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Tash-n-tail Rookie

Woot!

OK -- so any South African/Irish/English/Greek coeliacs?

I'm Irish, grew-up in South Africa, lived in the States for twenty years, currently live in the UK and am hoping to successfully relocate to Rhodes or Crete later this Summer.


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CarlaB Enthusiast

Does it count that my great-grandparents are from England?

Tash-n-tail Rookie
Does it count that my great-grandparents are from England?

:lol: Sure does! Does it count that I'm an honorary Yank?

CarlaB Enthusiast
:lol: Sure does! Does it count that I'm an honorary Yank?

Sure! Twenty years makes you a native.

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whattodo Enthusiast

Well im nearly there.

Im south african, moved to UK and looking to go to Oz next

gfp Enthusiast

I was born in the UK, does that count?

Haven't lived there except a brief 2 yr spell for going on 20 yrs though...spent most of my 20's in Africa and the middle and far east...

Spent 6 months in rethymnon and xhania when I was 18... and 6 months in Calgary (and they like to think they are the most American city in Canada)

Kyalesyin Apprentice

Something of a shortage of UKers on here.


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Something of a shortage of UKers on here.

Hey, I'm confused about where I'm from! I was born in Cape Town, South Africa, to British parents, grew up in England, moved to US 23 years ago, and have lived most of my life in Texas. I think that makes me a Texan??

nikki-uk Enthusiast
Something of a shortage of UKers on here.

There's 2 of us ;)

Kyalesyin Apprentice
There's 2 of us ;)

Uhhh..... w00t, I'm a minority?

jambo massive Apprentice

im british and just found out im ceeliac

nikki-uk Enthusiast
im british and just found out im ceeliac

Hi!! and welcome!! :)

jambo massive Apprentice

thank you!! but must say that was a bit of a fib!! i knew i had celiac when i was little but when i was 8 i gave up the diet and thought i got rid of it untill now! i ended up in hospital and could not leave for day's

nikki-uk Enthusiast

Glad to see you're back on the straight and narrow now!!! ;)

I expect you've found the gluten-free products have improved vastly since you were 8 yrs old :)

jambo massive Apprentice
Glad to see you're back on the straight and narrow now!!! ;)

I expect you've found the gluten-free products have improved vastly since you were 8 yrs old :)

Very much so, my partner has just came back from shopping and the fridge is full of tasty treat

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ElseB Contributor

My mom is from Northern Ireland, dad is from Northern Rhodesia, and they lived in South Africa (Jo'burg) in the '70s before eventually coming to Canada.

nikky Contributor

im from south east wales

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