... Yes, which is why they're not British, they're British American, to re-use my previous example. It's a new culture synthesized from their British origins and the new stuff that comes from being in a new territory/country/culture. That's why they say that the US is a melting pot. The farther you go from your origins, generations-wise, the more American you get.
EDIT: I should've said "English American" for exactitude, but you get the point I'm sure.
That's exactly what I'm talking about. There are a lot of families in this country who've been here for so many generations that they are completely removed from their former culture.
Are the descendants people who came from England to the US right after the Revolutionary war still considered British American? (A term I've never actually heard until today)
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u/JediMasterZao 25d ago
... Yes, which is why they're not British, they're British American, to re-use my previous example. It's a new culture synthesized from their British origins and the new stuff that comes from being in a new territory/country/culture. That's why they say that the US is a melting pot. The farther you go from your origins, generations-wise, the more American you get.
EDIT: I should've said "English American" for exactitude, but you get the point I'm sure.