Forum Users - Where from?

[Joel41093]

Hi Stever,

Yeah lots of people here used to have a problem with Americans and english speaking Canadians...but that was 20 years ago with the big campaing about seperating us Quebecers from the rest of Canada and tempers where flaring up (I was 8 years old at the time so I remember a bit) but now, you would probably be really surprised how people have changed. I was raised to accept everybody (sex, races, language) as an equal so we learned english wile we were young in my family (I'm native french). I think that maybe older Quebecers (around 40 and up) are most likely to be pro Quebecers, we younger people, I think, are more open. You know, Quebec is a wonderfull province, I invite you to come and visit sometime, I'm sure you would find that people have changed. If you ever come, let me know, I'll gladly point out nice areas to visit, and I'll invite you and your wife over for cofee

Joel

I do a ton if internet gaming and have come to find the nicest
folks (online) are Aussies followed by you Canadians. I have also
been to Sherbrooke (20 years ago) and found the people there to
really have a huge dislike towards Americans (or anyone english
speaking).

Just my thoughts, but I am in no hurry whatsoever to get back to
Quebec anytime soon! The rest of Canada, my wife and I are
seriously thinking of moving to Canada from the States.

Stever

Do you like the region around here?...plenty of photogenics scenery


Joel

My mother and sister live in Rock Forest....what a small world it
is after all. I guess you wife as family there. Where exactly in
Rock Forest do you go?

Joel

Sherbrooke, Québec (about an hour east of Montréal)

 

[Walter40707]

Oiginaly from Atlanta Georgia, have lived in St.Louis Missouri, Nw York New York and Minneapolis Minnesota

 

[IbaneZz]

Hello,
I'm from the Netherlands/The Hague
Not owning a digital camera yet, but want to buy one very soon.........

 

[Alan Hartmann]

Thanks Stever. I was a bit concerned when I saw a response to my post -- I was expecting "What exit?"

 

[Gabe50921]

That´s it.

 

[Carl]

15 years per country.

Hope to be able to travel to South-America soon to make (hopefuly) nice shots with my new S85.

Carl

 

[Sonja]

Hello,

I'm from Brussels, Belgium (Europe) and consulting regulary this forum which I like very much.
Since 2 months, I'm owner of a S75 and very happy with it.

Greetings,

 

[Ty McKay]

Hi All,

Im a newbie here and I will try to look through all the threads before I swamp you all with repeat questions. I use a Sony S70 and am mostly into landscapes/flora/fauna typ pics. I am far from being a pro at photography but I am gaining confidence each time I go out.

Oh yea, heheh I am from Washington State, in the beautiful Columbia River Gorge. Anyways, I hope to share and learn from you all.

Ty

 

[Cubfan]

And the cubs are up 3 to 0 in the 3rd vs. San Diego. if anyone cares...

I know my latest questions have turned more to the philosophical
than the technical but that's how I understand what I'm dealing
with. The last thread about forum user backgrounds built pictures
in my mind that a digital camera will never be able to do (I hope).
My apologies to those who think these types of questions are
intrusive, boring or sappy.

That said, I have part two:

Where is everyone from? I know the majority are American here but
what parts? I'm Canadian born and raised from parents who came from
Holland. I have lived in the Ottawa (the capital for those who
think it's Toronto - why wouldn't you think that!) area for my
whole life except for some shorter stints in Vancouver and Europe.
I have been all over the US a few times but there are many places
that I still have yet to see. If you're willing, let us know what
country and city you're from.

Regards,
Andrew

 

[Lawrence48535]

Yea another Idahoan I'm in Meridiean ID. Born in Boise. It's not as neat as some of the places others are at but hey picture taking is fun anywhere.

BTW I think this thread is a good idea this way we Kind of know where people are from and why we post at certain times due to time zones.

I was born in Portland Oregon, and was raised in North Idaho. I
live less that 100 miles South of the Canadian border.

 

[herbie d]

Charlotte NC USA

 

[avanbeek]

First Joel's answer:

Yes I love the Eastern Townships and it is indeed a beautiful area. I have to get up to the top or Mount Orford soon for a good panorama!

