On Mon, 19 Jan 2004 19:23:09 +0000, Joe <joe@...> wrote:
>So, how about getting some statistics together on the list? I just
>thought I'd ask some questions largely unrelated to conlangs.
>
>1)Where were you brought up?
Invercargill, New Zealand
>2)Where do you live, countrywise?
Dunedin, New Zealand
>3)What is your nationality, as you see it?
New Zealand Pakeha
>4)Where does your family come from?
I am a fourth generation New Zealander on my mother's side. Her family
came from Scotland. My father was a Mersey-sider. While he had no accent
distinct from the average New Zealand I am occasionally mistaken for
English. I suspect my dialect is more general to cultured than broad.
>5)What colour is your hair?
blond gone brown
>6)What colour are your eyes?
blue-green-grey
>7)What colour is your skin?
European ghost pink neither sunburnt white nor tanned
>8)Are you left or right handed?
right
>9)What is/are your mother tongue(s)
English
>10)Are you fluent in any other languages? If so, which?
No
>11)Are you homosexual, heterosexual, or bisexual?
Life-long celibate. I do not find these particular self-definitions
helpful.
>12)What (non-)religion are you?
Presbyterian
>13)What denomination of that religion?
Presbyterian Church of Aotearoa New Zealand
>14) Finally, what is your favourite colour?
Yellow, especially legal paper buff yellow or golden.
- andrew.