Curiousity Poll: Race.

[East Coast Hustle]

And, if you were someone who was raised in a way that did not teach the same behaviors, attitudes, and biases of the majority of your historical ancestors (through blood or through culture), would that mean that you actually don't have any heritage to speak of?

absolutely not, though there is definitely potential for conflict between ancestry and heritage in such cases, especially for those who, through upbringing or choice, may not be strongly tied to either.

[Doktor Howl]

Dok Howl - your Cornish ancestry also includes:

Tin mining
The Cornish Pasty (rhymes with 'nasty' not 'tasty)
The almost entirely obsolete Cornish language
General Celtic spaggotry
Inclusion in Arthurian mythology (Tintagel - alleged location of King Arthur's conception)
Land's End
Stone Circles & assorted monoliths
Cream & ice cream

I used to live in Devon, the adjoining county and so spent a lot of time near & in Cornwall.

Perhaps, perhaps...but my family history seems to be a non-stop parade of incompetent boat wreckers and pirates, with very short lifespans.

[E.O.T.]

GARY'S MATTRESS

          http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4vAfXNzXueE&NR=1

[BabylonHoruv]

My dad is pure half and half.  Half Irish half German Gypsy (Romany)  My mom is American white, but mostly English, with enough Italian to give both her and I slightly out of control libidos and also verifiable ancestors who were Scottish tribal magicians and some picts.

[Doktor Howl]

Scottish tribal magicians

wut

[Mangrove]

Dok Howl - your Cornish ancestry also includes:

Tin mining
The Cornish Pasty (rhymes with 'nasty' not 'tasty)
The almost entirely obsolete Cornish language
General Celtic spaggotry
Inclusion in Arthurian mythology (Tintagel - alleged location of King Arthur's conception)
Land's End
Stone Circles & assorted monoliths
Cream & ice cream

I used to live in Devon, the adjoining county and so spent a lot of time near & in Cornwall.

Also ineffective terrorism.

Where in Devon were you?  Since I'm in Dorset, I probably know it, at least by name.

I was in Plymouth from 1983-2005 (barring the 6 months I was in Leicester pretending to do a degree in English literature.)

Thank you for cringe inducing 'Kernow-facist' link. That's right, I'm claiming the term Kernow-facism as my own!

[Cain]

Ah, Plymouth.  Famous for its ever present drunken sailors, its escape bridge into Cornwall and its Hoe.

And yes, beware the CNLA and their vast funding from the might Celtic nations (and the USA).

[Mangrove]

Born in Canada to British parents who took citizenship. My paternal Grandfather was likewise born in Canada to British parents.

I have a very common last name which is probably Welsh. I'm 1/8th Irish that I know of via my mother's side of the family. Could be more could be less. Don't know, don't care. Most people of British extraction are a bastard mix of Celtic/Roman/Saxon/Norman/Viking anyway.



 

[Mangrove]

Ah, Plymouth.  Famous for its ever present drunken sailors, its escape bridge into Cornwall and its Hoe.

And yes, beware the CNLA and their vast funding from the might Celtic nations (and the USA).

Yes, Union Street was the place to be for drunken violence between various branches of the armed services. Though now, it's more just drunken chavs and their underaged girlfriends.

The Hoe - where chavs like to race their stupid, stupid, stupid body modified cars.

The Tamar Bridge - my experience was that it was always an escape from rather than into Cornwall. Which is why it's free to drive across the river to Saltash but you have to pay to get back.

[Mesozoic Mister Nigel]

Scottish tribal magicians

wut

I was more squicked out that he knows about his mom's libido... let alone attributes it to being part Italian. 

[Mesozoic Mister Nigel]

GARY'S MATTRESS

          http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4vAfXNzXueE&NR=1

Holy shit! 

[Cain]

Ah, Plymouth.  Famous for its ever present drunken sailors, its escape bridge into Cornwall and its Hoe.

And yes, beware the CNLA and their vast funding from the might Celtic nations (and the USA).

Yes, Union Street was the place to be for drunken violence between various branches of the armed services. Though now, it's more just drunken chavs and their underaged girlfriends.

The Hoe - where chavs like to race their stupid, stupid, stupid body modified cars.

The Tamar Bridge - my experience was that it was always an escape from rather than into Cornwall. Which is why it's free to drive across the river to Saltash but you have to pay to get back.

I never actually went across the bridge, in my defence.

Union street is apparently getting worse again, though I think its mostly people I know being pansies.

Also, I would answer this poll, but I'm boycotting it, and the other one, on the basis of them being obvious trollbait.

[Mangrove]

Cain,

Union Street has always sucked though it probably isn't as bad as it used to be. I knew plenty of guys in the military etc who recall the days when the police would block each end of the street, wait for the various factions to beat themselves senseless and then let the MPs come into clean up the mess and send the respective parties back to whatever ship they came off of.

As for the OP, I think it's long since been jacked. There's more disturbing things afoot (like Italian libido for instance...)

[Cain]

Yeah, exactly, my friends are pansies.

Well, I was trying to ignore the "talk about your ancestry" blogging, to be perfectly honest.  Because I really don't care if someone is 1/16th's Luxembourgese.

[Mangrove]

Yeah, exactly, my friends are pansies.

Well, I was trying to ignore the "talk about your ancestry" blogging, to be perfectly honest.  Because I really don't care if someone is 1/16th's Luxembourgese.

Agreed. Is why I included 'don't know/care' in my response.

Also if your friends are pansies, I suggest they travel in large groups. The attacks are typically committed by packs of individuals who would perhaps not ordinarily start a fight but will if they're drunk and have 20 of their 'mates' with them.

Besides, why would your friends even want to go there? It's underaged drinkers, shrieking teenage harpies and douchebags with popped collars, hair gel and faux-Burberry car seats.