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20vmotorsport
26th December 2005, 06:38 PM
Im from the greek island of Castellorizo (aka Meghisti)

http://www.kastellorizo.org/megisti/2005/pantazis/thumbs/panorama_6.jpg

Kastelorizo lies on the southeastern extremity of Greece. It extends its border to 72 nautical miles, which is its exact distance from Rhodes. It is only 1.5 miles from the Turkish coasts and 150 miles from Cyprus. Its total area is just 9 square miles and its coastline 19 km. This tiny island has only one settlement, at the back of which there is a small pinewood which gives life to the rocky landscape. There is an abundance of partridge for hunting, which attracts both locals and visitors. Megisti, as it is also called, is bigger than the neighbouring islets of Ros and Strogili. It seems like an abandoned mansion, though most of its inhabitants have immigrated to the USA and Egypt while others live in Athens and Rhodes. Its present population is no more than 250 inhabitants who are mostly fishermen. Although they lead secluded lives, they are warm-hearted and willing to offer hospitality to visitors who come to their island.

here is a picture of the Grotto
http://www.kastellorizo.org/megisti/images2004/national_geographic.jpg
http://www.kastellorizo.org/megisti/2005/pantazis/100_parastas_1.jpg

The water is crystal clear and pretty deep, if you dive in you will see heaps of ancient relics like pots and clay vases for oil and things of that nature, and heaps of sea orchiens (spelling?)

http://www.kastellorizo.org/megisti/2005/pantazis/100_kastro_waters_2718.JPG

The old guy on the left is michali (micheal) he is blind and runs the general store there he can tell ANY coin or note by the feel of it and give you the proper change, hes an absolute LEGEND and a cazzie celebrity!
If you need illegal fireworks on easter hes the one to go to http://www.ae86drivingclub.com.au/forums/emoticons/biggrin.gif


http://www.kastellorizo.org/megisti/2005/pantazis/100_kiosk_2326.JPG

Thanks for reading, tell me where your from http://www.ae86drivingclub.com.au/forums/emoticons/cool.gif

aaaaah
26th December 2005, 07:22 PM
Newcastle.

Thats all I've got to say http://www.ae86drivingclub.com.au/forums/emoticons/smile.gif

Wally
26th December 2005, 07:25 PM
1/4 Japanese

ae86
26th December 2005, 07:31 PM
parents are both aussie... but my grandparents are irish http://www.ae86drivingclub.com.au/forums/emoticons/smile.gif

Julz01
26th December 2005, 08:09 PM
Italian

SEXY 16
26th December 2005, 08:27 PM
i am from northern ireland
home of punishment beatings and secrarian violence http://www.ae86drivingclub.com.au/forums/emoticons/ph34r.gif

20vmotorsport
26th December 2005, 08:44 PM
Originally posted by SEXY 16@Dec 26 2005, 07:27 PM
i am from northern ireland
home of punishment beatings and secrarian violence http://www.ae86drivingclub.com.au/forums/emoticons/ph34r.gif
you forgot boiled everything and drunken bar fights!

Irish drinking songs.......like the irish need songs to drink!

SEXY 16
26th December 2005, 08:51 PM
Originally posted by 20vmotorsport+Dec 26 2005, 07:44 PM-->
<!--QuoteBegin-SEXY 16@Dec 26 2005, 07:27 PM
i am from northern ireland
home of punishment beatings and secrarian violence http://www.ae86drivingclub.com.au/forums/emoticons/ph34r.gif
you forgot boiled everything and drunken bar fights!

Irish drinking songs.......like the irish need songs to drink! [/b]
boiled? deep fat fryed everything

sharpie_13
26th December 2005, 08:51 PM
new zealandish

Blood Child
26th December 2005, 10:11 PM
scottish or something, grandparents or great grandparents or something. i think there's like 4 or 5 generations of us in queensland tho

20vmotorsport
26th December 2005, 10:33 PM
looks like people here are proud of their origin http://www.ae86drivingclub.com.au/forums/emoticons/rolleyes.gif

RedSuns
26th December 2005, 11:08 PM
ok... i waz like totally born in rockingham (wa), but like yeeeah my dads grandparents r irish and my mums dutch/british/wtf

skein
26th December 2005, 11:27 PM
Whole entire family is Irish, I was the first one to be born outside of little old Eire (Born here in Adelaide). Parents migrated here a couple of years before I was born.

indi
27th December 2005, 11:10 AM
My father and my Grandfather and my Great Grandfather were all born in Merthyr Tydfil in Wales - Cymru am byth!! http://www.ae86drivingclub.com.au/forums/emoticons/biggrin.gif

http://www.pembrokeshire-wales.info/merthyrtydfilonline/

I'm very proud of my Welsh heritage and love reading about Welsh history and mythology.

I predict that Wales will win the next Rugby Union World Cup and intend to place a large amount of money on them at Sports TAB http://www.ae86drivingclub.com.au/forums/emoticons/wink.gif

20vmotorsport
27th December 2005, 11:17 AM
yeah i hear wales is nice, i want to visit there someday.

those pics are awsome! gj

Galic is such a wierd language.

I cant speek greek very well.

galic confuses me

I do know galic foot ball tho http://www.ae86drivingclub.com.au/forums/emoticons/blink.gif

sharpie_13
27th December 2005, 12:39 PM
Originally posted by indi@Dec 27 2005, 10:10 AM
My father and my Grandfather and my Great Grandfather were all born in Merthyr Tydfil in Wales - Cymru am byth!! http://www.ae86drivingclub.com.au/forums/emoticons/biggrin.gif

http://www.pembrokeshire-wales.info/merthyrtydfilonline/

I'm very proud of my Welsh heritage and love reading about Welsh history and mythology.

