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Do You Belong Here?

Have you ever felt that you don't belong in your country?

  • Yes

    Votes: 13 31.7%

  • No

    Votes: 25 61.0%

  • Other

    Votes: 3 7.3%
  • Total voters
    41
Cilogy

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Have you ever felt, at any point in your life, that you did not belong in the country you live?

Please explain your decision.
 
Cilogy said:
Have you ever felt, at any point in your life, that you did not belong in the country you live?

Please explain your decision.
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I have never felt an allegiance for my country because I don't think I belong to just one place in the world.

At the moment I definitely don't feel like I belong where I live because no one has the same interests here as I do.
 
Cilogy said:
Have you ever felt, at any point in your life, that you did not belong in the country you live?

Please explain your decision.
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Only once have i considered leaving UK but other than that. No.
I love London too much
 
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Cilogy said:
Obviously.

Explain your decision.
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how would you like for me to do that. You really haven't explained what you are after.


I was born here, I feel I am one of the peoples around me, I enjoy this great nation. etc. etc. not sure what you are after.


how about you?
 
Cilogy said:
Have you ever felt, at any point in your life, that you did not belong in the country you live?

Please explain your decision.
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Based on what? I've never felt like I've belonged or didn't belong here. I was just born where I was. Could you elaborate?
 
dclxvinoise said:
Based on what? I've never felt like I've belonged or didn't belong here. I was just born where I was. Could you elaborate?
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Reverend_Hellh0und said:
how would you like for me to do that. You really haven't explained what you are after.


I was born here, I feel I am one of the peoples around me, I enjoy this great nation. etc. etc. not sure what you are after.


how about you?
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I don't need to elaborate, explain your decision. Explain what you feel. Don't say I'm "after" anything, as if I'm attacking you.
 
Cilogy said:
I don't need to elaborate, explain your decision. Explain what you feel. Don't say I'm "after" anything, as if I'm attacking you.
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Actually you do because just asking the question "Do you belong here?" paints a far to broad picture on what you are asking. Are you talking about politics, cultural views, society in general, etc? I don't think that asking you to elaborate on what you mean is too much to ask. I would be able to give a far more detailed answer if I knew what you were referring to specifically.
 
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Cilogy said:
I don't need to elaborate, explain your decision. Explain what you feel. Don't say I'm "after" anything, as if I'm attacking you.
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I don't think you are attacking me. where did that come from? :confused:


I did explain my answer to the best I could given your ambiguous question. Perhaps you can guide me if you want more.


how about you btw?
 
Reverend_Hellh0und said:
I don't think you are attacking me. where did that come from? :confused:


I did explain my answer to the best I could given your ambiguous question. Perhaps you can guide me if you want more.


how about you btw?
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No you you gave me exactly the type of answer that should be expected for this question.


dclxvinoise said:
Actually you do because just asking the question "Do you belong here?" paints a far to broad picture on what you are asking. Are you talking about politics, cultural views, society in general, etc? I don't think that asking you to elaborate on what you mean is too much to ask. I would be able to give a far more detailed answer if I knew what you were referring to specifically.
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Actually I don't. Just answer it in anyway you see fit. That's why there is no specific sub-category.
 
Cilogy said:
No you you gave me exactly the type of answer that should be expected for this question.




Actually I don't. Just answer it in anyway you see fit. That's why there is no specific sub-category.
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meh.... *unsubscribe*

if it gets more interesting i'll check it out later. :lol:
 
No.

Related: once my wife told me that the country didn't belong where it was, but that it would look better three inches to the left, so I moved it, and then the she said she didn't like it there and told me to move it back to where it was again. I told her, that I moved it once, and that's where it's staying. If she wants to move it again, she can do it her damned self. So If you think the country belongs three inches to the right of where it is now, blame her.
 
No.

I like to travel and I'd love to visit the USA again during 3 or 4 weeks, but I'd not live outside my country!

The weather is not always great, there are bad things over here and sometimes our politicians mess everything up, but I've got the local mentality (= the art of not being French, Dutch, English or German). I need my friends, my family, local food...and life isn't so bad over here.
 
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Tucker Case said:
No.

