But if you found yourself not liking an aspect of Englishness, you wouldn't suddenly have any questions about how much you love yourself or anything, right? I think that's the core point that bugs me about the initial quote.
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Hmmm. I don't know. I don't think so. Having spent a lot of time around Americans, I am less keen on how guarded we are and how we seldom say what we mean but speak in obscure codes that don't translate. I like American sincerity & openness & have adopted some of it.
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Yeah, I think what I'm trying to say might be a lot easier to embrace for Americans too because our culture, if we even have one, is such a cluster fuck, everyone despises a bunch of aspects of it while embracing others.
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I'm feel similarly. Given my colouring it's often assumed (correctly) that I have some Irish ancestry. I do, but but I have few ties to specifically Irish culture and would feel silly claiming it as my own.
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I acknowledge I don't need to deal with this very often. Nothing is expected of me. I'm not sure that's the case for 1st or 2nd generation immigrants - this is subjective, but I think a lot of the time people are expected to both assimilate and represent their parental culture.
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