Do I give a misleading impression as to my nationality?

Question

While it doesn't happen frequently, there have been occasions where my manner of writing or accent has garnered usually benignly based questions about my origin of birth and formative years. I'm not asking anyone to defend my actual status as American, which is rooted to the mid 18th c, but to honestly tell me what impression as to nationality I give?

Please explain how it's presumptuous to ask this.

Born in Virginia; lived there nearly all my life. I still do, too.

Answer 1

To be honest the question never entered my mind until you brought it up. I have seen your questions but usually don't answer them. I just did answer your US tourism question.

Being as you brought up the subject, this is my opinion. From reading your questions and details, I thought that you were educated. You seem to have a good vocabulary.

I don't agree with some of your ideas or philosophies but I always thought you do a good job presenting them. I find your explanations to be clear and understandable.

Therefore I assumed that english is your native language. That lead me to believe that you were either a US citizen or a citizen of a country that is or was part of the British Empire.

addition: Virginia, interesting. I would have never guessed. I don't hear any drawl in your writing. I'm a military brat. Born in England (with an odd kind of dual citizenship which doesn't exist anymore except for a few people), lived in Spain, lived all over the US and have traveled most of life due to various careers.

Answer 2

You're one of a few well-read and well-spoken American men I've come across online.

In fact, on some odd occassions, when I heard particularly mature American men speak, it took me quite a while to decipher whether they were American or English.

I would have presumed you were European/British, simply from your choice of words. I'd have assumed you were educated because you used words that are academic by nature ("formative", "garnered", "benignly" and "manner" etc. Equivilents in daily language would be "young/youth/childhood" "made" "casual/broad/vague" and "style", respectively).

It's a shame that such qualities (educated, well-spoken, well-read) weren't attributed to Americans as standard.

Answer 3

one million) that's a action picture 2) wikipedia isn't considered a respected source I purely watched the action picture as quickly as and did no longer look after it because of the fact as somebody else suggested, this is like a Rambo action picture. i do no longer like it while they take an exact tale and make a action picture "based" on it. i think that's why i do unlike conflict video clips. lol I bear in mind all too nicely the burning anger I felt once I observed the particular photos on the information of those swine dragging the lifeless physique of an American soldier by using the streets. only my opinion yet while they make video clips approximately activities like that, it style of feels incorrect - very almost disrespectful. And btw, if we had wiped that u . s . off the face of the earth, i would not have misplaced any sleep. :)

Answer 4

I completely agree with the reasoning behind Spiritual's comment,, but I might add, that I don't think you're American, US Citizen,, you have more restraint. I would guess European residence, or Canadian.. though it doesn't matter much to me either way.
I've seen geniuses with little common sense, and hustlers, who are sharp witted.. makes no never mind to me.. lol.

Answer 5

I think you write like you are overcompensating for lack of self-assurance. And it is a bit presumptuous to ask such a question.
What's a tugger?

Answer 6

Yup you are a Native American.....

Answer 7

Claudy you spell boi wrong. Are you educated?

Answer 8

not sure of your roots, but you seem like a tugger

Answer 9

I think you might be australian, or british.