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KBN1 - very nice picture,, what you were yelling/doing while it was been taking?
If you hadn't posted your jurisdiction, I wouldn't know from which continent you are, regarding to what Michal has written.
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Raising American vs. European look debate you do not look American to me. Ha. What would you have guessed? I'm curious. Scandinavian. |
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« Reply #1356 on: January 10, 2013, 02:14:01 PM » |
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« Reply #1358 on: January 10, 2013, 03:50:53 PM » |
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Raising American vs. European look debate you do not look American to me. Ha. What would you have guessed? I'm curious. Scandinavian. Finnish to be exact. Without ever even visiting UK I'd say more like British or something. |
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« Reply #1359 on: January 10, 2013, 03:55:52 PM » |
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« Reply #1360 on: January 10, 2013, 04:00:46 PM » |
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« Reply #1361 on: January 10, 2013, 04:09:48 PM » |
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What's ironic is that many Americans--especially in California where I live--are precisely trying to look like Europeans because we envision them as being more intelligent and enlightened or something.
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« Reply #1363 on: January 10, 2013, 04:13:36 PM » |
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« Reply #1371 on: January 10, 2013, 05:10:03 PM » |
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Raising American vs. European look debate you do not look American to me. Ha. What would you have guessed? I'm curious. Scandinavian. Finnish to be exact. Without ever even visiting UK I'd say more like British or something. I am Swedish except for a Norwegian great-grandfather and an English great-grandmother. I was drinking Linie Aquavit and eating gravlax that evening. |
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« Reply #1372 on: January 10, 2013, 05:27:42 PM » |
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I am Swedish except for a Norwegian great-grandfather and an English great-grandmother. I was drinking Linie Aquavit and eating gravlax that evening.
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I am Swedish except for a Norwegian great-grandfather and an English great-grandmother. I was drinking Linie Aquavit and eating gravlax that evening.
So it explains your not so obvious American citizenship and why I liked the picture. Yeah, it confirms that Scandinavians are my type of man (I mean appearance of course) Vamrat was having a little crush on you. I hope he's Scandinavian. |
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« Reply #1374 on: January 10, 2013, 07:09:34 PM » |
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What's ironic is that many Americans--especially in California where I live--are precisely trying to look like Europeans because we envision them as being more intelligent and enlightened or something.
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I am Swedish except for a Norwegian great-grandfather and an English great-grandmother. I was drinking Linie Aquavit and eating gravlax that evening.
So it explains your not so obvious American citizenship and why I liked the picture. Yeah, it confirms that Scandinavians are my type of man (I mean appearance of course) Well, here is to hoping that some nice young Scandinavian men have made their way to Poland. |
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« Reply #1378 on: January 10, 2013, 11:00:06 PM » |
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Have you lost weight, trevor? You look good/happy there I lost a little over 40 lbs. this summer, thanks for noticing. I'm so much happier. My parents are finally getting along, I'm losing weight, on my way to university, and now it looks like I'm going back to Church. I couldn't be happier with the way my life is going. |
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« Reply #1380 on: January 11, 2013, 12:43:12 AM » |
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« Reply #1381 on: January 11, 2013, 12:47:58 AM » |
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You have a nice ponytail, Nephi.
I've wanted a ponytail for quite a while but I don't have the discipline to grow out my hair.
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Are we having some Scandinavian-look-a-like competition here? I wouldn't be anyhow suprised if Nephi lived next door to me.
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Have you lost weight, trevor? You look good/happy there I lost a little over 40 lbs. this summer, thanks for noticing. I'm so much happier. My parents are finally getting along, I'm losing weight, on my way to university, and now it looks like I'm going back to Church. I couldn't be happier with the way my life is going. I'm very glad to hear all of this, esp. the weight loss. Now keep it off during that first year of college! |
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Have you lost weight, trevor? You look good/happy there I lost a little over 40 lbs. this summer, thanks for noticing. I'm so much happier. My parents are finally getting along, I'm losing weight, on my way to university, and now it looks like I'm going back to Church. I couldn't be happier with the way my life is going. I'm very glad to hear all of this, esp. the weight loss. Now keep it off during that first year of college! Thank you! I have no problem keeping the weight off (though I'll push to lose more when it warms up,) so the "freshman 15" shouldn't be that much of a problem. |
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« Reply #1390 on: January 11, 2013, 03:47:50 PM » |
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I know three people who look exactly like you and they all listen to metal, like fantasty books and play warhammer. It was a guess.
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I know three people who look exactly like you and they all listen to metal, like fantasty books and play warhammer. It was a guess.
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A "little" crush? I think that he is having an Icon painted of her. And yes, he looks Nordic. ps - he will get me back for this.
I am Swedish except for a Norwegian great-grandfather and an English great-grandmother. I was drinking Linie Aquavit and eating gravlax that evening.
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