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What was the country you were born in?
by webignition 13y ago
What was the country you were born in?
- vowelless 13y agoOne of the GCC [1] countries. I am sure none of them give citizenship or even permanent residency to non-citizens born in them. [1] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cooperation_Council_for_the_Arab_States_of_the_Gulf http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cooperation_Council_for_the_Ara...
- twelvechairs 13y agoGenerally only in the Americas is citizenship given to those who were born in a particular country. See http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jus_soli http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jus_soli
- pavanky 13y agoIt used to be the same in India. But it changed a few years ago. Now you can Indian citizenship if you are born in India and atleast one of your parents is an Indian citizen.
- nayefc 13y agoI think I know which country you're talking about. They do give citizenship only to non-citizens (as you've said), but there are other exceptions.
- CaptainDecisive 13y agoYup, that's what people usually really mean when they ask "Where are you from?" I went NZ -> New York, NY -> Scotland and if I'm say on holiday somewhere, doesn't really matter whether it's in the UK, Europe, US, and someone asks "Where are you from?" then I have to think. Depending on my mood I might answer New Zealand because that's the accent they hear and they really mean "What country were you born in?". Or I might answer Edinburgh or Scotland because that's where I live and consider my home, in which case the response is often "... but you don't have a Scottish accent", and I then explain and they get the answer they were looking for or expecting. Or I might answer "Where does the wind come from?" and disappear down the rabbit hole. My children have triple citizenship and will no doubt have their own difficulties with "Where are you from?" in later life.