Stever,
About the attitude in Quebec:

I grew up as english speaking in an Irish region of a french speaking province while having dutch speaking parents. Other than the stupid kid things that happen to everyone, I have never had an issue with French people. In fact my wife is French and I prefer Quebec over all others in Canada mainly because of the people, and huge abundance of wilderness.

I have to admit that I used to have an attitude towards Americans mainly because they knew nothing about Canada. I have long since realized that the reason for this lack of knowledge is that you guys have enough information in your own country to deal with so why would you know much about us. Plus we are inundated with American TV so can't help but know alot about the U.S.

Just to clarify about where I live; I said Ottawa when in fact I live just north of Ottawa in Quebec. Ottawa is in Ontario but right on the border of Quebec.

Also Stever, if you want any more info about what it's like to live here, please ask. There are many areas to choose from!

Regards,
AVB

Yeah lots of people here used to have a problem with Americans and
english speaking Canadians...but that was 20 years ago with the big
campaing about seperating us Quebecers from the rest of Canada and
tempers where flaring up (I was 8 years old at the time so I
remember a bit) but now, you would probably be really surprised how
people have changed. I was raised to accept everybody (sex, races,
language) as an equal so we learned english wile we were young in
my family (I'm native french). I think that maybe older Quebecers
(around 40 and up) are most likely to be pro Quebecers, we younger
people, I think, are more open. You know, Quebec is a wonderfull
province, I invite you to come and visit sometime, I'm sure you
would find that people have changed. If you ever come, let me know,
I'll gladly point out nice areas to visit, and I'll invite you and
your wife over for cofee

Joel

I do a ton if internet gaming and have come to find the nicest
folks (online) are Aussies followed by you Canadians. I have also
been to Sherbrooke (20 years ago) and found the people there to
really have a huge dislike towards Americans (or anyone english
speaking).

Just my thoughts, but I am in no hurry whatsoever to get back to
Quebec anytime soon! The rest of Canada, my wife and I are
seriously thinking of moving to Canada from the States.

Stever

Do you like the region around here?...plenty of photogenics scenery


Joel

My mother and sister live in Rock Forest....what a small world it
is after all. I guess you wife as family there. Where exactly in
Rock Forest do you go?

Joel

Sherbrooke, Québec (about an hour east of Montréal)

 

[Han]

Where is everyone from? I know the majority are American here but
what parts? I'm Canadian born and raised from parents who came from
Holland.

Hi

I'm from Holland (Bergen op Zoom), shootin' around with my Nikon CP990...

Kan je een beetje Nederlands praten of hebben je ouders je dat niet geleerd?

Han

 

[Jim Adair]

I live in Troy, IL, USA, which is 20 miles east of St. Louis, MO. I was born and raised in Lebanon, IN by parents of Irish and English ancestry. My great great grandfather was born in Ireland.

Jimbo

 

[Tom S.53005]

Timmins Ontario Canada

 

[drdan]

Timmins Ontario Canada

Long Island, New York

 

[KCurran]

Nashville - Illinois!

 

[Ed (;¬ >)]

I'll just add mine

Hi Andrew and all,
As I was once again reading through our list of places we live, I
decided to make a running list of responses, thus far....

A Van Beek (Andrew): Ottawa, Canada
Winogran: Nederland/Amsterdam
Skippy: Australia/Melbourne
Jrouss: USA/New Hampshire
Eeyore: Melbourne, Australia
Lynda: " Halfway between Richmond and Colonial Williamsburg,
Virginia" USA
Stever: Chicago, USA
Helen Betts: " originally from San Francisco" currently, Okinawa,
Japan
Amando Hernández: Valencia, Spain
Larz: Kennebunkport, Maine USA Paul C: Manchester (UK) currently,
Sterling VA. USA
LMC54: Americus, Georgia, USA
Oscar: Ottawa, Canada
Steven Mulder: Lansing, MI USA
Richard Joseph Reilly: Tucson, Arizona USA
Kenny: Newport Beach, California, USA
CK (Craig): Fort Worth, Texas USA
RAG: Ft. Lauderdale, Florida USA
TraceyS: Central Coast of California USA
Larry Myers: Lansing, MI, USA
Wild Will: Tucson, Arizona
HotShoey: Geelong, Australia
David Briggs: Minneapolis, Minnesota USA
Yellowdogy: "Santa Barbara, Mexico (formally California)"
Howdy: "born and raised in the Canadian Southwest" now: Las Vegas,
NV USA
Luke: Oklahoma, USA
Chuck: Redwood Shores, California USA
Shawn Workman: Northern Idaho, USA
Curt A.: Ventura, California USA
Hansin Dogan: Ankara, Turkey
Mick: South Africa
John Rothlisberger: Wellington, New Zealand
SDommin: New Hampshire USA
Dominic: Hong Kong - Shatin
Egill: Reykjavik, Iceland
Ozan Karakoç: Istanbul / Turkey
Paul: Delray Beach, Florida USA
Nun2: Johannesburg, South Africa, currently: London
Leonardo Querzoni: Rome / Italy
Paul G: Burke, VA USA
Eric Noack: Australia
Joel: Sherbrooke, Québec
Vic: Newtown, CT USA
Royor: East Flanders, Belgium
Andrey: Moscow, Russia
Geoff Pearson: " grew up just outside of Edmonton, Alberta"
Ed (Waldorph): Mobile, Alabama, USA

