MEMBERS FROM HOW MANY DIFFERENT COUNTRYS

S.Al-Anizi · 4th June 2006, 12:48 AM

Hello,

Im from Arabia, the endless sand dunes, drenched with blood, Kuwait precisely

Rick · 4th June 2006, 01:01 AM

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Originally Posted by S.Al-Anizi

Hello,

Im from Arabia, the endless sand dunes, drenched with blood, Kuwait precisely

Our warmest welcome to you Sir .
We hope you will enjoy spending time here and we all hope to learn from you .

S.Al-Anizi · 4th June 2006, 01:13 AM

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Originally Posted by Rick

Our warmest welcome to you Sir .
We hope you will enjoy spending time here and we all hope to learn from you .

Thanks for the kind welcome, Mr.Rick

drdavid · 4th June 2006, 01:42 AM

I am from the island state at the bottom of Australia, Tasmania, home of the Tasmanian Devil much beloved of cartoonists. Next stop south is Antarctica. This place was settled by the British colonists a bit over 200 years ago, but for at least 50,000 years before that it was home to the indigenous Australians. So we have some recent history and some ancient history.
cheers
DrD

ariel · 4th June 2006, 03:49 AM

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Originally Posted by drdavid

I am from the island state at the bottom of Australia, Tasmania, home of the Tasmanian Devil much beloved of cartoonists. Next stop south is Antarctica. This place was settled by the British colonists a bit over 200 years ago, but for at least 50,000 years before that it was home to the indigenous Australians. So we have some recent history and some ancient history.
cheers
DrD

I do not want to sound contrarian, but I am a Bugs Bunny fan...

ariel · 4th June 2006, 03:50 AM

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Originally Posted by S.Al-Anizi

Thanks for the kind welcome, Mr.Rick

Welcome !

Zan · 4th June 2006, 04:08 AM

I live in Quebec, the french province of Canada where there is still endless forests... and winters. We eat "pâté chinois" and "tourtière", and are serious hockey fans.
Good think, it is a little bit more hot these days (spring time)

!

Regards,
Zan

VVV · 4th June 2006, 08:27 AM

I am from a country where in the Summer the sun is up at midnight.
In winter people make a hole in the ice to take a bath and if you travel from south to north it's the same distance as if I would have gone down to Italy.
This weekend I am on an isolated small island in the archipelago 1,5 h boat ride outside the capital but still have perfect 3G connection.

Michael

Flavio · 4th June 2006, 09:56 AM

[QUOTE=Mark Bowditch]Forza Azzurri!

My wife's Italian, but I did live there for 7 years. [QUOTE=Mark Bowditch]

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Originally Posted by VVV

if you travel from south to north it's the same distance as if I would have gone down to Italy.

Michael

Mark, this moment it's not so good for italian soccer, if you know what I mean!!! All those scandals in our championship !!!!

But the hope is the last one to die!!!!!

Well Michael, next trip come to Italy!!!

Tim Simmons · 6th June 2006, 08:05 PM

How glad am I that I renewed my fishing permit, all that time by the river on my own, blissful and football free. ENGLAND.ENGLAND.ENGLAND.

Mapico1 · 4th June 2006, 10:47 AM

Hi,I'm Mick from Austr...no seriously....I come from the best country to find beer,chocolat and african art from Congo..........right,Belgium.
Regards,Danny

Titus Pullo · 8th June 2006, 05:10 AM

I'm from the United States, but originally from Thailand. I came to this country a long time ago, though!

Dajak · 11th June 2006, 11:38 AM

Germany at the dutch border ( I am Dutch )

The Double D · 11th June 2006, 04:09 PM

A native born Oregonian who will retire in two to five years in Montana, since Oregon is now the northern most county in California.

A dedicated Martini rifle collector with no interest in edged weapons at all. Working a special assignment for a couple of years in South Africa before retiring. Simply meeting friends requests for "Zulu Spears". Found a Zulu hunting spear, East African small game spear and Zande Spear. All of which are far to good for my friends and I will keep for myself. I will go to the Curio shop and get spears for my friends.

