Geographical Distribution of FS Devotees

As a curiosity, I would like to start a thread on who lives where, which I will update as we go on.

Just post your permanent residence country and your nationality and I will compartmentalise.

Australia - Scottish

Australia

LesMiserables - Scottish https://www.librarything.com/profile/LesMiserables
JustJim (Database Consultant) - Scottish http://www.librarything.com/profile/justjim
xaussienanny (Nurse) - Australian http://www.librarything.com/profile/xaussienanny
vat1sem - Australian http://www.librarything.com/profile/vat1sem
rdurie - Australian http://www.librarything.com/profile/rdurie
bot_garden - Australian http://www.librarything.com/profile/bot_garden
snowman - Dutch http://www.librarything.com/profile/snowman
DejaVoo - Australian http://www.librarything.com/profile/DejaVoo
wcarter (Doctor) - Australian http://www.librarything.com/profile/wcarter
johni92 - Australian - http://www.librarything.com/profile/johni92
Skarter - Serbian - http://www.librarything.com/profile/Skarter
shaliza (Doctor) - Trinidadian http://www.librarything.com/profile/Shaliza
shdunne (Psychologist) - Australian http://www.librarything.com/profile/shdunne
Jebebara - Australian http://www.librarything.com/profile/Jebebara
el_danos - Australianhttps://www.librarything.com/profile/el_danos
plasticjock - Scottish https://www.librarything.com/profile/plasticjock
emgcat - Australian https://www.librarything.com/profile/emgcat
Charon49 - Australian https://www.librarything.com/profile/Charon49
Guntas - Australian https://www.librarything.com/profile/Guntas
Jeremy53 - Australian https://www.librarything.com/profile/Jeremy53
supernovar64 - Australian https://www.librarything.com/profile/supernovar64

England

HuxleyTheCat - Welsh http://www.librarything.com/profile/HuxleyTheCat
Celtic - Scottish http://www.librarything.com/profile/celtic
boldface (Banker retd) - English http://www.librarything.com/profile/boldface
mj54 - English http://www.librarything.com/profile/mj54
TabbyTom - English http://www.librarything.com/profile/TabbyTom
klarusu - English http://www.librarything.com/profile/klarusu
Quicksilver66 - English http://www.librarything.com/profile/Quicksilver66
J.Sealy - English http://www.librarything.com/profile/J.Sealy
appaloosaman - Welsh http://www.librarything.com/profile/appaloosaman
RMMee - English http://www.librarything.com/profile/RMMee
lgreen666 - English http://www.librarything.com/profile/lgreen666
Willoyd - English http://www.librarything.com/profile/Willoyd
dfmorgan (I.T. retd) - English http://www.librarything.com/profile/dfmorgan
puffinmuck (Teaching Assistant) - English http://www.librarything.com/profile/puffinmuck
featherwate - English http://www.librarything.com/profile/featherwate
Conte_Mosca - English http://www.librarything.com/profile/Conte_Mosca
David_E - English http://www.librarything.com/profile/David_E
PeterFitzGerald - Irish http://www.librarything.com/profile/PeterFitzGerald
cronshaw - English http://www.librarything.com/profile/cronshaw
kal249 - English http://www.librarything.com/profile/kal249
InVitrio - English http://www.librarything.com/profile/InVitrio
Andyore - English http://www.librarything.com/profile/Andyore
LondonLawyer - English http://www.librarything.com/profile/LondonLawyer
scratchpad - English http://www.librarything.com/profile/scratchpad
edgeworn - English http://www.librarything.com/profile/edgeworn
ironjaw - Danish http://www.librarything.com/profile/ironjaw
CarltonC - Manx http://www.librarything.com/profile/CarltonC
stumc - English https://www.librarything.com/profile/stumc
venkysuniverse - Indian https://www.librarything.com/profile/venkysuniverse
ubiquitousuk - English https://www.librarything.com/profile/ubiquitousuk
terebinth -English https://www.librarything.com/profile/terebinth
Uppernorwood - English https://www.librarything.com/profile/Uppernorwood
Caput_Lupinum - English https://www.librarything.com/profile/Caput_Lupinum
holymoorside - English https://www.librarything.com/profile/holymoorside

Wales

Northern Ireland

pse1 - Irish https://www.librarything.com/profile/pse1

Scotland

Ooshie - Scottish http://www.librarything.com/profile/Ooshie
SpoonFed - American http://www.librarything.com/profile/SpoonFed
Edal - Scottish http://www.librarything.com/profile/Edal

Ireland

EveleenM - Irish http://www.librarything.com/profile/EveleenM
N11284 - Irish http://www.librarything.com/profile/N11284
ian_curtin -Irish http://www.librarything.com/profile/ian_curtin
marymcl - Irish http://www.librarything.com/profile/marymcl
assemblyman - Irish https://www.librarything.com/profile/assemblyman

