Cookham, Berkshire UK (for those in the US it's pronounced "bark Shear" - so no funny remarks awright ! he he
We knew that, silly berk... Canada but originally British... And I think this thread discriminates against people who have no idea who they are, let alone where they are
Asheville, North Carolina, USA. It's a happy little hippy town located in the blue ridge mountains of NC
Thank you people! It's not a thread that I would consider particularly interesting, still I am getting more replies than I thought. So I guess we could say that most people could be from US/Can/UK, right? At least among those that were kind enough to reply! With a few exceptions, France/Phil/NZ. Not a lot from mainland Europe I can see. Anyway, just in case you want to know, I'm originally from the UK, living in Italy at present but about to move to the US, Boston. Anyone else from Italy? I have a plan in mind and I might look for other people to help me out, if they think it's worth it . You'll soon find out, I wasn't asking for the sake of it. See you soon and please keep posting your whereabouts, thank you!
I am from Wales which is a country within the UK. (The uk being separate countries of England, Scotland Ireland & Wales) Wales is a beautiful place, and I could tell you how America was named after Richard Ameryk - a Welsh customs official. He was rewarded because he was one of the chief investors in John Cabot's 1497 expedition to the new world. 5 of the first 6 American Presidents were of Welsh lineage, In all, 11 American Presidents are estimated to have had Welsh blood! 18 people of Welsh descent were signatories The Declaration of Independence! Thomas Jefferson was the chief author of The Declaration of Independence. His family form Llanberis, Gwynedd. 14 Generals in the American War of Independence were Welsh and one, Anthony Wayne, went on to become commander in Chief of American forces. 5 people of Welsh descent were signatories of the US Constitution. The gangster Owney Madden, owner of the famous New York 'Cotton Club', was Welsh. The first American 'cowboys' and South American 'gouchos' were Welsh. Tying a yellow ribbon around a tree was originally a Welsh tradition from the 18th century. Originally, Welsh settlers in America planted daffodils outside their homes to welcome new arrivals from Wales, but later they used a yellow ribbon tied around a tree instead. New immigrants would therefore know where their fellow countrymen were living. The Alamo; the expression 'gringos' comes from the Mexicans listening to the many Welsh soldiers at the Alamo singing; especially 'green grow (gringo) the rushes oh'. A Welshman founded the famous Wells Fargo Stage-Coach Company. Jesse and Frank James, the world's first daylight bank robbers, were sons of a Welsh baptist minister, William James, from Pembrokeshire. Between 1860 and 1881, the James Gang were the chief robbers in America, stealing over $200,000. Brown's University (USA) was founded by the Welsh. Bryn Mawr College in Philadelphia was named after Rowland Ellis' home. (Born Bryn Mawr near Dolgellau 1640). Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid lived with the Welsh settlers, breeding horses in Patagonia. Patagonia was a Welsh settlement where Welsh is still the second language today. Las Vegas was founded mostly by Welsh Mormons. Ellis Island (Manhattan, New York State) - the immigration Island where, during the early 1700s to the late 1800s, all immigrants to America had to embark and stay, was established by Samuel Ellis, born Wrexham 1892, died 1954). Jack Daniels Bourbon, Evan Williams Bourbon and Mathews Southern Comfort were all first brewed by Welsh brewers who left Wales during the temperance period of the Welsh non-conformist church. For example, Jack Daniels was born in Ceredigion). And that some of the best known Welsh writers are Dylan Thomas Agatha Christie Roald Dahl Bertrand Russell The top American Presidents are Thomas Jefferson John Adams Jefferson James Madison James Monroe Calvin Coolidge John Quincy Adams Abraham Lincoln But I am sure all of this common knowledge and telling you would bore you.
Thanks Welsh guy! That's interesting! I have never been to Wales, but it is among the places I am going to choose from as the location for my wedding, therefore I am very attracted. To be honest there's also Scotland. Unfortunately my girlfriend is from the US and she is putting pressure on me to get married either in the US or in the caribbean area. In other words closer to her family and a place where she reckons it would be nice to stay for the honey moon. Thanks again Welsh Guy! PS: America after Ameryk? I was told it was named after Amerigo Vespucci who circumnavigated the continent, more or less.
Now that's not funny and it's terrible and it makes me think again. Does Europe want the UK, the whole country I mean, in Europe or not? I have very few reasons to like eurocrats and eurocracy... Never ever you would have seen a bit of other countries missing, but I won't say which ones.