born in Florida USA since my Dad went to Grad School there, later on moved to several different spots in the States until the summer of 5th grade, when I moved to Taiwan. I spent 7 years there, graduating from high school last summer, and then moved to Ann Arbor Michigan, USA, to go to college.

So I always pause whenever someone asks me, "Where are you from?"

Generally most people say the last place they lived or were born, but then I haven't been to the place I last lived in the States for 7 years or so, but I wasn't born in Taiwan either...

I end up telling them Taiwan now. It makes more sense than saying South Bend Indiana...

I am in a similar situation to Zergling--moved around my whole life every three years or so. I just tell people I am from where I graduated highschool from since my parents still live there and I was very impressionable during those years--that would be Memphis, Tennessee. But I was born in Germany, lived in the UK 6 yrs., in the US lived in Las Vegas, Virginia, St. Louis, and as mentioned Memphis. Now I live in Germany.

I guess for this thread US origin is enough.

born, raised and lived in province of Häme in Finland, so Im basicly 100% of Häme tribe of the five finnish tribes ...

I was born in China and moved to Australia when I was twelve.

I was born in Fujian, moved to HK at six, moved to US at ten, ever since I moved around Northeast USA every few years.

I am from China.

I was born in hk, moved to uk (manchester) when i was 7.

So far:

US-2
China-1/2
Taiwan-1
Finland-1
UK-1/2
Australia-1/2

If a person said that they wer born somewhere and live somewhere else, I gave half of the person to each country. A couple people had that situation but siad "I am from ..." so I figured that is what they considered their "homeland" so that is where I put them. If you want to be all in one country, say "I am from..." or something along those lines, especially if it is a confusing situation. Anyway, I think I might keep a running tally, but then again I might forget about. We'll see.

Thanks, Finn

Born and preety much still living in the UK, im ethnic chinese though if it makes any difference, then again my dad was born in Malaysia and my mom in Hong Kong.

Born in Pakistan and lived there until I was seven. (1989-1996)
Then I moved to Canada and lived there for five years (1996-2001)
Moved to Doha, Qatar for two and a half years. (2001-mid.2004)
Got back to Canada where I'm currently residing (since March 2004).