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Arrrrrrr I'm a pirate from...

AbelAbel
edited September 2009 in Tales of Monkey Island
First I have to say sorry for not listing all countries of the world and unite the scandinavians. Shame on me!

Second: I'm from Germany and live in Rostock on the coast of the baltic sea. I'm still looking for a map, a ship and a crew to rule the oceans.
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  • threepcrossthreepcross
    edited June 2009
    hallo,
    ich bin aus Norwegen :)
    wohnen in Narvik
  • serweetserweet
    edited June 2009
    ich komme aus Groß Brittanian, wohn' im Norden, in der nähe von Sheffield, sollt ihr von sie gehört.
  • threepcrossthreepcross
    edited June 2009
    wow. my German is not all that good, but that sentence looked really weird... :p
  • AbelAbel
    edited June 2009
    Listen and repeat: ich wohne in Narvik :D
    Do you learn german at school in norway?

    Edit: "sollt ihr von sie gehört." urgh never say that again, very bad german ;)
  • threepcrossthreepcross
    edited June 2009
    I had it for three years, though I spent most of it in the hall... my teacher didn't really approve of me. and because of that, I don't actually know any German :p
  • serweetserweet
    edited June 2009
    Abel wrote: »
    Listen and repeat: ich wohne in Narvik :D
    Do you learn german at school in norway?

    Edit: "sollt ihr von sie gehört." urgh never say that again, very bad german ;)
    it's late, i'm tired, and probabyl not thinking straight :P

    Looking back on it, it is terrible, oh dear what was i thinking. *facepalm*
  • Fed-UpFed-Up
    edited June 2009
    Hallo! Ich komme aus Norwegen, im Westen, in der Mitte des Ozeans. ;)
    ...still remember some German from school=P Aber nur ein bisschen;)
    Can't guarantee that it's all correct tho. German was never really my strong side=P

    Edit; Do you learn german at school in norway?

    WEll, we can if we want to. In 8th grade we can chose an additional class to take, and German is one of the choices.
  • GrulienGrulien
    edited June 2009
    Hi there!
    Ich komme aus Frankreich, in der nähe von Rouen (Normandie).
    Hehe! Und zusätzlich kann ich auch Deutsch, denn ich habe schon 9 Monate in Berlin gewohnt. :D
  • FishsnotFishsnot
    edited June 2009
    Hello all.
    I'm living in Japan but originally from England.
    Monkey Island player from the Amiga.:)
  • MajusMajus
    edited June 2009
    Oh, hallo! Majus hier aus Deutschland, Offenbach, neben Frankfurt.
    Hello everyone!
  • IrishmileIrishmile
    edited June 2009
    I'm from the US... but that doesn't mean I wear a cowboy hat and talk really loud.
  • Wicked MouseWicked Mouse
    edited June 2009
    Nationality or actually the country you're living in at the moment? Because in my case they're two different things :)
  • MardukMarduk
    edited June 2009
    Is it possible to change a field? Nobody from Wales, Scotland or Ireland will ever check the field marked 'England' without a fight.
    Irishmile wrote: »
    I'm from the US... but that doesn't mean I wear a cowboy hat and talk really loud.
    I think it should mean that, though. Bit misleading username when you're really a United State'ion...
  • doodo!doodo!
    edited June 2009
    Cool thread, but I was expecting monkey island islands.
  • AlhazredAlhazred
    edited June 2009
    Argentina.
  • S@breS@bre
    edited June 2009
    Marduk wrote: »
    Is it possible to change a field? Nobody from Wales, Scotland or Ireland will ever check the field marked 'England' without a fight.

    Aye, it does seem that a few too many non-Brits take "England" as synonymous for "Britain" or "United Kingdom". Definition is everything; a Scot will no more tick the field for "England" than I would for "Germany".

    A nice Euler diagram to display our quaint and complicated naming system in the British Isles for those of you outside of our waters.

    250px-British_Isles_Euler_diagram.svg.png
  • DiduzDiduz
    edited June 2009
    Arrrrrrr, Italy!
    Homecountry of Emilio Salgari!
    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emilio_Salgari
    (see his works to understand the connection to the thread)
    :D
  • Wicked MouseWicked Mouse
    edited June 2009
    S@bre wrote: »
    Aye, it does seem that a few too many non-Brits take "England" as synonymous for "Britain" or "United Kingdom". Definition is everything; a Scot will no more tick the field for "England" than I would for "Germany".

