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Where ya gonna go?

Double Switch Jul 15 2019 06:03 PM

Where you gonna go when 2nd-generation US citizen Trump demands you "go home"? I'm only 3rd generation and cannot figure out which among the nations Ancestry.com says are my genetic heritage to choose when the time comes - I have never visited any of them. Good thing I don't have a Twitter account to draw attention to myself and get targeted as an "America hater" because I don't agree with him and hate everything he stands for. I'm begging Germany to take him and his Drumpfers back, no apologies necessary. And he can take along those "many people" who agree with him, residing in his spirochete-infested skull, if Germany can tolerate his baggage. Germany has way more experience dealing with this type of person than we do. Deutsche Bank should step up. Every Friday I wonder how it can get worse and Lo! every Monday it gets worse. Trump apologists must be having a banner day today. How many are left that don't already live in his head?

Benjamin Grimm Jul 15 2019 06:20 PM Re: Where ya gonna go?

When they ship me out, it will be to Sicily.

kcmets Jul 15 2019 06:33 PM Re: Where ya gonna go?

I suppose Lithuania would be my first choice

Double Switch Jul 15 2019 06:39 PM Re: Where ya gonna go?

After considering, I realize I have the opportunity to become a one-percenter. Ancestry discovered I am 1% Finnish. I am thrilled, tickled, and quite proud of that. I will happily go to Finland. ... besides, it's a shorter trip than running off to New Zealand, which has intrigued me mightily.

whippoorwill Jul 15 2019 07:04 PM Re: Where ya gonna go?

First of all he can take his idea and stick it up his ass sideways with barbed wire attached. That said, I'd be headed to UK, Ireland and Germany

Frayed Knot Jul 15 2019 07:49 PM Re: Where ya gonna go?

My peeps have been here longer than Trump's peeps have been, so he's shipping out before I do. I'll be the one on the dock waving bye-bye ... with middle fingers.

Fman99 Jul 16 2019 04:18 AM Re: Where ya gonna go?

I'll be at your mom's house. . . . . . . . . . . . <-------------------------

metirish Jul 16 2019 06:48 AM Re: Where ya gonna go?

To Hell or to Connacht

metsmarathon Jul 16 2019 07:35 AM Re: Where ya gonna go?

either spain or ireland/england, depending on which branch i decide to reach back on.

Ceetar Jul 16 2019 08:00 AM Re: Where ya gonna go?

I dunno, pick one. Italian 66.0% Campania, Italy +5 regions Greek & Balkan 2.4% Spanish & Portuguese 0.9% Broadly Southern European 5.4% Northwestern European 15.0% British & Irish 6.2% Greater London, United Kingdom +9 regions French & German 1.3% Broadly Northwestern European 7.4% Eastern European 0.2% Broadly European 5.4% Western Asian & North African 4.6% Western Asian 4.0% Broadly Western Asian & North African 0.6%

Lefty Specialist Jul 16 2019 08:30 AM Re: Where ya gonna go?

Edgeworthstown, Ireland, I guess. If they'll have me. Trump's doing exactly what he wants to do here. He loves fighting with people, and his mouth-breathing fans eat it up. He's also casting AOC and her friends as the face of the Democratic party, with all that entails. You'll be hearing the word 'socialist' a lot in the next 16 months.

LWFS Jul 16 2019 08:32 AM Re: Where ya gonna go?

The Philippines is where I've got dozens of family and fantastic food options... but I speak the language in Deutschland, and the fussball is of much higher quality.

Centerfield Jul 16 2019 11:45 AM Re: Where ya gonna go? Edited 3 time(s), most recently on Jul 16 2019 12:20 PM