USA

Betelgeuse - American http://www.librarything.com/profile/Betelgeuse
SirFolio16 - American http://www.librarything.com/profile/SirFolio16
LucasTrask - American http://www.librarything.com/profile/LucasTrask
beatlemoon - American http://www.librarything.com/profile/beatlemoon
acidneutral - American http://www.librarything.com/profile/acidneutral
elenchus - American http://www.librarything.com/profile/elenchus
Texaco - American http://www.librarything.com/profile/Texaco
olepuppy - American http://www.librarything.com/profile/olepuppy
Fionacat - American http://www.librarything.com/profile/FionaCat
penitent - Spanish http://www.librarything.com/profile/penitent
angelikat - American http://www.librarything.com/profile/angelikat
petertemplar - American http://www.librarything.com/profile/petertemplar
rolandperkins - Irish http://www.librarything.com/profile/rolandperkins
Tanglewood - American http://www.librarything.com/profile/Tanglewood
coynedj - American http://www.librarything.com/profile/coynedj
Marl0 - American http://www.librarything.com/profile/Marl0
Chris_ - American http://www.librarything.com/profile/_Chris_
Osbaldistone (Environmental Engineer) - American http://www.librarything.com/profile/Osbaldistone
gistak - American http://www.librarything.com/profile/gistak
varielle - American http://www.librarything.com/profile/varielle
podaniel - American http://www.librarything.com/profile/podaniel
lahochstetler - American http://www.librarything.com/profile/lahochstetler
xenocephalus - American http://www.librarything.com/profile/xenocephalus
Susan_KH - American http://www.librarything.com/profile/Susan_KH
skaiss - American http://www.librarything.com/profile/skaiss
1dragones (Artist) - American http://www.librarything.com/profile/1dragones
Technogeekus - American http://www.librarything.com/profile/Technogeekus
jfetting - American http://www.librarything.com/profile/jfetting
siddal (Archivist) - American http://www.librarything.com/profile/siddal
elmayard (Accountant) - American http://www.librarything.com/profile/elmaynard
lxanderl - Taiwanese http://www.librarything.com/profile/lxanderl
Coffeemate - American http://www.librarything.com/profile/Coffeemate
old_baudolino - American http://www.librarything.com/profile/old_baudolino
HRHTish (Operations Research) - American http://www.librarything.com/profile/HRHTish
dbshee - American http://www.librarything.com/profile/dbshee
unenlightened - American http://www.librarything.com/profile/unenlightened
pyxis17 - American http://www.librarything.com/profile/pyxis17
aaronpepperdine - American http://www.librarything.com/profile/aaronpepperdine
Bond_Girl - French http://www.librarything.com/profile/Bond_Girl
AnnieMod - Bulgarian http://www.librarything.com/profile/AnnieMod
coynedj - American http://www.librarything.com/profile/coynedj
maurice - American http://www.librarything.com/profile/maurice
bookwalter - American http://www.librarything.com/profile/bookwalter
JohnPDarling - American http://www.librarything.com/profile/JohnPDarling
eatanygoodbooks - American http://www.librarything.com/profile/eatanygoodbooks
stanshelley - American http://www.librarything.com/profile/stanshelley
SteveJohnson - American http://www.librarything.com/profile/SteveJohnson
GravitasShortfall - Argentine http://www.librarything.com/profile/GravitasShortfall
GiltEdge - American http://www.librarything.com/profile/GiltEdge
devilsisland - American http://www.librarything.com/profile/devilsisland
ramon4 - Mexican http://www.librarything.com/profile/ramon4
willow1212k - Scottish http://www.librarything.com/profile/willow1212k
kcshandkd - American http://www.librarything.com/profile/kcshankd
ksweber - American http://www.librarything.com/profile/kdweber
davidjbrown10 - English http://www.librarything.com/profile/davidjbrown10
sviswanathan - American http://www.librarything.com/profile/sviswanathan
JRS7851 - American http://www.librarything.com/profile/JRS7851
garyjbp - American http://www.librarything.com/profile/garyjbp
Forthwith - American https://www.librarything.com/profile/Forthwith
HermeticHermit - American https://www.librarything.com/profile/HermeticHermit
Powderfinger69 - American https://www.librarything.com/profile/Powderfinger69
jroger1 - American https://www.librarything.com/profile/jroger1
Sorion - American https://www.librarything.com/profile/Sorion
rkramden - American https://www.librarything.com/profile/rkramden
Mr.Fox - American https://www.librarything.com/profile/Mr.Fox
teppi2 - German https://www.librarything.com/profile/teppi2
Glacierman - American https://www.librarything.com/profile/Glacierman
const-char-star - American https://www.librarything.com/profile/const-char-star
narbgr01 - American https://www.librarything.com/profile/narbgr01
jsg1976 - American https://www.librarything.com/profile/jsg1976
elladan0891 - Russian https://www.librarything.com/profile/elladan0891
fp13 - Armenian https://www.librarything.com/profile/fp13
spacmann - American https://www.librarything.com/profile/spacmann
DCBlack - American https://www.librarything.com/profile/DCBlack
Redshirt - American https://www.librarything.com/profile/Redshirt
CJDelDotto - American https://www.librarything.com/profile/CJDelDotto
L.Bloom - American https://www.librarything.com/profile/L.Bloom
DanielOC - American https://www.librarything.com/profile/DanielOC
Chemren - American https://www.librarything.com/profile/Chemren
EdwinDrood - American https://www.librarything.com/profile/EdwinDrood
Hamwick - English https://www.librarything.com/profile/Hamwick
shaniaREAL - American https://www.librarything.com/profile/shaniaREAL
Fortinbras1601 - American https://www.librarything.com/profile/Fortinbras1601
uncledaveh - American https://www.librarything.com/profile/uncledaveh
DramPan - American https://www.librarything.com/profile/DramPan
camisnj - American https://www.librarything.com/profile/camisnj
HonorWulf - American https://www.librarything.com/profile/HonorWulf

Canada

Barton - Canadian http://www.librarything.com/profile/Barton (RIP)
Mookie1798 - Canadian http://www.librarything.com/profile/mookie1798
kiwidoc - English http://www.librarything.com/profile/kiwidoc
AndrewL - English http://www.librarything.com/profile/AndrewL
dianp - Canadian http://www.librarything.com/profile/dianp
LG2 - Hungarian http://www.librarything.com/profile/LG2
Smiler69 - Canadian http://www.librarything.com/profile/Smiler69
EclecticIndulgence - Canadian http://www.librarything.com/profile/EclecticIndulgence (RIP)
Graf109 - Canadian http://www.librarything.com/profile/Graf109
crazysyd - Canadian http://www.librarything.com/profile/crazysyd
GoFurther - Canadian http://www.librarything.com/profile/GoFurther
adriano77 - Italian http://www.librarything.com/profile/adriano77
trixieg - English http://www.librarything.com/profile/trixieg
allbummereverything - Canadian https://www.librarything.com/profile/allbummereverything
RRCBS - Canadian https://www.librarything.com/profile/RRCBS
owf_117 - Canadian https://www.librarything.com/profile/owf_117
rbmackeen - Canadian https://www.librarything.com/profile/rbmackeen

