Nationality abroad?

[Stanley Edwards]

Do you ever feel that you're representing your country when abroad?

Daft question possibly.

As a foreigner in Spain I find myself asking the most basic questions of everyone I meet. '¿Donde eres?' being the first. And, 8/9 months on in Granada I have an overwhelming urge to visit Ireland and Italy simply because everyone I've met from these countries have left a very, very favourable impression.

Only exception is the posh English artist who claims to be Irish. I don't believe him.

Irish artist I met early on and later gave sketching paper and food and a pen. A lovelly young Irish couple who are now living here are amongst the most amiable people I've ever met. And, of all the people I didn't know previously who have taken photos of me, a young Irish guy is the first to email me the results after asking.

I love Irish people (all of them) and thank the fuck for Ireland. Top of my list of places to visit. All because I met lots of people from Ireland abroad whilst I was on the streets.

*Off for a Murphy's followed by an Italian something or, other. Or, perhaps not - I'm going dry for a week. Oh well, theres always next week.*

[Poot]

What's the name of that Irish bar near the Reyes Catolicos and Gran Via de Colon? There were always good Irish people in there.

[mrkikiet]

Do you ever feel that you're representing your country when abroad?
sometimes. It depends who I am speaking to and in what context, if it's friends no, if it's someone new, yes.
I tend to find I spend a lot of time trying to justify, account for and explain my country and the actions of it's inhabitants.

[phildwyer]

Do you ever feel that you're representing your country when abroad?

Moat residents of abroad have never heard of my country (Wales). So no.

[ice-is-forming]

i drink warm beer and never shower just to keep up my image:(

[upsidedownwalrus]

In China Britons seem to have a better image than they do in, say, Spain. Generally it's young Canadians and Americans who come over here to get drunk and go whoring, most Britons over here are older and quite sensible...

So I put in most of the drinking to try and help even things out :D

[firky]

an awful lot of people assume I am either irish or scottish, and I'm neither. One of my good friends from uni was Irish, well he claimed to be, he was only half Irish. I wonder why some people are desperate to attach themselves to being irish? Americans are amongst the worst offenders.

I have afghan blood in me from many moons ago but I'm just your average english mongrel.

I've been to Limerick. Was like most cities only twice as touristy, and bloody expensive. I was only their for two days and I was with a mate getting lashed on stout and some of the funniest tasting skunk I have ever smoked. Tasted like metal. I'd go back to Ireland, with out a doubt - but I'd rather go to the country than one of the cities. Vancouver and Newcastle Upon Tyne are still the best cities in the world! I mean I like London, but I don't know if I am going to stop here all my life - there's too much shit to deal with.

I only got up to get a drink and take a piss now I can't get back to sleep :(

[firky]

Moat residents of abroad have never heard of my country (Wales). So no.

Is thata county in England, have you made a typo?

[Prince Rhyus]

I'm representing me, my city (Cambridge) and my country when I go abroad. That's why I try to raise the standard of behaviour (which I like to think is high) over and above what I'd expect of myself back home because I assume that people will make a judgement call on all of the above when meeting me.

And yes, I do get impressions of other people's country's when I meet them. Hence why I fell inlove with the German-speaking world.