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KAOS82
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Feb 12 2011, 9:37pm
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Where are you from?
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Hey fans, where do you live? Let'see...
I'm from Verona, Italy...AND YOU?
Vote and let me know how close/far we are
(I don't know if this poll has been already done, I'm a new one here so forgive me if I did wrong)
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macfalk
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Feb 12 2011, 11:02pm
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Sweden
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entmaiden
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Feb 12 2011, 11:53pm
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I always have trouble answering "Where are you from" questions because I grew up in Ohio, and still consider it home, but for the last 20+ years I have lived in Chicago. But for anyone outside the US, I am "from" the US.
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Alcarcalime
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Feb 13 2011, 12:05am
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I live in Ohio, USA. If you find Philadelphia on the east coast, you will find Ohio next state to the west!
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Compa_Mighty
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Feb 13 2011, 12:17am
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I am from good old Mexico City
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The largest city in the Western Hemisphere, which is definitely NOT a good thing. 
Welcome to the boards, sincere greetings all the way to beautiful Italy. 
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Witchy King
Bree
Feb 13 2011, 12:27am
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I'm from Canada... you know, "America's hat". I'll assume you meant both North America and South America by simply, "America" and try not to flail indignantly... or at least not too hard.
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RosieLass
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Feb 13 2011, 2:29am
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Where our temps were downright balmy today! 50+ degrees F, and the breeze was warm!
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KAOS82
Rohan
Feb 13 2011, 2:36am
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I put the 5 continents indeed; I know America is huge, I cannot make only USA, you know why
thanks Compa Knight 4 the greets, yes I live in a beautiful country but as it tells 'every rose has its thorn'...
however I'm happy 4 to know where you live, I'd be happier if there is someone else italian but being the only one is not too bad
keep vote & comment!!!
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Witchy King
Bree
Feb 13 2011, 3:31am
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I know America is huge, I cannot make only USA, you know why
We just tend to be very touchy about American generalizations up here. ;)
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Faenoriel
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Feb 13 2011, 5:25am
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From Finland, to be precise.
I notice there's no South America / North America option.
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Kelvarhin
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Feb 13 2011, 12:20pm
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The western bit
You might like to check out Laerasea's Travelling Journal too, it shows a bit more of the places some of us are from, there's a link in my footer 
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Aunt Dora Baggins
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Feb 13 2011, 3:25pm
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*waves at RosieLass*
Wow, Verona? That's like fairy-tale country to me. I mean, I know it's a real place, but--wow.
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Aunt Dora Baggins
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Feb 13 2011, 3:27pm
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It's blowing from the south, so it probably passed you before it got to me :-)
Hard to believe last week it was below zero (Fahrenheit) and now it's shirtsleeve weather. I love it!
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Oiotári
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Feb 13 2011, 4:04pm
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though I'm in South Dakota for college
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Wraith Buster
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Feb 13 2011, 5:07pm
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Although I would like to live in NZ.
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Magpie
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Feb 13 2011, 5:16pm
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I grew up in Cereal City. :-)
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macfalk
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Feb 13 2011, 5:51pm
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I wonder why there are not many UK'ers around here //
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Oiotári
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Feb 13 2011, 5:54pm
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it hasn't been up for 24 hours yet
though that doesn't make a very good argument unless you're on at odd hours
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Magpie
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Feb 13 2011, 6:02pm
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You're only getting a sampler from people who are actually voting
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not a full sampling of everyone who 'around here'
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macfalk
Valinor
Feb 13 2011, 6:04pm
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Well, not only from this survey but from what I've seen here during 2 years the majority of the members are americans and there are pretty few members from UK judging by the members posting and here
Take "Fiesta Friday" threads where almost everybody posting are American
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Aunt Dora Baggins
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Feb 13 2011, 6:04pm
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I was once a Michigosling (that's what my mom called me)
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I was born in Michigan, where my dad was in graduate school, but we left in 1959, so I don't remember much about it, except that it was so green!
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Aunt Dora Baggins
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Feb 13 2011, 6:06pm
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that a country and two continents share a name. Pretty confusing in a poll like this! And to add to the confusion, the people in Mexico call people from the US and Canada "norteamericanos', even though Mexico is in North America too.
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Magpie
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Feb 13 2011, 6:26pm
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I get touchy about it too and I'm from the US. I think it's lazy and inconsiderate and probably egotistical (for those in the US that indulge) to want to use 'America' as the name for 'US'. I can see the difficulty with the adjective since you can't concoct anything useful to substitute for the word 'American' by starting with United States. And many times, we know what someone means. If a politician here talks about the 'American Spirit', we get it. They mean, The Spirit of the USA'
But when someone says, "How is American English different than British English", one has to ask: 'how are you using the word American?' because the answer is different depending on if they really mean US or they truly mean 'American' and all that encompasses. What's worse is, when you ask them for clarification, they get all huffy and say 'You know what I mean".
I tried to teach my kids from an early age that this:
is a US flag... not an American flag. No matter how much my mother-in-law tried to poo poo that distinction. :-)
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