ok my friend is originally egyptian,but recently moved t arizona...she keeps telling everyone and herself shes american,(which really annoys me) cuz its not true so would u class her as "american" if shes just lived there and has the passport??
2006-07-05 06:33:10 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Cultures & Groups ➔ Other - Cultures & Groups
ask her why she wants to be known as american? does america deserve this? if i moved to america(god forbid) i would always be english, never a yank.
2006-07-06 07:17:01 · answer #1 · answered by danny boy 2 · 0⤊ 3⤋
Yes. But she's still Egyptian. She's technically an Egyptian-American. That's the weird thing about America. You can be American without being born here or even speaking English. If you have a passport and a citizenship, then for what it's worth, you're American. Which isn't anything like any other country. If I went to Egypt, lived there for years, got a passport and everything, I'd still never be Egyptian.
Just talk to her and tell her how you feel and that you're worried she might be losing touch with her heritage. True Americans never let go of their family's heritage. Look at many African-American families. They've been here for centuries and still keep their family's heritage, culture, and traditions very close to their heart (And even keep the term "African-American' even though there hasn't been true African blood in their family for centuries). She should also consider herself Egyptian as well and try to hold onto certain aspects of that. Language, culture, traditions, beliefs, etc should still stay with her. She's probably just still in the "wow I'm in America" mindset and will come to terms in the future that she's still Egyptian.
2006-07-05 13:36:23 · answer #2 · answered by chica_zarca 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If she were to become a citizen of the United States of America, then she would have every right to call herself an American. However, if she is not a citizen, then she should be ashamed of herself for denying her own Country.
2006-07-05 13:38:15 · answer #3 · answered by bettywitdabigbooty 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
She is American. She lives in America, she has an American passport, and the citizenship. Why should it bother you? If she's here, that means she prefers America, so get over yourself and just accept it.
2006-07-05 13:41:19 · answer #4 · answered by cookie_monster 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If she wants to classify herself as an American, then just let her. Who is she hurting by saying it? Besides, if anything, it's a compliment that she wants to affiliate herself with America that way.
2006-07-05 13:37:04 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
if she has American citizenship (legal), then she's American!
lighten up. We are the melting pot. Take a look at the statue of liberty and read what she's about.
2006-07-05 13:37:13 · answer #6 · answered by Zippy 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
you sound like the kind of judgemental controlling friend that argues anything that might give happiness or fun.
i have a lot of those. but really you shouldnt care.
really, tell us! put it in your details, im not being mean, just being curious! why do you care?
2006-07-05 14:08:15 · answer #7 · answered by Jenni 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
well since she lives there yeah i would but maybe she should say that shes originally from egypt
2006-07-05 13:37:21 · answer #8 · answered by total baseball/soccer babe 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
well is she a citizen, if she is i think that would make her an american but hey we are in america so she has freedom of speech..........dont you love this country
2006-07-05 13:38:04 · answer #9 · answered by doodle 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If she has citizenship, then she's an American.
2006-07-05 13:37:07 · answer #10 · answered by erin7 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