My mum and dad are English! I was born in Texas. My family surname has great importance in Englsih history ad we were dubbed by the King! Is it normal to feel homesick of a country I wasn't even born in?
2007-03-20 02:44:35 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Arts & Humanities ➔ Genealogy
Trust me, i have lived in England for 20 years. It's a shithole.
Nice place to visit but you wouldn't want to live there
2007-03-20 04:10:25 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
You REALLY didn't need to add the touch of royalty... and yes, it IS normal.
Your parents might have steeped you in notions of 'Old Blighty' before you were aware of the connection. Thus, as you grew older, the longing for the 'sceptred isle' was/is a subconscious need fed by your possible disillusionment with your current lifestyle.
Blow a 'bronx cheer' or a really big raspberry... and kick back and enjoy.
It is possible that our predisposition toward 'the homeland' is 'hard-wired' into our genes. The notion of longing for a place we've never seen or, indeed, visited is, perhaps, part of what makes us human.
We sometimes yearn for a connection to place and time which far exceeds the need for comfort of family/extended family.
And so it goes.
Part of our 'make-up' as individuals is, paradoxically, the need to belong.
Nothing is stronger that the call to our birthplace.
Paul
2007-03-20 10:05:13 · answer #2 · answered by cwoodsp 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You call it homesick of a country...
and I call it a strong desire to go there...
perhaps to visit...
maybe with an eye on relocating.
Some of my ancestors went back.
Their descendants still live there
and interact with family in the states.
2007-03-20 10:11:23 · answer #3 · answered by also... 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
damn dude, as a swedish/american blending, i have always had a hard time with being homesick seing as they are both my homes and i cant live in both places at once. always living in one and missing the other.
are you truly homesick or are you just curious about your ancestral land? have you lived their?
i wouldnt say its unusuall. my younger brother was born in sweden but has never lived here, yet hes always felt a desire to live here.
2007-03-22 19:31:19 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Even though you are not born in your own country you are atleast the citizen of that country.It could possible through that way.
2007-03-20 09:53:24 · answer #5 · answered by irena 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i feel the same way!
i think it's cellular memory or a hold-over from a past live.
play your cards right and someday you can move there.
and take me with you!
2007-03-20 14:54:19 · answer #6 · answered by chieromancer 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