Where Are You From? - Calgarypuck Forums - The Unofficial Calgary Flames Fan Community

Krackt420 · 07-28-2004, 09:37 PM

I know at first glance this seems a fairly lame and generic thread, but really, I am interested.

Where the heck is everyone from? What nationality?

I guess my curiosity springs from spending the better part of my workday chatting with faceless cybergeeks(no offence...i'm one too....the first step is acknowledgment).

At any rate, I realized, my natural tendency was to assume I was talking to a bunch of lily white men...hunched over computer screens...cackling at our collective wit...which is probably true in a lot of cases...but I digress.

I'm orignally from Ontario...never a Laffs fan... I know better than that.

I'm a mutt myself. Lil bit o' Irish, Lil bit o' scottish, teensy bit of English.
(got the temper and red hair to prove it)

eeep sorry...wrong forum :wacko:

KevanGuy · 07-28-2004, 09:38 PM

This looks like a good thread to test out the moving feature....

KevanGuy · 07-28-2004, 09:39 PM

Man, this new board is so much easier to use!

photon · 07-28-2004, 09:42 PM

Hehe.. hey this would have been a good poll.

calf · 07-28-2004, 09:43 PM

I'm from Canada - born and raised in Calgary for all 20 years of my life- my family's been here about as long as the natives - I think the family tree goes back about 8 generations. Further than that, I think it's scottish and english.

As for the "my natural tendency was to assume I was talking to a bunch of lily white men...hunched over computer screens...cackling at our collective wit", you're spot on with me

edit: wow, with your comment in TPBM thread, it seems that you know a lot about me...........

:unsure:

KevanGuy · 07-28-2004, 09:45 PM

I was looking around last night for one of those maps where people input where they are from and it shows up as a pushpin on a map. I found one a bravenet.com but I didnt feel like registering for it.

FlamesAddiction · 07-28-2004, 09:49 PM

Originally from Kenora, Ontario. Lived in Brandon MB, Thunder Bay ON, Vancouver BC, and now Lethbridge AB.

Usually when people ask me where I am from, I say Vancouver because that is where I lived the longest consecutively since highschool.

Always a Flames fan though. Well, since around 1987 anyway.

habernac · 07-28-2004, 09:53 PM

Grew up in Fort McMurray, Alta.

Lived in Burlington, Ont, Edmonton, Sherwood Park, Puerto Ordaz, Venezuela Saskatoon, Edm, Sherwood Park again, Fort McMurray and finally Calgary.

the_only_turek_fan · 07-28-2004, 09:55 PM

My parents moved here in 1976 from India and I am
Born in Calgary, Riased in Calgary, and Live in Calgary.

Regulator75 · 07-28-2004, 09:59 PM

Born and raised in Calgary!

Damn proud to be a true Calgarian.

photon · 07-28-2004, 10:01 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by KevanGuy@Jul 28 2004, 09:45 PM
I was looking around last night for one of those maps where people input where they are from and it shows up as a pushpin on a map. I found one a bravenet.com but I didnt feel like registering for it.

I think CrazyJoe has one of those setup! Someone from the forum does anyway.

Yellefan · 07-28-2004, 10:02 PM

Born in Hamilton, moved to Calgary when I was 5-- aside from a brief 2 years I spent in Lethbridge I have been living in Calgary.

I've got some newfie in me, as well as some polish and french. B)

Tron_fdc · 07-28-2004, 10:03 PM

Born and raised in Calgary, been a Flames fan since I was 7 (29 now). I hate to admit it, but I was an Oiler fan in Kindergarten, then fell for a girl that was a huge Lanny fan and it took me one whole recess to switch. Been a Flames fan ever since!

Damn persuasive, those members of the opposite gender.....

Oh yeah, half Irish and Scottish. Apparently my last name in Ireland traces back to a band of sheep thieves, but that's irrelevant, right?

Table 5 · 07-28-2004, 10:06 PM

im not quite sure where im from, there are way too many factors at play, especially when you consider that the country i was born in doesn't even exist anymore.

calf · 07-28-2004, 10:08 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Table 5@Jul 28 2004, 09:06 PM
im not quite sure where im from, there are way too many factors at play, especially when you consider that the country i was born in doesn't even exist anymore.

..I think you should elaborate a bit...which country?

photon · 07-28-2004, 10:15 PM

I'm gonna guess Czechoslovakia

Pagal4321 · 07-28-2004, 10:18 PM

I will not state my place of birth, for I am ashamed of it. But been in Calgary 11 years now in August. Oh probably the best thing that coulda happend to me. Let's see, Flames fan since arouuuund 1992. So even before I moved, never liked those peskie eskies either. Both parent's from East Africa and brother is born in Calgary....that lucky bastard. If anyone can try and guess where I'm from please don't.....

FlamesAddiction · 07-28-2004, 10:21 PM

I forgot to add nationality.

My father is from Croatia, and my mother was from Poland, but her mother was Ukrainian.

So I guess I'm 1/2 Croatian, 1/4 Polish, and 1/4 Ukrainian. That is 100% Canadian!! :P

calf · 07-28-2004, 10:22 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Pagal4321@Jul 28 2004, 09:18 PM
I will not state my place of birth, for I am ashamed of it. But been in Calgary 11 years now in August. Oh probably the best thing that coulda happend to me. Let's see, Flames fan since arouuuund 1992. So even before I moved, never liked those peskie eskies either. Both parent's from East Africa and brother is born in Calgary....that lucky bastard. If anyone can try and guess where I'm from please don't.....

I won't state where I think you were born, but is it 300km north of Calgary, and does it suck big time?

Super-Rye · 07-28-2004, 10:25 PM

I was born in Calgary, and moved around alot, lived in Cold Lake, Red Deer, and even...Edmonton

before moving back to Calgary. Been here for over 8 years now. Always been a Flames fan, except 1 day in ECS when I wore an Oiler's jersey to school...I'm to young to remember it, but I'm pretty sure my dad made me. :P