I only have one option. I'd be sucking down ramen with my boy Hyun Jin. https://images2.minutemediacdn.com/image/upload/c_fill,w_912,h_516,f_auto,q_auto,g_auto/shape/cover/sport/Screen-Shot-2019-06-17-at-11229-PM-760344a7f86079276c4a17bbe3afc95c.jpg> Hey CF, you ever try this one? I just ate 20 of them. Then I'd go out drinking with Jung Ho Kang and totally get arrested. http://img.koreatimes.co.kr/upload/newsV2/images/740a(0).jpg/dims/resize/740/optimize> Everything was under control, and then CF goes up to this guy and says "If Shinjo played in Korea, he'd be in the Hall of Fame...." And then I'd go cruising for chicks with Tampa Bay First Baseman Ji Man Choi. http://english.chosun.com/site/data/img_dir/2018/02/28/2018022801076_0.jpg> Why? Because no one knows who he is, and I could totally be like yeah, I play Major League Baseball. I'm Ji Man Choi. You know how I know? Because that's not Ji Man Choi. That's Rockies reliever Seung Hwan Oh. This is Ji Man Choi. https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/proxy/MswxSCRRV820yKu74sctnFNBQjibeEO-Vcp2pkV_g1tYFQQQYyeR7KPmbop_6Qz8kqVXMHrtQYynUoURB10I2EBJNujMpJLWA2pzKT4qDSNk2Tc5aXft-gDwpabmZmpDt_aGdVm1wla-rg=-w600-h400-p> Chick Magnet. Ji Man Choi. (credit to John Oliver for his long-running gag)

whippoorwill Jul 16 2019 12:14 PM Re: Where ya gonna go?

I sometimes wonder if he starts this stuff to embarrass his poor wife

Benjamin Grimm Jul 16 2019 01:27 PM Re: Where ya gonna go?

=Centerfield post_id=16026 time=1563299159 user_id=65] (credit to John Oliver for his long-running gag)

I see what you did there!



How many generations are you removed from Korea? Were your parents born there? I'm in the third generation that was born in America. I don't know if that makes me third-generation or fourth-generation. (Are the immigrants the first generation or does that describe the children of the immigrants?)

Benjamin Grimm Jul 16 2019 01:28 PM Re: Where ya gonna go?

=whippoorwill post_id=16033 time=1563300863 user_id=79] I sometimes wonder if he starts this stuff to embarrass his poor wife

His wife knew what she was getting when she married him. He so clearly is what he is. I have no sympathy for her.

Frayed Knot Jul 16 2019 02:07 PM Re: Where ya gonna go?

Benjamin Grimm wrote: I'm in the third generation that was born in America. I don't know if that makes me third-generation or fourth-generation. (Are the immigrants the first generation or does that describe the children of the immigrants?) I'd call that third generation, as if the word 'born' is implied even if not stated. So the immigrants give way to the first [born] generation of Americans, who then beget second gens, etc. Not sure if that's the officially official way of stating it, but it's what I've always gone with.

seawolf17 Jul 16 2019 02:10 PM Re: Where ya gonna go?

Benjamin Grimm wrote: =whippoorwill post_id=16033 time=1563300863 user_id=79] I sometimes wonder if he starts this stuff to embarrass his poor wife His wife knew what she was getting when she married him. He so clearly is what he is. I have no sympathy for her.

I agree, to a point. She *clearly* had no interest in his political career. She married him to live the life of a rich NYC socialite, and then got thrust into all the madness.

Ceetar Jul 16 2019 02:18 PM Re: Where ya gonna go?

=seawolf17 post_id=16055 time=1563307818 user_id=91] I agree, to a point. She *clearly* had no interest in his political career. She married him to live the life of a rich NYC socialite, and then got thrust into all the madness.

She had as much interest as him. Power and attention and potential avenues for personal enrichment.

Benjamin Grimm Jul 16 2019 02:38 PM Re: Where ya gonna go?

The biggest problem with Trump as a husband isn't that he's a politician, it's that he's a raging asshole. And he's been that for as long as she's known him. (And much longer, of course.)

Johnny Lunchbucket Jul 16 2019 03:00 PM Re: Where ya gonna go?

Also she's a count for parroting his racist birther nonsense. Not an ounce of sympathy for her, I hope she dies in jail too

whippoorwill Jul 16 2019 05:43 PM Re: Where ya gonna go?

Well now I don't know about that Maybe his kids. And ivanka

Double Switch Jul 16 2019 06:03 PM Re: Where ya gonna go?

I still wait for Ivana and Marla to spill the beans. Betting they don't (probably their NDAs stipulate they would be murdered if they revealed the goods) but wouldn't that be a hoot? Whether Ivanka is his daughter or his mistress is a good question. Maybe her name should have been Elektra. Betting Tiffany is relieved to be left out of the family "fun."

