what kind of american are you?
Dec 27, 2001 | 2:10 pm
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what kind of american are you?
i was going thru the thing about the supposedly secret service agent being denied boarding. the news article said that an "arab american was denied boarding, etc. i'm trying to decide what i am. i could be a wasp a, i could be a redneck a , i could be an agnostic a, i could be a retired a, i could be a catholic a, i could be an immigrant a, i could be a russian a, icould be a polish a, icould be an asian a, i could be a jewish a,i could be whatever. i think that the news people should classify people as a citizens or foreign. what do you think, i don't know what i am!
Dec 27, 2001 | 2:23 pm
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I am an American. I do not hyphenate or otherwise limit my pride in being an American. I am American 100% and proud of it.
I have travelled internationally on an extensive basis, even living overseas several times. I know that my country is not perfect, but I choose to say I am American.
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I have travelled internationally on an extensive basis, even living overseas several times. I know that my country is not perfect, but I choose to say I am American.
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Dec 27, 2001 | 2:33 pm
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rudi & redhead - i hope there are more of you!.... edit to add.... i have a us passport so i think i'm a citizen.
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Dec 27, 2001 | 2:39 pm
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I'm proud to be an AMERICAN. No freakin' hyphenation.
I happen to be Indian by ethnicity, but to call myself an "Indian-American" would imply that I had some citizenship or other ties to India (which I do not, other than the fact that my ancestors were born there).
- Sameer
P.S. One of the most offensive (not intentionally, I'm sure) questions I get asked is "What's your nationality?". Considering that I'm serving in the armed forces of the UNITED STATES, I would think my answer is perfectly clear: "American. And yours?"
I happen to be Indian by ethnicity, but to call myself an "Indian-American" would imply that I had some citizenship or other ties to India (which I do not, other than the fact that my ancestors were born there).
- Sameer
P.S. One of the most offensive (not intentionally, I'm sure) questions I get asked is "What's your nationality?". Considering that I'm serving in the armed forces of the UNITED STATES, I would think my answer is perfectly clear: "American. And yours?"
Dec 27, 2001 | 2:52 pm
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American. That's all. Though not of American Indian or British background, my family came here before 1776. Any ties to other lands have long since faded.
If you absolutely insist on some sort of hyphenation, I guess "North-American" would work.
Edited to add: "Why aren't we discussing this in OMNI?"
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If you absolutely insist on some sort of hyphenation, I guess "North-American" would work.
Edited to add: "Why aren't we discussing this in OMNI?"
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Dec 27, 2001 | 2:52 pm
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AMERICAN, and proud to advertise it as well. Never obnoxious, always respectful, but proud of my country and its citizens, wherever they were born!
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Dec 27, 2001 | 2:53 pm
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to continue, i don't like the term "american" to be applied to us citizens. when asked in europe for example if i'm an american, i usually respond that i'm from the us. there are a big bunch of people from north and south america that are americans. .... edit to add... general usage is that american is defined as citizens of the us and citizens of other countries of the new world say their country.
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Dec 27, 2001 | 3:31 pm
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World citizen(with all that that implies) but as an immigrant proud to have choosen to hold a US passport because of the ideals that this great country was founded on and the dedication/sacrifice of its population to try and acheive those ideals.
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Dec 27, 2001 | 3:45 pm
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Hmmm...this is beginning to sound familar. Oh, I know: http://webcast.mediaondemand.com/ad_...ican_60_rp.ram
Dec 27, 2001 | 3:48 pm
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<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Originally posted by taucher:
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"Why aren't we discussing this in OMNI?"
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http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/Forum1/HTML/005890.html
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Dec 27, 2001 | 4:17 pm
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