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| knittinchick |
Posted - Jul 26 2010 : 12:46:15 PM
Hi ladies! Just out of curiosity, I was wondering how many different nationalities are represented here on the forum. For me, I'm Italian/Sicilian, Polish, and Irish. What about you?
God's Blessings,
Megan aka Loretta Rae
At heart, I am both a sassy city girl and a down-home country gal. |
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| knittinchick |
Posted - Jul 29 2010 : 2:09:46 PM
Diane, that's a cute story!
God's Blessings,
Megan aka Loretta Rae
At heart, I am both a sassy city girl and a down-home country gal. |
| Bonnie Ellis |
Posted - Jul 29 2010 : 09:15:59 AM
I love the diversity. We are all Americans now but my heritage is German, Scots and Cherokee. Bonnie
grandmother and orphan farmgirl |
| knitnpickinatune |
Posted - Jul 29 2010 : 07:23:39 AM
A mix of Irish,Welsh,English,White Mtn. Apache. There's murmurings of Comanche,Cherokee,and Black Dutch,but haven't found any proof for that. Part of my ancestors settled in Germany,the other stayed in the UK. (I don't know any of them) 
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| Fiddlehead Farm |
Posted - Jul 29 2010 : 03:53:57 AM
I already posted about my nationalities, but this post reminds me of funny story about me when I was young. I don't look like my siblings and all my relatives would say "you are the milkman's kid". I was very confused...we actually had a milkman and his kids were not very attractive. I was very confused as a youngster and did not realize what they had meant until I was way older!
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| HealingTouch |
Posted - Jul 28 2010 : 10:13:54 PM
German/Catholic on mother's side and Dutch/Lutheran on father's side. My GM on father's side considered my mother to be a foreigner. My mother would always say," I guess she is an American Indian." Needless to say when I was in gradeschool when I was asked, I said I was American Indian. I hardly think they believed this blue eyed platinum blonde. My mother laughed about this so often. My husband is full blooded Italian and believe me he doesn't let anyone forget it!
Sister #1922
Blessings,
Darlene |
| DvilleMama |
Posted - Jul 28 2010 : 8:45:30 PM
99% Hungarian with a splash of this & that. One set of my great grandparents immigrated from Hungary. My paternal side is Hungarian but not sure what generation immigrated to USA. Better ask my aunt before I can't.
Lyn
Farmgirl Sister #1574
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| ddmashayekhi |
Posted - Jul 28 2010 : 6:14:42 PM
Swedish, Danish, and Polish. My husband is from Iran.
Dawn in IL |
| jpbluesky |
Posted - Jul 28 2010 : 3:26:38 PM
Norwegian, and Scotch-Irish. America is great! The real melting pot for sure. Makes a sweeter stew.
Farmgirl Sister # 31
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| Kirksmom71 |
Posted - Jul 28 2010 : 2:36:56 PM
MIND Kathy (iamacountrygirl)?????? Heck, we're all here for everyone!!! Please chime in on any forum that sparks your interest. Join some swaps.....get to know our true blue farmgirl regulars and all they do for all of us. Soak up all the farmgirl love at Mary Janes Farm Sisterhood. :)
American Mutt with German and English on both sides!
My best to all,
Mel
Sassy City Girl with Farmgirl Fantasies! |
| Merry |
Posted - Jul 28 2010 : 11:21:58 AM
Jonni, I was so excited when we moved to Oklahoma because I thought I would be among my own people, because where we lived in Virginia we were very much a part of the Filipino community but they considered me white. When we got to oklahoma, I was called Indian, that's fine because I am, but also Mexican, Cuban, Vietnamese, Chinese you get the picture. Then I moved to Dallas and everybody automatically spoke to me in Spanish, but I loved the Mexican community there and they loved me back. Then I moved to southern California, and was AGAIN considered white by the Filipino community, oh and the Japanese community? I wasn't near rich or nor smart enough for them.
You know how I see myself? Country girl. Plain and simple. Even when I cook my Filipino or Japanese dishes, its still country, its just Asian country!
Merry
Farmgirl #536
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| Faransgirl |
Posted - Jul 28 2010 : 11:20:41 AM
My mothers side was her Mom - Scottish, Blackfoot - her Dad - German. My Dad side was his Mom - Scottish - his Dad - Scottish, Choctaw.
