Project 1999 - people who claim to be from somewhere but are really from a distant suburb

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Originally Posted by visage (Post 373393)

If I say pull my finger , what would you actually do?

I'd punch you in the face if I ever saw you irl.

Your question is invalid.

you still got some testosterone left in you bro/sis

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Originally Posted by Harrison (Post 373767)

I live in Boston. Suck my dick.

arent you in Waltham? if so, or close - def not Bosstown.

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Originally Posted by Salty (Post 374278)

I tell people I lived in Boston when I really was in Cambridge.

Fuck you pals it's across the bridge.

this is close enough. sommerville, brighton, allston all are fine too.

Green line is the longest ride ever.

H8 brighton

I live in Michigan, anyone know anything about that state? I live in Watervliet, 20 minutes outside of Benton Harbor/St. Joeseph, anyone know where any of that is? If I said I lived 3 hours outside of Detroit you would at least know what state I am talking about haha.

slathar despite our differences i like this thread

when i tell people i live in waterbury connecticut i have to explain that connecticut is a state in america

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Originally Posted by vieirinho (Post 374176)

You said "you cannot transfer culture without living in an area or a nation that shares those cultures." which is true, but this applies to many people in large multi-cultural cities in north america.

Exactly, which is why I am trying to say that most people who claim they are a certain nationality, are really not that nationality.

I'll use the irish, again. A lot of people claim that they are Irish around me. However, the only thing they THINK they share with Ireland is getting brutally wasted and St. Patrick's day (which isn't in the spirit of St. Patrick's day anyway).

So yes, people such as yourself and also many Indian people whose families stay around others who are FOB from their nation end up surrounding their children with a sort of mini india, or mini Protugal or mini whatever - but in MOST cases this is not so.

My personal feeling is that you either have to be from the nation which you claim to be from, or be constantly surrounded and have grown up with people that are from that nation in order to grow up with the culture and values.

Parents who are a couple generations ahead of their immigrant ancestors that attempt to teach you some traditions and then tell you you're Latvian doesn't really fly well. (not really sure where the punctuation was supposed to go in that sentence)

I am an American born in massachusetts, my mother is 100% french canadian born in Nova Scotia. My mother, grandmother, aunt, granpda (rip) speak french 1st, broken canadian/english jargon mixture 2nd, and english 3rd.

i do not whatsoever consider myself anything but an American white bro-guy.