does anyone consider himself or herself english american as compared to irish american or scottish american?

Question

apart from native americans , everyone else seems to attach his or her ancestor's origin along side his or her american identity , therefore , there is irish american , chinese american , scottish american ,polish american ,etc.
but i have never heard anyone called himself or herself english american , do some people feel ashamed of their english origins even though we all know it was the english shipped the irish and scottish convicts and /or rebels to america in the first place.

Answer 1

Its a quirky thing about Americans no-one I have ever met in my life admits to being English / American but have met hundreds who are proud to say their ancestors are Celts - I think it says a lot about how the English are perceived

Answer 2

I am an American mutt, English, Irish, Scottish, Polish, and Native mix. Just to add more diversity to my bloodline I married a Jew. Adding another country to a persons name just shows ignorance. Ether you are American or not, you can't be born on the border of any of those countries, so you can only be one. If you want to stand out, just do something that will make people notice you, not try to divide everyone into groups.

Answer 3

I believe that if you are a legal immigrant, you should be "American Irish", "American Chinese", etc as you choose to be an American by coming here and you can still show your heritage this way. But if you are here in America, you should be an American first. Actually, the only ones that should put their heritage before American are the Native Americans. They are the only group that are called "American Indian" and they should be "Indian American". So why do people with a link to a foreign heritage call themselves "African American, Irish American, Chinese American" and so on?

Answer 4

Haha, I am Native, Dutch, German and Irish American... Most Americans have a few different bloodlines.. I just dont have time to say all that... And those are just the ones I am aware of... Simply American works for me...

Answer 5

Nope, just plain ole American. I am so far removed from Italy and England (third generation born in the USA). I would have to describe myself as an American Texan proud to be “made in the USA”. Personally I think the foreign labels in front of American are silly.

Answer 6

if you were born in america you are american. there is no such thing as an irish american or an english one...give up the ghost. you family left this great land because you thought the grass was greener on the other side.

Answer 7

Rven the family of the Queen of England is part Greek and part German, part Norman French, and part Germantic tribes that invaded Britian after the Romans left, part Roman, part Celt. If the Queen of England isn't only English, why should anyone else be?
I know many people from the US whose ancestors came from from England and are proud of their background.

Answer 8

I'm proud of all my Ancestry, however like MOST people here in America I am of several ancestries, not just one - most of us that have English in us have other things as well, so it would be hard to call myself English/American. I am Swedish, English and Irish since my mother's father was English & Irish and my mother's mother was Swedish. My father's father was English and my father's mother was Irish & Swedish.
Native Americans have every right to call themself that...they are the only true "Native" Americans after all aren't they? lol Those from poland and ireland that call themself that are direct immigrants 100% ancestry from the country they hail from. Few English that are here (some ...but few) are 100% English...like myself and therefore it would not be accurate to refer to themself in that way. I am proud of all of my family members no matter what country they came from and the sacrifices they made in their own lives to bring us to the families and generations we have today. It's all about family with us...we are one big melting pot and proud of each other - our heritage is our individual lives - not so much where we came from.

Answer 9

My relatives mostly came from Scotland and Ireland. My husband's Australian and English. I don't feel ashamed of where I came from. But I call myself an American.

Answer 10

My ancestors came to the New World in 1702 from Germany,they were merchants looking to expand their holdings.All my ancestors came in that one ship load,that they paid for.So it would be difficult for me to call myself and English anything.I am also NOT German American either.I am a native born American.I will not be hyphenated.