What nationality am I?

stresco

Cardassian?

ninerbuff

You're a BRIT.

2stepz

You're my Aggie... my friend-wall cheerleader. that's all that really matters!

bottlecaps

French?

avaloneternal

Dunno, all I know is you are part of the Human race interested to know your origin though.

AggieLu

Yes, I am Human

stresco

Yes, I am Human

Guess that means my guess was wrong

neenaj33

a HOT human!! lol

HollieDoodles

Havartian?

spottedlee

I say Heinz 57,,

57 nationalities in your blood

MarchelleLynne

The mfp world may never know!!!

spottedlee

Since apparently everyone in here fits the stereotype of how ignorant this generation is--SHE IS AMERICAN. Nationality refers to what citizenship she holds. Seriously, this is the 2nd time I've had to do this today.

Her ETHNICITY is a different question, probably the one she intended to ask. let's use examples for the kids! My father was born in mexico, and my mom was born in the US, her parents born in mexico. I was born here in the US. This makes my NATIONALITY American, my ethnicity-Mexican.

Actually,, you are mistaken,,, since your dad were born in Mexico, that makes you DUAL citizen through parent (known as "acquisition" of citizenship). unless you renounce your citizenship there.

My grandfather is a perfect example,,, he was born in Italy,, but moved to England soon after his birth. His mother was British, his father was American (born in NY) he was never a citizen of Italy even though he was born there on a ship that was docked in Napal. Because of his mom, he was British and because of his dad, he was American. When he came to America, he didn't have American Passport. He was a British soilder at the end of WWI when he arrived at Ellis, he announced himself as American even though he NEVER been to America. In his case, he was citizen of both countries through his parents.

More info,,, http://www.nolo.com/legal-encyclopedia/us-citizenship-birth-parents-29750.html

betylpz01

Just curious, how does a non-American write?

They use a more formal English style. Not bad, not good, just different. I was not trying to incite or say any different style of English was better or worse, if that's what you were wondering.

Hey, Mr. Know it all.... Go * yourself!

sunkisses

Since apparently everyone in here fits the stereotype of how ignorant this generation is--SHE IS AMERICAN. Nationality refers to what citizenship she holds. Seriously, this is the 2nd time I've had to do this today.

Her ETHNICITY is a different question, probably the one she intended to ask. let's use examples for the kids! My father was born in mexico, and my mom was born in the US, her parents born in mexico. I was born here in the US. This makes my NATIONALITY American, my ethnicity-Mexican.

Actually,, you are mistaken,,, since your dad were born in Mexico, that makes you DUAL citizen through parent (known as "acquisition" of citizenship). unless you renounce your citizenship there.

My grandfather is a perfect example,,, he was born in Italy,, but moved to England soon after his birth. His mother was British, his father was American (born in NY) he was never a citizen of Italy even though he was born there on a ship that was docked in Napal. Because of his mom, he was British and because of his dad, he was American. When he came to America, he didn't have American Passport. He was a British soilder at the end of WWI when he arrived at Ellis, he announced himself as American even though he NEVER been to America. In his case, he was citizen of both countries through his parents.

More info,,, http://www.nolo.com/legal-encyclopedia/us-citizenship-birth-parents-29750.html

You are talking about citizenship. They are talking ethnicity vs. nationality. Citizenship only applied to the OP as by citizenship SHE is American. CastlesMadeofSand's citizenship is not in question, nor is it relevant.

Whether he was an a-hole about it or not - he is correct.

thirtyandthriving

"na·tion·al·i·ty  (nsh-nl-t, nsh-nl-)
n. pl. na·tion·al·i·ties
1. The status of belonging to a particular nation by origin, birth, or naturalization.
2. A people having common origins or traditions and often constituting a nation.
...
ethnicity - an ethnic quality or affiliation resulting from racial or cultural ties; "ethnicity has a strong influence on community status relations.

citizenship [ˈsɪtɪzənˌʃɪp
n
1. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) the condition or status of a citizen, with its rights and duties"



-Webster dictionary online

Nationality- where she is from
Ethnicity-where her ancestors were from
Citizenship-where she is a current resident

i_love_vinegar

American LOL? Like most of us haha XD

Christina1007

yaaaaaaaaaaaaaawwwnnnnn! is it over yet???

nothingisred

"na·tion·al·i·ty  (nsh-nl-t, nsh-nl-)
n. pl. na·tion·al·i·ties
1. The status of belonging to a particular nation by origin, birth, or naturalization.
2. A people having common origins or traditions and often constituting a nation.
...
ethnicity - an ethnic quality or affiliation resulting from racial or cultural ties; "ethnicity has a strong influence on community status relations.

citizenship [ˈsɪtɪzənˌʃɪp
n
1. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) the condition or status of a citizen, with its rights and duties"



-Webster dictionary online

Nationality- where she is from
Ethnicity-where her ancestors were from
Citizenship-where she is a current resident

Exactly. Nationality =/= Citizenship.

Nationality is dependant on your country of birth or that of your parents. Yes, some people do give up their original nationality to become a national of the country they move to but it is not synonymous with citizenship, which is why a country will always have more citizens than nationals.

From Britannica Encyclopedia:

Affiliation with a particular nation or sovereign state. People, business corporations, ships, and aircraft all have nationalities. Nationality is inferior to citizenship, insofar as the latter implies a full set of political privileges and the former does not. Countries have limited rights to determine which of their inhabitants will be their nationals. People generally acquire a nationality by birth within a particular country's territory, by inheritance from one or both parents, or by naturalization. It may change or be augmented or taken away if a country cedes control of the territory where one lives to another country.

So the OP can quite easily be a citizen of the USA but still retain her original nationality. As she is asking us to guess her nationality she obviously does not consider herself to be a US national and still a national of her country of birth.

I don't see why all this drama was necessary in the first place, it was evidentally just meant to be a fun thread, just makes it worse that the drama was started over an incorrect understanding of the term nationality...

mazza2marilyn

spanish

spicy618

South American... Colombian?

skittybang

Klingon

Bronx_Montgomery

I say its a mystery like the Rock or Jessica Alba. Your like some sort of spanish or Philippino or sometihng

obstacleone

I totally love the fact that this thing exploded over something simple.

I also love that through all of the hooplah people are still guessing.

The real question is this: Do I type American?
I mean, my keyboard is under the US standard for typing so I don't have the accents as if I was french canadian.
This is what will bother me for the rest of the day.

Oh, and Aggie, You're Polish. I learned the hard way by calling you a derogatory term and then having you upset with me for an extended period of time. In my defense I plead ignorance.

So to break it down:

Aggie lives in Chicago, she's of polish descent, she's totally awesome and I have no idea how I type. My identity has just been crushed.

fbmandy55

Now theat I've read this entire thread... are you going to tell us?? :happy:

Tangerine302

What are you????

TheRoadDog

Do you have any Dutch in you? Would you like a little Dutch in you?

betylpz01

I say you are part pixie fairy you have wings and leave glitter through out the night sky. Am I correct?

thor1god1of1awesome

oooo I know your a Pokemon!!!!!

kapeluza

Horde!!!

ninerbuff

I say its a mystery like the Rock or Jessica Alba. Your like some sort of spanish or Philippino or sometihng

Filipino. Sorry I'm Filipino and had to correct it.