Related: once my wife told me that the country didn't belong where it was, but that it would look better three inches to the left, so I moved it, and then the she said she didn't like it there and told me to move it back to where it was again. I told her, that I moved it once, and that's where it's staying. If she wants to move it again, she can do it her damned self. So If you think the country belongs three inches to the right of where it is now, blame her.
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That's hilarious.
 
When I was young, I was a radical punk rock ignorant fool who thought America was a great villain and I would be better of in a more moral country like Britain, or at least Canada. I think my joining the Navy was in part a reaction to my rising realization that we were better than I had thought. During my time in the Navy, I came to truly, deeply love my country, and in the dozen or so countries I have been to, there is none that I would now ever want to live in.
 
Cilogy said:
Actually I don't. Just answer it in anyway you see fit. That's why there is no specific sub-category.
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Then you really have no reason to ask people to elaborate on their answers if you refuse to give a more specific frame of reference. However, so as to not derail this thread further (not that it was really "railed" to begin with) I will refrain from posting more on this particular issue.
 
I have never felt I did not belong here. I have been in places that I did not feel that I belonged such as a goat roast in Paron, Arkansas, but I love this country and have always felt I belonged in it. However, my connection has always been to the land more than the people. People are largely the same when you get down to it regardless of where you go. Its the land and our standard of living in many ways that really sets us apart.

That said, I would not be adverse to living in other places, but they would have to be outdoor playgrounds. For example, I probably could handle Canada, Australia, or New Zealand, but I would not be big on some nations because they are just two settled without any real wildlands remaining.
 
No I have never felt that I didn't belong in my country.
 
SouthernDemocrat said:
I have never felt I did not belong here. I have been in places that I did not feel that I belonged such as a goat roast in Paron, Arkansas, but I love this country and have always felt I belonged in it. However, my connection has always been to the land more than the people. People are largely the same when you get down to it regardless of where you go. Its the land and our standard of living in many ways that really sets us apart.

That said, I would not be adverse to living in other places, but they would have to be outdoor playgrounds. For example, I probably could handle Canada, Australia, or New Zealand, but I would not be big on some nations because they are just two settled without any real wildlands remaining.
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Thats part of how I feel about where I am.

I pretty much don't have a connection to the people here.
The land I love, I hated to move from my last residence because I was on 40 acres backed up to a forest.

I loved it and still do but now I live in a townhouse. Sigh :(

I'd like to experience the Australian desert, Siberian wastes, and everything in between.
 
Harry Guerrilla said:
Thats part of how I feel about where I am.

I pretty much don't have a connection to the people here.
The land I love, I hated to move from my last residence because I was on 40 acres backed up to a forest.

I loved it and still do but now I live in a townhouse. Sigh :(

I'd like to experience the Australian desert, Siberian wastes, and everything in between.
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To me, the United States is a land more so than just a way of life. Don't get me wrong, I connect with people here, but you can connect with people anywhere. I have connected with people in Hong Kong for example. Its the land that really sets us apart from places like western Europe.
 
I did briefly in 1996. I'd just gotten out of the military after living in the Far East for the previous seven years. The adjustment when I moved back was startling, and at times a little jarring. Relearning to drive a car with the steering wheel on the left was interesting, to say the least. :shock:

One thing living overseas has done for me is make me realize that I could be happy living in another country if I ever truly had the desire to leave the US.
 
SouthernDemocrat said:
To me, the United States is a land more so than just a way of life. Don't get me wrong, I connect with people here, but you can connect with people anywhere. I have connected with people in Hong Kong for example. Its the land that really sets us apart from places like western Europe.
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I haven't left the southeast yet, however, I live near Atlanta and get to talk to people from all places and walks of life.

I've never had a problem with people from foreign countries.
One thing I really don't enjoy for long is large cities, it gets so drab.
 
Moon said:
I did briefly in 1996. I'd just gotten out of the military after living in the Far East for the previous seven years. The adjustment when I moved back was startling, and at times a little jarring. Relearning to drive a car with the steering wheel on the left was interesting, to say the least. :shock:

One thing living overseas has done for me is make me realize that I could be happy living in another country if I ever truly had the desire to leave the US.
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I had a friend in an online game who came back to the US after 4 years in Japan, and he said the culture shock coming back to the US was greater than the culture shock when he went over to Japan.
 
dclxvinoise said:
Based on what? I've never felt like I've belonged or didn't belong here. I was just born where I was. Could you elaborate?
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Thanks to modern public education.
 
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