Does the country you were born in define your nationality?

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!

Originally posted by Lord Shadow Z
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?

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". 😛

Originally posted by yerssot
hey! 😠
that's a low shot evy!

cut it with that smilie 😐
why a low shot?

what's wrong with the smily? 😖

Most can't even speak their languages.

Originally posted by Syren
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?

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.

Originally posted by yerssot
y'know what a scheisse german is???

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

Originally posted by yerssot
good, cause that language is that 😛

excuse me, I'm German 😠

I feel for you 😐

😖 what's that suppose to mean?