Spain

drasvola (Translator-Interpreter retd) - Spanish http://www.librarything.com/profile/drasvola
Pepe_Prats - Spamish (Webmaster) http://www.librarything.com/profile/Pepe_Prats

France

Pepys - French http://www.librarything.com/profile/Pepys
fancett - English http://www.librarything.com/profile/fancett
bdomis - French http://www.librarything.com/profile/bdomis
F.Trier - Danish https://www.librarything.com/profile/F.Trier
tyreas - French https://www.librarything.com/profile/tyreas
JanWillemNoldus - Dutch https://www.librarything.com/profile/JanWillemNoldus

Singapore

HU2013 - Chinese http://www.librarything.com/profile/HU2013

New Zealand

DarrylLundy - New Zealander https://www.librarything.com/profile/DarrylLundy
FitzJames - New Zealander https://www.librarything.com/profile/FitzJames
geoffmiles - New Zealander https://www.librarything.com/profile/geoffmiles

Germany

starkimarki - English http://www.librarything.com/profile/starkimarki
Andrew14 - German http://www.librarything.com/profile/Andrew14
SebRinelli - German http://www.librarything.com/profile/SebRinelli
Callann - German https://www.librarything.com/profile/Callann
c_schelle - German https://www.librarything.com/profile/c_schelle
stopsurfing - New Zealander https://www.librarything.com/profile/stopsurfing
SF-72 - German https://www.librarything.com/profile/SF-72
woodstock8786 - German https://www.librarything.com/profile/woodstock8786
yuretzius - Ukrainian https://www.librarything.com/profile/yuretzius

Italy

bolzano217 - Lithuanian http://www.librarything.com/profile/bolzano217

Holland

Stephen68 - German http://www.librarything.com/profile/Stephan68
Virion - Dutch http://www.librarything.com/profile/Virion
islandbooks - Dutch http://www.librarything.com/profile/islandbooks
NLNils - Dutch http://www.librarything.com/profile/NLNils
afje96 - Dutch https://www.librarything.com/profile/afje96
Fierylunar - Dutch https://www.librarything.com/profile/Fierylunar
Czernobog - Dutch https://www.librarything.com/profile/Czernobog
AmsterdamTaff - Welsh https://www.librarything.com/profile/AmsterdamTaff

Austria

Belgium
GillaenS - Flemish http://www.librarything.com/profile/GillaerS
David_Mauduit - French https://www.librarything.com/profile/David_Mauduit
Macumbeira - Belgian https://www.librarything.com/profile/Macumbeira

China

J_ipsen - German http://www.librarything.com/profile/J_ipsen
HarpsichordKnight - British https://www.librarything.com/profile/HarpsichordKnight
imkdir - Chinese https://www.librarything.com/profile/imkdir

Japan

mrooks - American https://www.librarything.com/profile/mrooks
Green_krkr - British https://www.librarything.com/profile/Green_krkr

India

radz123 - Indian http://www.librarything.com/profile/radz123

Greece

Switzerland

Overthemoon - English http://www.librarything.com/profile/overthemoon
Maretzo - Swiss http://www.librarything.com/profile/Maretzo
Yssion - Australian https://www.librarything.com/profile/Yssion
Tamachan00 - English https://www.librarything.com/profile/Tamachan00

Norway

Ardagor - Norwegian http://www.librarything.com/profile/Ardagor
Dr.Fiddy - Norweigan https://www.librarything.com/profile/Dr.Fiddy
SinsenKrysset - Norwegian https://www.librarything.com/profile/SinsenKrysset
Pellias - Norwegian https://www.librarything.com/profile/Pellias
MillicentI = Norwegian https://www.librarything.com/profile/MillicentI

Denmark

Philippines

cafernando - Filipino http://www.librarything.com/profile/cafernando

Chile

dtpena - Chilean http://www.librarything.com/profile/dtpena

Sweden

CatherineM - Swedish http://www.librarything.com/profile/CatherineM
Ephemeralda - Swedish http://www.librarything.com/profile/Ephemeralda
Andreas12 - Swedish http://www.librarything.com/profile/Andreas12
GusLogan - Swedish https://www.librarything.com/profile/GusLogan

Honduras

librito - Honduran http://www.librarything.com/profile/librito

Mexico

Nassava - Mexican http://www.librarything.com/profile/Nassava

Azerbaijan

desmond1910 - Azeri http://www.librarything.com/profile/desmond1910

Taiwan

kafkachen - Malaysian http://www.librarything.com/profile/kafkachen

South Africa

Africansky1 - South African http://www.librarything.com/profile/Africansky1
groeng - South African http://www.librarything.com/profile/groeng

Finland

panzerwolf - Finnish http://www.librarything.com/profile/panzerwolf
josephbentley - English https://www.librarything.com/profile/josephbentley