Truly AMAZING! Curt A.

I know my latest questions have turned more to the philosophical
than the technical but that's how I understand what I'm dealing
with. The last thread about forum user backgrounds built pictures
in my mind that a digital camera will never be able to do (I hope).
My apologies to those who think these types of questions are
intrusive, boring or sappy.

That said, I have part two:

Where is everyone from? I know the majority are American here but
what parts? I'm Canadian born and raised from parents who came from
Holland. I have lived in the Ottawa (the capital for those who
think it's Toronto - why wouldn't you think that!) area for my
whole life except for some shorter stints in Vancouver and Europe.
I have been all over the US a few times but there are many places
that I still have yet to see. If you're willing, let us know what
country and city you're from.

Regards,
Andrew

 

[Ed (;¬ >)]

Where is everyone from? I know the majority are American here but
what parts? I'm Canadian born and raised from parents who came from
Holland. I have lived in the Ottawa (the capital for those who
think it's Toronto - why wouldn't you think that!) area for my
whole life except for some shorter stints in Vancouver and Europe.
I have been all over the US a few times but there are many places
that I still have yet to see. If you're willing, let us know what
country and city you're from.

Regards,
Andrew

I added my name to Curt's list—great job, Curt—but I thought I'd give you the narrative, too.

Born in a log cabin in the wilds of... No, no. Let's start again.

Born and raised in Detroit, Michigan. Took me 33 years to get fed up and wise up and get up and go. Had to be a place without snow, sleet and mizzable weather in general. (Nothing wrong with Michigan weather if you like cloudy. Cloudy and cold, cloudy and hot, cloudy and humid, cloudy and raining, cloudy and snowing, cloudy and sleeting. When it wasn't cloudy it was 95 degrees with 100% humidity, or 33 below zero wind chill.) There was one good thing about living in Detroit, though. Unfortunately, now that I'm old and quickly getting senile I forget what it was.

After exploring Florida and finding not enough paved roads and too much sunburn on the napes of the locals I fled to Californey (the place you oughtta be) and spent the 20 best years of my life in the City of St. Francis.

All good things must come to an end, particularly when I was unwilling to continue slopping at the public trough until I was eligible for Social Security. So late last year I opted for an early vested retirement.

This meant, of course, that we couldn't continue to afford to live in The City. Fortunately for us the Dot Snots hadn't yet sneezed themselved to death in a coked up frenzy so real estate prices were flying high. People were waving money under our nose and begging for our little Haight-Ashbury hovel.

The high of becoming an instant milllionaire wore off all too quickly as Simon Legree at the mortgage company insisted on getting his cut. (But it was a thrill seeing all those commas on the paperwork.)

Walking away firmly ensconced in the middle-class, there was nothing to do but drag ourselves to live near the in-laws in one of the cheapest places we could find and still stay in the good ol' US of A.

We moved to L.A. (Lower Alabama) where, if the good Lord's willing and the creek don't rise, we'll putter about in our declining years and hope that civilization might find us.

 

[Michael DiPrenda]

From Montgomery County Maryland, Washington DC Metro area, but have been working in Asia for 7 years, the past 5 in Taipei, Taiwan.