Are you a rare species?

[~*Maria*~ 1]

So far where hubby and i live in Nebraska we havent stumbled across any other scots so when i the non USC start talking everyone stops what theyre doing and listens to me yapping, and their like...oooooo what did she just say lmao it can be funny at times but nine times outta 10 i gotta keep repeating myself like an old record which gets boring after a while.

So yer, i consider myself one of the rarest species in Norfolk, Nebraska

[keltic 1]

ive only met one other nederlander... there are lots of pennsylvania dutch, but its just not the same thing... they are of german descent

so, rare, i suppose

[w¡n9Nµ7 §£@¥€r 123]

Very common.

[Jamie76 0]

I'm going with my home area of northern Wisconsin. In that case she would be pretty rare. Since I just moved to southern Arizona, I guess there is a pretty good sized Asian community in Tucson.

[orion44 0]

One of the biggest reasons I love California is the cultural diversity here. I believe there's nearly a million Filipino's in California, with over half living in the LA area. I think for anyone marrying a foreigner, having that kind of familiarity nearby makes their transition to America not so overwhelming.

Yes, that was part of my pitch to my honey, that her transition wouldn't be too hard to make if we decided to get married. There are malls in Los Angeles that seem like a space warp to the Philippines, with the same quiet sounds of people going about their business. She could get any of the food she likes, her tv stations on cable, speak her language everywhere.

[SoL. 0]

I think rare because I have only seen two more Dutch so far, and that was in the city. (We live in Kansas City, MO.) But in the area where we live, my husband is the only Dutch around

Edited July 23, 2007 by Sol-de-Verano

[Savanphil 3]

There are plenty of Yardies in Philly. There are also a number of West Indian and Jamaican stores, that sell everything from phone cards to yams

[bora bora 1]

D is by far not the only Brit to emigrate to Central Florida, lol.

hahaha, I live here so I know what you mean.

British food is now in the international isle at Walmart.

[Cdnwmn 0]

I read there were about 4,000 Canadians in Idaho. I think I've met about 12 so far.

[chri'stina 190]

I'd say almost common. In our town there are a lot of Indian doctors, though we don't see many Indians out and about here but I know they exist. Once in awhile we may see them in Walmart or something.

In Tampa where hubby actually works is a bigger Indian population and he works with another person from India, so it's common in Tampa.

[Saddle Bronc 124]

In DC-area?

Lots of non-US-born spouses.

[ya falaha! 0]

I voted, common.

I live in an area with a large Arab population (not only Arab but many other ethnicities). Not a whole lot of Egyptians though. "Foreigners" are not uncommon where I live.

[Nikita2Charles 32]

Rarest

But in the reverse fashion, There are a lot of indians here in the Sillicon Valley, but you don't normally see african-american and Indian mixed marriage so we always draw attention specially when going to indian stores, and some part of town is basically like little India.

Edited July 23, 2007 by Nikita2Charles

[Queen Jenn 0]

There is one other person on VJ who lives near where I do. So there are some Nigerians in Salt Lake City, but NONE that I know of unless you drive at least 15 minutes. NONE in my neighborhood. So he's rare, but because there are Nigerians in the valley, he's not rarest.

[SqdnGuns 21]

In SoCal so when she gets here, she won't be a rarity, except in my eyes!!

There is a huge Thai community in SoCal, the largest Thai Wat (Buddhist Temple) in the US is right here. Plenty of Thai markets and resturants too. The Thai resturant near my house, the owner is from the same region of Thailand as my fiancee. Although my fiancee is Thai, her family roots/culture are Khmer, and there is a HUGE Khmer community here.

She will fit right in!!