Mauritius

Evets_Kainzow - Mauritian http://www.librarything.com/profile/Evets_Kainzow

Portugal

Lfsmagina - Brazilian http://www.librarything.com/profile/lfsmagina

New Caledonia

afje96 - French https://www.librarything.com/profile/afje96

Estonia

Levin40 - English https://www.librarything.com/profile/Levin40

Ukraine

mkavf - Ukrainian https://www.librarything.com/profile/mkavf

Russia

AlrickRL - Russian https://www.librarything.com/profile/AlrickRL

Lithuania

Lukas1990 - Lithuanian https://www.librarything.com/profile/Lukas1990

Panama

dyhtstriyk - Mexican https://www.librarything.com/profile/dyhtstriyk

Argentina

Nicolas89 - Argentinian https://www.librarything.com/profile/Nicolas89

Pakistan

sarif82 - Pakistani https://www.librarything.com/profile/sarif82

Iceland

2261 - Icelandic https://www.librarything.com/profile/2261

I'm sure that we have had one of these threads in the dim and distant past, complete with google map or some such. If we are starting a new one, I'm happy to participate:

England

HTC - Welsh

Spain

drasvola - Spanish (Madrileño)

> 3

Yeah I think so, off site on gMaps.

Ireland
EveleenM - Irish

USA
Betelgeuse - American

England - Scottish

Australia
JustJim - Scottish-born Australian

As an aside, not worth starting another list, I've been to 8 of the countries currently on the list (Australia, England, Scotland, USA, Singapore, New Zealand, China and Japan).

> 9

When are you coming to Spain?

Scotland - Scottish

Switzerland - English and Swiss

Norway - Norwegian

Ireland
N11284 - Irish
Link to past topic below.

http://www.librarything.com/topic/68902

I come from Yorkshire - sometimes included in England by outsiders! Everything except my heart now lives in Hertfordshire.

England - English

#10 I'm afraid my days as a wild rover are over!

Altogether now...
"And it's No, nay, never,
(clap clap clap clap)
No, nay, never no more,
Will I play the wild rover,
No, never, no more!"

> 17

Great song!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S9GPNsNxuZ4

but, a Spanish saying goes more or less as follows:

"Never say, that water I'll never drink"

(Nunca digas de ese agua no beberé)

United States (New York) - American

Im sure my name says it all, but anyway

In Australia and Aussie to the core

England - English

United States - American

England and English for me.

United States - American

The country with the highest taxes and beautiful blondes: Denmark - Danish born English Indian

England and English (but, half Jewish, quarter Italian and quarter Greek - but born and educated in England, and proud to be English and British).

Here's the map from the last thread on this topic. If you have a google account, you can add yourself to the map, but I don't recall how that's done.

http://maps.google.com/maps/ms?hl=en&ie=UTF8&msa=0&msid=116618468715...

Os.

Canada (Anglo-Celt)

United States-American

United States - American

United States

Texaco-African American (and citizen of the world, I'd like to think)

United States- American, by way of England, Ireland, and Italy.

Ireland

Irish

Funny to see how far Folio's tentacles stretch...

Australia - Australian

Vancouver BC Canada- Canadian (Irish, Scottish and Metis Indian)

United States - American

Spanish. Born in La Rioja, land of glorious wine.
Living in the United States for the last 10 years

New York - American

America...F*** Yeah!

China - German

Hawaiʻi -- Irish/English/Scottish

Philippines
Filipino-Chinese

France, and French

France but English

@ Les Mis, >2 LesMiserables: could you add that I'm English first, as I'm only Swiss on my passport ;-)
Or Anglo-Swiss if you only want one nationality.
Thanks!

> 2

What an interesting list.

Kudos to Les Mis for arranging this.

England - English (half American but lived in England all my life)

England - Welsh

Australia - Australian

England - English

England - English

English born
New Zealand as a teen
Canadian as an adult

Put me where you like!

Yorkshire - British (birthplace and culturally English, genetically and temperamentally Celtic - mixed Welsh, Scottish and Irish)

United States - American (Born in Japan, though)

Minnesota USA, of New York USA heritage. Or, for penitent from "La Rioja, land of glorious wine", you could say I'm from New York rootstock. :-)

English born and raised. West Coast Canada for last 20 years

USA - American

USA - American

USA born and residing (Kentucky, Ohio, now Texas); ancestry on both sides of the family lived in Kentucky from about 1800.

Os.

A quick talley if people will click on the appropriate answers, below:

Residence (Continent)

This is a great idea! What about another one listing all those FS Devotees broken down by age and sex.

Any takers for Antartica ?

Only this little guy.


edited for size (actually for html error on size)

#67: I'm already broken down by sex...

#68: I made a 16-months' stay in Antarctica years ago. Should I have replied 'Yes'?

#70 Isn't it treason to admit that in France?

70: Well done.

I'm from Atlanta, in the US. My little pin is stuck in the Google map.

But I'm planning to move to (somewhere near, but not quite IN) Melbourne, Australia early next year.

> 70

Thanks for the punchline, Pepys. Alas, in my case only age has taken its toll. Must get out of the shed more!

Netherlands - German

US-American, but my people came from Devon a long, long, long time ago.

US-American

USA- American

Montreal, Canada - Canadian

Casablanca, Chile. Chilean.

USA - American

A consolidation:

Of a total of 79 responses to-date (09/27/10), presumably,

63 use English as their main language,
1 uses Danish
2 use Dutch
1 uses Flemish
1 uses French,
2 use German,
1 uses Hungarian
1 uses Lithuanian
1 uses Norwegian
4 use Spanish,
1 uses Swedish
1 uses Tagalog

By countries, the English block:

5 countries (counting the UK as one)

The other-than-English block:

12 countries

Non represented continents or regions:

Africa
Middle East

USA/Europe/Rest of the World

USA: 30 devotees
Europe: 32 devotees
Rest of the World: 17 devotees

I'm late to this one - just returned from Italy.

Australia - Australian

>68 Quicksilver66: I would love to spend a year in the Antarctic, perferably at McMurdo Station!

