Where are you from?

[cruisysloth]

Hi,

New to these forums.

Just wondering where everybody is from. Seems a pretty global site.

I'm from the Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia. I bodyboard and are starting to surf on a 7'1 mini mal.

[pat42]

Heya, welcome to the forum

I'm in London at the moment......not much surf going on here, but it's a good place to make money to go on surf trips

[libby]

Hi there

Theres already a post about this somewhere if you do a lil' search. I'm from Northumberland, England, go to uni in Norwich and currently in Auckland, NZ.

[.Jen.]

Originally from Rotterdam in The Netherlands, now living in Rotting Jersey in the channel islands

[surfinforlife]

Originally from Rotterdam in The Netherlands, now living in Rotting Jersey in the channel islands

Do you guys speak french or english there??

[thedon]

Hi,

New to these forums.

Just wondering where everybody is from. Seems a pretty global site.

I'm from the Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia. I bodyboard and are starting to surf on a 7'1 mini mal.

hey am from Sunshine Coast. now in Toowoomba though. not as good.

[IdRatherBeSurfing]

im from land locked Abergavenny in South Wales, UK. But am in Uni in Aberystwyth, mid wales where I live 2 mins drive from the break!

[vetelmo]

From all over California USA but currently living near Santa Cruz, Ca.

[Dr Rev]

Hello


Live in Essex , England, Planning to move to Cornwall, Also lived in Canada for a While.

[el_timmo]

I am from Trinidad but I work in England.

[.Jen.]

Originally from Rotterdam in The Netherlands, now living in Rotting Jersey in the channel islands

Do you guys speak french or english there??

Hah, bone of contention that one, might be a long reply.

''Official'' old time language is Jersiais - a mix of crude Norman French and English. Apparently there are only about 200 true Jersiais left now though, although they are starting to teach it in schools again.

Most common language is English (well, as much as you can speak English with a Scouse, Scots, Irish accent...)

Second most common is Portuguese, as there are about 20'000 of them over here (the 20'000 is the amount that the States analysts know about, I reckon if you add another 10'000 it'd be closer)

And now weve got the Polish infiltrating it too. There are currently about 3000 Polish over here, but with the speed they breed at it wont be long before Jersey changes from 'Little Madeira' to 'Little Krakow'.

All school kids (primary age) can learn Portuguese as a third language (English is first, French is second), and the States have recently hired a Polish teacher.

Funny thing is, when my parents moved back over here, I spoke mostly Dutch and was forced to speak English, to the point that if I said one single word in Dutch, i'd get a detention (at 8 years old!!). So... I'm not exactly chuffed that they are teaching Portuguese and Polish to kids when I was made to drop my language. As and when the time comes, my kids wont be learning Portuguese, they'll be learning Dutch after school

[CastorTroy]

Im from new jersey, go to college in atlanta, but am in Marina del Rey, CA for the summer.

[surfinforlife]

Ahh thanks for clearing that up Jen, to tell you the truth I had no idea where the channel islands were, i had to go to google!!! I guess being stuck all the way down at the bottom of the world has that impact on you!!

(by the way cruisysloth, i am from South Australia)

[bgdkmetzger2003]

san diego, california.....10 minutes from my breaks

[.Jen.]

Ahh thanks for clearing that up Jen, to tell you the truth I had no idea where the channel islands were, i had to go to google!!! I guess being stuck all the way down at the bottom of the world has that impact on you!!

(by the way cruisysloth, i am from South Australia)

lol I know loads of UKers who dont even know where the islands are, and wouldnt have the sense to Google it either

[dondiemand]

l.a., california..surfing poo water everyday LOL

[vetelmo]

l.a., california..surfing poo water everyday LOL

Yuck!

[dreamer]

(by the way cruisysloth, i am from South Australia)

I'm sorry.....

I'm from bondi, australia.

[iomarti]

i'm from cornwall, uk. (go england!! )

[lizzxxxx]

im from ireland-great waves in castlegregory!!got into a bit of an accident yesturday and had a bit of a concussion and iv a bump on de head!!im ok though and i love the thrill of catchin a wave c ya dudes and dudettes!!