Why the fuck are people "proud" to be (insert ethnicity here)?

[Candyflip]

[Synbios459]

sorry

[xnikki118x]

Because being anything is better than being Polish?

[CrystalGemini]

Chinese people suck.

[Synbios459]

Chinese people suck.

Guessing you're not Chinese, what ethnicity are you, Vietnamese?

[CrystalGemini]

Chinese.

[Fresh Prince]

Because being anything is better than being Polish?

Culture=identity=self worth

[MrAngryFace]

Im such a mutt I dont give a fuck.

[Ichirou]

I'm not really that proud of my heritage, it's just funny to break it out once in a while.

My dad's spanish, though, and he's really proud of the fact.

[brawndolicious]

usually really badly adjusted people socially brag about it.

see foc.

[Mr. Gundam]

Most Europeans laugh at us for clinging to our European heritage...

[Ichirou]

Most Europeans laugh at us for clinging to our European heritage...

Yeah, my dad thinks it's funny how Puerto Ricans cling to their Spanish heritage seeing as how they haven't belonged to Spain for over a hundred years.

[bork]

Puerto Ricans are proud because they have RICKY MARTIN! 

[xnikki118x]

Im such a mutt I dont give a fuck.

Hah same here. I'm Polish, Slovak, Lithuhanian, German, Hungarian, Austrian, whatever. And that's only my mom's side. I don't know about my birth father's.

[bork]

Because being anything is better than being Polish?

Culture=identity=self worth

Nobody wants to be just "American," it would seem.

[bagofeyes]

I'm a mixture of hillbilly blood from various countries

[MrAngryFace]

Im such a mutt I dont give a fuck.

Hah same here. I'm Polish, Slovak, Lithuhanian, German, Hungarian, Austrian, whatever. And that's only my mom's side. I don't know about my birth father's.

Im norwegian, german, japanese, swedish and my dad was adopted so im not even sure how accurate some of that is.

[Mr. Gundam]

I'm Native American (Ottawa tribe), Finnish, Irish, and English.

[MrAngryFace]

IM TAKIN YER LAND!

[CajoleJuice]

Puerto Rican, Irish, Italian...I think some French too.

[xnikki118x]

Because being anything is better than being Polish?

Culture=identity=self worth

Nobody wants to be just "American," it would seem.

I say that I'm American, but truthfully the area I'm from has its own kinda culture.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wyoming_Valley
We do things differently here in the Valley. We speak differently, too. There's a whole section on the funny language.

I have a book written by a some local called "If You've Ever Gone Trick-or-Treating In A Bar, You're From The Valley!" I wish it were available online somewhere. Hell, I'd probably scan it and post it if it weren't copyright infringement.

[Mr. Gundam]

IM TAKIN YER LAND!

I work with the Muckleshoot tribe... to them, I'm just another white man. 

[MrAngryFace]

IM TAKIN YER LAND!

I work with the Muckleshoot tribe... to them, I'm just another white man. 

I've been to their casino (insert tragic lolz here)

[bork]

Im such a mutt I dont give a fuck.

Hah same here. I'm Polish, Slovak, Lithuhanian, German, Hungarian, Austrian, whatever. And that's only my mom's side. I don't know about my birth father's.

Im norwegian, german, japanese, swedish and my dad was adopted so im not even sure how accurate some of that is.

You're actually a genuine Martian.

[xnikki118x]

Im such a mutt I dont give a fuck.

Hah same here. I'm Polish, Slovak, Lithuhanian, German, Hungarian, Austrian, whatever. And that's only my mom's side. I don't know about my birth father's.

Im norwegian, german, japanese, swedish and my dad was adopted so im not even sure how accurate some of that is.

My adoptive daddy is French and German, so my name is French even though, as far as I know, I am not.

[MrAngryFace]

If I had amnesia I would be an RPG character!

[Mr. Gundam]

IM TAKIN YER LAND!

I work with the Muckleshoot tribe... to them, I'm just another white man. 

I've been to their casino (insert tragic lolz here)

I work at Chinook Elementary, it's up on the hill, not very far from the casino. I drive by it every morning.

[Smooth Groove]

If I had amnesia I would be an RPG character!

Wouldn't it be cooler to be an amnesiac who is fluent in every language and is an expert in espionage and combat? 

[etiolate]

I'm mutt.  The only bit of heritage I've ever had interest in was the Cherokee. People sometimes think I'm Irish and I let them think that. It's easier than going into a long list of a mixed background and ending with "I don't fucking care."

[Madrun Badrun]

Im such a mutt I dont give a fuck.

Hah same here. I'm Polish, Slovak, Lithuhanian, German, Hungarian, Austrian, whatever. And that's only my mom's side. I don't know about my birth father's.

Im norwegian, german, japanese, swedish and my dad was adopted so im not even sure how accurate some of that is.

Brother!

actually I'm 1/2 norwegian, 1/4 english, 1/4 danish but I ussally omit the last two because of my norwegian pride!

(actually, actually thats only my mom's side as i don't know my fathers, and I have no blood relation with my grandpa which takes out all the norwegian  )

[cloudwalking]

i'm only 1/4 irish (1/2 british, 1/4 scottish) but if people ever happen to ask me, a lot of the times i just say irish. apparently (according to my family) i look the "most" irish because i look like my grandmother. also probably because i have a lot of freckles.

[Ichirou]

i'm only 1/4 irish (1/2 british, 1/4 scottish) but if people ever happen to ask me, a lot of the times i just say irish. apparently (according to my family) i look the "most" irish because i look like my grandmother. also probably because i have a lot of freckles.

