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@Mrs. Lemon-Lime: agreed. ?
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I find this thread really interesting! The way I see it (I hope this doesn't offend anyone) you are where you were born- thus if you were born in America, you are an American. For example, FIL is Scottish, MIL is Welsh, but because Dh was born in Wales, he would always say he is Welsh. No mention of Scottish heritage, not half this half that.
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@Anagram: sure... It's just... imprecise and technically dicey! But I am taking this thread off onto a whole other tangent so I apologize to everyone!
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I'm an American, even if my ancestry is French/German/English/whatnot. I'm certainly not French, and I'm also definitely not German. I'm American. I guess I see "nationality", "ancestry" and "ethnicity" in 3 categories. I dunno, it's hard to explain.
I dont think foreigners being able to spot Americans has anything to do with our ethnicity or "looks", it's more our culture; Americans are easy to spot abroad! We dress differently (usually, sloppier than Europeans) and we are louder than a lot of other people. I love us, but American tourists often stand out like a big red thumb when traveling.
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@mrbee: I guess in that sense, yes I have it easy. But then again I'm also envious of all those, like you, who are mainly of one ethnicity and can simply say, "oh I'm half Japanese." (Is that right? I don't remember exactly). I do think @anagram: has a great point that in hopefully just a few more generations everyone will see Americans as a whole as a melting pot of different cultures, colors, beliefs, etc. there is really no country quite like it!
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@Mrs. Pen: I don't believe in the melting pot theory. But maybe in a few generations, I'll be proven wrong!
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@mrbee: I'm optimistic! But like you, I'm not sure it will happen either.
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