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MorphoAdonis In reply to the-Danish [2012-01-01 16:44:28 +0000 UTC]

Pardon? I don't understand your comment.

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the-Danish In reply to MorphoAdonis [2012-01-01 22:42:16 +0000 UTC]

My name
This disturbs me, but not because I dislike doll faces or anything like that...

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MorphoAdonis In reply to the-Danish [2012-01-01 23:28:27 +0000 UTC]

Brings me to another question; Are you actually Danish, or is that just a username choice?

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the-Danish In reply to MorphoAdonis [2012-01-07 06:22:00 +0000 UTC]

Well I could argue either way here, and the answer isn't really defined based on solely my opinion. It's really up to what you define as a person of any country.

Story time!

My mother fell in love with a tall man, a handsome one, and what she thought might be true love. In all too short of a time this illusion vanished, as she discovered he was a cocaine addict, and a chronic one at that. She left as soon as she found out about the houses he had sold or been evicted from due to his addiction. She traveled, but not without his seed firmly planted in her, without even her own knowledge.
She visited Thailand, and met my step-dad, (a person I had known as my true father for a long time,) and they engaged. He was Danish. The children my mother bore in Denmark, however, were not, not by blood at least.
I was born and raised as a Dane, having the truth revealed to me when my parents decided to get a divorce after more than ten years of marriage and the foundation of my childhood. She went back to her familiar home in America, a wreck that is still inshambls and I fear it will never be fixed.

I spoke Danish, I ate Danish, (it was good too,) and I lived Danish. But I am fully American and a a tiny bit of Indian by blood.

I consider myself a Dane, though I am starting to forget even my mother language.
When I came to America and participated in public school, individuals that were not familiar with me simply called me "the Danish" and I am still referred to this way. English is the language I am most familiar with and really the only language I am capable of speaking fluently now. My roots have been tarnished, they have rotted with truth, and I have forgotten them.

So whether you want to consider me a Dane or not is really up to you.

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MorphoAdonis In reply to the-Danish [2012-01-07 16:29:58 +0000 UTC]

Well then, Danish by culture and not by blood, it seems. And just because you lost some of your language doesn't mean you lose your right to claim your culture.

I live in Texas, fairly near the border of Mexico and America, so I meet many people of mixed cultures, involving moving from a country of their childhood to America. They can still claim Mexican cultural heritage, even though I know many who can't even speak Spanish. And the blood of their parents can be as much as irrelevant, except in their looks. There are students I know who are white by blood but grew up in Mexico, and moved into my area who completely identify as "Mexican-Americans."

So, it depends on whether YOU really want to claim Denmark as your cultural heritage, because even though you aren't Danish by blood, you have every right to claim it culturally.

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the-Danish In reply to MorphoAdonis [2012-01-08 08:56:38 +0000 UTC]

And I usually do, but I often leave it up for interpretation as well. I'm not offended if somebody decides that they do not consider that a truly Danish person, or do I mind if they want to consider me foreign, despite having physical foreign traits and no trace of an accent left.

I am fine with it either way, really. But if you leave it up to me, I'll tell you I'm Danish.

I thought this made an interesting enough topic to share though, even if I am only talking about myself.

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MorphoAdonis In reply to the-Danish [2012-01-01 23:27:44 +0000 UTC]

OHHH, Daniel? Haha he's been "Daniel Rose" for much longer than our online-acquaintanceship. Wasn't named after you, don't worry.

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the-Danish In reply to MorphoAdonis [2012-01-07 06:23:41 +0000 UTC]

I know, some days I just feel like making a big deal out of nothing, a form of drama I don't actually enjoy on a large scale, but I find it amusing with minor things like this.

I really am too hypocritical, though I consider myself a gentle being.

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MorphoAdonis In reply to JadeHades [2011-12-23 15:55:05 +0000 UTC]

Haha I was just trying to get good detail on his face without including any of my ugly work-table xD But thanks.

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JadeHades In reply to MorphoAdonis [2011-12-24 16:42:53 +0000 UTC]

LOL you're welcome

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