Get yer passports out.

[Senap]

It would be nice to know how many nationalities we have here in the Womb. And how many languages we can speak or understand. Wouldn't that be good for travel tips, language questions, general info and what not?

I'll start.

Nationality: Swedish
Passport says: Swedish
Speaks: Swedish and English
Can understand: Danish and Norwegian
Have visited these countries besides Sweden:
Denmark, Germany, Holland, Italy, Spain, Austria, USA and eehh.. Mexico....nah.... skip Mexico, Tiujana doesn't count right?

Oki.

Anything to declare? Passport please.

[Mixerpuppet]

[ removed by the department of homeland security ]

[idylldon]

Nationality: U.S., but working on obtaining my Belgium citizenship as my father was born in Belgium and I have a LOT of family still there.
Passport says: U.S.
Speaks: English and some Spanish (it comes back to me fairly quickly when I'm south of the border).
Can understand: English, Spanish
Have visited these countries besides the U.S.:
Canada, Mexico, China, France, Belgium, Netherlands, Italy, Germany, Luxembourg, and Switzerland.

Cheers,
--
Don

[CurtZHP]

Nationality: Red-blooded, red-meat-eating, American.

Passport says: I haven't had one in years, but it said American

Speaks: English and bad English. I'm also somewhat fluent in Minnesotan, and I can ask "Where's the bathroom?" in a few other languages.

Can understand: parts of the traditional Latin mass (and I'm not even Catholic!)

Have visited these countries: England, Arizona

[mandor]

Nationality: USA
Passport says: USA
Speaks: English
Can understand (in order of fluency): Spanish, Italian
Have visited these countries:
Canada, Mexico, Portugal, France, The Netherlands, United Kingdom, Spain, Italy, Brazil, Venezuela, Colombia, Chile, Curacao, The Bahamas, China (Hong Kong) and India

Actually, my passport is getting a little worse for wear. It's got 2 more years left of validity, but only about 1 page left for stamps. Was out of the country twice this year (UK and Venezeula), and I've got plans for two more "out of country" experiences for next year. Not bad, considering (and I think I've got this right - heard it on a news program not too long ago) only 34% of US residents even have a passport!

[Fulcrum]

K, I'll play.

Nationality: American
Passport says: United States citizen
Speaks: English (very well), French (quite poorly)
Can understand: English, some French when it is spoken slowly, certain extended jazz harmonies
Have visited these countries besides USA: Canada (Ontario, Quebec, Nova Scotia), France (Paris, St-Martin/Guadeloupe), UK (England-- must make it to Wales someday), Netherlands Antilles (Sint Maarten), Bahamas, Aruba, Texas, Walt Disney World.

[Azraphael]

Sure, I'll play...

Nationality: Canadian
Passport says: Don't have one right now, but it will say Canadian when I get around to it.
Speaks: English
Can understand: English
Have visited these countries besides Canada:
United States, England, Netherlands

Ewwww.

I need to travel more. Sigh.

Cheers,

Dave

[Goes211]

Nationality: Dutch, French
Passport says: Dutch
Living in : Belgium
Speaks: French, Dutch and English
Can understand: German, Italian, Spanish
Have visited these countries :
France, Belgium, Netherlands, Germany, England, Italy, Spain, Austria, Switzerland, Bulgaria, Croatia, Bosnia, Macedonia, Lebanon, Israel, French caribbean (Martinique, St-Martin), Dominica, St Lucia, French Polynesia (Tahiti), India, Canada, USA and eehh.. Mexico...you sure Tiujana doesn't count ? :D

[studiomusic]

Nationality: American
Passport says: American (mom is English, wife and kids French)
Speaks: English, French (and Italian soon)
Can understand a little bit: Spanish, Italian
Have visited these countries besides America:
Canada, Mexico, Germany, Holland, England, Belgium, Luxemboug, Italy, Switzerland.

Lived in England as a kid (summers) and 8 years in France.

[MacGregor]

Nationality: German
Passport says: German
Speaks: German, English, French
Can understand: German, English, French, Dutch
Have visited these countries besides Germany:
France, Spain, Canada, Mexico, Belgium, Netherlands, USA,
Luxembourg, Switzerland, Austria, England, Portugal, Czechia,
Poland , Monaco.