    A nice Euler diagram to display our quaint and complicated naming system in the British Isles for those of you outside of our waters.

    250px-British_Isles_Euler_diagram.svg.png

    Same thing with "Holland" and "The Netherlands". Many people seem them as the same thing, while in fact they're not. "Holland" is just a part of the country.
  • thin029thin029
    edited June 2009
    Brazil
  • VagrantWulfVagrantWulf
    edited June 2009
    I always thought that calling Britain 'England' was a bit silly, after all, it's like calling the United States 'Washington D.C.', Canada 'Toronto', or Germany 'Moscow'.

    I know that if I made any of those slip-ups, I'd feel really very foolish indeed. <.<

    Anyway, I'm from Wales.
  • Wicked MouseWicked Mouse
    edited June 2009
    VagrantWulf wrote: »
    it's like calling [...] Germany 'Moscow'.
    Moscow is the capital city of the Russian Federation.

    It would be calling Germany 'Bavaria'
  • VagrantWulfVagrantWulf
    edited June 2009
    Wicked Mouse wrote: »
    Moscow is the capital city of the Russian Federation.

    It would be calling Germany 'Bavaria'

    :rolleyes: Oh, I know. But I was pointing out how silly it is, and that you might as well call one thing anything. I should've used Ottawa for Canada too, if you're saying that, but I wasn't trying to be logical.

    (I was almost tempted to say "India 'Tokyo'" too, but I felt that would be taking it a bit too far.)
  • FQ_ThreepwoodFQ_Threepwood
    edited June 2009
    Portugal, land of sailors. :D
  • MerkelMerkel
    edited June 2009
    FQ_Threepwood wrote: »
    Portugal, land of sailors. :D


    Me too :)

    Bom saber que há mais portugueses por aqui
  • LukeSWLukeSW
    edited June 2009
    I was born and raised in England, but I'm currently living in China.
  • Secret FawfulSecret Fawful
    edited June 2009
    Watashi wa Amerika-jin desu ka.

    Oh...wait...you wanted a reply in English? :p I'm American...
  • AbelAbel
    edited June 2009
    Hey, just woke up and feel sorry for you guys from the whole UK and also the 20(!) from other countries, would be cool if you say in the thread, where do you come from :)

    btw I don't think it is possible to change the poll...
  • Guydutch SmokeweedGuydutch Smokeweed
    edited June 2009
    arrrr, from the Netherlands
  • Joe NewberryJoe Newberry
    edited June 2009
    USA

    But isn't it swell how these games have been enjoyed by so many people from all over the world?
  • xChri5xxChri5x
    edited June 2009
    Wow, not many Canadians eh?
  • Lena_PLena_P
    edited June 2009
    I'm only half American (Californian to be more accurate, what do I know about Minnesota?) so I don't wear cowboy boots, just talk loudly. But really, aren't pirates universal? Oh, and just so you know, I didn't click American in the poll, but I couldn't resist "Arrrrrrr, you will regret not list my country". It's so adorably misspelled.
  • Lena_PLena_P
    edited June 2009
    xChri5x wrote: »
    Wow, not many Canadians eh?

    Yeah, seriously! California has a bigger population than ... oh. You meant the poll.
  • Astro GnocciAstro Gnocci
    edited June 2009
    ich bin eine froggie.
    Achtung, kartoffel in der arsch :eek: !
  • maximmortalmaximmortal
    edited June 2009
    UK represent.

    I'm from England.
  • gordygordy
    edited June 2009
    From the home of Ozzie Mandrill: Australia.
    "Great Barrier Reef!!!"
  • SheepbrushSheepbrush
    edited June 2009
    I'm swedish, cool huh? :cool:
  • DilorenzoDilorenzo
    edited June 2009
    Also would have liked to see Ireland, but anyway... yes, from Ireland, but currently and for the foreseeable future, living in the USA.

    So, Pirate Leprechauns FTW!
  • ShmehShmeh
    edited June 2009
    I find it interesting that the poll only contains countries from 2 continents. (If you don't count the part of Russia in Asia.)
  • AbelAbel
    edited June 2009
    Well, I thought the most players come North America and Europe, though there are definitely some from other continents.
  • Toothless GibbonToothless Gibbon
    edited June 2009
    Wicked Mouse wrote: »
    Same thing with "Holland" and "The Netherlands". Many people seem them as the same thing, while in fact they're not. "Holland" is just a part of the country.

    I didn't know that!

    And I was just about to say how ignorant some people are...

    UK here too btw.
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