Fodorites: Post your bios, so we can get to know each other better!
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Fodorites: Post your bios, so we can get to know each other better!
There is a great thread on the Europe board where Fodorites have posted bios (close to 200)! Thought something similar for readers of the USA board might be fun. Also helpful to find people in areas where you might be traveling who have similar pet peeves and interests. Here goes:
Where - Cicinnati, OH
Age - 26
Status - female/engaged
Occupation - paralegal in house for insurance company
Hobbies/Likes - TRAVEL, reading, sewing, visiting amusement parks, anything disney, and children
Dislikes - smoking, shopping, exercise, food snobs
You next!
Where - Cicinnati, OH
Age - 26
Status - female/engaged
Occupation - paralegal in house for insurance company
Hobbies/Likes - TRAVEL, reading, sewing, visiting amusement parks, anything disney, and children
Dislikes - smoking, shopping, exercise, food snobs
You next!
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Anonymous and like to keep it that way.I post under 3 different names sometimes anon.Everyone here gets blasted eventually and it can get pretty nasty.I wouldnt feel comfortable putting my bio out because someone would probably read it and then think that they really know me.In later threads some posters would probably make assumptions or critisize based on personal info. that they know.
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Where: Alexandria, VA
Age: 32
Status: Famale/married
Occupation: worked in the banking industry but taking time off currently to be a mother of 2
Likes: traveling, planning travel, playing on the internet while kids are napping, architecture and tours of buildings
Dislikes: profanity, those who bash women who choose to be stay at hoem moms, snowskiing (nearly killed myself the 3 times I tried it!)
Age: 32
Status: Famale/married
Occupation: worked in the banking industry but taking time off currently to be a mother of 2
Likes: traveling, planning travel, playing on the internet while kids are napping, architecture and tours of buildings
Dislikes: profanity, those who bash women who choose to be stay at hoem moms, snowskiing (nearly killed myself the 3 times I tried it!)
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Where: Guess???
Age: 63
Status: Famale/married
Occupation: Retired executive secretary
Likes: Nice people, traveling, dancing, good movies, baking, shopping and did I mention traveling?
Dislikes: Mean people, driving in heavy traffic, days without sunshine and being broke.
Hobbies: Doing ceramics, cake decorating and TRAVELING.
Age: 63
Status: Famale/married
Occupation: Retired executive secretary
Likes: Nice people, traveling, dancing, good movies, baking, shopping and did I mention traveling?
Dislikes: Mean people, driving in heavy traffic, days without sunshine and being broke.
Hobbies: Doing ceramics, cake decorating and TRAVELING.
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Where - Marietta, GA (Atlanta metro area)
Female - 54
retired school teacher and now part-owner of childrens bookstore
enjoy reading, drives in the mountains, cooking elegant dinners with my husband and capping it off with a good bottle of wine, studying family tree via internet, weather in the south, anything civil war related, beautiful plantation homes, and of course traveling
dislike parents who do not get involved in their children's education, traffic, people who smart off anonymously on the internet (this site in particular), camping.
I am trying to take up golf as a hobby to play with my husband, so far I'm terrible but learning. I'm sure I'll begin to enjoy it someday . . .
Female - 54
retired school teacher and now part-owner of childrens bookstore
enjoy reading, drives in the mountains, cooking elegant dinners with my husband and capping it off with a good bottle of wine, studying family tree via internet, weather in the south, anything civil war related, beautiful plantation homes, and of course traveling
dislike parents who do not get involved in their children's education, traffic, people who smart off anonymously on the internet (this site in particular), camping.
I am trying to take up golf as a hobby to play with my husband, so far I'm terrible but learning. I'm sure I'll begin to enjoy it someday . . .
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"young" professional female living in Savannah, GA.
likes: school (going back now for masters at night), running, shopping, talking travel, finding small out of the way restaurants and bars, laying on any beach, symphony, good wine, spring training baseball, eating gelato in Rome!
pet peeves: snobby people in general, those who look down on a southern accent and automatically think you are backwards, people who don't like animals, bad grammar (unless you are just a bad typist like me, making it unintentional of course)
likes: school (going back now for masters at night), running, shopping, talking travel, finding small out of the way restaurants and bars, laying on any beach, symphony, good wine, spring training baseball, eating gelato in Rome!
pet peeves: snobby people in general, those who look down on a southern accent and automatically think you are backwards, people who don't like animals, bad grammar (unless you are just a bad typist like me, making it unintentional of course)
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Sorry to start a war. This thread is for real. Looks like people on the US board just aren't as friendly. There were close to 200 responses on the Europe board and almost all were sincere. I see nothing wrong with putting this info out there. Now when people see a posting from "Kelly" they know that I am a young active female from the midwest and will answer questions accordingly especially those relating to the Cicinnati area. Plus its fun to get more background on regular posters like "L" and "elvira" and "sfowler" and others. Anyway, if you post your first name only or the name you regularly post under, you are not giving out full info and I would NEVER post my real email address (got to leave some x's in there). Come on people lighten up and have fun with it!