Not related to Hansringer

[QweziRider]

Nationality: American
Passport says: Haven't had one in years.
Speaks: English
Can understand a little bit: Alabamian
Have visited these countries besides America: Canada, Haiti, England, Belgium, Portugal, Spain, France, Switzerland, Germany, Alabama

[volthause]

Nationality: American
Passport says: No Passport
Speaks: English
Can understand: English
Have visited these countries besides America: Bahamas?

I guess I'll be the poster child of limited experience...

[invisibl]

Nationality: New Zillinder
Passport says:KIWI
Speaks: New Zealandese
Can understand a little bit: Australian
Have visited these countries besides AoTeaRoa:FIJI, Indonesia. Thailand. Australia. Auckland
Banned from these countries: List withheld due to length.

[Scratchy Potts]

Nationality: English
Passport says: British
Speaks: Bollocks
Can understand: English......"Just"
Have visited these countries America

[FajitaTone]

Nationality: American (Mom and Dad Cuban)
Passport says: American
Speaks: English, Spanish
Can understand a little bit: Portuguese (Brazilian)
Have visited these countries besides America: Bahamas, Barbados, B.V.I., Cayman Brac, Little Cayman, Mexico, Spain, Portugal, England, France, Morocco.

[binaural turbine]

nationality: american, but resident of state annexed by canada in last election
passport says: ain't got one
speaks: new englandese wicked good
can understand very limited: spanish
foreign countries visisted: south carolina, florida

I'm such a world traveler, eh?

[Pimp-X]

Auckland


:lol:

Ain't that the truth.

Anyway...

Nationality: New Zealander
Passport says: New Zealand
Speaks: Engrish
Have visited these countries: Australia, England, Germany, Czech Republic, Thailand, USA, Canadia, Tasmania...

[peter]

Nationality: Austrian
Passport says: Austrian
Speaks: Viennese, German and English
Can understand: most of these strange Austrian dialects, German and some English
Have visited these countries besides Austria:
Hungary, Slovakia, Germany, Switzerland, Italy, France, Netherlands, Belgium but Goes211 haven’t had time this particular weekend for a beer, Great Britain, Czech Republic, Croatia, Turkey, East Germany, Canada (at least the Niagara falls), 20 of the US of America (incl. Texas does this count as Mexico?)
Want to visit these countries:
Australia, Finland, Sweden, Norway, Kazakhstan, Iran

[GeeWhoLeeo]

Nationality: italian
Passport says: italian
Speaks: italian spanish french english
Have visited these countries: switzerland austria germany england france romania ireland spain croatia serbia holland belgium FINLAND FINLAND FINLAND

[graveleye]

Nationality: Southern
Speaks: Southern
Countries visited: the USA, Mexico
Countries lived in: NY, Virginia
Understands: Mexican

Enjoys long walks on the beach.

[maccool]

Nationalities (2): British & Canadian

Passports (2) say: British & Canadian

Speaks: English & Canadian & French

Can understand: English & Canadian & French & Pidgin

Have visited these countries besides Great Britain & Canada: USA, France, Spain, Portugal, Italy, Germany, Holland, Belgium, Luxembourg, Switzerland, Denmark, Sweden, Norway, Finland, Hungary, Austria, Poland, Czech Republic, Slovakia, Slovenia, Greece, Wales, Scotland, Ireland, and Hawai'i. Not necessarily in that order.

[J.G.]

Nationality: Canadian
Passport says: Canadian
Speaks: English, some French, some Japanese
Can understand: English, some French, some Japanese, some sign language, (but the years have faded those symbols).
Have visited these countries besides France: The States, Mexico, Korea, Japan, Tunisia, Belgium, England, Germany, Turkey, Spain, Italy.

[gabby garcia]

nationality: American
passport says: American
living in: Texas
speak: English, some Spanish
understand: English, some Spanish
visited and/or lived in these countries (mostly sailing): Mexico, Canada, England, Gibraltar, Spain, Madeira Islands, Canary Islands, Caribbean, West Indies, Haiti, Jamaica, Puerto Rico, Bahamas, Venezuela and Peru.

[Calvin]

OK, I'm in:

Nationality: American
Passport says: American
Speaks: English, French (used to be pretty fluent, but it's been 20 yrs)
Can understand: English, French (not as well as I used to, though)
Have visited these countries besides America: Canada (mostly Quebec), Mexico, Germany, Switzerland, Italy, Japan, Korea, China, Taiwan.

