How many countries are we representing?

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  1. Frank

    Frank GardenStew Founder Staff Member Administrator

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    olma156 gave me an idea in this post when a list of our countries of residence were mentioned.

    Let's list out the number of countries we represent. You can name a country if you live there or if you come from there originally. You can also name a country if your parents have come from there.

    I'll start:

    Ireland - I'm 100% Irish :D
    Sweden - Living here now

    Over to you. We may have some surprises!
     
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