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Emigration quiz: Where does your heart reside, Ireland or abroad?

Have you gone native or are you coming home?
9.30pm, 2 Aug 2015
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First thing's first, when were you last on Irish soil?
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I've been back in the last six months.
I think it was in the last year to 18 months
I've been home just the once.
Haven't been home, haven't looked back.
Have you bought a car over there, either jointly or by yourself?
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Yes.
No.
Have you become a fan/expert on either a sports team or TV soap in your adopted country?
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I pretty much watch every game/episode.
I could definitely tell you exactly what's going on with the team/show.
I'd kinda know what's going on but I'd rather watch the GAA/Coronation Street?
No way, sure aren't there beaches to chill on and pubs to drink in?
How many care packages have been sent to you from Ireland?
0-1
2-3
4-5
5+
Are you in a relationship with someone you've met since being abroad?
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Yes.
No.
What best describes your current lodgings?
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My mate's couch/fold-out bed.
A grand spot for the next while anyway.
Ah, it's my gaff alright but I wouldn't mind somewhere nicer.
Home.
What was your last Christmas dinner?
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A big turkey with all the trimmings. There were even roasters.
We made a turkey but it wasn't a patch on mammy's.
Had some vaguely traditional food but it didn't really feel Christmassy.
We had a session but food wasn't exactly the priority.
Do you own a pet over there?
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Yes, and I love their furry face.
Yes, little legend so they are.
No, don't fancy that kinda commitment.
Does the ant colony in our porch count?
Do you still use your Irish phone number at all?
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Yes, it's still handy for WhatsApp.
No, my friends at home know my foreign number or use Facebook.
How much of the clothing you're currently wearing were bought in your new country?
Practically my whole outfit.
I think a top or trousers are from here.
My socks and/or jocks were bought here alright.
I'm wearing my county colours right now.
And finally, how often do you read TheJournal.ie to see what's going on back home?
Several times a day.
About once a day.
From time to time.
Never, not even sure how I got here.
Answer all the questions to see your result!
You scored out of !
You're practically Diaspora royalty
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Ireland is in your past and you're now at fully fledged Diaspora level. Just promise to visit to old sod at some point and throw a few dollars our way.
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You scored out of !
You've gone native
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You're now more {Insert nationality} than the locals themselves. Fair play to you in all fairness though, you've made a good life for yourself out there.
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You scored out of !
You're doing well over there
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When your mammy is asked how you're doing, she'll say your doing well. Because you are, but you're just there for career reasons. We know you'll be home!
Share your result:
You scored out of !
You're just away for the craic really
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You're loving the lifestyle over there and you've definitely got friendly with the locals. But let's face it, this isn't a long term plan.
Share your result:

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    Mark Gerard Lochlain
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    Aug 2nd 2015, 10:29 PM

    Worst quiz ever. Fact

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    Malvolio32
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    Aug 2nd 2015, 10:43 PM

    Opinion

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    Bobby Moore
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    Aug 3rd 2015, 12:19 AM

    “Feckin Emigrants, going over there and taking their jobs”.

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    Gerard Ryan
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    Aug 2nd 2015, 10:03 PM

    “You’re practically diaspora royalty”

    Ok so.

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    Mags Mc Mags
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    Aug 3rd 2015, 3:46 AM

    Lol me too..

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    Caillte
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    Aug 2nd 2015, 9:42 PM

    I’ve gone native apparently

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    Malvolio32
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    Aug 2nd 2015, 10:44 PM

    So kiss me and smile for me, tell me that you’ll wait for me, hold me like you’ll never let me go.
    ‘Cause I’m leaving on a jet plane, don’t know when I’ll be back again. Oh, babe, I hate to go…

    Class tune, how underrated was j. Denver?

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    Malvolio32
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    Aug 2nd 2015, 11:00 PM

    https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=vLBKOcUbHR0

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    Maggie
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    Aug 3rd 2015, 1:10 AM

    County colours make me feel vomit

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    john Appleseed
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    Aug 3rd 2015, 4:59 AM

    Nothing wrong with county colours. I’ve travelled the world several times and I’ve seen the jerseys in some incredibly far flung places. Always made me smile and feel a little closer to home. Éirinn go Brách

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    Matthew Fitzpatrick
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    Aug 3rd 2015, 7:37 AM

    Journal, don’t ever compare me to Bryan McFadden again.

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    Rod_TenⒸ
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    Aug 2nd 2015, 9:55 PM

    I’m using a windows phone, so I have no idea of my emigration status

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    Dean Cullen
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    Aug 3rd 2015, 9:38 AM

    I got jfk , that’ll do

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    James O Carroll
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    Aug 4th 2015, 3:33 AM

    they should do a quiz for people living in ireland and ask them how patriotic or steriotypically irish they are. cause tbh, i dont feel irish, and i dont feel english, i dont feel like a person from any country except planet earth :L

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    Aug 3rd 2015, 12:07 AM

    emigrated London in 89, came home 99… no mobiles, Skype, email…only letters and an odd phone call… local paper posted over. Irish shop overpriced but for a bag of Tayto and a dairy milk you would sell your soul… and we survived…happy to be home though..

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