[imagineaudio]

Nationality: American
Passport says: N/A
Speaks: English
Can understand: English, Spanish (very little, and they would have to speak muy lentamente)
Have visited these countries besides America: Has Canada annexed new hampshire yet?


Pathetic. I can count the states I've been to on one hand. :Sad:

[Spock]

Why not.....

nationality: American
passport says: American
living in: Ohio
speak: English
understand: English
visited: Mexico, Caribbean, Jamaica, Cayman, Puerto Rico, Sweden, Norway, Finland, Germany. (Does 30 miles out in the Gulf of Mexico on a sulfur drilling rig in international waters count for anything?)

[Tim Armstrong]

Nationality: American
Passport says: United States
Speaks: English and un poco de espanol
Can understand: What Women Really Want
Have visited these countries besides Sweden:

But I never HAVE visited Sweden!

I have, however, visited Ireland, Canada, Mexico and the following US states: Florida, Georgia, South Carolina, North Carolina, Virginia, West Virginia, Maryland, Pennysylvania, Delaware, New Jersey, New York, Connecticut, Rhode Island, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Maine, Ohio, Kentucky, Tennessee, Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana, Texas, Arkansas, Missouri, Kansas, Iowa, Indiana, Illinois, Michigan, Wisconsin, Minnesota, South Dakota, Nebraska, Oklahoma, Colorado, Wyoming, Montana, Idaho, Washington, California, Utah, New Mexico, Arizona, Alaska. \

Still haven't been to Vermont, North Dakota, Oregon or Hawaii!

Cheers, Tim

[Tim Halligan]

Nationality: Australian
Passport: Australian
Languages: English, a small amount of schoolboy French...and the odd phrase that I pick up recording foreign-language voiceovers.
Understand: None
Visited: England, Scotland, Denmark, the former Soviet Union, South Africa, Indonesia, Hong Kong, Singapore, New Zealand, Thailand, Malaysia.

Cheers,
Tim

[Barish]

Huh well...

Nationality: Turkish

Passport says: Turkish

Living in: Scotland

Speak: Turkish, English, Español un poquito

Understand: English, GLASWEGIAN (hey, it's a language of its own, watch some Rab C Nesbitt (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nrmcxa1yBec) and see for yourself), some of the other Turkic languages (Azerbaijani, Turcoman, Gagauz, Cypriot Turkish etc.), Spanish, and also Italian, Portuguese and Arabic when in written form.

Visited: Cyprus, The Netherlands, England, Wales, Northern Ireland, Shetland Isles (they are a part of Scotland but the locals call themselves Norwegians rather than Scottish), and some 13-14 states in the United States: starting from IL, and then MA, CT, NY, NJ, PA, MD, VA, DC, NC, SC, GA, TN, CA I guess that's about it.

B.

[jerryskid]

Nationality: American
Passport says: American
Speaks: English and Korean
Can understand: English
Have visited these countries besides USA:
Mexico, Canada, Korea

Haven't traveled much..spent a year in Korea in the Army...Oh I've been to Kentucky, also....that's about as foreign as it gets !!!

[Spock]

...Oh I've been to Kentucky, also....

I forgot about Kentucky. Add that to my list of of foreign places. :grin:

[Grapestomper]

Nationality: Californian.

Passport says: American.

Speaks: English, A little French, Even less Spanish.

Can Understand: English, a little French, Field Spanish (Which is a subset of Spanish that only covers basic agriculture, cash financial transactions, and really lude profanity.) I also have a "how to speak Gaelic" book, but fuck that!

Have visited these countries besides the US: Scotland, France, Canada.

Mike

[omikl]

Nationality: British
Passport says: British
Living in: Malaysia
Speaks: English, Tyke (Eh up sithee!)
Can understand: French (extremely rusty), Malay (badly), Cantonese (even worse). Can order a beer, ask where the toilet is and get my face slapped in all the above anyhow.
Have visited: France, Spain, Holland, Portugal, Italy, Bulgaria, Switzerland, Thailand, Hong Kong (Lived there for a year and a bit whie it was still British dammit), Mainland China, Indonesia, Singapore, and Malaysia.

[blackieC]

Nationality: American
Passport says: Haven't had one in years and never got to use the damn thing.
Speaks: English and a tiny little bit of French and Spanish.
Can understand: Chinese, Vietnamese, Greek and hockey.
Have visited these countries besides the US: Hell, I haven't even seen the US east of the Mississippi. Does Chicago count? Mexico and I flew over Canada a couple of times.

