call themselves Irish Americans or Italian Americans just because their ancestors were born in that particular country. No other nation does that. My fam came from Italy in 1855 but I'm not Italian English, I'm English.
2006-07-15 11:57:40 · 8 answers · asked by Mean Mr Mustard 4 in Family & Relationships ➔ Other - Family & Relationships
I know what you mean - I'm Irish and hear it all the time - But some people are just proud of their ancestors and what they had to do to save themselves. Irish people left Ireland during the famine etc, and they risked a lot to get on those boats sailing for the US, so i can understand why some will be proud!
Cheers D*
2006-07-15 12:04:43 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 15⤊ 3⤋
I think most americans are a mixture of nationalties.
Rare is there people who's family been here for 150 years and still be one nationality.
I am one of those rare ones, I am swedish. I married a man
( my X) whos family was of 100% Swedish. My children are 100% swedish blood. We often refeer to ourselves as
Swedish-American. Its not that big a deal.
I am wondering if your family who came from Italy that long ago and everyone married full blooded Italians, then I think it interesting to say the family is Itallian-American.
2006-07-15 12:26:07 · answer #2 · answered by clcalifornia 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I know what you mean. If we did the same in the UK, I would have to identify myself as an Irish Briton. Not sure I would like that, I was born in the UK and I feel like I belong here so I would not want them to insist on using a dual description.
2006-07-15 12:08:37 · answer #3 · answered by peewit 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i think u r thinking alot about ur nationality than that u r a "human being" at first place.
Think of urself as a human first and perhaps such questions won't bother u after that. Its human nature to keep on migrating, becoz we as humans are never satisfied for what we have.
2006-07-15 15:32:24 · answer #4 · answered by Josh 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
it is because the Americans have no true identity off there own to speak of
2006-07-15 12:02:26 · answer #5 · answered by oldasleather 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i say im asian british. coz i am. ive got 2 parts to me and they both mean something sooo.....
2006-07-15 12:02:08 · answer #6 · answered by allgiggles1984 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Good question.
2006-07-15 12:02:30 · answer #7 · answered by gentle giant 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Why should they not be proud of their ancestry?
2006-07-15 12:43:03 · answer #8 · answered by keefer 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