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It’s a problem in that not a common way to perceive one’s identity and more difficult for others to relate to the situation. Consider the way Russians-in-exile

• Swizec 4y ago
  > It’s a problem in that not a common way to perceive one’s identity This is super common in Europe. We have people who think of themselves as X and speak Xian as their mother tongue even though the region has been part of Y country for centuries. Slovenians, for example, managed to survive under foreign rule for about 1100 years before re-gaining independence. Nationality and ethnicity are very different concepts. for a more American example: Ask any of the indigenous peoples how they feel about their American, Canadian, Mexican, etc. nationality.
• 5e92cb50239222b 4y ago
  It may not be common in your part of the world, it is extremely common in the former USSR (maybe because it was called "the prison of nations" or something to that effect). I am honestly surprised that anyone would have trouble understanding the difference between ethnicity and nationality as it seems very obvious to me and everyone I've ever met. > Consider the way Russians-in-exile perceive themselves in the current geopolitical context. Those who I've spoken to identify themselves as Russian citizens temporarily in exile, whilst I am ethnically Russian who has no connection to the country at all. I don't think these are the same.