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[โ€“] [email protected] 12 points 2 years ago (13 children)

Italian

Lmao. What's it with Americans still claiming an identity of their grandparents?

[โ€“] [email protected] 2 points 2 years ago (8 children)

Well would you admit you were just a mutt ๐Ÿ˜‚

[โ€“] [email protected] 6 points 2 years ago (7 children)

Why don't they call themselves American? Are they stupid?

[โ€“] [email protected] 2 points 2 years ago

They do, but depending on context, Italian is the answer they really being asked. If an American asks another American about their background and they get an answer like Italian-American or American of Italian decent, they'll get a funny look because the American part is implied.

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