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where - Chicago suburbs
age - 29
status - married father of 1 year old daughter
occupation - lawyer
likes - playing with new baby, listening to music, palying guitar, collecting knives, golfing in the Caribbean, Chicago Cubs
ambition - go to all major league baseball parks
dislikes - fake people, country music, NASCAR, working long hours, news media hype
age - 29
status - married father of 1 year old daughter
occupation - lawyer
likes - playing with new baby, listening to music, palying guitar, collecting knives, golfing in the Caribbean, Chicago Cubs
ambition - go to all major league baseball parks
dislikes - fake people, country music, NASCAR, working long hours, news media hype
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I like this thread! I keep showing my husband funny threads on this forum - you have to be pretty clever to come up with some of this stuff.
Where: Virginia
Occupation: Mom of 3 preteens and attorney
Likes: Travelling (big-time)
Dislikes: Men with turbans and long beards who are violent, deluded bigots
Where: Virginia
Occupation: Mom of 3 preteens and attorney
Likes: Travelling (big-time)
Dislikes: Men with turbans and long beards who are violent, deluded bigots
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Late 40s male, married and living in Little Rock area.
Enjoy traveling, big history buff, like visiting museums relating to WWII, have been to Italy 6 times, love italian food and wine of course. Also enjoy outdoors activities including camping, hiking and fishing. Returned a couple of months ago from Canadian fishing trip which couldn't have been better.
Formerly an Manhattanite and can give advice on things NY.
dislike discussing politics and religion, eating fast food, those who are not open-minded to other cultures, and chopped liver. LOL
Enjoy traveling, big history buff, like visiting museums relating to WWII, have been to Italy 6 times, love italian food and wine of course. Also enjoy outdoors activities including camping, hiking and fishing. Returned a couple of months ago from Canadian fishing trip which couldn't have been better.
Formerly an Manhattanite and can give advice on things NY.
dislike discussing politics and religion, eating fast food, those who are not open-minded to other cultures, and chopped liver. LOL
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Where - Chicago, Lakeview area, but originally from Nashville, TN and a southern girl at heart
Status/Age - female married no kids,late 20s
Occupation - attorney/legal consultant
Likes - shopping, fashion especially shoes, traveling anywhere, I'm not a snob and like Gatlinburg and Wisconsin Dells occasionally as well as liking going anywhere in Europe and loving London theater. I enjoy going to movies and the ballet, am an avid pro football (Go Titans!) but college basketball fan. Can't get enough Chicago deep dish pizza. enjoy reading in spare time and not ashamed to admit I am currently hooked on Harry Potter books
Dislikes - driving around forever to find a parking space, conservative right wing politics, guns, not having enough money or vacation time to do the traveling I would like to do, COOKING, mean-spirited people, all vegatables as I am the world's pickiest eater.
Status/Age - female married no kids,late 20s
Occupation - attorney/legal consultant
Likes - shopping, fashion especially shoes, traveling anywhere, I'm not a snob and like Gatlinburg and Wisconsin Dells occasionally as well as liking going anywhere in Europe and loving London theater. I enjoy going to movies and the ballet, am an avid pro football (Go Titans!) but college basketball fan. Can't get enough Chicago deep dish pizza. enjoy reading in spare time and not ashamed to admit I am currently hooked on Harry Potter books
Dislikes - driving around forever to find a parking space, conservative right wing politics, guns, not having enough money or vacation time to do the traveling I would like to do, COOKING, mean-spirited people, all vegatables as I am the world's pickiest eater.
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Where: Chicago, born and raised, tho moving to Florida in a few months - too cold here burrrr
Age: 31, single, dental hygienist
Hobbies: scuba diving and traveling as often as possible also giving advice on this forum for the places I've been
Loves: southern food and animals
Dislikes: slow drivers and stupid drivers
Age: 31, single, dental hygienist
Hobbies: scuba diving and traveling as often as possible also giving advice on this forum for the places I've been
Loves: southern food and animals
Dislikes: slow drivers and stupid drivers