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[Naamah D.]

I'm actually not Russian at all. I'm mostly German, with a tiny bit of Swiss. The marriages and children had already happened before Russia, so they were only living there for a short time before coming to the US.

 

Still kinda cool though. I love world cultures and love it when I find out peoples ethnic backgrounds. That gives me another reason to research. I'm Italian, Mongolian, Hungarian, Irish,and it's very remote but a teensy bit of Finnish. Yeah, I'm awesome like that :D

[Spritzie]

My background is a bit easier because my dad's side is German, as is my mom's. My husband's is a lot harder. He has a lot of different things in his blood, including Cherokee Indian, but the largest portion is Irish.

 

My married last name was completely Irish at one point, several generations ago in his family (It was one of the O'K.... names) but at some point, someone decided to Americanize it.

[Naamah D.]

My background is a bit easier because my dad's side is German, as is my mom's. My husband's is a lot harder. He has a lot of different things in his blood, including Cherokee Indian, but the largest portion is Irish.

 

My married last name was completely Irish at one point, several generations ago in his family (It was one of the O'K.... names) but at some point, someone decided to Americanize it.

 

My last name is Hungarian and it was Americanized. I don't blame them...it had a Z right after the S.

[Spritzie]

He wants to change it back to the Irish version. I don't. (I got to keep my initials after getting married since both my maiden and married last names started with K.) Plus it doesn't really matter, because we won't be having kids, so there will be no one to pass the name onto.

[Naamah D.]

My parents seem not to understand me right now. My mom doesn't want to talk to me, yet she can talk to my brother?!

[IrishLiz]

Bit off topic, but I love that a lot of you Americans want to visit Europe - and a lot of you want to visit Ireland. What about Ireland is it that appeals to you all? Not that I'm saying it shouldn't, I'm just intrigued. :)

For me, it's because I'm Irish. It's always been a dream for me to go there - I got to go to Dublin for a little under two days, and I really want to go back and be able to travel the country. I also play Irish music, so I would love to go sit in on some seisiuns. :yes:

[Kosby]

Wow, I missed a whole lot of conversation here. I lived in Dresden, Eastern Germany, for a year as part of my uni course. Really beautiful place about an hour away from Berlin and 90 minutes from Prague. I'd recommend it if you ever get the chance. It's so cool that so many of you have such diverse backgrounds too, I find that all really interesting. As for me, I'm plain old English as far as I know!

 

So...opposite side of it, where would you recommend as the one and only best place in America to visit??? I've been to a few places, but I'm interested where you'll say considering it's such a massive country :P

[Spritzie]

Best place in the US? Alaska. Hands down. For me, at least. (Disney World is a close second. :laughingsmiley: )

 

But it depends on what you're into. If you're into nature and photography, I would recommend Alaska and Colorado. If you're more of a city person, NYC.

[Naamah D.]

I want to go makeup shopping....

 

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[rachiee]

I like the Jersey Shore- more specifically, Seaside Heights. I know that place has a bad reputation because of the show Jersey Shore, but it's actually a really nice place. I go every year, and I like taking bike rides around there, going to the bay to watch the sun set (and maybe even rise) and spend a day at the beach.

NYC is great too- I'm from there (but don't live there anymore), and there's just so much to do. Unfortunately, I don't get to go all that often. :c

Both places are great for photography. :)

[Guest Yoshinho]

Best place is Chicago. If you go downtown at night, (day works too if you are talking about the beach), it has many attractions and it looks really nice.

[Naamah D.]

Best place is Chicago. If you go downtown at night, (day works too if you are talking about the beach), it has many attractions and it looks really nice.

 

There's nothing to great where I live unless you want to drive all the way down to Boston.

[Kosby]

Ahaha. Yes, I definitely associate Jersey Shore with the show, but I can imagine it would be a nice place away from all the clubs and drinking etc etc. I've been to Orlando quite a few times (disney fanatic :P), also Vegas, San Francisco and Hawaii a fews years back, and I'm heading to NY and LA in a couple of months. I'm not really a big city fan, but I'm soooo excited and a bit overwhelmed, there's so much to do?! (suggestions are welcome ;) )

 

It always gets me when I think that one American state is bigger than the whole of the UK...it's CRAZY, I don't know how you all cope.