Netherlands

Just new devotee

Netherlands

USA - American.

My four Bassett hounds claim French heritage.

Four Bassett hounds!?

I live in United States

Noted. If no nationality is mentioned then you don't mind assuming that you hail from the country you mention.

USA - American

Nobody in Wales?

> 92 I will be in two weeks time.

> 93

Sorry Hux, keeping up with temporary relocations is beyond my capabilities :-)

No one from the Channel islands or the Isle of Man either.

Surprised that The US has the majority here: I would have wagered on the UK.

USA- Oregon-American
Sorry Les!

Just a reminder...

Just post your permanent residence country and your nationality and I will compartmentalise.

for example -Australia - Scottish

Sweden - Swedish

Great to someone in the Nordic countries besides me, Catherine

USA - American

Italy - (Russian) Lithuanian

USA- American

Canada-Magyar

Scotland - American

England - English

Dave

I have decided to update this thread with renewal information. This is quite simply just a year, referring to your renewal status.

Thus mine looks like

Australia

2010 - LesMiserables - Scottish http://www.librarything.com/profile/LesMiserables

as I have not renewed for 2011.

But if you have renewed you would have 2011 obviously.

If you havent renewed for a while it might be 2008 etc

Steve, just to save you and others some time, here are the definite "Yes" names from the 2011: Have you renewed thread...

drasvola
CatherineM
Quicksilver66
TabbyTom
acidneutral
jveezer
SirFolio16
natashaslove
basil2011
cdekeule
justjim
elmaynard
LolaWalser
_Chris_
Technogeekus
RMMee
friso_geerlings
klarusu
Texaco
Willoyd
petertemplar
siddal
ironjaw
Caroline_McElwee
Barton

> 107

Cheers. I note many on the list, not on this list.

I noted that as well, but I wasn't going to flip back and forth!

> 109

Build it and he will come.

I have renewed - I am a 2011

Yeah I'm 2011, take that losers :)

> 112

Catch up; that was so yesterday :-)

Have you been drinking? (Polish vodka?) (recently)

I am also adding primary occupations.

What next, inside leg?

I'm a database consultant.

Can I suggest a new format?

Australia
JustJim Database consultant 2011 Scottish

You forgot blood type and Titles Bestowed Index. In my next life I would like to be a "Lord"

England, UK
Boldface. Former bank employee, now Shed Warden. 2011. Not Scottish. Inside leg measurement on application.

USA
Siddal. Archivist. 2011. American. Favorite inside leg measurer: Mr. Humphries :-)

Former translator-interpreter. Measurement in inches or centimetres?

USA
Osbaldistone environmental engineer, 2009, USA, 851 mm (not taken by Mr. Humphries), Type O+, P.E. (TX)

USA (Texas)
accountant

Australia, AIN (Assistant In Nursiing), soon to be an EN (Enrolled Nurse), formerly a Nanny/Housekeeper/Carer/Companion/Admin Assistant, etc. No inside leg measurement, as a lady never tells. ;-)

Australia

snowman - Dutch born Australian

Spain

Spanish, (formerly.. many things.. right now web stuff contents )

GillaerS - Belgium - Flemish

Is > 121 compartmentalised?

> 127

Thanks, missed it.

> 120

Cheeky bar steward :-)

lxanderl
U.S.A.
Taiwanese American

(I will be renewing in) 2011, puffinmuck, England - English, Teaching Assistant

Update to include new requirements

Renewed - Yes
Voluntary Redundancy which evolved into retirement from IT Mid-Range Systems Support (Unix type servers not PC's or Main-Frames) - but still too young to get a Govt. Pension

Dave

LesMis, My renewal status is 2010 right now. I plan to renew for 2011 but not until I see a better offer than what FS offered me to begin with. I see no point in giving scarce shelf space to books that I have little or no interest in reading, and in fact, even if shelf space were no consideration, I still would not have accepted the current FS offer.

You can list my primary occupation as Artist. I do not work outside my home, but have sold one painting and have others available for sale.

LesMis
Featherwate - England - Anglo-Irish - serf

Coffeemate
Washington, DC – United States of Awesome

librito

Tegucigalpa, Honduras

I'm Honduran (though I'm a quarter French, a quarter Italian, a quarter Jewish, and a quarter Spaniard. Talk about being a mongrel! But I consider myself Honduran ;D)

librito, may I say I have always had that fascination with your hometown that others have had for places like Timbuctoo, Marrakech, and Samarkand. The very name is wonderfully melodious: Te-gu-ci-gal-pa. I've never been to Honduras, but if I went I would have to avoid your city so it would never lose its romantic allure!

>136 Django6924:
thank you Django6924! Indeed, Tegucigalpa is a melodious name... It means "silver hill" in its original language. And don't worry about its romantic attraction, you found it everywhere, with our still-colonial buildings, rock-paved streets, the sublime ever-green hills, and our beautiful women (I'm not sure if that's ethic to mention), you found romanticism all over the place!

> 137

Emilio Izaguirre plays for the greatest club football team in the world!

>138 LesMiserables:

I must admit I'm impressed of how much you know about Honduras :D
and, yeah LesMis, Izaguirre is a great player! One of my favourites!

Ireland

Sheesh! Miserable Les and his football.

Tell me more about these beautiful women. I'd really like to meet a beautiful Honduran woman who appreciates fine press books.

If you know of one, please ask her to send me some photos… of the books.

I'm really not very good at this 'relationship' thing, am I?

I am a good 'bookkeeper' though, been divorced twice and I kept all my books. Lost two houses and three cars, but I kept the books!

Come to think of it, librito, probably best not to bother about the beautiful Honduran women, bibliophiles or otherwise. Next time I get the conjugal urge, I'll just find a woman that I hate and buy her a house and a car!

