Re: OT-ish:Conlang Census

On Mon, Jan 19, 2004 at 07:23:09PM +0000, Joe wrote:
> So, how about getting some statistics together on the list?  I just
> thought I'd ask some questions largely unrelated to conlangs.
Nosy much? :)

> 1)Where were you brought up?
Warner Robins, Georgia, USA, approx. 100 miles south of Atlanta.

> 2)Where do you live, countrywise?
USA (in Atlanta, actually).

> 3)What is your nationality, as you see it?
United-Statesian.

> 4)Where does your family come from?
The hills of West Virginny.  Ultimately, England/Scotland/Ireland.

> 5)What colour is your hair?
Brown.

> 6)What colour are your eyes?
Variable greenish-bluish-grey

> 7)What colour is your skin?
Constremely fair Caucasian pink.

> 8)Are you left or right handed?
Right.

> 9)What is/are your mother tongue(s)
American English.

> 10)Are you fluent in any other languages?  If so, which?
Come closest in Spanish, but as I recently said, it's mostly
reading, writing and speaking; my listening comprehension is near nil
at native speeds.

I have passing familiarity with a bunch of other languages.  After
some crash-course-style preparation I have carried on brief
conversations in Esperanto, French, German, Italian, Japanese,
Klingon, Norwegian, Portuguese, Russian, and Swedish; additionally,
I can say "hello" and "good-bye" and "thank you" and "you're welcome"
and count to ten in Korean and Romanian.

I have made brief attempts at learning Mandarin and Vietnamese
and was humbled by the tones in both cases.  Most of the time,
native speakers who were very attentive and interested in helping
me could not even tell what I was trying to say. :\

> 11)Are you homosexual, heterosexual, or bisexual?
Kinsey 1. :)

> 12)What (non-)religion are you?
Former Presbyterian agnostic with strong atheistic tendencies.

> 13)What denomination of that religion?
Uhm.  Secular humanism, if that counts. :)

> 14) Finally, what is your favourite colour?
I don't have a favorite "colour", but my favorite *color* is green. :)

-Mark