For example, if a person is 1/4 Irish, would they consider themselves Irish and feel a connection with their irish heritage? What about 1/8? When do the percentages become so small that people ignore them? Also, what if you have no cultural connection with that heritage? For example, if your father was irish but abandoned you when you were 2 years old, would you consider yourself part Irish?
2007-04-23 14:02:35 · 3 answers · asked by ihaveissues 1 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Genealogy
If you have positive feelings about an ethnicity, then even the tiniest drop is a cause for pride and celebration.
But really, ethnicity doesn't mean anything. It doesn't make you a nice person, or a good basketball player, or full o' the blarney. I consider 100 percent ethnicity insignificant. It's what you do that makes you a good, significant person.
Interesting question, though.
2007-04-23 14:11:45 · answer #1 · answered by Madame M 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The things you mention don't affect me at all, we've been here going on four hundreds of years so I feel American! That said I'm about at least a quarter each Scot and Dutch and I can tell you that 'pipes get me going, and I feel celtic music. What can I say, I'd be very surprised if ethnic Scots would necessarily claim me!
The other stuff does seem less significant, English, German, woddever, and they/us have been here just as long.
2007-04-23 21:29:19 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
why? are u gay r somthing
2007-04-23 21:06:02 · answer #3 · answered by polo boy 2 · 1⤊ 3⤋