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perveman
111 / male
Tucson, Arizona, US
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I am a curious..............
little shit, aint I? Thus is not inteded for anything, just a legit question. I am a British-American, but as a rule, do not identify myself that way, and its not what I am talking about. Example: if I became a Canadian citizen (I know, there goes the country), would I be American-Canadian? Yes, I am getting to another enquiry. Thx
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| April 9, 2012, 18:48 |
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sybianwatcher1
49 / male
Kamloops, British Columbia, Canada
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Re: I am a curious..............
I'm not sure they would allow you into the country after checking your criminal record!!!canada does allow dual citizenship unlike the U.S. when a canadian imagrates to the states they have to give up their citizenship here,we also have to have passports even to visit you now, but i'm almost certain you don't to visit here.Trades people can also work here in Canada legally,but we can't in the U.S.....so... [i know I'm probably setting myself up for something here,because I've been warned I'm about to be picked on] you would be a american- canadian .
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| April 9, 2012, 19:28 |
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perveman
111 / male
Tucson, Arizona, US
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Re: I am a curious..............
Sure you can work here, jump the boarder, be here illegally. Happens from our southern boarder every day. I am am really getting to a question I have to with labels, or how some members are identified.
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| April 9, 2012, 20:28 |
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Iwant2kssuallovr
62 / female
Bendover, Florida, US
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Re: I am a curious..............
I am a confused.
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| April 9, 2012, 20:44 |
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perveman
111 / male
Tucson, Arizona, US
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Re: I am a curious..............
Ok Kiss, I will spill it (ya I know, a very round about way of getting to my question). In some members profiles, no matter what country they live in, our much darker skinned brothers and sisters, are African-American, as I am caucasion. Is it just me, or are all our black friends here, no matter where they live, ALL Americans? Not from what I have noticed. Just a throw away thought is all. And plz, no one think anything else, I seem to get myself in trouble enough. lol
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| April 9, 2012, 21:28 |
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Iwant2kssuallovr
62 / female
Bendover, Florida, US
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Re: I am a curious..............
No, I know what you are talking about. I am a big fan of Whoopi and she says, "I'm an American", no African-American statement. You know this is a long involved subject. I am Arabic. My Grandparents were both from Kafar, so what does that make me? My mom says I am a half-breed, but she always has lovely things to say about me.
And, by the way, let's not leave out Asian-American. However, I am not sure I hear America-Mexican. Maybe Mexican-American? What is that all about? And when did all this shit start?
Were there ever British-Americans or American-British? Am I making sense? I hope not!
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| April 9, 2012, 21:39 |
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wandering5tar
53 / male
London, England, UK
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Re: I am a curious..............
British American is a tobacco company
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| April 9, 2012, 22:12 |
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perveman
111 / male
Tucson, Arizona, US
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Re: Re: I am a curious..............
QUOTE (Iwant2kssuallovr @ April 9, 2012, 21:39)No, I know what you are talking about. I am a big fan of Whoopi and she says, "I'm an American", no African-American statement. You know this is a long involved subject. I am Arabic. My Grandparents were both from Kafar, so what does that make me? My mom says I am a half-breed, but she always has lovely things to say about me.
And, by the way, let's not leave out Asian-American. However, I am not sure I hear America-Mexican. Maybe Mexican-American? What is that all about? And when did all this shit start?
Were there ever British-Americans or American-British? Am I making sense? I hope not!
. You got it. Well, I will put it out there anyway, the way it srarted, is its "Politically correct", not me being political here, what is, is. I am old school and I DO have my opinions, hush, hush. lol 
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| April 9, 2012, 23:29 |
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sybianwatcher1
49 / male
Kamloops, British Columbia, Canada
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Re: I am a curious..............
Are you two setting me up for something? your both sounding politically correct and very Canadian right now and it makes me nervuos!
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| April 10, 2012, 00:53 |
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perveman
111 / male
Tucson, Arizona, US
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Re: I am a curious..............
Quite wrong on this one Syb. Got nothing coming to me in the first place. lol
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| April 10, 2012, 00:56 |
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Iwant2kssuallovr
62 / female
Bendover, Florida, US
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Re: Re: I am a curious..............
QUOTE (sybianwatcher1 @ April 10, 2012, 00:53)Are you two setting me up for something? your both sounding politically correct and very Canadian right now and it makes me nervuos!
Paranoid-Canadian, or Canadian-Paranoia, Sy?
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| April 10, 2012, 01:15 |
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sybianwatcher1
49 / male
Kamloops, British Columbia, Canada
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Re: Re: Re: I am a curious..............
QUOTE (Iwant2kssuallovr @ April 10, 2012, 01:15) QUOTE (sybianwatcher1 @ April 10, 2012, 00:53)Are you two setting me up for something? your both sounding politically correct and very Canadian right now and it makes me nervuos!
