Published on 12, July, 2020
II'm amazed at how many people here say English isn't thier first language and presumably thier heritage isn't either. How fascinating, in my stunning and vast ignorance I'd assumed that most people here would be from the UK, how international are we as a group of users? By the way I think multinationalism and multiculturalism are great, so I'm not trying to make anyone uncomfortable or unwelcome.
I'm English and have the usual English problems with language, I can be dyslexic in as many languages as you want to try me with, including English. I recently had my DNA tested with an ancestry site as I was researching my family history and found that I'm 84% southern English, which is apparently quite rare, most British people are a mix of Saxon, Irish and Scandi genes, so it looks like my families have been knocking about the place for hundreds of years.
I don’t think so- I’m on a mailing list for autism support in Luxembourg which sadly I haven’t been able to test myself as I’m in UK and I am surprised at the extent of support. They have specialist autism psychologists/ psychiatrists you can see, workshops for autistic people eg on interviews, getting employment etc. Then there are trips (day trips, weekend trips or longer), activities . Talks about autism from experts. Groups for family members etc. I haven’t been able to try any of it so can’t judge the quality but there seems to be much more support than I can currently access in UK.
A lot of other countries don’t have a site like this. When I first joined I was actually in Germany though I’m in the UK now.
Hi, I’m from Luxembourg where I grew up until I went to university in the UK. I lived briefly in Germany afterwards but I’m now back to studying in the Uk- I love the UK.
I don't think I could cope with flat land I like my hills and mountains and love living between the mountains and the sea.
Where did you live in Bucks? I've lived in Aylesbury most of my life and seen so many changes - mostly not positive! My wife and I keep talking about moving away and Lincs was one area as she has family there, but I think that it is too remote....and too flat!I know people who have moved from the Home Counties to Lincs and absolutely love it.
Hi, I’m living in South Lincolnshire, UK although I’m originally from Buckinghamshire.
My ancestry is mixed. Scottish, Southern English, Scandinavian and my maternal grandfather was American.
I love North Wales, including Holyhead - going by train and ferry is a most civilised way to travel home to Ireland and I’ve passed through Holyhead many times in my 22 years living in Manchester - the Welsh people are lovely and a Welsh Christmas is a sight to behold, with the Christmas decorations at Holyhead being a prime example - even the local ASDA in Holyhead is very friendly and homely too
Hello. I was born in Italy but now I live in the UK since I was 7.
I love everything to do with Italy, the food, culture, lifestyle, history, the Italian sense of style and fashion and of course Italian men are very handsome
I'm in London. Family roots are in Leeds. I lived in Holland for a few years. Brexit continues to break my heart.
Dia Duit I Manchester U.K. 22 Bliana - is Mise Eireannach Agus Aerach I gCondae An Mhi
Yes, it's not far from the South Lakes, really.
I'm from the South of France but live in the UK now.
Northern Lancashire (I can see the Cumbrian Fells from here on a clear day)
I've had someone think I'm from London and another person think I'm from Swansea.
Some of my family is from the West Midlands via Wales too, I think most of us will have ancestors who were farm workers and the further back you go the more likely it is.
Many Italians are very dark haired and quite dark skinned too, I think people forget or don't know what a melting pot the mediterean was in antiquity and later.
I'm thinking of getting another DNA test, one that will tell me my really deep ancestry, going right back to the end of the ice age. I just find all this stuff fascinating. I see that more information has been found on the Denisovans and that they spread much further than was previously thought and died out later too.
Is Britain particularly good for ASD support compared to other countries?
Roy
I live in Aylesbury, so I guess that you're not far from me?Aston Clinton maybe?
Because I've moved about a lot I have a mixed accent. People often guess I'm from Wales (even some Welsh people) even though I've actually only ever been there a handful of times
G'wed la I lived in Skelmersdale for 5 years which was the most exposure to Scousers I'd ever had as there are many there. I also got to know Merseyside more during that time as it's nearby My mother is most likely autistic too, she has a very good ear for accents (and other specifics, she was a teacher of English, spelling, punctuation, grammar etc). About 10 years ago here in Preston area a young man came to fit my oven. I recognised he had Scouse accent and that was as much as I could tell. My mother said to him 'are you from Deysbrook?' He was very chuffed and said he was. My mum has had little experience of Merseyside really, she lived there briefly before I was born as my father worked for Ministry of Defence and they moved around a lot (I think he worked at Liverpool Docks or something like that there). Deysbrook is quite an obscure part of Merseyside as far as I know, not especially well known?