| Pages in topic: < [1 2] | Poll: Are you a part of a multicultural family? Thread poster: ProZ.com Staff
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| Cultural idisosyncracies | Nov 16, 2013 |
Mario Chavez wrote:
[Julian]...you don't get to wear a kimono to work?
Mario
Well, Mario, I have done actually -- while I was dressed in formal kimono with "hakama" front skirt-like ceremonial addon waiting to leave for my son's wedding. I looked such as dandy fellow.
For "hakama" visit Wikipedia at:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hakama
On a similar note, it's quite funny how you subconsciously pick up little (sometimes big) cultural quirks and mannerisms. This was frequently pointed out to me when I last went back to the UK. In fact, I was quite surprised to see myself suffering from "reverse culture shock." It was definitely a case of split cultural personality.
But, then, I did go to what was probably the last publicly funded grammar school in England, which was very much like a relic out of Tom Brown's Schooldays. I think the quirkiness of my educational upbringing in some way helped soften the cultural blows when I first started living here.
After all, there must be something "peculiar" in you if you start learning Japanese on the side when you're 17.
@Tatty
I fully recommend dual nationality and holding both passports. This has its advantages, one of which is that you can always switch to the shorter line when going through customs. 
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United Kingdom
Local time: 22:17
Hebrew to English
| No, as monocultural as you can get | Nov 16, 2013 |
All my ancestors (on my father's side) appear to have been English, I got into genealogy and managed to trace most my ancestors back to the time of Henry VIII, alas I seem to descend from a long line of English coal miners and peasants. I was hoping to find some exotic or foreign ancestor and got quite excited when I found an ancestor in the Plantagenet Roll of the Blood Royal, and then was disappointed when I realized it was only through marriage, not blood.
However, I still haven... See more All my ancestors (on my father's side) appear to have been English, I got into genealogy and managed to trace most my ancestors back to the time of Henry VIII, alas I seem to descend from a long line of English coal miners and peasants. I was hoping to find some exotic or foreign ancestor and got quite excited when I found an ancestor in the Plantagenet Roll of the Blood Royal, and then was disappointed when I realized it was only through marriage, not blood.
However, I still haven't gone that far back on my mother's side, so maybe.... ▲ Collapse
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| Paging Dan Brown! | Nov 16, 2013 |
Ty Kendall wrote:
All my ancestors (on my father's side) appear to have been English, I got into genealogy and managed to trace most my ancestors back to the time of Henry VIII, alas I seem to descend from a long line of English coal miners and peasants. I was hoping to find some exotic or foreign ancestor and got quite excited when I found an ancestor in the Plantagenet Roll of the Blood Royal, and then was disappointed when I realized it was only through marriage, not blood.
However, I still haven't gone that far back on my mother's side, so maybe....
Genealogical pursuits can be quite rewarding. I did mine up to my 4th generation (Spaniard/Italian stock).
On the other hand, doing some DNA tracking with a genealogical twist can also be rewarding. Yes, my ancestors (with the M109 marker) came from Africa 50,000 years ago, traversed across today's Iran (Persia) and settled in the southern area of Europe.
| | | | | By marriage, yes. | Nov 16, 2013 |
My birth family is a mixture of Irish and Scottish on my mother's side and Irish and Welsh on my father's side, but I'm married to a Spaniard and my children are bilingual and bicultural.
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| Yes, you are right -- genealogy is interesting | Nov 16, 2013 |
I traced my ancestors on my fathers side and I got to the 1400s. They all came from Lithuania and the Koningsberg area.
Everyone on my mother's side was Silesian -- meaning Silesian, Prussian (German speaking) and Austrian. Everyone in my family spoke two languages at least -- well, and some people like my father spoke five (Lithuanian, Russian, Polish, English and German). The last two more like fluent second languages. Some people could write in one language only, though -- my m... See more I traced my ancestors on my fathers side and I got to the 1400s. They all came from Lithuania and the Koningsberg area.
Everyone on my mother's side was Silesian -- meaning Silesian, Prussian (German speaking) and Austrian. Everyone in my family spoke two languages at least -- well, and some people like my father spoke five (Lithuanian, Russian, Polish, English and German). The last two more like fluent second languages. Some people could write in one language only, though -- my mother's parents could write and read mostly in German, and then my grandfather learned French and English, during the war and 1950s.
My father's brother could not write in any language until he was 24.
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Norwegian background (likely some some influx of Saami due to the location), married to an Italian, currently living in Canada. My daughters are functionally trilingual (and my oldest is currently in university in Norway, the country she heretofore has spent the least time in), my husband's passive Norwegian is good enough to keep a conversation going in two or three languages during every meal.
