Since I am Bermudian by Status and have a certificate to prove it, I was easily able to go and work in my company’s NYC office a few years back. My co-worker, a born Bermudian, couldn’t prove she was Bermudian without a great deal of difficulty and missed out on the opportunity.

The fact that we STILL have no automatic birthright is insane.

They come looking 4 U packing Smith & Wesson.

Don’t get me wrong NO MAN SHOULD BE SHOT LIKE A WILD ANIMAL!!!

In the majority of the cases they started the beef now they run to the UK for witness protection.

“I thnk it’s a good deal since so many of are cowards are getting UK passport to run, work & hide in the UK from the gun problems.”

You ever notice when you arrive at the airport in Bda and the Customs Officer ask you if you have the Bermuda Immigration Stamp in your passport? Well that’s why to see who’s Bermudian and whos’ not………since the British can get them. I thnk it’s a good deal since so many of are cowards are getting UK passport to run, work & hide in the UK from the gun problems.

After the baby is born they get a Bermuda birth certificate YES!!! Then the parents make application for the child to obtain status in their country.

HELLO HELLO!!! If Bermuda Immigration gave all these Work Permits kids status because they where born in Bermuda…….this island that I love with all my heart would be HELL!!!!

Bermuda was a very special time for me and my family and she will always be in our hearts. This Canadian family will be back one day for a visit! First stop; the beaches and the Bermuda Aquarium! (OK that was technically a second stop but I love the Aquarium!)

Your post sounded a LOT like poorly spelled, opportunistic Pro-Independence propaganda.

“When we travel and want to work somewhere we are really not british,we are not caribbean,we are not Americans,and when you want to come back and work in Bermuda you are made not to feel welcome in your own country.”

Really? Every person that I know that went to Europe and wanted to work found a job just as easily as anyone else. I’ve never heard of discrimination against them because they are Bermudian.
Anecdotal, yes, but anecdotal evidence is better than none, which is what you are providing.

“Thats why so many Bermudians are always overseas trying to find work,we have no real strong identity in Bermuda”

Whose fault is that? I have a VERY strong identity as a Bermudian. I love being Bermudian. I’m proud to be a Bermudian. I love my country and my home.

“the major companies in Bermuda are all run by foreigners”

“are government say they cannot make real decisions without the british Govener.”

Then “are government”, if they’re saying that, are either ignorant of reality or are lying for political gain.
We’ve been self-governing from pretty much the start and have one of the oldest Parliaments in the world. That’s something to be proud of.

“Are identity can be very limited in bermuuda if you do not come from a strong family or good education you can feel missplaced thats why so many people end up lost in our society.”

And the solution is…?

Our identity is, or should be, based on a choice we make, not what we’re told to think.

Personally, I think Bermuda is the best place in the world. Yeah, we have our problems, but I wouldn’t leave for anything. This is my home and I love it. I love being Bermudian. As annoying as it is, I love BEING annoyed when someone asks me the inevitable “Bermuda Triangle” question. I never wear them, but I love Bermuda Shorts. I love our pink beaches. I love our people. I love our culture.
I identify with all aspects of it. I love that I was brought up with reggae and calypso and knew who Bob Marley was before I could talk. I love our slightly uptight, laid-back Britishness. I love that I honestly don’t give a crap what colour someone is. Being Bermudian did that for me. Not my upbringing or my family or anything else but simply being here.

You’re not proud to be Bermudian? You don’t identify with it? You don’t think of it as a MAJOR plus?

That’s no-one else’s problem but yours.

The BEST story I have read for a very very long time!!

All the Best to You!

I remember doing some reasearch on the matter and reading that a child born on a Bermuda Registered Cruise Ship (I believe it was the NCL line but I may be wrong) that had NEVER visited Bermuda but sailing in international waters would be considered Bermudian… yet I was not!. I was good enough to defend my country during a riot and help clean up after a hurricane but not good enough to be Bermudian until I paid for the priveledge $1,000 and waited patiently on the beurocratic bandwagon. I remebered thinking, what is a true Bermudian anyway? When the first settlers arrived here the only TRUE Bermudians were HOGS! Anyway… I didnt mean to take away from the focus of the article! I’m not bitter, really I’m not. I love my Bermuda despite its faults. But… I still wonder why those in the position of power (our politicians) don’t change laws that hurt instead of help the same people that love this country and WORK hard for it!

Thoughts anyone?