Paranoid-Canadian, or Canadian-Paranoia, Sy?
I think both of the voices in my head say Canadian paranoia
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| April 10, 2012, 01:23 |
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perveman
111 / male
Tucson, Arizona, US
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Re: Re: Re: I am a curious..............
QUOTE (Iwant2kssuallovr @ April 10, 2012, 01:15) QUOTE (sybianwatcher1 @ April 10, 2012, 00:53)Are you two setting me up for something? your both sounding politically correct and very Canadian right now and it makes me nervuos!
Paranoid-Canadian, or Canadian-Paranoia, Sy?
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| April 10, 2012, 01:24 |
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sybianwatcher1
49 / male
Kamloops, British Columbia, Canada
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Re: I am a curious..............
QUOTE (perveman @ April 9, 2012, 18:48) little shit, aint I? Thus is not inteded for anything, just a legit question. I am a British-American, but as a rule, do not identify myself that way, and its not what I am talking about. Example: if I became a Canadian citizen (I know, there goes the country), would I be American-Canadian? Yes, I am getting to another enquiry. Thx
Actually perve , if french is your second language,you would then be classed as Acadian.Also i will agree with you that sometimes "labeling " people gets a little tedious,we are all identified by our ancestral heritage,race or religion,and we tend to think of ourselves as groups of DNA,in the end we are all human,living on the same planet.
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| April 10, 2012, 04:54 |
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newbie1011
62 / female
The Shore, New Jersey, US
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Re: I am a curious..............
It gets confusing for so many reasons.I just got a form from the census asking more in depth questions. One of them is what my ethnic back ground is. This always confused me as a kid. One problem is most people when asked " What are you?" Many friends would say "Italian " or " Irish" etc. But when people referred to me I was " Jewish".Of course that is a religion not my ethnicity. That never made sense to me. Even when I looked at this question I still wondered what to put. It doesn't have anything that says " my grand mothers came from Russia on one side and Poland on another and both Grandfathers were in America so I have no idea where they came from."
It just confuses me and many people I ask. I have black friends that actually get offended if you refer to them as " African Americans" .One friends will say to someone that refers to her that way " I am an American. Born and raised.I never stepped foot in Africa." I just don't think it will ever be a question that is a one fits all. But I do think if you are a citizen in this country you are an American. We don't distinguish for any other race religion etc. So it just doesn't make sense to do it for one group. I personally think it makes them seem less than a full American and that's just wrong.I don't know how it even started but it should stop in my opinion.
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| April 10, 2012, 05:31 |
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wandering5tar
53 / male
London, England, UK
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Re: Re: I am a curious..............
QUOTE (sybianwatcher1 @ April 10, 2012, 04:54) QUOTE (perveman @ April 9, 2012, 18:48) little shit, aint I? Thus is not inteded for anything, just a legit question. I am a British-American, but as a rule, do not identify myself that way, and its not what I am talking about. Example: if I became a Canadian citizen (I know, there goes the country), would I be American-Canadian? Yes, I am getting to another enquiry. Thx Actually perve , if french is your second language,you would then be classed as Acadian.Also i will agree with you that sometimes "labeling " people gets a little tedious,we are all identified by our ancestral heritage,race or religion,and we tend to think of ourselves as groups of DNA,in the end we are all human,living on the same planet.
Interestingly, the previously very strong link between shared DNA and tribal/national identity is being destroyed at a phenomenal rate these days due to the easy movement of people between continents and cultures.
For example, lactose intolerance is a inherited genetic characteristic that prevents metabolization of lactose after weaning. About 10,000 years ago a single gene mutation allowed lactose to be processed in the human body and this was very beneficial in cold climates where there were no winter crops. As this gene is also dominant it propogated quickly in those populations. This mutation has not noticeably moved to warmer geographies (e.g. Asia, Africa) partly because of social factors and partly because it would have much less benefit. In Northern Europe only 5% of the population is lactose intolerant whereas in Southeast Asia the figure is almost 100%.
America has probably attracted more diverse people and cultures than anywhere over the last 200 years and has about 15% lactose intolerance.
God/Fate/Technology (nominate your belief system of choice) has got out a big wooden spoon and is stirring the gene pool!
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| April 10, 2012, 09:12 |
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Iwant2kssuallovr
62 / female
Bendover, Florida, US
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Re: Re: I am a curious..............
QUOTE (wandering5tar @ April 9, 2012, 22:12)British American is a tobacco company
It is an airline?
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| April 12, 2012, 01:01 |
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kamarel
60 / male
Alexandria, Louisiana, US
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Re: Re: Re: I am a curious..............
QUOTE (Iwant2kssuallovr @ April 12, 2012, 01:01) QUOTE (wandering5tar @ April 9, 2012, 22:12)British American is a tobacco company
It is an airline?
