General Chat Thread 2 (Spain, America, ground, East)

[Wildcat15]

Originally Posted by tommyFL

I'll say it's rather odd.

I was confused when he said it's in the mid 60s this morning, but then saw that he was not in Miami.

[Wildcat15]

Originally Posted by AJ1013

I'm 1/2 Italian, 1/4 Mexican, 1/4 American

I'd definately identify as "hispanic"

Why? Wouldn't you identify as Italian?

[AJ1013]

Originally Posted by G8RCAT

Why? Wouldn't you identify as Italian?

Meh. My dad was brought up in Argentina.

[snj90]

Originally Posted by AJ1013

I'm 1/2 Italian, 1/4 Mexican, 1/4 American

I'd definately identify as "hispanic"

Okay, you'd fit in well in Argentina in terms of ethnicity.

[snj90]

Originally Posted by G8RCAT

Why? Wouldn't you identify as Italian?

I can understand AJ a bit more if his dad is Argentinean.

[nei]

Originally Posted by AJ1013

I'm 1/2 Italian, 1/4 Mexican, 1/4 American

I'd definately identify as "hispanic"

What is the American?

[snj90]

Originally Posted by nei

What is the American?

Anglo-Celtic and/or German.

[AJ1013]

Originally Posted by nei

What is the American?

Lived in the U.S since the early 1800's. Originally northern european. (German/irish)

[nei]

Originally Posted by snj90

Anglo-Celtic and/or German.

Seems like a southern thing to describe one's ancestry as "American", not as common in the Northeast. New Englanders and upstate New Yorkers with colonial heritage will just say "English" or specify "German" though that's usually post-colonial.

[snj90]

Originally Posted by AJ1013

Lived in the U.S since the early 1800's. Originally northern european. (German/irish)

Exactly, nw European. The rest of us are foreignors