</PoorMeRant>

From USA.

Just joined Library Thing to join this group. I've been trolling since mid-summer and really enjoy the discussions here. I've been an active Folio member for three years, and off-and-on for the 15 years previous. At one time I sold most of my collection during a difficult economic time, but for the past few years I've been building my collection back up. Here's to the madness!

A few reminders:

1. If you've not already done so, go to the posts above starting at no. 60 and enter a 'yes' or 'no' to update the tally.

2. Look at post no. 2, above, for Les Mis' summary of input.

3. Here's the map from an earlier thread on this topic, putting FS members on a Google map. If you have a google account, you can add yourself to the map, but I don't recall how that's done.

http://maps.google.com/maps/ms?hl=en&ie=UTF8&msa=0&msid=116618468715...

Os.

Les Mis - I appear twice in post 2 under USA, apparently because I posted additional info (post 120) after my first post (post 59). Sorry for the confusion.

Os.

Are there really no members of the Folio Society in Wales?

What's going on in the Valleys?

>145 Quicksilver66: Getting out of Wales is free, going back is expensive.

> 146

Ah, Fiona, I see that you are a Welsh expat living in England. I have noticed that apaloosaman is also Welsh.

But then why would you want to read when you have the beautiful Welsh coastline to look at?

> 147

Portsmouth Harbour also has its charms, it's just that, for the vast majority of the time, I can't seem to remember what they are.

Just updated this. Long overdue.

Singapore - Chinese

By the way, if you are on the list and the information is outdated please let me know. Obviously the year of last renewal needs roundly edited; I have set mine now to 2013.

Furthermore I know some of your occupations but will not post unless you request. And that goes for everything else I suppose.

PPS. and finally, should you wish your details deleted, you need only say.

Live in Montreal, Canada though have no idea why. I've tried to escape to New York, Paris, London and Sydney, but Montreal is just... convenient for now. Canadian, but somehow also ended up with Israeli citizenship as a child, though I have no idea why.

Native French/English speaker (like a lot of Montrealers).

I never know how to answer the "what do you do" question. I used to proudly answer "I'm an executive art director working in publishing", which was good for the ego and also happened to be my dream job. Now when I say "I'm a woman of leisure" people assume it's code word for that other profession, but how else to answer? I collect books full-time. I study fine arts. I read quite a lot, obviously. And I walk the dog, rain, snow, hail or shine. Try fitting that into a neat little box! :-)

eta: joined FS in 2013
eta2: will renew in 2014
eta3: sorry LesMis, not making your job easy, am I?

joined FS in 2011

154 :-)
155 Did you renew 2013?

English speaking American, New Jersey USA

Operations Research (Navy), civilian

156: Yes, renewed every year:)

Mexico-Mexican

American, New Mexico, USA

>HU2013

Hi , I am Chinese too. the minority.

Did you check out the price of FS at Kinokuniya, I think they are selling new FS publications.

>kafkachen

Wow, that's new to me. I visit Kinokuniya quite often but never see FS publications displayed there. I'll check that out next time. Thanks for the info:)

Swiss - French

> 163 - Location?

England (North Yorkshire) - English

EDIT: Last renewed August 2012, so a current member

Azerbaijan - Azeri

Switzerland - Swiss, French speaking

Burnley Lancashire England

Texas, United States - American

London, England - Irish

Barrister

And I'm a current member.

London, England - British mongrel (English, Scottish, Irish)

Brisbane, Australia - 6th. Generation Australian. Renewed every year since 1991.

I will update when I'm sober ;-)

Talking about sobriety, I hereby call upon all Australian FSDs to attend an entmoot in the sleepy village of Brisbane at a date to be confirmed to meet for tea and talk about all things FS.

>175 LesMiserables: Will that be in the near future?

177

Yes 8 hours or so ;-) I am on holiday you know!

Germany, Brit, current; off and on since 1992.

I think I've already said this, but since we're restating the faith, I was born and grew up in Yorkshire. For the past 38 years I have lived in Hertfordshire, the last 9 as a recluse, quarantined in a Shed from whence I occasionally make benign forays to the house at the other end of the garden for meals, comfort breaks, and the acceptance of vital medication (known technically as 'parcels') from the postman. The medication is for a condition that first afflicted me briefly in the late 1970s and then every year from about 1991 or 1992. There is no known cure and I expect little change until they carry me out in a Billy bookcase bound for the Holy Stacks at the Eagle Street Cemetery.

>182 DejaVoo:

Thank you, DejaVoo.

Canada - Canadian eh!

Sterling Heights, Michigan - Macedonian American

American, Seattle

Taiwan (Taipei City), Chinese Malaysian.

Nancy, France, French

Currently, Illinois, USA. Swiss-French and Russian.

England!!!
Birthplace of the FOLIO SOCIETY!!!

Warwickshire, Birthplace of SHAKESPEARE!!!!

TOP THAT!!!

Phoenix, Arizona, USA these days - Bulgarian.

Sioux Falls, South Dakota, birthplace of nobody and nothing of any note whatsoever.

> 194

Oh, I don't know. Sioux is so evocative of exploration, courage and mother nature. A beautiful sounding word which such a peculiar spelling.

>195 drasvola:
Sioux spell exactly like "tree" in mandarin.

> 196

Thanks for that interesting linguistic "link". It's amazing what sounds and graphic representations can evoque.

Johannesburg , South Africa. I do not spot any other FS members who are members of this group, in SA...but there should be. great group and good connections. I am actually writing this in Turkey on the Black Sea, so am a long way from home . Been travelling for 3+weeks and no FS book purchases here!

> 196

"Tree" in Mandarin is "shu" or "shumu". Both syllables fourth tone (i.e. falling).

