Born, raised & educated in NYC, I currently live in the Portland, Oregon metro area, USA.
(Formerly of Atlanta, Georgia and Chandler, Arizona and St. Paul, Minnesota in the last thirty years. If I ever relocate again, I hope I land somewhere in British Columbia, Canada.)
Jack CumminsDecember 03, 2023 at 13:42#8582500 likes
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I grew up in Bedford but have spent most of my adult life in London. Until the beginning of this year I was in South London, but I am currently in North London/Middlesex.
I am half Irish, a quarter English and a quarter French, although I only speak basic school level French. I have never been to France or Ireland and only travelled outside of the UK once, as a child.
Born: London, England
Raised: The shires of Dumfries and Ayr, Scotland
Have lived in: Scotland, England, France, Spain, and now Russia but not for much longer!
Those are the facts. Identity is somewhat independent of them.
Born: Melbourne, Australia.
Raised: in a small inland town in the state of Victoria
Have lived in: Sydney, Paris, Chiang Mai (Thailand)
Currently living: Hobart, Tasmania
By the way, Tasmania seems to be an interesting place to visit. Both New Zealand and Australia, but sadly, they are very far away from my home, and I don't feel motivated enough to stay in an airplane for hours.
I had to go on Google Maps when I saw Hobart mentioned here, since I knew nothing about it. It strikes me as a secret paradise, but that's partly a consequence of knowing almost nothing about Tasmania and thinking about it only once a year.
Weatherwise, not super warm in summer but warmer than Scotland (my benchmark), and not very cold in winter.
Yes, it's sort of out of the way down here. I like that. And I couldn't cope with the heat on the mainland any more. It was 45 degrees C in parts of the mainland yesterday. That would kill this old bloke. It can get to 40 in Tassie, too, but it's rare. 25C is fine for me.
The Devil is, alas, no more. The last one died in the Hobart zoo in the 1930s. There are attempts underway to resurrect it from DNA.
Ah, yes, my apologies. My brain fell into a warp in space-time. By sheer coincidence, while the Devil was being discussed here I happened to be talking about the Tassie Tiger on another forum and I've got my wires crossed. Crazy!
You are quite right, the Tassie Devil is still going strong. I'd hate to see it go the way of the Tiger.
Did you assume 'Durr-ham' instead of 'Duh-rum' lol
Yes, exactly. :rofl:
I recall that during school, we were required to read newspapers from the UK. One of the news was about a castle in Durham. All the students pronounced it as 'Durr-ham,' but when the teacher corrected us, saying 'Duh-rum,' I was surprised because I had been mispronouncing the word until that day.
I live near a town called Durham (there are 24 of them in North America). This one is pronounced Durram. I guess nobody has much regard for a central h.
Thank you for your concern, but what do you mean by "militarizing"?
Conscription of foreigners is a rumour that has been spread before on this site and elsewhere. I have to say I find it pretty annoying, and even irresponsible. As far as I know, migrants can be drafted if they've attained citizenship, as you'd expect, and non-citizens cannot be drafted.
So cool, why Honduras if you don't mind me asking? How does it differ from, say, Guatemala or Costa Rica?
My father was a captain on a ship that ran between New Orleans and several other parts of the gulf coast to Honduras and other parts of Central America.
When I was a teenager I used to travel a lot with him and just loved this place. Later he moved down here and I followed a few years later.
Guatemala is a nice place, but back in the 60's and 70's it was not really pro British. They had a claim against England that British Honduras was theirs. It later became Belize and independent.
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(Formerly of Atlanta, Georgia and Chandler, Arizona and St. Paul, Minnesota in the last thirty years. If I ever relocate again, I hope I land somewhere in British Columbia, Canada.)
I grew up in Bedford but have spent most of my adult life in London. Until the beginning of this year I was in South London, but I am currently in North London/Middlesex.
I am half Irish, a quarter English and a quarter French, although I only speak basic school level French. I have never been to France or Ireland and only travelled outside of the UK once, as a child.
Raised: The shires of Dumfries and Ayr, Scotland
Have lived in: Scotland, England, France, Spain, and now Russia but not for much longer!
Those are the facts. Identity is somewhat independent of them.
Raised: in a small inland town in the state of Victoria
Have lived in: Sydney, Paris, Chiang Mai (Thailand)
Currently living: Hobart, Tasmania
Have you met the devil yet? :wink:
Regularly.
What, like lunch at the club every Tuesday?
Quoting RobTAS
Quoting Vera Mont
You folks made me laugh! :lol:
By the way, Tasmania seems to be an interesting place to visit. Both New Zealand and Australia, but sadly, they are very far away from my home, and I don't feel motivated enough to stay in an airplane for hours.
I had to go on Google Maps when I saw Hobart mentioned here, since I knew nothing about it. It strikes me as a secret paradise, but that's partly a consequence of knowing almost nothing about Tasmania and thinking about it only once a year.
Weatherwise, not super warm in summer but warmer than Scotland (my benchmark), and not very cold in winter.
Andover, Massachusetts. Mostly Italian descent, with some Irish. Lived mostly in New Hampshire as an adult.
The Devil is, alas, no more. The last one died in the Hobart zoo in the 1930s. There are attempts underway to resurrect it from DNA.
No, that's the Tassie Tiger. The Tassie Devil is fine, although facial tumor disease has been a threat.
You are quite right, the Tassie Devil is still going strong. I'd hate to see it go the way of the Tiger.
Cuban descent, currently living in Miami Beach, Florida, USA.
I remember getting shocked when I heard the correct pronunciation of that English county for the first time!
Did you assume 'Durr-ham' instead of 'Duh-rum' lol
Yes, exactly. :rofl:
I recall that during school, we were required to read newspapers from the UK. One of the news was about a castle in Durham. All the students pronounced it as 'Durr-ham,' but when the teacher corrected us, saying 'Duh-rum,' I was surprised because I had been mispronouncing the word until that day.
I live near a town called Durham (there are 24 of them in North America). This one is pronounced Durram. I guess nobody has much regard for a central h.
I believe this the British pronunciation, as in The University of Durham.
Escape before you're drafted! I hear Putin is even militarizing migrants.
Thank you for your concern, but what do you mean by "militarizing"?
Conscription of foreigners is a rumour that has been spread before on this site and elsewhere. I have to say I find it pretty annoying, and even irresponsible. As far as I know, migrants can be drafted if they've attained citizenship, as you'd expect, and non-citizens cannot be drafted.
If you know otherwise, let me know.
I apologize if I have offended you. I seem to have misinterpreted the situation.
Radio Free Europe
Al Jazeera
BBC
:up:
Btw I would never describe myself as being “offended” by such inaccurate rumours, and wouldn’t want to give that impression.
So cool, why Honduras if you don't mind me asking? How does it differ from, say, Guatemala or Costa Rica?
My father was a captain on a ship that ran between New Orleans and several other parts of the gulf coast to Honduras and other parts of Central America.
When I was a teenager I used to travel a lot with him and just loved this place. Later he moved down here and I followed a few years later.
Guatemala is a nice place, but back in the 60's and 70's it was not really pro British. They had a claim against England that British Honduras was theirs. It later became Belize and independent.