[EyreSpace]

Nationality: Canadian, eh!
Passport says: Canadien,
Living in: Canada
Speaks: English, some French and German
Can understand: Most English, Many French, German Relatives
Have visited: America, France, Germany

[Drummerboy]

Nationality: Swiss
Passport says: Swiss Citizen
Living in: Switzerland
Speaks: German, English, a little French
Can understand: German, English, written French
Have visited: Germany, Austria, Italy, France, Netherlands, England, Greece. Damn, need to travel more

Does Chicago count? Mexico and I flew over Canada a couple of times. What a big plane! :icon_eek:

[Senap]

Interesting.

BTW. Where's Skwai? Did he get the right adress?

[Unfcknblvbl]

Nationality: Texan
Passport says: American
Speaks: English
Can understand: English, a little Spanish, and the drunken gibberish of my lady
Have visited these countries besides USA: Canada
Have lived on these planets besides Earth: Berkeley, CA

[frnjplayer]

Let's see.

Nationality: Canajun
Passport says:Canajun
Speaks: Canajun with a smattering of French, German and Newfie
Can understand: English (with a smattering of French German and Newfie)
Have visited these countries besides Canada:
UK, USA, Mexico (tiajuana counts!), Quebec

[Anduin]

nationality: American
passport says: American

But, and this goes for all who've posted similarly, what does your passport really say?

It's a serious question.

'Cause it seems to me that there's no one word meaning citizen of the USA. And since "America" refers to two entire continents, then "American" doesn't, technically, narrow it down very much.

Yeah yeah, I know what you think you mean, I'm just interested in finding out if there's an actual legitimate term.

So what does the passport really say? "USAian"? "Citizen of USA"?

[emtou2u]

It says:
Passport
United States of America
under nationality it just says:
"United States of America"

we are considered a, 'citizen/national of the United States of America'

OK...

Nationality: U.S.

Passport Says: U.S. - although getting a back up isn't a bad idea with the current administration...:Wink:

Speaks: English, some French, some Fijian and does pig latin count?

Can understand: same as above

Countries I've visited: Canada, France, Germany, Switzerland, Austria and Fiji (about 12 times to Fiji...let me count the stamps in the passport...ok...9 times).

Countries where I've been kicked out of the water by police in the middle of the night while skinny-dipping with two amazingly beautiful people:icon_eek: : Mexico...it's a long but very funny story...

[mandor]

But, and this goes for all who've posted similarly, what does your passport really say?

It's a serious question.

'Cause it seems to me that there's no one word meaning citizen of the USA. And since "America" refers to two entire continents, then "American" doesn't, technically, narrow it down very much.

Yeah yeah, I know what you think you mean, I'm just interested in finding out if there's an actual legitimate term.

So what does the passport really say? "USAian"? "Citizen of USA"?

Yup...you're right. I have gotten busted by my wife (she's South American) before on this, so when ever anybody asks my nationality (it's a little easier in written form), I make sure to put in "USA". If they ask me in verbal form, then I reply "I'm Californian" :)

[blackieC]

What a big plane! :icon_eek:

:lol:

To and from Alaska that is.

Had I been flying the plane there is a very real posibility that my last flight from Tucson to Austin would have ended up over Montreal.

[Starfucker]

Nationality: Belgian
Passport says: don't have one
Speaks: Nederlands, English, some Francais, PornoDeutsch, very little Espanol (but enough to discuss boobs) and just enough Italiano to order a Quattroformaggi
Have visited these countries besides Belgium: Holland, Germany, France, Switzerland, Italy, Austria, Portugal, Czech Republic and Iraq (or so my parents told me cause I was too young to remember... Yes they are muslim terrorists who moved here to plan their attacks)

[oudplayer]

Nationality: US
Residency: Turkey
Languages: English, Türkçe, Español, and in a pinch can read Français (used to know Bahasa Indones, Italian and some Greek, but all are long gone except for a few random expressions).
Countries visited: US, Texas, Canada, Mexico (extensively), Belize, French Polynesia, Spain, Germany, Sweden, Turkey (extensively), Greece, Indonesia, Singapore, Malaysia.

[oudplayer]

The operative question here: how many of those who replied and who have visited Sweden did so because Otek lives there?

Check one here...

