We had a sign something like this in Vermont a number of years ago when they were getting ready to pass the gay marriage law. One group (against gay marriage) used the slogan "Take Back Vermont," then another group co-opted it and put a Native American on it and changed their meaning. It was funny.
My dad was born in Eire (Southern Ireland) so wasn't a UK citizen. He came to England with his family (then age 10) in 1939. I'm not sure when my mothers family came to England. Apparently I'm eligible for dual nationality....
dbackdad said: I'm actually not completely an immigrant. I'm mostly German (ancestors came here in about 1850) but I'm 1/8 Cherokee.
Interesting....! Have you traced your ancestors back to Europe?
V V said: One group (against gay marriage) used the slogan "Take Back Vermont," then another group co-opted it and put a Native American on it and changed their meaning. It was funny.
Cool [laughs].
It's funny here when you sometimes see people campaigning to expel foreigners from England - like we're not all from somewhere else if you go back far enough... and for most people that's not too far!
CK said, "Interesting....! Have you traced your ancestors back to Europe? -- Yeah, my grandfather had a genealogy made sometime back in the 70's and I saw the book about 20 years ago, but I'm not sure who has it now. It was researched well back into the 1600's. I'd really be curious to look at it now.
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It's funny (and sad) because it is true.
If you go back far enough we're all immigrants - just a single generation for me.....
Really? Where from?
I'm actually not completely an immigrant. I'm mostly German (ancestors came here in about 1850) but I'm 1/8 Cherokee.
We had a sign something like this in Vermont a number of years ago when they were getting ready to pass the gay marriage law. One group (against gay marriage) used the slogan "Take Back Vermont," then another group co-opted it and put a Native American on it and changed their meaning. It was funny.
dbackdad said: Really? Where from?
My dad was born in Eire (Southern Ireland) so wasn't a UK citizen. He came to England with his family (then age 10) in 1939. I'm not sure when my mothers family came to England. Apparently I'm eligible for dual nationality....
dbackdad said: I'm actually not completely an immigrant. I'm mostly German (ancestors came here in about 1850) but I'm 1/8 Cherokee.
Interesting....! Have you traced your ancestors back to Europe?
V V said: One group (against gay marriage) used the slogan "Take Back Vermont," then another group co-opted it and put a Native American on it and changed their meaning. It was funny.
Cool [laughs].
It's funny here when you sometimes see people campaigning to expel foreigners from England - like we're not all from somewhere else if you go back far enough... and for most people that's not too far!
CK said, "Interesting....! Have you traced your ancestors back to Europe? -- Yeah, my grandfather had a genealogy made sometime back in the 70's and I saw the book about 20 years ago, but I'm not sure who has it now. It was researched well back into the 1600's. I'd really be curious to look at it now.
That's very cool! The 1/8 Cherokee thing.
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