But in my case it runs in the family, my brothers married "out" too, my sisters-in-law a... See more Norwegian background (likely some some influx of Saami due to the location), married to an Italian, currently living in Canada. My daughters are functionally trilingual (and my oldest is currently in university in Norway, the country she heretofore has spent the least time in), my husband's passive Norwegian is good enough to keep a conversation going in two or three languages during every meal.
But in my case it runs in the family, my brothers married "out" too, my sisters-in-law are from Sierra Leone (but schooled in Britain), Brazil, and the last one is Norwegian-Indonesian but was born in Holland.
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| | | | | It bugs my older son | Nov 16, 2013 |
...when we refer to him as the "Irish son" as opposed to his brother, who gets called the "son from Segovia". This is because both in appearance and character, the older one takes after me, and the younger one after his Spanish father.
I have had access over the course of my life to four nationalities, namely Venezuelan, British, Irish and Spanish, but twenty-five years from early infancy to early adult-hood in England left a great mark, despite having now spent more than half my li... See more ...when we refer to him as the "Irish son" as opposed to his brother, who gets called the "son from Segovia". This is because both in appearance and character, the older one takes after me, and the younger one after his Spanish father.
I have had access over the course of my life to four nationalities, namely Venezuelan, British, Irish and Spanish, but twenty-five years from early infancy to early adult-hood in England left a great mark, despite having now spent more than half my life in Spain. My family now feels more Spanish than anything else. ▲ Collapse
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Romanian to the bone, all ancestors farmers, and not even wealthy ones (like nobles or similar). My father was the first one in the family to ever leave the country (once to Berlin). So, well..
And I read all your stories with so much interest and allow myself to dream of multicultural families, they seem so "movie like"..
have a great Saturday evening you all !
(if applicable, of course)
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Thayenga
Germany
Local time: 23:17
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From my father's side comes the German, the English and the Native American (which is still awaiting confirmation, since it was just recently discovered). This lineage dates back to the early 18th centurry.
On my mother's side I managed to trace her/my ancestors back to Paris, France, and even to an exact date: August 23, 1572. All possibly existing records prior to that day are irretrievably lost, since many records were consumed by the fire that day and the following night (St. Ba... See more From my father's side comes the German, the English and the Native American (which is still awaiting confirmation, since it was just recently discovered). This lineage dates back to the early 18th centurry.
On my mother's side I managed to trace her/my ancestors back to Paris, France, and even to an exact date: August 23, 1572. All possibly existing records prior to that day are irretrievably lost, since many records were consumed by the fire that day and the following night (St. Batholomew).
In more recent years, my brother has married a lady from Yugoslavia (it still was then). And there were some Spaniards, Hawaiians and Noth Americans linked to my family, either by marriage, engagement or long-term relationship ▲ Collapse
| | | | | Yes - through marriage | Nov 16, 2013 |
My family is mostly european with some native american indian sprinkled in every few generations. My wife is from Argentina, but has Japanese/Spanish ancestry (which makes for a very cute combination, if I may say so). We don't have any kids yet, but the dog is bilingual.
Genealogy is kind of a sore subject in my family. We've traced the Goodwin/Godwin line back pretty far. If the Battle of Hastings had gone any differently, you would be calling me Prince Triston (or your Lordship, ... See more My family is mostly european with some native american indian sprinkled in every few generations. My wife is from Argentina, but has Japanese/Spanish ancestry (which makes for a very cute combination, if I may say so). We don't have any kids yet, but the dog is bilingual.
Genealogy is kind of a sore subject in my family. We've traced the Goodwin/Godwin line back pretty far. If the Battle of Hastings had gone any differently, you would be calling me Prince Triston (or your Lordship, I'm not picky), as I am a direct descendant of Harold II. ▲ Collapse
| | | | | What a coincidence! | Nov 17, 2013 |
Triston Goodwin wrote:
Genealogy is kind of a sore subject in my family. We've traced the Goodwin/Godwin line back pretty far. If the Battle of Hastings had gone any differently, you would be calling me Prince Triston (or your Lordship, I'm not picky), as I am a direct descendant of Harold II.
Triston, your Lordship
My family tree also has been traced back to 1066 when the Saxons came over to England and got a little bit rowdy. Our ancestors might even been locked in mortal combat on the shores of Hastings or in the fields of Kent. Either that, or my great-great whatever was the result of a clandestine tryst with a local lass on top of a haystack.
It would be nice to settle our genealogical differences(?) over a pint of fermented hop juice, wouldn't you think?
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