Off Topic Proud American!

[Tim O'Sullivan]

Hey,

I just thought that I would update you all with my news!

Last month, I became a US Citizen!

I moved here in 2011 with my Wife and have found a great life here. I have found great friends and great musicians to play with.

So I made the decision to become a US Citizen and was sworn in last month!

So dear people of the forum, I would like to announce I am now a proud American!

 

[Sweat]

Congrats Tim, that is awesome!! So do you have dual citizenship? I know some countries make you renounce your previous citizenship, my friend and co-worker became a US citizen but also still has his Danish citizenship.

Again Congrats

 

[Tim O'Sullivan]

Congrats Tim, that is awesome!! So do you have dual citizenship? I know some countries make you renounce your previous citizenship, my friend and co-worker became a US citizen but also still has his Danish citizenship.

Again Congrats

I am a dual Citizen, by the US Government only recognizes US Citizenship now.

Thank you! Proud to call myself an American!

 

[GWDavis28]

Tim, congrats great job, so many don't go that road.

Well done. Glenn |B)

 

[peterd79]

Congrats -

that is a big moment and thank you for sharing the news with us... and i suppose this thread will be sufficient without photos... LOL

 

[paranoid70]

That's great bro, I really mean it congratulations. It kind of blows me away when I talk to co-workers and neighbors who have lived in the US for over 20 years and really have no intentions of obtaining citizenship.

 

[DrKev]

Eric, I've lived in France for 15 years and have no intention of obtaining French citizenship.

In news of my own, Bridget and I are PACSed (that's the French civil union). We'll get married eventually but families in two countries and living in a third meant a party is difficult to arrange an we decided to do this for the moment. Happy days!


Congratulations, Tim!!

 

[fbecir]

I've lived in France for 15 years and have no intention of obtaining French citizenship.

Some people are happy to live in their own mediocrity !

(I was born with 2 nationalities ... but one of my countries decided to commit seppuku Thus now, I'm just French)

 

[Jamie M]

Congrats, you wasted no time. My Uncle has been living in the States for 25 yrs and he only became a US citizen 3 yrs ago!

 

[Tollywood]

Congrats, Tim. Where did you move here from?

 

[A.J.]

That is awesome, congratulations!

 

[beej]

Congrats Tim! And congrats Kev!

 

[paranoid70]

Eric, I've lived in France for 15 years and have no intention of obtaining French citizenship.

In news of my own, Bridget and I are PACSed (that's the French civil union). We'll get married eventually but families in two countries and living in a third meant a party is difficult to arrange an we decided to do this for the moment. Happy days!


Congratulations, Tim!!

Fair enough Kev, I take it from the smiley that you took no offense. Many of the folks I was thinking of lived here since they were children and don't even really know their home country.

 

[Spudmurphy]

Great stuff Tim. When my Aunt was alive and I visited her in St Louis her family were taken aback that she could sing all of the American National anthem. Get learning Tim!

 

[DrKev]

Fair enough Kev, I take it from the smiley that you took no offense. Many of the folks I was thinking of lived here since they were children and don't even really know their home country.

Offense? Nah, never even crossed my mind, Eric!

And François, the French are great (really, they are) but I'm not French and I'd feel like I was pretending. I love both our cultures but I can only be one thing. Although in my case that a half-American, born in England, Irishman.

 

[mtrejo]

Congrats Tim, that's great! You sure didn't mess around with that eh?

**quick story**
My Wife and I met our friends Mother for the first time and when she asked my Wife where she was from, my Wife responded "New Mexico". The Mother replied, "Oh, how long have you lived in the United States?" We were silent for a bit…

 

[Craiguitar]

Congrats!
My wife and I love visiting the U.S and if we could live there I reckon we'd change citizenship in a heartbeat.
I dislike England more and more as it rapidly fills up.

Edit: I'm typing this from the island of Madeira which is lovely!

 

[fbecir]

Well, at the end of the day, we are all humans ! Nationalities were just created to give us some good reasons to start wars ...

 

[paranoid70]

a half-American, born in England, Irishman.

I'll drink to that.

(Americans, English and Irish will drink to anything. )

 

[DJ.]

Great news, Tim! Congrats.