More relevant to this website, first tone "shu" (i.e. pronounced level) means "book".

Should "Sioux" be pronounced with a "sh" at the beginning then? Don't tell Susan Ballion.

Oh, incidentally, Birmingham, the original, for me. :)

St. John's, Newfoundland
New FS member since April, approx 40 volumes and counting...FAD has hit me and I admit defeat

>200 crazysyd: Hi Syd, looks like we joined and got hit by advanced stages of FAD around the same time! I've been to St. Johns and it's a very beautiful place with lovely people. Hope to go back sometime.

> 200, 201 - Even this yankee from the middle of the continent has been to St. John's and enjoyed the visit very much. It was in the summer, of course. There was a work trip there a few years back that I tried mightily to get sent on, but someone else managed to beat me out for it.

Sydney, Australia - Australian
Student

I'm Serbian (first Serbian here?) but I moved to Sydney, Australia where I live right now in 2011.

Naperville, Illinois - American. Current member.

>201 Smiler69: Yes Ilana, I've been following ur "madness", that's appropriate innit, that's how I refer to it anyways! But it's quite fun being a tad bit mad :P I did some white-knuckle driving through Montreal a few times, always a trip....thinking about attending Sir Paul at Les Plaines d'Abraham next month but FAD has hit the wallet in a way that now will be hard to justify!

>202 coynedj: Summer is the only time you would want to visit, that narrows it down to a short 6 week window!!

Finland - Finnish here, a relatively new member since summer 2012.

> 194

Already on the list

> 205

Already on the list

All updated.

The year before your name refers to the year that you have renewed up to. So when next renewal date comes along, those who renew (in around 8 weeks?) will be down as 2014 members. i think that works.

Also, to keep things straightforward, I have tried to decipher some nationalities and discern the adjectives from the proper nouns etc.

Therefore if you put up something like....

Cornish, Elven, Londoner; I have plumped for English.

or

Italian American, I have plumped for American, identifying the Italian as the adjective.

or

Kiwi-Australia and South African, I just make a guess.

Forgive me.

>210 LesMiserables: You will have the Cornish rebelling (probably joined by the elves!) :-)

Thanks for your efforts by the way. It is always interesting to see our geographic diversity.

Hi, I live in England and I'm English/German but a German national (even though I've never lived in Germany).

Updated.

Quite interesting to peruse that list of names: many of whom I have not encountered since returning to this group.

I don't think I ever made it onto the list. I'm an American living in upstate New York and a current FS member.

United States, Finnish/Austrian/mixed American

I'm another American living in upstate New York.

Looks like I'm the only Mauritian here.
:o

Will update shortly

saying hello .. Mauritius is my favourite island and not just for the beaches . You live in paradise .. Hard place to beat!

2013
Vancouver, British Columbia
Canadian

2012 - eatanygoodbooks (Programmer) Bryn Mawr, PA American

My parents are from Afghanistan, but I was born in the US and consider myself an American.

Hello, Scotland & Scottish and a current FS member (2013). I've been following this for a few years, been 'enabled' far too many times, filled my home with more & more Billys full of wonderful Folios and long since run out of space and book buying budget (not that either has stopped me!). But not really contributed here yet, sorry!

United States North Carolina

Updated.

Swedish! Alingsås, to be precise-ish.

Born in Holland, lived in Australia, the UK, Norway, Germany, Ireland and some other places where I didn't stay for long. Also spent years living out of a suitcase touring with repertory theatre groups all over the place.

I'm an out of work drama teacher ... currently working in customer service.

I'm a newbie - Love the group and learning much from it.
United States

Updated. For a time the English and US residents were neck and neck, but look the US residents motor ahead!

Washington, DC (Dismal City), USA
Argentine
Accidental Translator
2013

Updated

Cotswolds, England
Manx

Reading, Berkshire, UK
English

American near Valley Forge, Pennsylvania.
Sysadmin: http://xkcd.com/705/

Abu Dhabi
British

Houston, Texas.

In light of the Faddict pogrom dismemberment of recent years, #106 above has become redundant and therefore I have edited #2 to reflect this, deleting the year of last renewal.

As this thread has been around for quite some time now, it is an opportunity for you to...

#1. Ask for your details to be removed from #2.
#2. Ask for your details to be added to #2.
#3. Ask for your details to be updated on #2.

Just post your request in this thread and I will duly make changes.

>235 LesMiserables:
I guess you should add me in as a fellow Australian.

>236 wcarter:
You're already on it Warwick!

>235 LesMiserables:

devilsisland USA American

California. Mexican-American

Here's Germany to add.

>2 LesMiserables: LesMiserables I feel a little left out of the Aussie list!

England and English.

England and English.

South Africa(n).

Brazilian living in Portugal here

Germany

Scottish, Kingwood - USA

USA, typical American mongrel

California

English expat in California

Australian

All updated.

Some have not specified nationality, so unless I know you personally (some I do) I have just assumed you are a citizen of the location you gave.

Also, there is no need to add your occupation, but I can do so if you post it.

It's very interesting to look back at the list. Some old names on there who are no longer active: I hope they are all doing well.

Italian in Canada.

Australian

Sorry. I live in Canberra Australia. I am Australian
Psychologist

USA

Dual citizenship:
Born in England, raised and living in Canada.

England/English

Amsterdam/The Netherlands/Dutch

>252 LesMiserables: LesMiserables Thank you :)

Indian/India

>260 Shaliza:

Your welcome.

Probably the best time to note that I moved to the UK last year, so England, Danish.

I was too upset with postage prices on second hand books so decided to move. Now I'm too upset at the fall in sterling and how strong the Danish krone has become. How many books I could've bought with just that difference.

