Nationalities

[NoyokA]

If your sensitive about this type of stuff then this is not your post. But I think this forum has an impressive mix of peoples and backgrounds. And since we're all open anyways, lets open up this topic.

Myself Im half German, half jewish, my jewish ancestory came to where else, the Lower East Side.

[Gulcrapek]

American born, parents American born, one side grandparents are Polish, other side they are American born but great grandparents are Austrian and Belorussian. Religion wise I'm Jewish.

Paternal grandparents first settled in the south Bronx and then moved to the UWS. Maternal great grandparents settled in the LES.

[DominicanoNYC]

. I was born here. My parents are Dominican. My grandparents on my fathers side are also Dominican. My other grand parents are Dominican. I know only of the greatgrand parents on my mother's side and my g.g.mother is from St.Thomas and my g.g.father is Spanish.

[NyC MaNiAc]

Father's from the bronx. Mothers from Elizabeth, New Jersey...

As far as religion is concerned, I'm jewish.

[DominicanoNYC]

Guess I'm out-mumbered. I'm a Catholic. I'm interedested in the Muslim religon, but I'm not tinhking of converting.

[ZippyTheChimp]

Grandparents emigrated from Italy, settled in Lower East Side. Paternal grandparents bought a home in Williamsburg; maternal grandparents bought a home in Caroll Gardens.

I was born in Caroll Gardens. My parents bought a home in Sheepshead Bay, where I was raised - so I love Brooklyn and fishing.

[Gulcrapek]

SheepsHEAD!!!!!!!!!!!!! Woo

[tugrul]

I was born in Istanbul, Turkey, but I was raised in Forest Hills, Queens, since before my first birthday. Never been back, or outside the country for that matter, since I arrived. So I think of myself as a native New Yorker.

My parents weren't devout Muslims, just generically god fearing, thanks probably to the secular nature of Turkey. I'm personally an atheist, thanks probably to my natural affinity to the sciences :)

My entire family tree, which I'm not intimately familiar with I must admit, resides within the broad confines of the former Ottoman Empire :)

[NYatKNIGHT]

American mutt. All my ancestors have been here since before the mid 1800's, and were all Catholic. Irish and German on my Dad's side - they settled in Georgia. Irish, Scottish, and French on my Mom's side - they were early frontiersmen of Michigan. My ancestors probably fought each other in the Civil War.

My Dad's job took the family to New York City and they moved to Bergen County, NJ where I was born.

[dbhstockton]

I'm 1/2 jewish, 1/4 Norwegian, 1/4 Italian -- 3rd-generation American mutt. *In terms of NYC, My father's from Queens and my mother's family is from the Bronx and LI. *I was born in upper Manhattan, then we moved to LI when I was 6 and NJ when I was 14.

My great uncle (great as in my grandmother's brother) recently put together a geneaology of that Jewish side of the family, which originally hails from an area of shifting borders in what is now Russia, Poland, or the Ukraine. *Motivating emigration from the area was anti-semtic persecution, but it was also motivated by the harshness of Russian conscription at the turn of the century -- I think it was ten years of service. *So I learned that I come from a long line of draft-dodgers. *Those that managed to get drafted *crafted elaborate desertion plans and joined branches of our family in Romania, France, and the U.S. *We're close with our family in France, so all this recent virulent francophobia is upsetting.

[TLOZ Link5]

Third- or fourth-generation American mutt. *My dad's side is mostly German, with a hint of Welsh, Irish, Scottish and English from my paternal grandmother. *My mom's side is entirely Irish. *However, my mom's side of the family is what's considered "black" Irish, or descendants of Irish women who married Spanish sailors who washed up in Ireland after Britain defeated the Armada in 1588; as such, none of us have red hair or a large amount of freckles. *Who knows, if I trace my roots far back enough, I might find some Arab or Berber blood in me from ancestors who were alive during the Moorish occupation and the Reconquista.

My mom's a native New Yorker but was raised on Long Island. *My dad is from Newport, Kentucky, which is a suburb of Cincinnati. *He moved to New York in 1975 to take a job at EFHutton, where he met my mom. *My sister was born in '81, and I was born in '85. *We're all Catholic, although personally I don't necessarily practice the religion.

(Edited by TLOZ Link5 at 2:01 pm on Mar. 22, 2003)

[Fabb]

Quote: from dbhstockton on 11:46 am on Mar. 19, 2003
all this recent virulent francophobia is upsetting.


I'm glad you said that.
I'm upset, too.

[JMGarcia]

1/2 French, 1/8 Basque, 1/8 Spanish, 1/4 Lebanese (of the christian variety) and a confirmed atheist.

Bashing Chirac doesn't bother me or the french half of my family too much. I guess we're all used to it. Americans have been bashed more than their fair share by the french and New Yorkers have been bashed for years by the rest of the country. :)

[Gulcrapek]

Aw Fabb we still love you.

[Ptarmigan]

Both my parents were from South Korea and I was born here in the great country of America. I am a first generation American.

[Eugenius]

Jewish as far back as the eye can see. *I immigrated from what was then the USSR, but is now Belarus in 1989.

[TLOZ Link5]

Quote: from Fabb on 5:06 pm on Mar. 19, 2003
Quote: from dbhstockton on 11:46 am on Mar. 19, 2003
all this recent virulent francophobia is upsetting.


I'm glad you said that.
I'm upset, too.


Don't worry, Fabb. *We all love ya, at least ;)

[NyC MaNiAc]

ah, I'm feeling the Love.

