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Re: How exactly did i trash Americans? (none / 0)

Let's deal with the hyphen American comment first. Why do you think that? The first generation may have said they were Irish american,,,and textbooks in describing the immigration trends may use that term. so I can accept that some immigrants who come, and are the first generation, may refer, depending upon the context of the conversation, to themselves that way.

My black friends think of themselves as American. My Norweigan, Italian, Irish,etc friends think of themselves as American. My Indian friends think of themselves as American.

So explain why you think this please.

by wchurchill on Sat Dec 9th, 2006 at 03:26:34 PM EST
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Re: How exactly did i trash Americans? (4.00 / 2)

That's not Jerome's point. Of course they think of themselves as American, but if they're typical Americans they still crave an ancestral identity (or identities). Look how popular DNA testing is.

by Matt in NYC on Sat Dec 9th, 2006 at 04:18:03 PM EST
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Re: How exactly did i trash Americans? (4.00 / 2)

DNA testing, or genealogy research.

Those whom the Gods wish to destroy They first make mad. -- Euripides

by Migeru (migeru at eurotrib dot com) on Sat Dec 9th, 2006 at 05:09:44 PM EST
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but DNA testing -- at least initially -- costs a lot more than geneological research, so I think its popularity is even more of a sign of how much Americans want to know who they really are. Plus, who doesn't love to be dazzled by Science?

by Matt in NYC on Sat Dec 9th, 2006 at 08:09:07 PM EST
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