[Spritzie]

I rarely travel. I'm a total Disney fanatic (Minnie Mouse since I was super young.) but I've only been to Disneyland is CA once. (When I was 5.) Disney World once. (When I was 18, due to my dad winning a MVP award at work.)

 

I've been to Vegas once, with my sister.

 

Big trip-wise, my only other trips were NYC when I was 7, and Alaska when I was 16-17. And the 2 cruises I went on in 2008 and 2009. (Miami to the Bahamas and LA to Mexico.)

[Kosby]

Wow, I'd love to go to Alaska to see the bears! And the Bahamas and Mexico?! Sounds awesome!

 

What are people's opinions on Vegas?

 

I think I heard the other day that it's illegal to bet in America, I mean, you don't have betting shops where you can go to bet on anything from sporting events to when William and Kate will have a baby. Is that true, or did I misunderstand? (quite likely)

[Spritzie]

I enjoyed Vegas. I'm not a drinker/partier, or a gambler, so it was more sight-seeing for my sister and I. We spent 3 days there, and just walked the strip and took pictures. My sister loved it and has been back tons of times since then, but to me, it's more of a once every few years thing, since not a lot of what I went to see, changes.

 

Alaska was amazing. It was so cool to be driving down the highway, and see moose on the side of the road. I've only been the one time, but my dad has been back several more times for work (summer and winter.) He'll actually be going back in July. He's done a lot more and seen a lot more. He prefers winter there, but in summer even, it's such a beautiful place.

[Rose_682]

I want to go to Alaska because I have a good friend there, but other than that I want to go to Europe. Italy would be the first stop. :P

 

I also want to visit Holland, and England, because I am Dutch and English in ancestry.

[Kosby]

I want to go to Alaska because I have a good friend there, but other than that I want to go to Europe. Italy would be the first stop. :P

 

I also want to visit Holland, and England, because I am Dutch and English in ancestry.

 

Well, you definitely have some good ancestors there! :D Can't beat the English countryside. Except with most of the rest of the landscapes in the world. :P

 

So...question for everyone: if you could only choose one continent to live on for the rest of your life, never visiting anywhere else, where would it be?

[Airiya]

And Airiya - that's such a good attitude to have! I hate it when people say they don't like things when they haven't even tried them - how do you KNOW?!

 

Yea that's one of my pet peeves.

My god son doesn't like eating anything that is the color red :/

One day I took him out and he whined when they added ketchup to his hamburgers x_x

 

My "hite" friends are picky also. Since I am a mix of Chinese, Japanese and Filipino we have a lot of dishes that seem strange to Americans xD;

My friend squirms at the idea of seaweed and octopus/squid without even trying it. :x

[Olivia_D]

Continent? I definitely choose North America because there is a lot of diversifying climates and places to go, but only if that also includes places like the Hawaiian islands. Otherwise i'd pick Europe. Both places are really cool.

 

A harder question: If you could only pick one country to live in, where would it be?

[Spritzie]

So...question for everyone: if you could only choose one continent to live on for the rest of your life, never visiting anywhere else, where would it be?

 

I would definitely say Europe. So many amazing places to go.

 

And like Olivia mentioned, if you asked me about county, I"d have to say the US.

[Wembly]

I'm content with where I'm at thanks :laughingsmiley: I know that's not very exciting given the options to be anywhere in the world but hey, here's good too. Other places might be nice to visit but I must say I've never really dreamed of traveling the world. That would involve too much airplane flying <_< I get super motion sick and I almost passed out the last time I was on a plane I got so dizzy, woops.

[-Ryan]

I likes it where I live too. Except I might like Colorado if I somehow managed to convince all my rl friends to come too. Or Chicago.

[:)Doc]

I sometimes like where I live; the weather is just too bi-polar though. One day it'll be hot enough to make people melt and the next it'll be snowing! :ohno: It's crazy.

[Tyler.]

hi people i haven't talked to in forever!