Ive always found it interesting that Americans never say they are actually American !!
They are always Polish/Irish/Itaian/Norwegian or whatever.
Why dont Americans say they are American ?
I don't need to say I'm American, we were here first and we didn't call it America.lol We called it "ahki.heh" which just meant Land.Because I'm not. SachemAllison, however, is.
My family came over here not long ago, and didn't associate with people outside of a small part of South Boston until my generation.
If I wasn't Irish, I'd wish to be. If I couldn't be, I'd want to be an American Native.
Word. More accurately, I'd wanna be tonkawa.
. Because American is not yet nor arguably has it ever been a true ethnicity. It is more like belonging to a political club with pretty open membership standards.Ive always found it interesting that Americans never say they are actually American !!
They are always Polish/Irish/Itaian/Norwegian or whatever.
Why dont Americans say they are American ?
the best part.:thumbsup:About 75% Norwegian...and the rest is from those infidel countries like Denmark, Sweden, and Germany.
Btw, my Grandfather was a good chunk Norwegian Sami (Eskimo). I don't know how I declare that.
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the best part.:thumbsup:
Because I'm not. SachemAllison, however, is.
My family came over here not long ago, and didn't associate with people outside of a small part of South Boston until my generation.
If I wasn't Irish, I'd wish to be. If I couldn't be, I'd want to be an American Native.
if we're counting here on the US, both sides of my family were 4th or 5th (i can't keep them straight) Floridian. i was born in Tennessee, on my parent's way back to Florida from New England, so i broke the pattern.
Good point -- when the World Cup is underway, I am 100% Italian. Although I kinda wanted to deny that in 2010...(Possible exception: at international hockey tournaments)
Good point -- when the World Cup is underway, I am 100% Italian. Although I kinda wanted to deny that in 2010...
I don't know the area well, I was the first generation to not be raised there, because my dad hated it so bad--he was there from '46 to the late '50s. He dropped his accent and will happily talk about anything and everything except his time in South Boston and Vietnam.Where in Southy did your family live? My great grandfather first "settled" in South Boston when he came over from Belgium. I grew up in that area and was a member of the South Boston Boys Club as a kid.
Ive always found it interesting that Americans never say they are actually American !!
They are always Polish/Irish/Itaian/Norwegian or whatever.
Why dont Americans say they are American ?
I always wonder the same thing, which is why I said I was 100% American. The question was what nationality are you, right? As usual, I am overthinking things
I've always curious about people's backgrounds (not on the forums specifically, but in life in general), especially those who celebrate their nationality/heritage in some way.
Polish(50%), Ukrainian(25%) and Scottish(25%)
Our family only really celebrates the Polish side, as I grew up with homemade dishes from my grandmother/ma/aunts.
What about you guys?
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