If you had to go "back to where you came from" where would you go?

[Nikia]

Having ancestors coming from several different places, I guess that I would have a choice rather than being split into several parts. I recently found a geneology page about my paternal grandmother's family. One of the ancesteral cities was Kampen, Overijessel. Never having heard of Overijssel, I looked it up and found out that it was in the Netherlands. For some reason, I was just thrilled to be Dutch and decided that is where I would go if I had go back to where I came from.
Where would you choose to go if you had a choice to go back to an ancesteral homeland? I know that some DUers have more homelands than others.

[wildhorses]

1. I would stay right where I am, thanks to my native American

ancestry...bye bye ya'll:P

[eppur_se_muova]

34. Ha! Your ancestors immigrated across the Bering Strait!

So gitcher waders on.:silly:

Seriously, we're all immigrants, just with different dates on our passports (those that have them). Originally, we all came from Africa, some more recently than others, but that's a quibble.

I don't think Africa wants us back, so we need to find some other way to deal.

[Redstone]

35. That's right, Bering Strait Land Bridge, Siberia...Omigod, we Indians

are actually RUSSIAN!

Now what do we do?

Redstone

[supernova]

2. On the Borderline

Either the English/Scottish border for my Dad's side or the Alsace Region of France, which is either French or German, depending on who won the last war.

So, I'm an on the edge woman. :-)

[no name no slogan]

17. Another borders descendent, here, too!

Do you know your clan? Mine's Armstrong. :hi:

[supernova]

22. I'm a Sharpe

You can read the history here:

http://www.houseofnames.com/xq/asp.c/qx/sharps-coat-arms.htm

[LynzM]

3. Oh geez...

I have to choose between:

Germany
France
the UK
Austria
French Canada

for starters... I'd probably pick Germany, since I loved living there, and I speak the language decently.

[lizziegrace]

4. Greece

Crete, to be exact. :)

[GOPisEvil]

7. I'm Greek too, but I was born in Athens.

:)

[lizziegrace]

10. Greeks are an interesting group

:)

Yes, I have an Aunt Anna, Uncle Nick and a cousin Nicky and they owned a donut shop...

[GOPisEvil]

13. I don't have Greek relatives.

Well, I mean I'm sure I HAVE them, biologically. But I'm adopted, so my only exposure to Greek culture is at restaurants. :)

[lizziegrace]

14. If you ever make it to Ohio

I make some mean dolmadas and pilaf.

[GOPisEvil]

15. Thanks! If I ever make to Ohio, I'll let you know.

:9

[ZombieNixon]

18. Now, I'm craving Greek food.

x(

[Starbucks Anarchist]

5. India.

[ZombieNixon]

11. We rock.

Where in India? :shrug:

[Starbucks Anarchist]

19. Andhra Pradesh.

:toast:

[ZombieNixon]

20. Nice.

My paternal grandparents used to live in Hyderabad. :toast:

[Starbucks Anarchist]

21. I have relatives there, too.

:hi:

[miss_american_pie]

6. Croatia

If I have to pick one.

[Droopy]

8. My family is German and Irish

I was actually born on a U.S. military base in Landstuhl, Germany. I guess I'd go back there. You can't go wrong with good beer and schnitzel. Well, maybe a cardiologist would disagree.

[ZombieNixon]

9. India

The South if you want to go with immediate ancestry. Bengal if you want to go back further.

Of course, I might have to leave one of my eyes or something in Iran (Persia). :shrug:

[democracyindanger]

12. the airport.

but if i couldn't get a flight i'd check out freighter berths

[no name no slogan]

16. Probably one of the Scandanavian countries (Norway, Denmark, Sweden)

because of the health care systems since I have chronic medical issues. Although I could also live in Germany, Czech Republic, Slovakia or the UK given my ancestry.

[hippywife]

23. The womb. n/t

[Coventina]

24. Hmm...my choices would be: Norway, Scotland, England, or Ireland

I would pick Norway, except for the whaling issue :mad:

Scotland it would have to be, I guess.....

[SOteric]

25. To Parma, Italy,

to wait for the mothership. :hi:

[GOPisEvil]

28. The ship's shaped like a wheel of the indisputed king of cheeses no doubt.

:hi:

[SOteric]

29. And we call our leader 'The Big Cheese'

:7

[GOPisEvil]

30. For that, you get this.

[SOteric]

55. Thank you, thank youveramuch, -

Folks really Edam up! :7

[qnr]

26. A gamete, I suppose n/t

[Redstone]

27. Lunenburg, Vermont. In fact, we're buying some land there. It's getting

to be time for me to go home.

Redstone

[graywarrior]

36. Awesome. We can have a DU meet up.

[Redstone]

37. Yes, we can. Plenty of room for everyone.

Redstone

[rug]

31. Manhattan.

[u4ic]

32. Saskatchewan, Ukraine, Poland...

I'll take door #4...

[eppur_se_muova]

33. The hospital? But they're overcrowded already. nt

[YellowRubberDuckie]

38. Kingfisher?

:shrug:

[madrchsod]

39. sweden or germany

which if i could would probably go back to

[fortyfeetunder]

40. Beats the heck out of me, I am a mongrel.

Maybe buy some second homes in Ireland, England, the USA, East Africa, West Africa to cover all the territory....

[Nikia]

48. The idea is that you get to pick if there are multiple places

I come from several ancesteries too.

[hfojvt]

53. mine are all EU

except the trouble-making Swiss.
It is interesting that all of my German and Swiss ancestry comes from the Rhein area. Different countries - Deutschland, Switzerland and France, same Rhenish culture according to geographers and sociologists.

[diamondsndust]

41. Out THERE .... somewhere...... n/t

[Rowdyboy]

42. The Moselle Valley in the Rhineland, Germany......

The branch of my family I love the most came from there in the mid-late 1700's.

[Left Is Write]

43. 13/16 of me would have to go to Norway, the rest to Sweden.

[Ellen Forradalom]

44. CHICAGO BABY

As far as I'm concerned, that's where I'm from.

[otherlander]

45. the sun, i guess....

isn't that where everything on earth came from? or maybe Germany... maybe Ireland.... maybe the Ukraine.

[Roland99]

46. Zebulon in the Zathura system

[Deja Q]

47. Gallifrey?

:D

[NNadir]

49. Brooklyn, New York.

I have ancestors who were not Americans, but I am unable to live in their countries, as I know very little about their language and culture.

I am an American.

[Burma Jones]

50. Oh Lordy, I could stay here due to a single Native American

ancestor perhaps, but mostly, I would have to go back to the UK. Both sides of my family came to these shores in the early 18th century, so there's bene ample opportunity to mingle. I mean, there's been French, German and Scandinavian too....

[rustydog]

51. Missoula, Montana

[Arugula Latte]

52. First choice: Czech Republic

I'm a true Bohemian!

[anarch]

54. right back to bed

Well, alright then...if it's between that and going to work, I'll take "going back where I came from".