In the vain of funny stories, my Husbands is half Louisiana French, which some people refer to as coonass. Well his Dad referred to himself as coonass and his Mom was 100% Polish her parents were immigrants. So as he was growing up his Dad referred to all the Kids as Polasses. They still to this day if asked what nationality they are will tell you Polass.
Farmgirl Sister 572
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| knittinchick |
Posted - Jul 28 2010 : 09:32:17 AM
There are a lot of native american descendants on the forum! Whoever said something about nationalities being important when they were growing up, I still have that a little on my Dad's side. We are not hard core Italians, but to a point where we definitely celebrate our heritage. We have the wooden spoon, and we are very close and loud. We still use our hands to talk, and my Nana and Dad have infused a little bit of Italian into their speaking. I wish it were an emphasis, because it is very important.
God's Blessings,
Megan aka Loretta Rae
At heart, I am both a sassy city girl and a down-home country gal. |
| Roxy7 |
Posted - Jul 28 2010 : 09:20:56 AM
Spanish and a little dab of Mescalero Apache on my fathers side and German, Swedish and Irish on my moms. |
| Sue Feely |
Posted - Jul 28 2010 : 07:16:11 AM
I am Polish and my husband is Irish (his parents are right from Ireland!) |
| Sue Feely |
Posted - Jul 28 2010 : 07:14:47 AM
I am Polish and my husband is Irish (his parents are right from Ireland!) |
| pnickols |
Posted - Jul 28 2010 : 06:30:32 AM
my mother's side is Scotch-Irish and Danish and my fathers side is Swiss and Irish and I married a German ! |
| Violets November |
Posted - Jul 27 2010 : 3:26:06 PM
Wow! We really are a diverse bunch!
German and Norwegian here. Hubby has several but his favorite claim is Scottish because that's what he mostly is.
~Violet~
Farmgirl Sister #1669
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| Lin |
Posted - Jul 27 2010 : 1:26:04 PM
Love all the stories! Nationality can get sooooo funny, especially out of the mouth of kids!! And I love the idea of being "mutts" opposed to "purebred"!!! Yehhhhh for mutts!!
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| atkinst2 |
Posted - Jul 27 2010 : 12:51:12 PM
My father, Native American (Blackfoot) my mother, Irish.
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| FebruaryViolet |
Posted - Jul 27 2010 : 12:14:03 PM
I thought it was really cute and even though Lilly is now 8, I still think of her as being "Lilipino" :) Actually, though, though her daddy is VERY Asian looking, Lilly and her brother, Vincent look Spanish. When their mother and I would go out shopping together with the kids in tow, people would always say, "how good of you and your life partner to adopt from Mexico!!!" 
Merry, that's really cute--Japallino :)
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| countrymum |
Posted - Jul 27 2010 : 11:38:50 AM
hope it's not too late to post.
I'm what you would call a half-breed. Half Polish and the other half Lithuanian.
"Life is brief & very fragile. Do that which makes you happy."- Flavia |
| Merry |
Posted - Jul 27 2010 : 10:43:09 AM
Oh jonni that's funny! I have been known to say I am japallino on occasion!
Merry
Farmgirl #536
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Your life is an occasion, rise to it. Mr. Magorium |
| iamacountrygirl |
Posted - Jul 27 2010 : 10:21:50 AM
I'm new here but I hope you don't mind if I join in.
My Dad's father was Swiss and his mother was Irish. My Mom's family was a mixture of Irish, German, Danish and French. Whenever I say my last name is Swiss, everyone always says they've never known anyone of Swiss decent...I guess they all stayed in Switzerland? LOL
Whoever said "Happy to be a "Raggedy Ann" in a Barbie World!" - I love that!!
Some of my best friends are horses and dogs.
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| harmonyfarm |
Posted - Jul 27 2010 : 10:02:58 AM
The "F" word....I love it! That made me laugh! Thanks! And remembering Art Linkletter...
Debbie
"If you can't find the time to do it right...how will you find the time to do it over" |
| Calicogirl |
Posted - Jul 27 2010 : 09:56:02 AM
Oh Jonni!!!
That is just too precious!!! Thanks for making me smile today :)
~Sharon
By His Grace, For His Glory
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