Silly rabbit
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| April 12, 2012, 02:23 |
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kamarel
60 / male
Alexandria, Louisiana, US
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Re: I am a curious..............
Perve, personally I'm an American. My heritage is English and German. I belive when the website was setup, they used the American mores to describe people of African descent. Same is true of Asian. Arab, Persian, Indian, Chinese, Japanese, Indonesian, Fillipino, et al. Are all Asian and very different in mannerism, looks, culture and history. It was a convenient solution for us in the US, but likely does create issues to those from other countries trying to describe themselves to us.
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| April 12, 2012, 02:33 |
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perveman
111 / male
Tucson, Arizona, US
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Re: Re: Re: Re: I am a curious..............
QUOTE (kamarel @ April 12, 2012, 02:23) QUOTE (Iwant2kssuallovr @ April 12, 2012, 01:01) QUOTE (wandering5tar @ April 9, 2012, 22:12)British American is a tobacco company
It is an airline?
Silly rabbit
. Good one Kam. Still dont know why I have an urge to be a carrot? Just came on all the sudden like, about a week ago.
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| April 12, 2012, 10:37 |
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perveman
111 / male
Tucson, Arizona, US
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Re: Re: I am a curious..............
QUOTE (kamarel @ April 12, 2012, 02:33)Perve, personally I'm an American. My heritage is English and German. I belive when the website was setup, they used the American mores to describe people of African descent. Same is true of Asian. Arab, Persian, Indian, Chinese, Japanese, Indonesian, Fillipino, et al. Are all Asian and very different in mannerism, looks, culture and history. It was a convenient solution for us in the US, but likely does create issues to those from other countries trying to describe themselves to us.
. Perfect explanation, now I know. Thx
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| April 12, 2012, 10:42 |
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Re: I am a curious..............
I'm Anglo-Saxon.
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| April 12, 2012, 21:45 |
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User no longer registered.
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Re: I am a curious..............
I've already gone on about how British my in -laws are, they are also caucasion American.
I am caucasion American with Welsh-Irish ancestory.
Recently, the Ad Council ran the "I'm an Amercan" campaign.
It's a good campaign.
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| April 12, 2012, 22:59 |
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onehornee
64 / male
69'sDevine, Michigan, US
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Re: Re: I am a curious..............
QUOTE (Iwant2kssuallovr @ April 9, 2012, 21:39)No, I know what you are talking about. I am a big fan of Whoopi and she says, "I'm an American", no African-American statement. You know this is a long involved subject. I am Arabic. My Grandparents were both from Kafar, so what does that make me? My mom says I am a half-breed, but she always has lovely things to say about me.
And, by the way, let's not leave out Asian-American. However, I am not sure I hear America-Mexican. Maybe Mexican-American? What is that all about? And when did all this shit start?
Were there ever British-Americans or American-British? Am I making sense? I hope not!
I call you blessed Kiss,I find People of mixed heritage are usually more attractive then usual,at least to me,of course looking at this in a wider perspective,I think it may be getting harder to find non mixed heritage as this world gets alot smaller. 
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| April 30, 2012, 13:21 |
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onehornee
64 / male
69'sDevine, Michigan, US
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Re: Re: I am a curious..............
QUOTE (Chazzy @ April 12, 2012, 22:59)I've already gone on about how British my in -laws are, they are also caucasion American.
I am caucasion American with Welsh-Irish ancestory.
Recently, the Ad Council ran the "I'm an Amercan" campaign.
It's a good campaign.
My grampa would speak German when he was mad,lol,I would show you the last name but its a bitch to write and say outload lol and cant post personal info comfortably here..My ancestry Is German/British/Indian,yes we mated with the locals   this adds up to I like Schnitzengrueble(spelling) with my Earl Grey before I prey on the Maiz lol
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| April 30, 2012, 13:25 |
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perveman
111 / male
Tucson, Arizona, US
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Re: I am a curious..............
Well, the system seems to want to play with my age, what happens if it mess's with my race? Oops!Iit already did. I am now British-Hispanic. New catagory I know, but appropriate. British roots (Livepool), and Tucson is 60 miles north of Mexico. Am integrated as a long time resident, large Mexican population, make and eat a lot of Mexican food. Makes sense huh?
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| April 30, 2012, 14:43 |
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perveman
111 / male
Tucson, Arizona, US
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Re: Re: I am a curious..............
QUOTE (perveman @ April 30, 2012, 14:43)Well, the system seems to want to play with my age, what happens if it mess's with my race? Oops!Iit already did. I am now British-Hispanic. New catagory I know, but appropriate. British roots (Livepool), and Tucson is 60 miles north of Mexico. Am integrated as a long time resident, large Mexican population, make and eat a lot of Mexican food. Makes sense huh?
. Oh, and spanish IS my second language, or maybe my first. Hell, I just dont know amymore. I am so confused. 
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| April 30, 2012, 18:17 |
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