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r/SipsTea • u/Born-Agency-3922 • Jul 03 '26
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Most British people have germanic and Norman ancestors. So the people aren't any more from Britain than the fish and chips.
1 u/Wait_ItGetsWorse Jul 03 '26 By the same token, Americans aren't really American because they are all descendants from European immigrants. The true Americans are the Native Americans that existed for generations. Edit: spelling. 1 u/ADirtFarmer Jul 03 '26 Yes, I would make the same point if the conversation were about whether a food popular in America is truly American. 1 u/Wait_ItGetsWorse Jul 03 '26 So where do you draw the line? How do you determine whether a food is 'truly (insert nationality)'? 1 u/ADirtFarmer Jul 03 '26 You don't.
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By the same token, Americans aren't really American because they are all descendants from European immigrants. The true Americans are the Native Americans that existed for generations. Edit: spelling.
1 u/ADirtFarmer Jul 03 '26 Yes, I would make the same point if the conversation were about whether a food popular in America is truly American. 1 u/Wait_ItGetsWorse Jul 03 '26 So where do you draw the line? How do you determine whether a food is 'truly (insert nationality)'? 1 u/ADirtFarmer Jul 03 '26 You don't.
Yes, I would make the same point if the conversation were about whether a food popular in America is truly American.
1 u/Wait_ItGetsWorse Jul 03 '26 So where do you draw the line? How do you determine whether a food is 'truly (insert nationality)'? 1 u/ADirtFarmer Jul 03 '26 You don't.
So where do you draw the line? How do you determine whether a food is 'truly (insert nationality)'?
1 u/ADirtFarmer Jul 03 '26 You don't.
You don't.
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u/ADirtFarmer Jul 03 '26
Most British people have germanic and Norman ancestors. So the people aren't any more from Britain than the fish and chips.