MFS62 Jul 16 2019 06:49 PM Re: Where ya gonna go?

And where's Baron? Later

Centerfield Jul 17 2019 08:00 AM Re: Where ya gonna go?

Benjamin Grimm wrote: (credit to John Oliver for his long-running gag) I see what you did there! How many generations are you removed from Korea? Were your parents born there? I'm in the third generation that was born in America. I don't know if that makes me third-generation or fourth-generation. (Are the immigrants the first generation or does that describe the children of the immigrants?) I'm zero generations removed from Korea. Born in Seoul, lived in Pusan as a baby, moved to the States when I turned 3. I don't have a lot of memories of Korea, but I do remember a time when I didn't live in the United States. My brother, on the other hand, was born in Syracuse. I think these generation definitions are kinda vague. My parents (born and raised in Korea, immigrated to the US as young adults) are commonly referred to as first generation. People like me (born in Korea, raised in the US) are called 1.5 gen. My brother would be second generation. Which doesn't make a lot of sense, since we should be the same generation. So keeping in line, my kids would be second generation Korean Americans, while his kids would be third generation Korean Americans. Which again, doesn't really make sense since they are the same generation. Also his kids will be half Korean, half Scottish/Italian. So I'm not sure what that does for the "generations" label.

Centerfield Jul 17 2019 08:01 AM Re: Where ya gonna go?

I think in the end, we are all "Americans". Unless you're a Republican, in which case we should all go home, except my brother's kids, where half of them can stay.

kcmets Jul 17 2019 08:09 AM Re: Where ya gonna go?

I love New York and America, but just in case... http://www.expatarrivals.com/europe/lithuania/moving-lithuania

Ceetar Jul 17 2019 08:22 AM Re: Where ya gonna go?

I don't know where/when we first started tracking this. Generations (outside of the genealogical definition) seem like they were mostly defined as a way for people to elaborate on "Kids these days!". If you told me "Second generation American" was actually just a subtly racist/anti-immigrant thing, I wouldn't be surprised.

seawolf17 Jul 17 2019 08:24 AM Re: Where ya gonna go?

I've always understood the general guideline to be that if all four of your grandparents were born in the US, then you're probably more likely to identify completely as an American as opposed to (as I was, growing up) Italian or Irish. The rationale being, I'd assumed, was that you had some semblance of tradition/culture/food/etc. from "the old country" growing up. We did, to a certain extent. Our kids are decidedly American; it's all they know. I mean, they understand that their heritage traces back primarily to Europe, but they're not attached to it in any specific way. I do also, of course, understand that my experience is more distinctly white.

Edgy MD Jul 17 2019 09:20 AM Re: Where ya gonna go?

Lefty Specialist wrote: Edgeworthstown, Ireland, I guess. If they'll have me. Oh, damn, how have they not invited me to speak at their commencements and shit yet?

Vic Sage Jul 17 2019 09:59 AM Re: Where ya gonna go?

i guess i'm off to Belarus, unless i get tired and stop in Poland on the way. No family there anymore of course. They were taken care of the last time a democratically-elected government thought it would be fun to put children in concentration camps.

batmagadanleadoff Jul 17 2019 10:47 AM Re: Where ya gonna go?

Vic Sage wrote: i guess i'm off to Belarus, unless i get tired and stop in Poland on the way. No family there anymore of course. They were taken care of the last time a democratically-elected government thought it would be fun to put children in concentration camps. Can I copy this post into the Trump is Hitler thread?

RealityChuck Jul 17 2019 11:54 AM Re: Where ya gonna go?

Given my heritage, I'll choose Austria-Hungary.

MFS62 Jul 18 2019 06:06 AM Re: Where ya gonna go?

Vic Sage wrote: i guess i'm off to Belarus, unless i get tired and stop in Poland on the way. No family there anymore of course. They were taken care of the last time a democratically-elected government thought it would be fun to put children in concentration camps. Exactly. The list of countries in which my family once lived and from which they had to flee is long and distinguished. On my father's side is Austria (my last name is a town there), Romania, and they moved here from France. My mother's family was from Lithuania. I remember people in my neighborhood when I was a kid who had the concentration camp serial number tattoos. And I fear it is only a matter of time when Dump's followers will be wearing arm bands. Later

Chad ochoseis Jul 18 2019 09:31 AM Re: Where ya gonna go?

