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I'm from the UK. My home address is in Bangor, Northern Ireland. Almost every employer (in the UK) I've interviewed at initially thought I was Welsh. If I say
by onorton 8y ago
I'm from the UK. My home address is in Bangor, Northern Ireland. Almost every employer (in the UK) I've interviewed at initially thought I was Welsh.
If I say "I'm from Bangor" to an American and they assume I'm American, which one of these would they think I'm referring to?[0] There are two separate Bangor Townships in Michigan alone.
It makes total sense to refer to the country and city/town when you are addressing an international audience.
[0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bangor#United_States_of_America https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bangor#United_States_of_Americ...
- qubex 8y agoYes, you are correct. I apologise to you too. I was a bit testy this morning and I came off a more ill-tempered and quarrelsome person than I had intended, and it is entirely my fault.
- eigenstuff 8y agoWhen I see Bangor, I think of Bangor, Maine! Their police department's Facebook page has a huge following for being really funny and wholesome, I follow it even though I've never been there. It's really cute.