Recent questions tagged nationality

Description : Would you claim a nationality you were not dominant in, or deny it?

Last Answer : I would choose the nationality of the country I was born and live in.

Description : Can one love his/her country and nation without hating others? If yes, how do you achieve it in this time, where being a patriot seems so hostile and hateful towards other nations?

Last Answer : I “love” my country by being a good citizen (or at least trying to be a good citizen) of it. Why should loving your country mean hating other countries?

Description : Religious, which is most important to you; your religion or your nationality?

Last Answer : My faith is more important to me than my nationality. I wouldn’t attach that to a denomination or probably not even a religion, but the approach to life that stems from my relationship with God defines me. I would still be this person regardless of the country I lived in.

Description : Would you be okay with being asked for a favour because of your skin colour?

Last Answer : answer:I wouldn't say it. I think it's fine if you think it's good training. I know nothing about training dogs, and had no idea they might perceive a color of skin as significant. I personally would not mind ... it unless I already had a plan ahead of time to do it. I'm not much of a dog person.

Description : Is it better not to study or talk about race at all?

Last Answer : Why not just acknowledge it and accept it? I think a Black person knows they’re Black, the Hispanic person knows they’re Hispanic. Why not just accept it and not let it be a defining concept?

Description : Americans, do you really think about Canada as a real country, or just cold America?

Last Answer : I think of it as a better country than America and I would move there in a heartbeat.

Description : How do I use the phrase, "By way of" correctly?

Last Answer : answer:I wouldn’t use “by way of” in this context. I would simply say “American national born in the Philippines. I use “by way of” and understand it to be a phrase describing directions. “You can go to Boston by way of New York City on the train, or you can go by way of the highway by car.”

Description : (Warning, Upsetting Content): Why do you think Spain has policies and people that are more often cruel to animals than most other places and people?

Last Answer : One look at these sick & depraved images confirms this to be the case, although Spain isn't alone in it's barbarity as you can see. I can't comprehend why this is done, let ... supposed civilised society, tradition & culture seem an incredibly weak excuse for savagery on a truly frightening scale.

Description : How many heads of state can you name?

Last Answer : answer:Off the top of head I can think of Vladimir Putin in Russia, Francois Hollande of France (heard a story on NPR yesterday), Hamid Karzai of Afghanistan (since he is a US puppet he might not count), ... England, Angela Merkel of Germany, and Kim Jung Un (sp?) from North Korea. I am in the US.

Description : On a serious note, does anyone have any logical ideas of why the African American people of the US seem to be getting lighter over the decades?

Last Answer : I think that’s because inter-racial relationships between white and black people have become more common.

Description : How often are you randomly mistaken for another nationality?

Last Answer : answer:Well it happened a few times. I told them they were wrong and I explained though I’m not sure people get these explanation since they continued with the mistake [ maybe it was on purpose .. doesn’t matter ] I don’t get annoyed most times after explanations I just move on.

Description : Why are people nationalistic?

Last Answer : Because they cannot see the common humanity of those beyond their immidiate circles. We all live in concentric circles of relationships, and sometimes lose site of the fact that just because our lives are setup that ... the world. So we should all be proud to be what we really ARE: WORLD CITIZENS!

Description : Is positive stereotyping, on racial / ethnic / national grounds, also a bad thing?

Last Answer : I wouldn’t say “good” or “bad”, but as soon as I see the word “all” in a statement about a group of people, I know it’s bullshit.

Description : How many nations are represented on Fluther?

Last Answer : I am from the Fatherland.

Description : What is the defining trait of your country of origin?

Last Answer : Russia – Vodka, Potatoes and Oppression

Description : Do the american, british, australian, canadian dislike one another?

Last Answer : I have spoken to Australians before. They don't think they are British. They think they are better than the British. The difference between all four nationalities are a general location and a ... . Though Americans have a good long history of being ignorant of everything outside of their country.

Description : Do you think it's funny that "liberals" is often used in a demeaning manner by "some"when the Statue of Liberty is one of our earliest and most recognized "National Monuments"?

Last Answer : I wish more people realized that the root of “liberal” is “liberty” and the root of “conservative” is “conservation.”

Description : Do you think it's possible that within the next two decades the US will be 50% Hispanic?

Last Answer : No, the projections are not for a 50% Hispanic society, but the US Census Bureau says that by 2042 the percentage of non-Hispanic white Americans will be below 50%. Here are a couple of good articles ... Of the 46.6 million Hispanics in the United States today, at least 22 million are white. Source

Description : The European Union flag: What do you think?

Last Answer : It’s okay I guess

Description : What name can I use in place of "American" for the nationality of a person from the United States of America?

Last Answer : I often use "north american"...or sometimes I'll use "gringo" ;) Another way to deal with it is to avoid an adjective all together, and say, "people from the U.S."

Description : Why does an imaginary line in the sand determine a person's worth?

Last Answer : answer:Let me start by saying that I do not necessarily support the position that I am about to lay out. I just think it is the reason that many cite. The doctrine of limited ... people who are citizens or people who have entered the country through legal means following the necessary processes.