[Spock]

The operative question here: how many of those who replied and who have visited Sweden did so because Otek lives there?


Our first time in Sweden was because the wife had a research paper to give a talk on in Stockholm. Then 2 years later a talk to give in Bergen Norway. But then this year Sweden and Finland was to meet up with Wombies, Otek being one.

On a related passport oddness. The wife works for part of CDC (Centers for Disease Control), so when she gives a work paper she is traveling on official US business. This means that she has two passports a personal one, and a government one that gives her limited diplomatic privileges. She has to turn the special one back in at the end of the trip.

[burnsy]

Nationality : British
Passport says : out of date :( another bill
Speaks : english , tiny bits of welsh and french and also dribble
Can understand : english , grunts , bits of welsh and french

Have visited : USA , France , Ibiza , Ireland

[omikl]

Nationality: British
Passport says: British
Living in: Malaysia
Speaks: English, Tyke (Eh up sithee!)
Can understand: French (extremely rusty), Malay (badly), Cantonese (even worse). Can order a beer, ask where the toilet is and get my face slapped in all the above anyhow.
Have visited: France, Spain, Holland, Portugal, Italy, Bulgaria, Switzerland, Thailand, Hong Kong (Lived there for a year and a bit whie it was still British dammit), Mainland China, Indonesia, Singapore, and Malaysia.

Stupid arsed get that I am, I forgot to say that I've (dis)graced the USA with my presence, well Seattle anyway. I had to spend a jet-lagged week at the Micro$lothed HQ for my sins, well, actually for being the only employee who could get into the USA without a visa when they had to send a delegate to a conference...

I went on such short notice that the only flight I could get was via Amterdam. Yeah, the wrong way around the World with a twelve hour layover on the way back. The flight from hell :)

[Scodiddly]

Nationality: American
Passport says: American
Living in: The Chicago area
Speaks: US English
Understands: A tiny bit of Spanish, Norwegian, and Japanese.
Visited: A fair chunk of the USA, Canada, Norway, and Japan. Plus a number of passport stamps from the Amsterdam airport...

[DPower]

Nationality: Canadian
Passport says: Canadian/Canadienne
Living in: Switzerland
Speaks: English, German, some French
Can understand: Engrish, French, Basler Deutsch, Berner Deutsch, a little Züri Deutsch (Crazy Swiss dialects), a little Italian.
Have visited: USA, Switzerland, France, Germany, Australia

[E. Shaun]

It would be nice to know how many nationalities we have here in the Womb. And how many languages we can speak or understand. Wouldn't that be good for travel tips, language questions, general info and what not?

I don't have a current passport, but...

-I'm a Canadian and New Zealand citizen
-I only speak English
-I understand English, and some French
-I have visited New Zealand, Hawaii, Fiji (only on a layover), and have driven the I5 from the Canadian border to San Diego, having lived in Marina Del Rey, Riverside and Rancho Cucamonga for half a year.

[Skwaidu]

Interesting.

BTW. Where's Skwai? Did he get the right adress?

Duh. Working my ass off... Have lurked here a couple of times but here is the official "I'm here too" post. :P

Nationality: Finnish
Passport: Finnish
Speaks: Finnish, English, some Swedish
Visited: Sweden, Norway, Denmark, The Netherlands, Switzerland, Germany, France, Italy, Spain, Greece, Russia, UK, USA, Canada

[TSTW]

Nationality:British
Passport says: British
Speaks: English little German and Italian

Can understand: Nothing!

Have visited these countries besides Britain:
Germany, Italy, France, Netherlands, Belgium, USA, Spain, Portugal, Tunisia, Tenerife, Gran Caneria, and Luxembourg.

Want to visit these countries:
Rest of the World.

[Buzzgrowl]

Nationality: Macedonian
Passport says: Republic of Macedonia
Speaks: Macedonian, Serbian, Croatian, Bosnian, Montenegrin, English and some French
Can understand: Bulgarian
Living in: Switzerland
Have lived in (or visited for longer periods): London, NY/USA, Athens/Greece, Belgrade, Hong Kong, Kuala Lumpur.

[filarion]

Nationality: German
Passport says: German
Living in: Germany
Speaks: German, English, some French
Visited: Austria, Switzerland, Italy, France, England, Scotland, USA, Canada (lived there for 2 years), Finland, Denmark, Netherlands, Belgium, Luxembourg, Czech Republic, Slovakia