I predict that Wales will win the next Rugby Union World Cup and intend to place a large amount of money on them at Sports TAB http://www.ae86drivingclub.com.au/forums/emoticons/wink.gif
no way... All Blacks for sure http://www.ae86drivingclub.com.au/forums/emoticons/biggrin.gif

20vmotorsport
27th December 2005, 12:53 PM
please dont turn this into a rugby thread http://www.ae86drivingclub.com.au/forums/emoticons/dry.gif

obey wan boenny
27th December 2005, 03:45 PM
1/4 French 3/4 Vietnamese - My grandma from my dad's side is French and all my other grandparents are 100% Vietnamese.

OBE353
27th December 2005, 04:56 PM
my grandads italian so i guess i have a little bit, the rest of the family r ozzys, oi oi oi http://www.ae86drivingclub.com.au/forums/emoticons/biggrin.gif

mc68
27th December 2005, 05:30 PM
5th gen aussie, but goes back to scottish, english and swiss. http://www.ae86drivingclub.com.au/forums/emoticons/smile.gif

sic86
27th December 2005, 06:45 PM
I don't even know, all i know is that I was born in Central Queensland and lived here my whole life.

Cheers

rb26_n1
27th December 2005, 07:33 PM
helf oirish half melaysian oi am

SEXY 16
27th December 2005, 07:38 PM
Originally posted by indi@Dec 27 2005, 10:10 AM
My father and my Grandfather and my Great Grandfather were all born in Merthyr Tydfil in Wales - Cymru am byth!! http://www.ae86drivingclub.com.au/forums/emoticons/biggrin.gif

http://www.pembrokeshire-wales.info/merthyrtydfilonline/

I'm very proud of my Welsh heritage and love reading about Welsh history and mythology.

I predict that Wales will win the next Rugby Union World Cup and intend to place a large amount of money on them at Sports TAB http://www.ae86drivingclub.com.au/forums/emoticons/wink.gif
welsh hahaha they are harder to understand than me
mind buying 86s from a guy in clynplytryth think that is the spelling

crazy86
27th December 2005, 08:37 PM
Mainly Welsh, Scottisn and Irish (no English there thank you very much).

Monster
27th December 2005, 09:10 PM
South Korean, though I've been here since I was 18 months old.

Peripheral
27th December 2005, 11:30 PM
I say I'm Aussie. I was born here that's good enough.

Both parents are Kiwi's though (no... they don't have the accent anymore they've both been here more than 25yrs)

xolent
28th December 2005, 12:56 AM
I'm Vietnamese. Was born here, parents came here around '78.

indi
28th December 2005, 01:33 PM
Originally posted by SEXY 16@Dec 27 2005, 06:38 PM
welsh hahaha they are harder to understand than me
mind buying 86s from a guy in clynplytryth think that is the spelling
Tell me about it http://www.ae86drivingclub.com.au/forums/emoticons/rolleyes.gif I remember one of my ex-boyfriends, Sebastian, said to me once "Is the Welsh language kind of similar to English because I saw a documentary and there was a Welsh guy talking, they had English subtitles but it sounded like I could kind of understand bits of what he was saying." I said "No honey, Welsh is completely different to English the reason you could understand bits of what he was saying was because he was speaking English with a Welsh accent." http://www.ae86drivingclub.com.au/forums/emoticons/laugh.gif

20vmotorsport
28th December 2005, 05:49 PM
OWNED!!! http://www.ae86drivingclub.com.au/forums/emoticons/laugh.gif http://www.ae86drivingclub.com.au/forums/emoticons/laugh.gif

mikes86
28th December 2005, 07:49 PM
spannish boy here, latino girls rock!

indi
29th December 2005, 05:15 PM
Hola! ¿De Donde? Hablo Español un poco. http://www.ae86drivingclub.com.au/forums/emoticons/biggrin.gif

SPEEDCORE
30th December 2005, 10:09 AM
Portuguese background here. I speak Portuguese pretty much fluently, reading is ok and lack total confidence to attempt to write.

Danish
30th December 2005, 02:39 PM
hmm well lets see ummm Well I was born here so im Australian but Ive got Danish blood in me

VIC_AE86
30th December 2005, 05:18 PM
Half Pom, born here..

mikes86
1st January 2006, 12:28 PM
Originally posted by indi@Dec 29 2005, 04:15 PM
Hola! ¿De Donde? Hablo Español un poco. http://www.ae86drivingclub.com.au/forums/emoticons/biggrin.gif
haha, ya veo. Yo hablo mucho porque es me lengua. (sp.)

SEXY 16
1st January 2006, 01:09 PM
Originally posted by TAS_AE86@Dec 30 2005, 04:18 PM
Half Pom, born here..
dont admit that to anyone else

Dorio86
1st January 2006, 03:36 PM
From El Salvador but lived most of my life in Germany but somehow I look a bit Italian http://www.ae86drivingclub.com.au/forums/emoticons/blink.gif

Dorio86
3rd January 2006, 09:29 PM
Originally posted by SPEEDCORE@Dec 30 2005, 09:09 AM
Portuguese background here. I speak Portuguese pretty much fluently, reading is ok and lack total confidence to attempt to write.
You know there's a midnight hachiroku club in Portugal

http://silverstone.fortunecity.com/toyota/486/principal.htm

Garage_KooK
6th January 2006, 11:22 PM
im croatian and proud

thats what the HR stands for on my car,
http://img373.imageshack.us/img373/9205/hr7kr.jpg
p.s car is painted now http://www.ae86drivingclub.com.au/forums/emoticons/biggrin.gif