Do we have any foreign DUers?

[CalebHayes]

I was just curious

[JohnKleeb]

1. no we dont

;)
of course we do
Plenty of em.

[Kathy in Cambridge]

2. Tons

foreigncorrespondent, dutchdemocrat, Dirk39, DemEx_Pat and BonjourUSA are a few I can think of off the top of my head.

[SOteric]

3. Quite a few, including

but not limited to a host of Canadians, some Brits, and Norwegian here and there, and Frenchman or two, several Aussies, some Kiwis...

The U.S. may have little use for Democrats, but apparently the rest of the world finds us fascinating.

[Commie Pinko Dirtbag]

28. What am I, chopped liver?

:hi:

[CrownPrinceBandar]

4. Thank gosh somebody does. n/t

[ConcernedCanuk]

5. . . . . YUP YUP

.
.

[madrchsod]

6. hey we also have a swede

who was a mod the last go around,,,

[Kamika]

7. serious?

Damn those foreigners.. they take our jobs

[Djinn]

8. yep!

lots of aussies - being interested in politics here is almost sacreligious! "what you mean you aren't watching the cricket, Davis Cup, Australian Open, David Hookes' memorial tributes........"

[Matilda]

10. Actually, I like watching cricket. But there are other things in life.

And no forum like this in Australia that I'm aware of, although N.Z.
has Scoop. I really enjoy the exchange of views, and I've learned
a lot. And it's so good to know that not all Americans think the
sun shines out of Bush's behind.

[Djinn]

12. I'd rather scoop out my eyeballs

than watch it but I live with a sport freak so I have to suffer sometimes! cricket, rugby, AFL, two flies racing up a wall....

I actually started coming here when I got sick of being called Anti American for not supporting Bush's pre-emptive nightmare in Iraq - needed reassurance that if that made me anti-american then there was heaps of US citizens who'd have to classified that way too!

[Matilda]

14. I'm one of the few Aussies who doesn't even know who's playing

when asked "who's going to win the whatever Grand Final?

But cricket's the game they play in Heaven.

[bobthedrummer]

15. Is that the Superbowl of Cricket?

eom

[Matilda]

22. I guess it probably is.

n/t

[OldEurope]

25. Lots of.

I´m in Germany, for example.

:toast:

[jonnyblitz]

9. LOL

bastids. :crazy:

[bobthedrummer]

11. I met a newbie from Australia, oscarmitre

in LBN today, 17 posts.

[qwertyMike]

13. I'm Irish

Living in Canada now

[bobthedrummer]

16. professor pot is from India.

eom

[Bhaisahab]

17. ... and he LOVES cricket!! :)

[bobthedrummer]

18. Hello from Green Bay, professor pot! I am a Packers fan meself.

:hi:
:smoke:

[Bhaisahab]

19. hi bob!

packers? i had to google search to know what that meant. its an NFL team eh?
i dont understand much about american football, although if someone could give me a crash course in baseball i'd appreciate it. i would like to like the game. but i can't understand all that running around in circles :shrug:

[Djinn]

20. but you like all

the standing around and scratching they do in cricket???

it must be an ex-colony thing, I'm originally from Scotland so maybe I'll never understand it - but seriously a game that takes 5 DAYS to play????

sorry for hijacking this post into a cricket one!

[Bhaisahab]

21. ha ha!

you have a good point there. its one of the reasons cricket will never find favor with most of the world. it can be VERY boring. but i guess its a cultivated affection for most of us cricket fans. i wanted to play cricket for the country when i was 15. but then i developed epilepsy and had to quit all that dreaming.
in a way that was good, coz i continued my education and am now able to see right from wrong. which is why i'm in DU. i want to connect with people who understand how dangerous the bushies can be for the whole world.

on that note, arundhati has a new article on the new american century:
http://www.thenation.com/docprint.mhtml?i=20040209&s=roy

[Matilda]

23. Hey, professor pot,, your team is doing great here right now!

Dravid, Ganguly and the great Tendulkar are putting on a great show.

[Bhaisahab]

24. absolutely!

i used to think they're a sorry bunch of losers when the lost the world cup to the aussies. but man these guys are making me feel good!

[Avonrepus]

26. I'm From the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

More specifically im from Brighton, England but am currently sitting in my room in the University of York. First year studying History and politics.

[bobthedrummer]

29. Welcome to DU, Avonrepus!

:hi:
Are you a cricket fan too?

[T_i_B]

27. I suppose I count

UK DUer reporting for duty! :hi:

Here is another thread international DUers may be interested in.

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_topic&forum=132&topic_id=165000

[Avonrepus]

30. No

Don't like cricket, all i know is ENgland are not very good at it.

[jmatthan]

31. And a DUer from Finland who loves cricket!!

n/t

[BritishHuman]

32. Another Right-Pondian here.

Fascinated by how Dubya can still be in power.

[kayell]

34. It's that same sick fascination that makes people look at ghastly

car accidents as they drive past, whether they want to or not, isn't it?

Added: I am so grateful for the presence of Duers from around the world. It is nice to be reminded that there are parts of the world that approach sanity. It is also nice to know that some people in other countries know that not all in the US are crazed war-mongers.

[RFKHumphreyObama]

33. I'm from Australia

I am an Australian citizen by birth -my dad is Australian-but I have lived overseas for some of my life

[bobthedrummer]

35. Foreign relations kick.

:dem:

[hel]

36. Istanbul, Turkey

Geographically I'm in Asia right now.

Though I travel to Europe to work, every day...

(Istanbul's Marmara sea-Bosphorus is the official border between Asia and Europe, so the city is divided between two continents)

[bobthedrummer]

37. That cool, a continental border in your town.

:hi:

[supernova]

38. Hello to all our international DUers!

:hi: :hi:

You're what makes the world go 'round! :* :* And another reason why DU is the best community on the Web.

:grouphug: :grouphug:

[earthman dave]

39. Southampton, England

And it's damn good to find some sane Americans, instead of the bloodthirsty talking heads I see on the TV.

[supernova]

40. Welcome to DU earthman dave

:hi: :toast:

"sane Americans" .... us? You might not think so after visiting the Gungeon (er... Justice/Public Safety forum) :scared: ;-)

As you can see, we have quite a few other Brits here at DU. The only one not chiming in is Pert_UK who is currently taking a hike around Australia with his girlfriend.

The Lounge is usually goofy and fun... GD2004 gets wild and woolly. But we basically mean well. :D