What's your background?

format_quote Originally Posted by north_malaysian

What's your nationality?
Where were you born?
What's your ethnic/ancestry?
What languages u speak?

Mine:

Nationality: Malaysian
Birthplace: Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Ethnic/Ancestry: Malay-Minang
Languages: Malay, English, rudimentary form of Arabic (does Arab people talk with proper tajwid?).

What's your nationality? Malaysian
Where were you born? Melaka, Malaysia
What's your ethnic/ancestry? Malaysian,Indonesian,Indian,Arab,African,Scottish
What languages u speak? English,Arabic,Malay

What's your nationality? Australian
Where were you born? Australia
What's your ethnic/ancestry? India, Bengali --> Pakistani (dad was born in Bangladesh but moved to pakland at a young age so he considers himself a pakistani...)
What languages u speak? Urdu/Hindi, english and about 10 words of Arabic =)

What's your nationality? dual nationality- british barbadian
Where were you born? st micheal barbados
What's your ethnic/ancestry? indian
What languages u speak the only language i know properly is english

Wow, lots of Muslims have European blood here, I'm amazed!

UP TO DATE 17 people gave their background:

Those 17 claims

NATIONALITIES

1) British - 6 (35.29%)
2) Malaysian - 4 (23.53%)
3) Australian - 2 (11.77%)
4) American - 1 (5.88%)
5) Barbadian - 1 (5.88%)
6) Canadian - 1 (5.88%)
7) Dutch - 1 (5.88%)
8) Indonesian - 1 (5.88%)
9) Moroccan - 1 (5.88%)
10) Pakistani - 1 (5.88%)

ETHNICS/ANCESTRIES

1) Pakistani - 5 (29.41%)
2) Indian - 3 (17.65%)
3) Somali - 3 (17.65%)
4) Arab - 2 (11.77%)
5) Dutch - 2 (11.77%)
6) Irish - 2 (11.77%)
7) Malay - 2 (11.77%)
8) Malaysian - 2 (11.77%)
9) Acehnese - 1 (5.88%)
10) African - 1 (5.88%)
11) Bahamian - 1 (5.88%)
12) Bengali - 1 (5.88%)
13) Betawi - 1 (5.88%)
14) German - 1 (5.88%)
15) Hungarian - 1 (5.88%)
16) Indian Kashmiri - 1 (5.88%)
17) Indonesian - 1 (5.88%)
18) Italian - 1 (5.88%)
19) Javanese - 1 (5.88%)
20) Minangkabau - 1 (5.88%)
21) Moroccan - 1 (5.88%)
22) Scottish - 1 (5.88%)
23) Sumatran - 1 (5.88%)
24) Thai - 1 (5.88%)

LANGUAGES
1) English - 17 (100.00%)
2) Arabic - 10 (58.82%)
3) French - 6 (35.29%)
4) Urdu - 5 (29.41%)
5) Malay - 4 (23.53%)
6) Punjabi - 4 (23.53%)
7) Dutch - 2 (11.77%)
8) German - 2 (11.77%)
9) Somali - 2 (11.77%)
10) Hindi - 1 (5.88%)
11) Indonesian - 1 (5.88%)
12) Italian - 1 (5.88%)
13) Minangkabau - 1 (5.88%)
14) Mirpuri - 1 (5.88%)

BIRTHPLACE
1) Malaysia - 4 (23.53%)
2) United Kingdom - 4 (23.53%)
3) Australia - 2 (11,77%)
4) Somalia - 2 (11.77%)
5) Barbados - 1 (5.88%)
6) Indonesia - 1 (5.88%)
7) Netherlands - 1 (5.88%)
8) Pakistan - 1 (5.88%)
9) United States - 1 (5.88%)

Good job keeping track of the stats there, br. north_malaysian! Mashaa'Allah we have a very diverse community.

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