Sorry to ask, I don’t want to seem ignorant but I really don’t get it. Like, I saw a post on someone identifying as Norwegian-American and I thought of what another commenter said that most people don’t do the stuff Americans do and how most people will see them as American. But I see many Americans strongly identify with a culture they were raised with. Is it still okay for them to do that? What’s the point?
I mean, the american expirement is pretty new. Most other countries dont seem to have the same levels of immigrant and [non normative] indigenous cultures. It makes sense that it seems odd to them. But many people here are from all over the word and they usually keep some form of tradition alive as a way to connect with that.
Actually most other places have far more indigenous culture, because the dominant socio-economic group is the indigenous people of that place. The existence of an indigenous minority is pretty unique.
I suppose what i mean is non normative indegenous culture. The predominant culture in the US is western pop culture. So indegenous cultures have to fight a lot harder to maintain their identity here; as do many immigrant families.
Ahh, understandable. :)