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Post by kitsuneoni on Sept 15, 2004 11:57:40 GMT -5
Since I know that several people are hesitant to create their own threads, and yet want to talk about things which aren't included in the few threads I created, feel free to chat away here.
Might as well conduct Italian lessons while I'm at it. *g*
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Post by kitsuneoni on Oct 1, 2004 9:13:30 GMT -5
*sniffs*
I'm all alone.......... there's no one here beside meeeeeeeeeeeeee....
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Post by cesmith on Oct 1, 2004 11:48:28 GMT -5
AWWW, Don't be sad. Couldn't leave this post unanswered. Ok, because I'm nosy, err curious:
Question #1. You live in Italy, but are you Italian?
Question #2. What led you to choose an English University and why?
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Post by kitsuneoni on Oct 4, 2004 3:49:34 GMT -5
;D I love questions!
Yes, I live in Italy, no I'm not Italian. But I've lived here for roughly 12 years so... I have Irish nationality (my mom's Irish), and can get British (from my dad, although he's indian) and Belgian (since I was born there), and when I was 2 I lived in Spain for 3 years... So I'm a big mix. Heh!
As for an English uni... English is my mother tongue and I want to go to an english university. America is too far away and I think English education is better, anyway. Plus my brother and sister have both gone to England.
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Post by Me-Nuriko on Oct 4, 2004 3:57:51 GMT -5
Oh, sounds like you already have had quite an interesting life. Hope it will work out fine for you at the university, too.
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Post by kitsuneoni on Oct 4, 2004 4:01:32 GMT -5
What about you guys?
Where are you guys from?
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Post by Me-Nuriko on Oct 4, 2004 4:06:57 GMT -5
Heh, I'm quite sure everbody by now knows I'm Swedish. I've lived here all my life, my Mom's Swedish, my Dad's Swedish, even if there are other countries involved if you go back some more generations. So it's not anything particularly interesting.
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Post by kitsuneoni on Oct 4, 2004 4:56:16 GMT -5
Oh yeah, I forgot. ^^
Sweden is interesting. To me, at least. The origin of IKEA! Lol... That's where I got my bedroom furniture.
How do Swedes pronounce Ikea? Some American friends of mine say "Eye-kay-ah" (which sounds yuck to me). I say it the Italian way, "ih-keh-a"
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Post by cesmith on Oct 4, 2004 6:10:02 GMT -5
I'm from New York State in the US. I live 60 miles from New York City. I'm German/Irish/English ancestory.
In defense of US Colleges, there are some really good ones and not nesecarily the big name ones. However the ones in Enland are supposed to be quite good. My sister, MANY years ago, studied in London for a semester. She loved it, but most of all she loved London.
I pronounce it Eye-key-uh.
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Post by kitsuneoni on Oct 4, 2004 8:10:12 GMT -5
I guess Ikea is pronounced how everyone wants...
I agree that there are good US colleges, but I just don't really want to go there. The good thing about US is that you don't need to decide definately what you're going to study...
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Post by Me-Nuriko on Oct 4, 2004 8:38:49 GMT -5
Swedish Universities are good, too. How to pronounce IKEA? The Italian way seems more correct than the American. 'I' is pronounced almost like the English 'i' in 'tin', 'ke' - hmm, I can't find an English word with that sound and I don't know Italian, but it's not 'key', probably it's something like the Italian way of saying it (the 'e' is what we call a long one), and 'a' is English 'uh' (almost). You put the strain on the 'ke'. I'm sure you all thought this was a very important bit of knowledge, right? ;D
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Post by Salmastryon on Oct 4, 2004 15:12:31 GMT -5
*glomps Kitsune-one*
We love you!!!! Sorry I was late on poking my nose in.
Okay I got a question. What is IKEA?
*Clueless Wolf in New England*
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Post by Me-Nuriko on Oct 4, 2004 16:10:18 GMT -5
IKEA is a big, Swedish department store that are spread all over the world. They sell furniture and the selling idea is that you buy the the bed, or table, or whatever, in pieces and put them together yourself, and therefor can buy the furniture cheaper.
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Post by cesmith on Oct 4, 2004 16:35:04 GMT -5
There really isn't an IKEA in New England? WOW. In New York they are just about everywhere and the commercials too.
I like that you have about 2 years to explore what you might like to major in as you take all your core classes, before your required major classes. Gave my children a little more time to be sure of their choices.
Do you have to declare your major when you start in an English University? Do you know which one you want to go to, or are you still checking them out?
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Post by kitsuneoni on Oct 5, 2004 4:10:26 GMT -5
Me-Nuriko, I think we pronounce it right. ;D
*glomps Salmastryon in return*
*feels very loved*
What languages do you guys speak?
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