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Poll: Do you currently live in the country you were born? Thread poster: ProZ.com Staff
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This forum topic is for the discussion of the poll question "Do you currently live in the country you were born?".
This poll was originally submitted by peter palladius. View the poll results »
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zakavyka
United States
Local time: 16:04
Korean to Russian
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| history matters | Nov 21, 2011 |
I voted "yes". But actually it's inbetween suggested answers.
I was born in USSR. And it was pretty late shifting period of it's history. Not to mention I was a toddler so can not remember much.
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Patricia Charnet
United Kingdom
Local time: 00:04
Member (2009)
English to French
came in UK originally for one year - still stuck in here after 24 years now I don't want to leave :0 France is not far anyway
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Thayenga 
Germany
Local time: 01:04
Member (2009)
English to German
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And always will for various reasons. But... one can always travel across this planet.
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Michael Harris
Germany
Local time: 01:04
Member (2006)
German to English
you answer with "other" here?
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neilmac
Spain
Local time: 01:04
Spanish to English
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It's only a few hours away anyway. And every time I have to go back I thank my lucky stars that it's only briefly...
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I only just moved back in September after 11 years abroad. I am still going through reverse culture shock!
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but not in the country where I grew up
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Never have left it for more than few days
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Elena Novski
Canada
Local time: 19:04
Russian to English
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the translation market only benefits from that!
[Edited at 2011-11-21 11:45 GMT]
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Interlangue (X)
Angola
Local time: 01:04
English to French
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Michael Harris wrote:
you answer with "other" here?
How about when you were born at sea or in an airplane? Or in a country that no longer exists, which changed its name or borders or was absorbed by another country or separated from a larger country...
Enough reasons
None apply to me - I live in the country where I was born.
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John Cutler
Spain
Local time: 01:04
Spanish to English
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Although I was born and grew up in the United States, I've now actually lived in Spain longer than I did in the US. I've reached the point where I see myself being from the two countries and feel perfectly at home in both of them.
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| What is the trend? | Nov 21, 2011 |
Nearly 35% (a relatively large number) of the translators who have polled are in another country than where they were born..do we have to infer anything from this? A natural sequel to this poll would be to ask (if you are currently in a country where you were not born), if you are predominantly working in language pairs consisting of the country of origin and the adopted one?
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| I was born in Belgium | Nov 21, 2011 |
but moved to Canada in 1981.
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Nicola Beedle
United Kingdom
Local time: 00:04
Spanish to English
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I was born in the UK but I currently live in Spain. (I also lived abroad when I was growing up)
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