I'll be with my landsmen Vic Sage and MFS62 working on the revolution.

A Boy Named Seo Jul 18 2019 10:01 AM Re: Where ya gonna go?

A surprising amount of people aren't aware that New Mexico is part of the US, so I may be able to hide out in plain sight.

kcmets Jul 18 2019 10:11 AM Re: Where ya gonna go?

Do you live near Cimmaron by any chance, Seo?

A Boy Named Seo Jul 18 2019 10:27 AM Re: Where ya gonna go?

Not really. About 3.5 hours away.

seawolf17 Jul 18 2019 11:08 AM Re: Where ya gonna go?

A Boy Named Seo wrote: A surprising amount of people aren't aware that New Mexico is part of the US, so I may be able to hide out in plain sight. WAIT, WE LET THEM HAVE A *NEW* MEXICO?!?! RIGHT HERE IN THE UNITED STATES?!?!

A Boy Named Seo Jul 18 2019 02:52 PM Re: Where ya gonna go?

shhhhh.... https://i.redd.it/c87v5f88sot01.jpg>

dinosaur jesus Jul 18 2019 05:15 PM Re: Where ya gonna go?

My grandparents were all born in the United States. My great-grandparents too. And all my great-grandparents, except for a rogue Irishman from County Cork. Which makes me only slightly less of an American than Ilhan Omar, since no one in my family ever had to choose to come here. Most of them never even had the imagination to leave Texas. Not that terms like "less of an American" have any meaning, of course. This is all so stupid. And it's so obviously stupid that I feel stupid even saying anything about it.

Frayed Knot Jul 22 2019 03:25 PM Re: Where ya gonna go?

I'm zero generations removed from Korea. Born in Seoul, lived in Pusan as a baby, moved to the States when I turned 3. SEND HIM BACK! SEND HIM BACK! I think these generation definitions are kinda vague. My parents (born and raised in Korea, immigrated to the US as young adults) are commonly referred to as first generation. People like me (born in Korea, raised in the US) are called 1.5 gen. My brother would be second generation. Which doesn't make a lot of sense, since we should be the same generation. They are vague. Also totally meaningless except for the case in being legally able to run for President. btw, how often does your brother remind you that he could run for President while you never can? I'd refer to your kids as 'first generation' (depending on your wife's status) but, as I said earlier, that's merely the way I learned it. Not arguing that there's an official right/wrong definition here. It's like how one defines relations: some will refer to their cousins' kids as 'second cousins' while others go to the more cumbersome, but possibly more technically correct, 'first cousins/once removed' label. I just call them cousins. So keeping in line, my kids would be second generation Korean Americans, while [brother's] kids would be third generation Korean Americans. Which again, doesn't really make sense since they are the same generation. Also his kids will be half Korean, half Scottish/Italian. So I'm not sure what that does for the "generations" label. It'll make their backgrounds mixed and variable, just like most us. My brother's wife, like you, immigrated as a young child. So that makes their two kids either 1st or 2nd gen Americans (depending on your preferred definition) on their mom's side and yet as much as 10th to 12th on the other.

seawolf17 Jul 23 2019 06:36 AM Re: Where ya gonna go?

Frayed Knot wrote: btw, how often does your brother remind you that he could run for President while you never can? FWIW, CF, I would *totally* vote for you.

Centerfield Jul 23 2019 12:27 PM Re: Where ya gonna go?

There are tons of reasons why I can't run for President before you get to the whole "wasn't born here" thing.

kcmets Jul 23 2019 12:56 PM Re: Where ya gonna go?

Well, wherever everyone goes I implore you not to go to Afghanistan. Señor Sociopath is going to obliterate some time soon if they don't shape up...

Willets Point Jul 23 2019 01:16 PM Re: Where ya gonna go?

I'll just stay where I am. It's not like any place I've ever lived is considered "Real America" by these shitheads anyway.

Lefty Specialist Jul 23 2019 02:12 PM Re: Where ya gonna go?

There are tons of reasons why I can't run for President before you get to the whole "wasn't born here" thing. My friends from college have pictures. I'm not running for anything.

MFS62 Jul 23 2019 07:12 PM Re: Where ya gonna go?

I'm too young to run for President. Later