If you do, why? If not, why not?
2007-03-18 08:33:53 · 4 answers · asked by Brandon 3 in Society & Culture ➔ Cultures & Groups ➔ Other - Cultures & Groups
Yeah of course. I find myself attached to who I was, prior, and what I've come from, and I'm always up to learning more about it, positive and negative. At the same time I think I have an equal appreciation for other cultures and what they deal with as well, at least I try to. I'm not entirely sure how I come off; sometimes I'm this guy that must be married to someone of a different race or someone that isn't interested in socializing with his own race or whatever, yet at the same time someone that isn't necessarily that enthused or OK with someone else not wanting to deal with their own race either. I think people should be who they really are, and who they are most comfortable being, irregardless of what anyone else thinks about them or what is expected of them in society. A lot of posts on Answers deals with the curiosity of someone who has had indifferent dealings with their own race, or with someone elses race.
I think you have to be a centrist, at some point. There is nothing wrong to feeling attachment to your own or anyone elses race, ancestry or homeland, but not to the point where you can closed off from experiencing anything other than what you have always known either. I guess it's true cosmopolitanism, or multiculturalism, or whatever, but aside from all of those stereotypical ways of viewing the mindset, that's a big part of what will get you ahead in this world, or leave you behind.
I'm thankful for the experiences; they not only make me what I am, but it allows me to see life in a way that I may never have otherwise.
2007-03-18 09:25:24 · answer #1 · answered by collard greens with hash browns 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Yes.
Why? It is simple: it makes up part of who I am.
America is MY home, I am American, however, it is not my parent's homeland. I feel very close to my parents despite them being deceased so I, in my heart of hearts, consider theirs to be my homeland as well.
I am also proud of my ethnicity, as I think everyone should be. It saddens me to see people who are not proud of their ethnicity. However, I do not think my ethnicity is any better or worse than any other.
2007-03-18 16:17:57 · answer #2 · answered by j 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I don't now about that. I call America my home but some of my ancestors are from another country. Like Africa and Europe. I like Indian people from India.
2007-03-18 19:13:18 · answer #3 · answered by prettyting 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, Africa. And I identify with African-American slavery and I have no idea why. Maybe a former life??
2007-03-18 15:39:19 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