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Great thread, abaya. I find it fascinating to learn how people identify themselves.
I had the benefit (or misfortune) of growing up in a household that placed absolutely no importance whatsoever with cultural identity. We were not religious so there was another area with which I had no connection.
As I grew older and began forming an identity for myself, I found that I didn't care to be identified as British-German-French-American. It means nothing to me to identify with a nationality. Even calling myself "human" seemed too contrived, as if I were making an effort NOT to be labelled. I began to believe that I just am.
My thoughts and opinions are based on the idea that I have one go at this world; what I do with my time here is up to me, not a cultural or religious imperative.
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"I can normally tell how intelligent a man is by how stupid he thinks I am" - Cormac McCarthy, All The Pretty Horses
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