A question to the Europeans…

I know it’s a running joke that some U.S. born citizens like to identify with their European roots (even if they go back generations) but are generally not accepted as such in Europe. But how do you feel about the first generation—the children of immigrants here, from your countries ? Do you see them as having the right to claim the European identity of their parents even though they’re personally U.S. born ?

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ChipmunkErnie · 70-79, M

I've never thought of myself as any kind of hyphen-American just an American. It's nice to remember your heritage, but it shouldn't rule your current life.

bijouxbroussard · F

@ChipmunkErnie Right, but since [b]some[/b] Americans feel differently about that, and Europeans have posted examples, I had that question for them.

Someone posted a tweet war where a woman in the U.S. [i]of Irish descent[/i] was snarkily telling another poster that he "didn’t understand" something about Ireland, not realizing that unlike her, [b]he[/b] was Irish, living in Ireland.
It was rather funny. 🤭

ChipmunkErnie · 70-79, M

@bijouxbroussard Kind of like the fact so much what Americans consider "Irish" would be strange to people actually living in Ireland.

bijouxbroussard · F

@ChipmunkErnie Yes. I found that out about corned beef and cabbage when an Irish friend told me she’d never had it before. 😅

ChipmunkErnie · 70-79, M

@bijouxbroussard And I've read/heard various "Irish" songs were written here in the US by Irish immigrants but aren't traditionally Irish in the sense of originating in Ireland.