LesMis, you will have to delete that lonely Danish heading :)

>263 ironjaw:

Sterling's fall is a temporary blip in a historically strong currency. Once Brexit is settled, the Euro will fall sharply against Sterling.

Anyway updated to reflect your new home :-)

>264 LesMiserables:

Then I guess anyone so inclined can make a pretty penny placing the appropriate investment in the stock / forex market.

>265 IgnatiusR:

Easier said than done. EUR is an advanced currency to trade, I know, I've burnt my fingers with the pairs. I'm happy with USD/JPY but am always open for further learning and advice.

>266 ironjaw:

That is my point. Forex markets are complex because you have to deal with macroeconomic data and predictions from TWO economies.

Thus, whenever I see that anyone has a strong opinion about any given pair of currencies, I recommend to place a bet and get rich (I always remember a well-known story by Roald Dahl that mentions that a stock brocker does nothing else than manage other people's bets).

Texan (USA)

Nederland, Colorado, USA

All updated.

Martian, Mars.

... or, Gothenburg, Sweden.

Manx/ Cotswolds, England
Surprised that I had not replied to this earlier.

How bizarre: on the map I appear to be floating somewhere between Crete and Cyprus. Perhaps in an alternative universe I'm a billionaire with a superyacht.

All done.

St Helens, England

The Hague, Netherlands

New Caledonia, French.

I could've sworn I replied here already. Deventer (the Netherlands), Dutch

I thought I've posted here, but guess I was wrong.
Russian. Moscow, Russia. Moving to Sweden this Summer.

>273 HuxleyTheCat: in that parallel universe of yours you should bring your yacht to shore and invite the parallel me to see your library (which of course is in the yacht).

Cyprus, Nicosia

>280 bacchus.: In the parallel universe, I'd be delighted to, but in this one I'm a terrible sailor.

Indian in United Kingdom

American

American/Oklahoma, USA

English. Currently living in Estonia.

Australia, Australian
Teacher

Germany/German

USA, American

Canada, Canadian

Oklahoma, USA

All updated.

Norway - Norwegian

Canada, Canadian

United States, American

New Zealand, New Zealander

USA, midwest

California, USA

USA, German

Montana, USA. 100% American.

USA, American

USA, Colorado, American

Illinois, USA, American

China, British

France, Danish

Sweden, Swedish.

England, English (British at heart)

England, English (East Anglian)

Australia - Scottish

Australia - Australian

Norway - Norwegian

Mr. P is from Norway too, he lives in Norway also, he probably also will in the future as he has customized built in bookshelves that makes it hard on the move.

Ukraine - Ukrainian

The Netherlands - Dutch

Japan - American

Japan - British

USA - Russian

USA - Armenian

Germany - german

Germany, New Zealander

USA - American

Germany - German

France - French

UK (London) - British/English/West Countryish

Ireland - Irish

Belgium - French

France (Paris) - Dutch

Russia (Arkhangelsk) - Russian

New Zealand, New Zealander

Netherlands, Welsh

Australia , Australian

USA - American

Switzerland, Australian

UK (England), British

Norway - Norwegian born (English/Italian/Norwegian/mongrel)

>336 MillicentI:

'mongrel'

Me too. English, Scottish, Welsh, Irish (if my Grandfather was to believed).

I shall up date the roll of honour shortly.

USA-American

Ghent, Belgium

Vilnius, Lithuania

Panama (formerly Costa Rica) - Mexican

Brisbane, Australia
Australian

Durham, North Carolina, USA, American

German, Germany

Colorado, USA, Americano

Holymoorside UK, English

USA NY NY NY County

Victoria, Australia - Australian

California, USA - American

Yorktown, Virginia, USA - American

All updated.

Let me know if there are any amendments needed.

What a work "Les Miserables" ! Thank you for that. it is interesting to see how bookish friends are spread over the world...

>354 Macumbeira: No bother at all.

Buenos Aires, Argentina - Argentinian

Updated.

Lahore, Pakistan - Pakistani

Updated.

Canada / Canadian

Updated.

U.S. - English

USA - American

USA (Atlanta, Georgia) - American

Victoria, Australia - Australian

Updated.

Iceland - Icelandic

Updated.

U.K., British

>369 cinnamonspirit: Can you be more specific? What country are you living in, and what country where you born? See above #2 for examples.

New Zealand – New Zealander

Switzerland - British

>372 Tamachan00: British: what country?

>373 LesMiserables: England

Northern Ireland.

USA - American

Updated.

I have also updated to include an RIP after a member who has sadly passed away. I have been an infrequent visitor for some time, so if you know of anyone on the list above who has passed away, please let me know.

>378 LesMiserables: RIP EclecticIndulgence - Chris Jacobson, also from Canada.

The following links and threads should confirm his diagnosis and passing...
https://www.librarything.com/topic/326701
https://www.librarything.com/profile/Undine_6
https://www.librarything.com/topic/271520#6240952 (Post 37 onwards)
http://eclectic-indulgence.blogspot.com/

Germany - Ukrainian

>379 mr.philistine: Thanks, yes I remember now.
>380 yuretzius: Updated.

China - Chinese

Finland - English

USA - American

>379 mr.philistine:
A real loss to this community.

>385 GusLogan: Yes, I gather that much by the many well wishers and subsequent condolences. However, I never understood why most of his posts were deleted.

>386 mr.philistine: He removed them himself. As to why, I’m not sure. It had to be done manually as well, if I recall correctly. A shame really, as it ‘broke’ a lot of older topics with people reacting to posts not longer visible, which makes them unintelligible.

USA Kinnelon NJ

UK - British

>389 Keith_Ldn: Hi Keith, specifically, which country were you born in the UK?

Canada

>391 rbmackeen: Canadian?

Yes, Canadian.

USA - American