My best friend is lebanese JMgarcia, so your in good company...

LoL, It's been a great 100 posts everyone...hope to debate AND agree with you guys for a long, long time. :)

[TLOZ Link5]

Yay! *NYC Maniac has 100+ posts! *::gets out the punch and pie and throws balloons around::

...and no, that wasn't sarcasm :D


(Edited by TLOZ Link5 at 8:58 pm on Mar. 20, 2003)

[Bennie B]

Half german, half czech, all jewish all the time heh *)
Way to go NyC MaNiAc, you too Ptarmigan *)

[NyC MaNiAc]

yay!! TLOZ Link5 rules!!

hmm...you edited that post... :)

Haha you probably had to throw in that "and no, that wasn't sarcasm" comment...either way, Thank you, Thank you...

And thanks Bennie B!

[Just Rich]

Canadian from to top of my head down to my warm wooly socks.

[NYatKNIGHT]

...and......that's it? Being Canadian is like being American in that our ancestors come from somewhere else (unless you're "native" Canadian). So are you "native" Canadian, French Canadian, English, Korean...what?

[NoyokA]

My bad, Im not asking nationalities here rather ancestry. The topic title is wrong, Rich was right.

[Just Rich]

Three of my four grandparents were Scottish and the other was Canadian. *That's as far back as I go.

[NyC MaNiAc]

The LIRR has gotten much better, IMHO.

[Agglomeration]

I'm a Korean American who lives in Queens. I always take the LIRR to Manhattan because it's less crowded, faster, and more relaxing. Yes it's more expensive, but it's worth it.

[Fabb]

I'm French.
Born and bred.
I love smelly cheese.

[NyC MaNiAc]

well said Fabb. Though not French, I too like smelly cheese. Ah, yes, behold the power...

[ZippyTheChimp]

Quote: from Gulcrapek on 9:55 pm on Mar. 18, 2003
SheepsHEAD!!!!!!!!!!!!! Woo

Gulcrapek, you're from Sheepshead Bay?

[billyblancoNYC]

Queens, born and raised.

My dad's side is Irish, but been here for generations. *He grew up in Elmhurst.

My mom is Italian (her dad from Italy, mom from BK), grew up in Brooklyn (Williamsburg).

I grew up in Bayside (where they moved when married) and now live in Whitestone.

Love the board, baby!

[Gulcrapek]

Yes Zippy

[TLOZ Link5]

Fabb, this question has been nagging me for a while, and it might sound a bit random, but here goes:

Who's the new Prime Minister of France? *I mean, Jospin retired from political life after he unsuccessfully ran for President last year, and obviously Le Pen didn't win either and certainly wasn't appointed; so whom did Chirac tap as the next PM?

(Edited by TLOZ Link5 at 5:49 pm on Mar. 28, 2003)

[Kris]

Sarkozy. Mr. Public Order.

[JMGarcia]

1/2 French
1/4 Lebanese (of the Catholic variety)
1/8 Spanish
1/8 Basque

[Kris]

On Sheepshead Bay: http://www.nytimes.com/2003/03/30/realestate/30LIVI.html

[ZippyTheChimp]

Thanks Christian

http://indian-river.fl.us/fishing/fish/porgshee.jpg
The Convict Fish. I've never seen one. difficult to catch.

When I was a child, my folks were house hunting, and with my uncle's family, spent a day in Coney Island. We had dinner in Lundy's, and too a small boy, the most gigantic room I was ever in. Emmons Ave was lined with dozens of fishing boats, selling their catches to the restaurants across the street. My uncle bought some raffle ticket, and won a small boat! That convinced my folks to move there.

Gulcrapek, it's up to you to look after this place.

[Gulcrapek]

Don't worry. The place is doing fine without me looking after it.

If I get the energy one day in a month or so I'll go out and make a photo tour of the neighborhood.

[Fabb]

Quote: from TLOZ Link5 on 5:46 pm on Mar. 28, 2003
Fabb, this question has been nagging me for a while, and it might sound a bit random, but here goes:

Who's the new Prime Minister of France? *I mean, Jospin retired from political life after he unsuccessfully ran for President last year, and obviously Le Pen didn't win either and certainly wasn't appointed; so whom did Chirac tap as the next PM?



(Sorry I don't visit this part of the forum much)

His name is Jean-Pierre Rafarin.

This man was not part of the parisian elite of the French political life. On the contrary, he comes from Poitou-Charentes, near the Atlantic coast, a region known for its delicious butter and its douceur de vivre.
The man represents what the French call the terroir, the specific way of life of the innumerable French provincial towns and villages.
Chirac made a smart choice at a crucial time of persistent and painful questions on the French identity.

So far, Rafarin is still popular.

[Kris]

Oops. The man is so humble I forgot about him.

[Fabb]

Quote: from Kris on 6:24 pm on Mar. 28, 2003
Sarkozy. Mr. Public Order.


Wrong. He's only in charge of the police. He's lucky to have that after betraying Chirac in 1995.

[Kris]

See previous post. The Interior Minister is only in charge of the police?

[Fabb]

That's what I thought.
I might be wrong. What else could he be in charge of ?

OK, now, do you realize, Christian, that you are sabotaging this thread ?
Is that why you became moderator ? To be allowed to do so with no risk of being bashed ?

Shame on you.

[Kris]

Listen, daddy, I'm only enriching the discussion - one of the roles of us moderators.

[Fabb]

You're a wonderful son, son.
I was just testing you.

[TLOZ Link5]

Thanks, Fabb.