Ask a European-American Anything

[buddy]

Figured since everyone else decided to do this, why not ?

[annienormanna]

Fuhgeddaboudit.

[ndrthl]

Do you feel yourself closer to Europeans or to Americans of other racial backgrounds?

[buddy]

^Good question. Honestly, I see myself as closer to Americans in general for cultural reasons. I was born and raised here as an American citizen with American cultural norms. Don't get me wrong, I feel a certain kinship with Europeans since my entire ancestry lies there, but I consider myself American first, as it was the country that my ancestors courageously adopted.

[annienormanna]

^ Trans-Atlantic identification, American is *my* ethnicity. I am commited to the expansion of The English Speaking World.

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[pegasos]

Which European subgroup is in your opinion the one that has offered the most to the development and evolution of America?

And which European subgroup do you believe is most favored in any way inside America?

And which European subgroup do you belong to by the way?

[buddy]

pegasos said:

Which European subgroup is in your opinion the one that has offered the most to the development and evolution of America?

And which European subgroup do you believe is most favored in any way inside America?

And which European subgroup do you belong to by the way?

In my opinion, the development of America has been most influenced by the British in a direct sense. Their colonial legacy has meant that we speak English, and our legal system is largely derived from English common law as well. Additionally, the most important religious groups in America have historically been Protestant denominations as in Britain, though religious diversity has of course become far more prominent here in America within the last century or so. For example, I'm a Roman Catholic, as are several of my friends. In an indirect sense, as part of the Western heritage we share with Europe, we have also inherited the Greco-Roman legacy which the English brought with them when they colonized the land.

That said, IMO the most powerful European subgroup in American society has been that of the WASP (White Anglo-Saxon Protestant). Originally, it strictly applied to English-descended Protestants, though it later expanded to presently include virtually any European-American Protestant (most of whom are still of Northwest European background, including English, Scots, Scotch-Irish, Welsh, Germans, Dutch, Scandinavians, and French Huguenots).

To answer your last question, my father is an Italian-American of Sicilian ancestry and my mother is a mixture of Italian, British/Irish, German, and French. Thus I'm mostly Italian and that's how I identify, especially since I was raised with a greater understanding of Italian culture and traditions. I also look like a Sicilian.

[annienormanna]

buddy said:

pegasos said:

Which European subgroup is in your opinion the one that has offered the most to the development and evolution of America?

And which European subgroup do you believe is most favored in any way inside America?

And which European subgroup do you belong to by the way?

In my opinion, the development of America has been most influenced by the British in a direct sense. Their colonial legacy has meant that we speak English, and our legal system is largely derived from English common law as well. Additionally, the most important religious groups in America have historically been Protestant denominations as in Britain, though religious diversity has of course become far more prominent here in America within the last century or so. For example, I'm a Roman Catholic, as are several of my friends. In an indirect sense, as part of the Western heritage we share with Europe, we have also inherited the Greco-Roman legacy which the English brought with them when they colonized the land.

That said, IMO the most powerful European subgroup in American society has been that of the WASP (White Anglo-Saxon Protestant). Originally, it strictly applied to English-descended Protestants, though it later expanded to presently include virtually any European-American Protestant (most of whom are still of Northwest European background, including English, Scots, Scotch-Irish, Welsh, Germans, Dutch, Scandinavians, and French Huguenots).

To answer your last question, my father is an Italian-American of Sicilian ancestry and my mother is a mixture of Italian, British/Irish, German, and French. Thus I'm mostly Italian and that's how I identify, especially since I was raised with a greater understanding of Italian culture and traditions. I also look like a Sicilian.

There we go!

[Crimson Guard]

annienormanna said:

^ Trans-Atlantic identification, American is *my* ethnicity. I am commited to the expansion of The English Speaking World.

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