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Comments

Re: Dumb stuff you're judgy over

[(Anonymous)]

Yeah. I'm a genealogist and I have a lot of pride in where my ancestors came from, but at the same time I would never presume to really be Irish or Scottish.

OTOH, there are communities that have retained a lot of ethnic traditions and culture, so I think they have a bit of a right to call themselves whatever they call themselves. For example, a Polish community within a town where most people speak Polish and make Polish food and many have been to Poland. (Although that's also becoming more rare with younger generations wanting to modernize.)

Re: Dumb stuff you're judgy over

[(Anonymous)]

But why shouldn't a person of Polish heritage who doesn't do those things not be also able to identify as Polish (ethnicity)? They are just as Polish as anyone in Poland, after all. Again, I think it's just an awkward language thing, because people don't clearly differentiate between "Polish" as an ethnicity and "Polish" as an actual active nationality. Either way, someone with a Polish background will have that background whether they actively engage in it or not, the history is still theirs as much as it is anyone else's. But I do get what you mean about actively engaging in the culture vs just having a passing interest. They are different, absolutely, but I'd say people's heritages don't just disappear if they aren't used, and that heritage has undoubtedly affected who and what you are to some extent.

I mean, if you live in a country like America, it's totally typical to say you're Scottish/Irish. I don't see how that's a problem at all. I think the problem is when you use that to justify on how you're an expert in all things Scottish or Irish and you understand the modern country in the same way that a person of Scottish or Irish nationality does. (but importantly, not all of Scottish/Irish nationality would be of that ethnicity. You might very well be more "Scottish" (by blood) than loads of Scottish nationals today... some Scottish, after all, are not "Scottish" by even a drop.)

I'm rambling, but identity is a funny thing, and it's really interesting to me.