I have some scottish background from my mom's side of the family - my maternal grandfather actually.

You know who has a lot of freckles? Anne Hathaway.  They apparently put makeup over them for her movies, but I've seen her irl and she has tons of freckles.

[cloudwalking]

yeah i usually try to cover mine a bit, but in the summer it's usually a lost cause since being in the sun causes them to really show up.

in the winter they pretty much disappear though.

[bagofeyes]

Sometimes I see American movies where people areas like Boston or something say 'I'm Irish'. Why? No you're not, you're American. Most Australians came from Ireland too, but we don't go around saying it like we just got off the boat.

[Ichirou]

Yeah, I hear that people with freckles only tan in their freckles.  Like solar cells.  Weird!

[Madrun Badrun]

why are people embarrassed of freckles?  their cute as long as there no one hundred per square inch. 

[Madrun Badrun]

Most Australians came from Ireland too.

are you insinuating that the Irish are criminals? 

[Ichirou]

Lucy Liu has freckles too, but she always covers them up for movies.

[cloudwalking]

Sometimes I see American movies where people areas like Boston or something say 'I'm Irish'. Why? No you're not, you're American. Most Australians came from Ireland too, but we don't go around saying it like we just got off the boat.

a lot of americans with irish heritage are super proud of it for some reason, maybe because of the "struggle" their ancestors faced when they came to the US and all the shops had signs up that said "IRISH NEED NOT APPLY" or something, i dunno.

anyway if someone asks me my ancestry i say "irish." if someone asks me where i'm from i say "canada." if someone asks me my home i say "the US." if someone asks me where i live i say "switzerland." i'm all mixed up

Yeah, I hear that people with freckles only tan in their freckles.  Like solar cells.  Weird!

yeah that's me. my skin will burn and then turn white again but my freckles get 2x as dark.

[bagofeyes]

Most Australians came from Ireland too.

are you insinuating that the Irish are criminals? 

My Irish great-granddad was a cop in Australia after being run out of Ireland for being Catholic 

[Ichirou]

Don't pay heed to Father_Mike.  He was trying to make a stupid joke because "lol Australia was a prison colony lol."  He's probably too dumb to realize how many people originally came to Australia due to political and/or religious persecution.

[Madrun Badrun]

Most Australians came from Ireland too.

are you insinuating that the Irish are criminals? 

My Irish granddad was a cop in Australia after being run out of Ireland for being Catholic 

Thats awesomes.  I loves you.

[bagofeyes]

Don't pay heed to Father_Mike.  He was trying to make a stupid joke because "lol Australia was a prison colony lol."  He's probably too dumb to realize how many people originally came to Australia due to political and/or religious persecution.

Yeah, I know. I still like his beard 

[etiolate]

freckles are hot

Theres a girl in one of my classes who has that 'covered in freckles' deal and uNF I'd hump the cheetah spots right off her.

[Ichirou]

Freckles are...okay...but there's way too many ugly gingers out there, and they're the ones who tend to have 'em.

[Synbios459]

You like spots?

[etiolate]

I like freckles and redheads

[Tauntaun]

I like freckles and redheads

ditto, I married one

[tiesto]

Because being anything is better than being Polish?

Hey now!

I'm 1/2 Polish and 1/2 Italian

[Synbios459]

The thing that sucks about being adopted is not only do you not know what your ethnicity is, but you don't know if your family has any history of illness'. Heck, it could explain why I feel the way I do.

[Himu]

this thread is so stupid. mint you can do better than this.

[Prost]

Sometimes I see American movies where people areas like Boston or something say 'I'm Irish'. Why? No you're not, you're American. Most Australians came from Ireland too, but we don't go around saying it like we just got off the boat.

a lot of americans with irish heritage are super proud of it for some reason, maybe because of the "struggle" their ancestors faced when they came to the US and all the shops had signs up that said "IRISH NEED NOT APPLY" or something, i dunno.

anyway if someone asks me my ancestry i say "irish." if someone asks me where i'm from i say "canada." if someone asks me my home i say "the US." if someone asks me where i live i say "switzerland." i'm all mixed up

Yeah, I hear that people with freckles only tan in their freckles.  Like solar cells.  Weird!

yeah that's me. my skin will burn and then turn white again but my freckles get 2x as dark.

I always thought the proud to be irish thing was just a "cool" thing more than anything else.  You can say you're like the boondock saints, and your secret service is apparently ownage.... and on top of that you can drink everyone under the table

[Van Cruncheon]

i'm 3/4 swede and 1/4 welsh. or as they say it in wales, i'm 1/4 fyllddyylllwyddlwyd.

[Candyflip]

this thread is so stupid. mint you can do better than this.

what

[Stocky]

I'm Native American (Comanche), German, and Norwegian.

Basically, I kick ass.

[Stocky]

My Norwegian bloodline actually crosses with Erik The Red, which is cool. Too bad I don't get any money from this.

[Beezy]

Random fact: One of my great grandfathers was supposedly half Irish.

[Smooth Groove]

Random fact: One of my great grandfathers was supposedly half Irish.

Who cares about that?  Aren't you still black?   Answer the question with something like "I'm proud because of 12 inches". 

[Beezy]

Random fact: One of my great grandfathers was supposedly half Irish.

Who cares about that?  Aren't you still black?   Answer the question with something like "I'm proud because of 12 inches". 

I'm proud because I've never had a sunburn. Get your melanin game up, bitches.

[bagofeyes]

I wish i was black