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I hate to tell you, but whatever colour, it's only Americans who do this.
I've never heard anyone in Europe declare their genetic background in percentages, even though most of us are mongrels in one way or another (especially Brits).
It's always a cause of amusement - it's as if simply being American is not enough. You even do it to food. English Muffins. Canadian Bacon. French toast (never seen in France). Belgian waffles (rarely seen in Belgium).
Well, when your parents or grandparents can speak a different language than you and they make foods you've never even heard of before, because they are family favorites, you start asking questions about your cultural background.
Nobody is ashamed of being white, just like nobody should be ashamed of being [fill in the blank race/ethnicity]. I'm sure the reasons vary by region as well, as larger cities and places further north tend to have more recent migrants from other nations (white people, that is).
I hate to tell you, but whatever colour, it's only Americans who do this.
Uh... No.
I have plenty of friends on this side of the planet who are happy to tell you that they are half Japanese and half Taiwanese, or half Chinese and half Korean. These folks are not Americans.
people don't do that in Europe for the record. It may be because America lacks identity somewhat and Americans feel the need to know where they're from.
First of all, this is false.
Second, nowhere else but the Americas was there a recent global mass-migration. Obviously there will be more scattershot backgrounds in NYC (literally any ethnicity on the globe) than Stockholm (mostly Swedes, some Finns, some misc).
people don't do that in Europe for the record. It may be because America lacks identity somewhat and Americans feel the need to know where they're from.
It's always a cause of amusement - it's as if simply being American is not enough. You even do it to food. English Muffins. Canadian Bacon. French toast (never seen in France). Belgian waffles (rarely seen in Belgium
People whose ancestors came the U.S. against their will, namely slaves, do not necessarily all have the luxury of knowing as much about their backgrounds as those who came on their own free will. People whose families immigrated from places with less formal record keeping might also have more trouble identifying with their cultural backgrounds.
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