Just located two Maasi Spears. I should get them...

Did I mention I have no interest in edged weapons...

motan · 15th October 2019, 12:23 PM

First time I see this thread. Nice.
I am an atheist from the holy city of Jerusalem (or Al Quds, if you prefer).
My family came from Hungary and I am married to a Dutch woman. I lived in the Netherlands for many years and speak the language, so I consider it my second home.
Eytan

JBG163 · 15th October 2019, 03:27 PM

French spotted here! I promise... I don't collect baguette!
I'm 28, initially marine biologist, now knife maker, Smith and sharpener.
Have a good day everybody.
Julien

S.Al-Anizi · 4th June 2006, 02:31 PM

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Originally Posted by ariel

Welcome !

Thank you ariel

BluErf · 4th June 2006, 03:37 PM

Let me post one for my country.

I am a citizen of the Lion City, so named because a Srivijayan prince, Sang Nila Utama, thought he saw a lion when he landed on the island, or so the legend went.

These days, we are often referred to as the "little red dot" because we are so small that we don't appear on the map, and has to be marked by a red dot.

Our national mascot is the Merlion, a half lion, half fish mythical beast. Interestingly, this beast was a modern invention and had no roots in history. Our national flower is an orchid, called "Vanda Miss Joaquim".

The island was called Temasek a long time ago. It was once part of the territory of the Johore empire, the Riau-Lingga Sultanate, and probably Majapahit and Sri Vijaya, amongst others. Then, came the British in the 19th century, followed by the Japanese (rather unpleasent 3yrs 8mths during WWII), then the British came back again, and left, again, and after a brief merger with Malaysia, we became an independent sovereign nation on 9 Aug 1965.

Our current prime minister, Mr Lee Hsien Loong, is the son of the great Mr Lee Kuan Yew (I think he deserves to be called great for turning Singapore from a 3rd-world country to a developed nation, in the face of great adversity).

We are a well-integrated multi-racial society with the main ethnic groups being Chinese, Malay, Indian and Eurasian.

If you have been to Singapore, you would probably have heard about "Singlish", and words/phrases like "kiasu", "shiok", "don't play play".

The people here are so pre-occupied with food that everywhere you go, you see... restaurants! From Thai to Vietnamese, Indonesian to Nepalese, African to American, French to German, Italian to Spanish, Korean to Japanese, and of course, Chinese, Malay, Indian.

Our national anthem is in Malay: "Majulah Singapura!" - Onward Singapore!

Battara · 4th June 2006, 08:35 PM

Don't know about country (US) but I perpetually live in the state of confusion.

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4th June 2006, 01:42 AM	#4
drdavid Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Australia Posts: 372	Down under down under I am from the island state at the bottom of Australia, Tasmania, home of the Tasmanian Devil much beloved of cartoonists. Next stop south is Antarctica. This place was settled by the British colonists a bit over 200 years ago, but for at least 50,000 years before that it was home to the indigenous Australians. So we have some recent history and some ancient history. cheers DrD

15th October 2019, 12:23 PM	#15
motan Member Join Date: Apr 2016 Location: Jerusalem Posts: 274	Jerusalem, Israel First time I see this thread. Nice. I am an atheist from the holy city of Jerusalem (or Al Quds, if you prefer). My family came from Hungary and I am married to a Dutch woman. I lived in the Netherlands for many years and speak the language, so I consider it my second home. Eytan

