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@Akayaofthemoon Man, if only we could all just treat people by who they are and not where they're from. Imagine how many conflicts we'd end.

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@Akayaofthemoon Honestly, I much prefer the judging over the ignorance of my nation's existence, but that's just me. Probably just because it feels so damn nice to know that there do exist people who know that you exist. :P

And you guys already know I have three names, but I revealed Dylan, so you guys can call me that if you want. Still prefer Loony over that, though.

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@Akayaofthemoon It can be. Makes me happy when people answer "Oh, so you're one of those arsonists/devil worshippers/pseudo-arabs/turk murderers/etc., aren't you?" Because at least those people know where I'm from, even if their perception of us is way off the charts. XD

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@HaltingBlooper I'm from the Iraqi region. So is my father. But that's irrelevant. My mother grew up in the Irani region, but that doesn't make a difference. We're all still Kurds regardless of which country our region falls into. :/

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@Akayaofthemoon

"Kurdistan. Look it up."

"But it's not on the map?"

"There exist many nations without countries to call their own. Mines happens to be one of the biggest, actually."

"So where are you really from?"

"I'm from Kurdistan, I told you."

"No, like, where are you really, really from?"

"If you mean which country my part of Kurdistan falls into, that'd be Iraq, but-"

"So you're Iraqi?"

"I give up."

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@Akayaofthemoon Oh my gosh, I hate that. Especially when you type your name and your spell checker says it's wrong. >.<

But I don't just get that for names, either. When people ask me where I'm from and I answer "Kurdistan, in the Middle East", 50% of the time they respond with "Do you mean Kazakhstan?"

Why yes, person who clearly has an incredibly profound knowledge of the Middle East despite never having set foot there to think that I meant Kazakhstan, which isn't even in the Middle East. I definitely meant Kazakhstan. Silly me. Why would I know where I'm from, anyways? Clearly you know better about my origins than I do.

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@The ghost in black I have three first names, two of which people cannot pronounce properly in Canada, a last name made of two first names that are different from the last names of my parents, which people in Canada are also unable to pronounce. (My favourite mispronunciation ever was 'Alia Ahkhram' Like...Not even close, bro. XD) But at least I don't have any last names, and at least none of them are 'king David' I suppose.
Still better than the middle name of someone I knew who's middle name was 'Chi Ha Ballerina Sunshine' so I'm also quite happy to not be that person. XD

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@Akayaofthemoon No, but like, they're not even middle names. They're first names. Do you understand the dilema I go through while introducing myself? I mean, in Canada it's pretty straightforward, since I don't bother with my other two names because A) Too foreign sounding and B) One of them (Dylan) is spelled just like an already existing English name, except that it's meant for girls and is pronounced differently (Dee-lan rather than Dil-in), but pretty much anywhere else?

"Oh, my name? Well, I'm L___, but I'm also Dylan and K____, so go with whichever one you want." :S

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Pffft, you guys, at least your parents could decide on one name. I have three first names. My sister has five. My brother came out lucky and only got one, like most normal perople. XD

AlsohiI'mback.

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@Akayaofthemoon Alrighty. I also might not be here around night time if my mother decides to drag me off to the roads of the drunkards downtown during Canada Day.

Oh yeah, it's Canada Day. Hurray for us.