Motherland or Birthplace?

[Decius]

Birthplace but blood is also important

[Jatuli]

I live and was born in the same area my ancestors did and probably die aswell.

[TheMaestro]

Why its not called Fatherland would be the real question.
Also many people don't even know but my Motherland is my Birthplace? Bratislava aka Pozsony was a Hungarian city for 1000 years, I can't do anything with retarted autist French pigs giving this city to Slovaks.

[Daco Celtic]

The Pizza Hut parking lot, my birthplace

[Alexandro]

Both are important to me, but more so my birthplace. Also, i feel more strongly about Spain, than i do Ireland or Germany. I think because I have more Spanish blood and my father and grandparents shared the Spanish culture with me a lot growing up... The food, the things they brought from there, and of course the language, even though i do not speak it. I loved listening to my grandmother I think if i went to Spain, i'd feel a strong connection. But I am a US citizen and it definitely feels like home here.

You are welcome any time.

By the way, if your father was indeed from Spain it should be super easy to acquire the nationality (if you wanted). Although not entirely sure how it works for adults....

[Ellethwyn]

You are welcome any time.

By the way, if your father was indeed from Spain it should be super easy to acquire the nationality (if you wanted). Although not entirely sure how it works for adults....

Yep! jus sanguinis, the right of blood. I looked into it years ago. I will probably do it eventually... When i am going through a midlife crisis. I will move to Spain and get citizenship. It will be a fun adventure.

[Ylla]

It's definitely a mix of both. I hear my father talk about his country with so much love and pride and it warms my heart. But I also feel very British and will always have love for the UK.

[Jacques de Imbelloni]

Birthplace

[JosephK]

There should be a "both" option... My ancestry is extraordinarily important, but my birthplace is linked to my ancestry-- the migrations of Eastern Europeans during the early 20th century, and their experience in the places they ended up are equally significant to my generation. I suppose the further away from our immigrant ancestors we are (generationally), the more insignificant our place of ancestry is.

[Dušan]

I choose ethnic motherland.

I was born in territory what is now Croatia, and my ancestors lived there since 16-17th century, but as an ethnic Serb, I see Serbia (where I live since year 2) and Serb Republic in Bosnia, more important.

I like micro-region where my ancestors lived as a majority population, but toward Croatia as a whole I dont feel any connection.