4th June 2006, 03:37 PM	#18
BluErf Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Singapore Posts: 1,180	Singapura, oh Singapura. Sunny island, set in the sea... Let me post one for my country. I am a citizen of the Lion City, so named because a Srivijayan prince, Sang Nila Utama, thought he saw a lion when he landed on the island, or so the legend went. These days, we are often referred to as the "little red dot" because we are so small that we don't appear on the map, and has to be marked by a red dot. Our national mascot is the Merlion, a half lion, half fish mythical beast. Interestingly, this beast was a modern invention and had no roots in history. Our national flower is an orchid, called "Vanda Miss Joaquim". The island was called Temasek a long time ago. It was once part of the territory of the Johore empire, the Riau-Lingga Sultanate, and probably Majapahit and Sri Vijaya, amongst others. Then, came the British in the 19th century, followed by the Japanese (rather unpleasent 3yrs 8mths during WWII), then the British came back again, and left, again, and after a brief merger with Malaysia, we became an independent sovereign nation on 9 Aug 1965. Our current prime minister, Mr Lee Hsien Loong, is the son of the great Mr Lee Kuan Yew (I think he deserves to be called great for turning Singapore from a 3rd-world country to a developed nation, in the face of great adversity). We are a well-integrated multi-racial society with the main ethnic groups being Chinese, Malay, Indian and Eurasian. If you have been to Singapore, you would probably have heard about "Singlish", and words/phrases like "kiasu", "shiok", "don't play play". The people here are so pre-occupied with food that everywhere you go, you see... restaurants! From Thai to Vietnamese, Indonesian to Nepalese, African to American, French to German, Italian to Spanish, Korean to Japanese, and of course, Chinese, Malay, Indian. Our national anthem is in Malay: "Majulah Singapura!" - Onward Singapore!

4th June 2006, 12:48 AM	#1
S.Al-Anizi Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Arabia Posts: 278	Hello, Im from Arabia, the endless sand dunes, drenched with blood, Kuwait precisely

4th June 2006, 04:08 AM	#7
Zan Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Montréal, Province of Québec, Canada Posts: 46	I live in Quebec, the french province of Canada where there is still endless forests... and winters. We eat "pâté chinois" and "tourtière", and are serious hockey fans. Good think, it is a little bit more hot these days (spring time) ! Regards, Zan

4th June 2006, 08:27 AM	#8
VVV Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Sweden Posts: 1,637	I am from a country where in the Summer the sun is up at midnight. In winter people make a hole in the ice to take a bath and if you travel from south to north it's the same distance as if I would have gone down to Italy. This weekend I am on an isolated small island in the archipelago 1,5 h boat ride outside the capital but still have perfect 3G connection. Michael

6th June 2006, 08:05 PM	#10
Tim Simmons Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: What is still UK Posts: 5,843	How glad am I that I renewed my fishing permit, all that time by the river on my own, blissful and football free. ENGLAND.ENGLAND.ENGLAND.

4th June 2006, 10:47 AM	#11
Mapico1 Member Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 86	Hi,I'm Mick from Austr...no seriously....I come from the best country to find beer,chocolat and african art from Congo..........right,Belgium. Regards,Danny

8th June 2006, 05:10 AM	#12
Titus Pullo Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 123	I'm from the United States, but originally from Thailand. I came to this country a long time ago, though!

11th June 2006, 11:38 AM	#13
Dajak Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 951	Germany at the dutch border ( I am Dutch )

11th June 2006, 04:09 PM	#14
The Double D Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: On the banks of Cut Bank Creek, Montana Posts: 189	A native born Oregonian who will retire in two to five years in Montana, since Oregon is now the northern most county in California. A dedicated Martini rifle collector with no interest in edged weapons at all. Working a special assignment for a couple of years in South Africa before retiring. Simply meeting friends requests for "Zulu Spears". Found a Zulu hunting spear, East African small game spear and Zande Spear. All of which are far to good for my friends and I will keep for myself. I will go to the Curio shop and get spears for my friends. Just located two Maasi Spears. I should get them... Did I mention I have no interest in edged weapons...

15th October 2019, 03:27 PM	#16
JBG163 Member Join Date: Sep 2019 Location: France Posts: 208	French spotted here! I promise... I don't collect baguette! I'm 28, initially marine biologist, now knife maker, Smith and sharpener. Have a good day everybody. Julien

4th June 2006, 08:35 PM	#19
Battara EAAF Staff Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Louisville, KY Posts: 7,272	Don't know about country (US) but I perpetually live in the state of confusion. ( )