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Fairly sure that most Americans of Japanese ancestry consider themselves both Japanese and American. Same goes for most other ethnicity. Does that make them any
by ItendToDisagree 10y ago
Fairly sure that most Americans of Japanese ancestry consider themselves both Japanese and American. Same goes for most other ethnicity. Does that make them any LESS American?
Many Puerto Ricans consider themselves both Puerto Rican AND American. This is especially interesting given Puerto Rico is an American territory yet it is considered a different cultural group.
Germans of Turkish descent are in fact still Turkish regardless of generation. Similarly Germans of Chinese descent are still Chinese while also being German.
Your final sentence is the nut. The rest of it is just discrimination (small d) of people into cultural groups.
(Edit: As an aside... Is Doner German culture? Or is it Turkish?)
- ATsch 10y agoDöner is a traditional Turkish meal. It is sold as a dish on rice, on a bread, or in a wrap. However, the Döner Kebab as it is known in Germany today originated with immigrants in Berlin. I don't think it's easy to say what culture it is. The German Döner is still very similar to the traditional meal, but "Eating a Döner" has engrained itself deeply into German culture. Normally, when eating foreign food, you'd call it by the country it comes from. If you order a burrito, you're "Eating Mexican", if you order a Pasta you're "eating Italian" and if you are having sushi you are "eating Asian". But you don't "eat Turkish" when eating a Döner. I don't have an Answer, I just thought I'd share my thoughts.
- eru 10y agoDöner in Germany is like Curry in Britain. Ie they are both enthusiastically adopted and adapted to local mores. Some of the changes even make it back to Turkey and India. Hamburger are about as American as it gets. Of course, the name gives the origin away.
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