I'm a spaniard that comes from a linaege of pirates

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monkeydelmagico

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We came to Portugal, then to puerto rico(around 4 gens), then ny. Srs. Thoughts?


Im like 45% belgian. wondering if im welcome around the world if i tote being belgian. Dont know much anout the belgian tbh. Is this a good thing? Thoughts?

Belgian peace loving Portuguese pirates from Puerto Rico. You could sail into any port and be the most welcome villains in all the universe.
 

brainhulk

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SlitheryDee

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I'm descended from a bunch of poor farmers. Now I'm a magic ninja. Guess we both broke tradition.
 

Perknose

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I thought you were Belgian.

KT

Flemish or Walloon? Despite both being formally Belgian, they speak different languages and don't much like each other.

The thing about Naer is, just when you thought you had him pegged, he pops up with a Puerto Rican parrot on his shoulder and an eye patch sourced from Toy-R-Us.

Like Walt Whitman, Naer contains multitudes. He's a riddle wrapped in a mystery inside an enigma, an international man of misery. He's a one man melded plot, the dialog of which, with so many voices, can be difficult to follow.

Baffled? Intrigued? Perhaps even mesmerized? Look to his youtube vids for answers.

There in there.

Somewhere.

I think.
 

Imp

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Meh, we all probably have someone in our ancestral line that has pillaged a city or three.
 

SKORPI0

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I thought you were Belgian.

KT
OP is 45% Belgian, 28 year old male who can't be nice to females, not interested in many things anymore, balding, has bad posture (pectus excavatum), breeds guppies for a hobby, didn't go to college, takes psych meds, wants to be a great spiritual guru, budding painter/artist/musician, wants to make and sell smoothies, wants a French bulldog for his apartment, and claims to come from a lineage of Spanish pirates. :awe::biggrin:
 

dr150

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We came to Portugal, then to puerto rico(around 4 gens), then ny. Srs. Thoughts?

Your ancestors must be disappoint that their progeny pussied out on adventure to live a life of yuppie leisure in the poorest part of NYC. :colbert:

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Scarpozzi

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OP is 45% Belgian, 28 year old male who can't be nice to females, not interested in many things anymore, balding, has bad posture (pectus excavatum), breeds guppies for a hobby, didn't go to college, takes psych meds, wants to be a great spiritual guru, budding painter/artist/musician, wants to make and sell smoothies, wants a French bulldog for his apartment, and claims to come from a lineage of Spanish pirates. :awe::biggrin:

You basically described Napoleon Dynamite 10 years after that movie was made.
 

blankslate

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Hopefully you don't discover your spouse (or future spouse) is descended from a line of ancient ninja assassins....

Or maybe if you do a reality show could be made of that.


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Naer

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OP is 45% Belgian, 28 year old male who can't be nice to females, not interested in many things anymore, balding, has bad posture (pectus excavatum), breeds guppies for a hobby, didn't go to college, takes psych meds, wants to be a great spiritual guru, budding painter/artist/musician, wants to make and sell smoothies, wants a French bulldog for his apartment, and claims to come from a lineage of Spanish pirates. :awe::biggrin:

Cute
 

Naer

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Learning about my ancestry is giving good Feels, Srs. I wonder how this sudden spark of interest in history came about.
 
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Perknose

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Learning about my ancestry is giving good Feels, Srs. I wonder how this sudden spark of interest in history came about.

It's a fine thing to explore your roots, good sir. Being a pirate was about making the best out of a bad situation. No one became one because there was land to till or enough fish to catch and sell, or because they had another trade and suddenly became bored.

Be proud that your forebears were survivors . . . independent businessmen, entrepreneurs of the high seas, as it were. If they hadn't done what they needed to do to survive, you literally wouldn't be here.

So be proud, my friend. Or Belgian. You have choices, and the world is full of possibilities.
 
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