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Originally Posted by Medusa
I really don't understand the reasoning behind calling oneself "whatever"-American. I'm just American. [...] I can appreciate celebrating diversity and ancestry...but the labeling of something-American really puzzles me, and IMO, causes more friction than anything.
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Personally, I don't see the reason to strongly identify with "American" at all. As a Canadian, I often find myself waking up to this occasionally....
"What? Oh, I, uh, I'm a... Canadian! Yeah...." (Oh, heh,
he wanted to know my
nationality....)
Oh, and, Crompsie, you should come to Toronto. Plenty of opportunity to "mix it up" here.