I was stunned when I learned that German is the largest ancestry group in the US -- I was the only kid I knew growing up with a German last name.
Yeah, me too. I thought there must be a much bigger core of Anglo/Wasp, or even Irish.
Aren't they something. They're like butterflies, or little pieces of wrapping paper blowing around.
Kaylee ,'Shindig'
What Happens in Natter 35 Stays in Natter 35
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
DavidS - May 20, 2005 10:49:59 am PDT #5853 of 10001
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
beathen - May 20, 2005 10:50:38 am PDT #5854 of 10001
Sure I went over to the Dark Side, but just to pick up a few things.
There's a table in this census pdf that lays it out: [link]
There's a category for "American" ancestry (not American Indian) - what's that supposed to mean?
Sparky1 - May 20, 2005 10:51:54 am PDT #5855 of 10001
Librarian Warlord
In Maine I've known them as bulkies, in Western NY as kummelweck (aka, kimmelweck, weck or wick) and every place else I've lived as kaiser.
eta: to be clear, to really count as weck, it needs caraway seeds and salt, but you could get plain ones, and these would be kaiser rolls
Jesse - May 20, 2005 10:52:33 am PDT #5856 of 10001
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
You can answer what you want to the ancestry question. Some people just say American, for whatever reason. I mean, my memere will make the argument that her family has been on this continent for 400 years, so why aren't they just "American," but then why do I still call her memere?
Katie M - May 20, 2005 10:53:02 am PDT #5857 of 10001
I was charmed (albeit somewhat perplexed) by the fannish sensibility of many of the music choices -- it's like the director was trying to vid Canada. --loligo on the Olympic Opening Ceremonies
There's a category for "American" ancestry (not American Indian) - what's that supposed to mean?
I'd guess that's for people who don't want to describe themselves by ethnic ancestry, and instead just call themselves "American".
amych - May 20, 2005 10:53:10 am PDT #5858 of 10001
Now let us crush something soft and watch it fountain blood. That is a girlish thing to want to do, yes?
There's a category for "American" ancestry (not American Indian) - what's that supposed to mean?
It's ultimately a question about how you self-identify, so almost anything, I guess.
Amy - May 20, 2005 10:53:34 am PDT #5859 of 10001
Because books.
There's a category for "American" ancestry (not American Indian) - what's that supposed to mean?
Maybe fourth of fifth generation American?
beathen - May 20, 2005 10:55:03 am PDT #5860 of 10001
Sure I went over to the Dark Side, but just to pick up a few things.
Another ancestry question: At what point does someone just become "American" vs. (for example) "German-American"?
eta: I guess that was just answered by Amy.
Gudanov - May 20, 2005 10:55:36 am PDT #5861 of 10001
Coding and Sleeping
There's a category for "American" ancestry (not American Indian) - what's that supposed to mean?
People who came here from Canada?
§ ita § - May 20, 2005 10:55:54 am PDT #5862 of 10001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
There's a category for "American" ancestry (not American Indian) - what's that supposed to mean?
Descendents of Vespucci, I believe.
The Oh picture startled me too. Not sure why I didn't believe the very clear description, looked at it, and then had to go back to check.
I need to remember there's a Mark functionality for a reason.