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I was just wondering because although some people believe that if you leave the place of your birth at an early age and grow up the rest of your life in a different country and culture you assume that as your nationality because you have no recollection of your birthplace.

in theory your nationality depends on the nationality of your parents.

but I reckon you aren't talking about that

so well if you have no recollection of your country and have lived your whole life ina different country than you probably are e.g.
more of a frenchman than a german

As far as I know your birthplace does define your nationality

If it is down to the parents then in my case I should be English, if it is down to where you have lived most of your life then I am English.
But I was born in Wales and have a birth certificate that is in Welsh but translated into English. So shouldn't the last one count for more?

true, I messed up it is your birthplace
tho I think that they should consider the nationality of your parents as well

Official definition of nationality is:
The state or quality of belonging to or being connected with a nation or government by nativity, character, ownership, allegiance, parental nationality etc.

But in actuality I'd define your nationality as the place you call home were you respect the national culture and laws and fit in .

I'm British born Chinese and I think of myself as British so imo where you were born is your home.

Officially it's your birthplace, but practically is the place where you grow up.

and if you want to get technical, it's all about the law of the country

as for me, i'm 100% american property. love the east and west coast. bright and early day for me to salute the red, white and blue. COME TO THIS COUNTRY, but don't take my job. J/K.

Precisely. For example, in the right to German nationality has been during a long time only accessible by the parentage. No matter if you were born there or not. It was a problem for many Turks that had emigrated there and had had children... This situation started to change 10 years ago or so, with an opening to more people whose birthplace was in Germany.

The French idea of nationality, to take another example, is based on the acceptance and on the attachment of a person to the principle of the nation he belongs to.

I really was going to say that too, but couldn't be bothered

I'm sorry Yerss notworthy

next time, you'll have to pay

Off-topic => (to pay ? This reminds me the "specialist friend" I told you about yesterday. He used to do ask me to pay all the time... )

well, if that friend accepts the mission, he'll get payed

Well, I was born in Indiana, United Staes. My nationality, however, is German, Irish, Polish, and British. Birthplace is decided by where you were born, not nationality

Depends. I, as much as I hate to admit this, am an American. My family comes from so many different backgrounds (French, Norwegian, Irish, Welsh, English, Ojibwe Indian, and on and on...) that I have to call myself an American, even if I did move to France or Norway or Ireland or Wales or England or... err... Minnesota.

Is there really such a thing as national identity?

My parents are from East Asia and I'm British born, I don't think I get "the best of bother worlds" though, as I know more of Britain than Asia, I only know the lingo, but when I went to Vietnam last year, with my cousins and aunts.. it was like a culture clash, there were things they would do and I'd think... URGH.

Oh, on my CV my nationality is down as British

i was born in the USA. i have french, german, irish and cherokee indian in my blood.

People usually forget about their nationalities, especially if they don't visit said countries regularly. Most can't even speak their languages.

hey!
that's a low shot evy!

OMG!!

I was born in Dyfed, in Wales, my parents are English, I grew up in East England and I have a Welsh Birth Certificate.

Weird.......

But I am English, I speak English (I know no Welsh), my whole family are English (Northern and Eastern), I've spent the last 14 years of 19 in England. (2 yrs in Wales, 3 in Germany, where my brother was born).

So, how would you work that one out?

Basically, I'm an "RAF Brat".

cut it with that smilie
why a low shot?

what's wrong with the smily?


I can't speak my national languages perfectly at all

Same here really, I think I was born in Dyfed as well and I don't know the language at all. I'm the only one of my family that was born in a different country and since moving to England I've never been back to Wales to see what it's like.

yerss> it's so mean
but you can speak many languages already

of course it's a mean smiley, that's what it's used for

yeah, and my country has 3 official ones not counting english, but it would be great if I could actually speak them fluently

than on the other hand, you have to suffer old greek

well, use it to someone else
practice them then yerss... then you'll speak them fluently

not anymore I don't have ancient greek class next year

y'know what a scheisse german is???

I was born in England, and think of myself as English, even though my official nationality (the nationality on my passport) is British.

no

good, cause that language is that

So.. what's the point of learning ancient Greek, anyways? Like I said earlier it's only good if you want to be an archaeologist and somebody said I was wrong... What's it for? Do you really NEED to know the roots of all those words? Obviously, they don't teach it here or I would know this..

considering the Greek civilisation was the one who created the others in Europe and quite a few words are inspired on greek... it would come very in handy yes

hehe

excuse me, I'm German

I feel for you

what's that suppose to mean?

nothing at all, that's the point

Yeah, yerssot, what is that supposed to mean?

that I'm hungry

Wow. My connection is a tad slow today.

"Danger, Will Robinson. Danger."