this probably is a really dense question but when people ask you "where are you from," do you/should you answer by telling them that you are from the country you reside in, or your ethnicity i.e where your parents are from
Last edited by Ummu Sufyaan; 12-31-2008 at 08:26 AM.
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Yup, exactly. Each person has a different reason for asking, so my answer depends on what that reason is, so I can tell them what they want to know.
Or if they've got time I tell them the whole "my parents are so and so, i was born in so and so, i moved to so and so, then so and so, then so and so, etc."
I'm such a talker, I've probably told my life-story to people I've known for just two days, or less. That's how most of my friends became my friends.
Though even if it doesn't seem like it, I do strategically choose what to say, you shouldn't go very intimate with strangers. If you don't want to intimidate them of course.
But this is a random-pattern when I talk to a stranger about myself: "I live in Finland. *ooh! finland! any polar-bears there? haha* HAHA, nope, but I could count as a bear, haha *hehe (doesn't get my humour)* Umm, haha *but you're not finnish?* Njet, 'cause I moved to Finland when I was just a toddler... *why??* Well, 'cause of war. Kosovo, *oooh, Kosovo, the war with the Serbs* Yeaah, so I'm ethnically Albanian. *aah, ok* But also Turkish *aha?* Cuz my Dad is a Turk from kosovo *cool!* Mm, and my Mum has Turkish blood in her aswell, *interesting combination!* You think? I find it boring *Nooo*" and goes on and on...
Did I already mention I talk a lot?
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.... They create new leaders.
You ‘are from’ the country named on your passport, to say otherwise would be hypocritical. Why - because the country giving you the passport contracts with you to protect you wherever you are, in taking that passport you should, in return, give that country your allegiance. If you owe your allegiance to another country, integrity demands that you hold the passport of that country.
You ‘are from’ the country named on your passport, to say otherwise would be hypocritical. Why - because the country giving you the passport contracts with you to protect you wherever you are, in taking that passport you should, in return, give that country your allegiance. If you owe your allegiance to another country, integrity demands that you hold the passport of that country.
And what of those who are citizens of several countries and hold several passports?
You ‘are from’ the country named on your passport, to say otherwise would be hypocritical. Why - because the country giving you the passport contracts with you to protect you wherever you are, in taking that passport you should, in return, give that country your allegiance. If you owe your allegiance to another country, integrity demands that you hold the passport of that country.
When people ask me what country i'm from, i know they mean my ethnicity but just 2 b awkward i say i'm from this country and then they ask me where my parents are from lol.
The believer has four characteristics: if he is afflicted by any misfortune, he remains patient and steadfast. If he is given anything, he is grateful. If he speaks , he speaks the truth. If he passes judgment on any issue,he is just .
Is that legal - why would you have more than one passport?
Yes it is legal, many countries offer dual citizenship.
There are many reasons you could have more than 1 passport, you could be a naturalized citizen of a country, have parents from different countries, be born in a country that offers citizenship upon birth.. Loads of reasons.
Some people even have more than 2 passports.
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but when people ask you "where are you from," do you/should you answer by telling them that you are from the country you reside in, or your ethnicity i.e where your parents are from
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