I'm trying to remember if I was asked ethnic origin in the short form of the Census and I can't. (I never get the long form, damnit!)
I'm intrigued by the Jewish question. I'm not really finding much on it, but I did find a news report about declining Jewish population in Canada and they talk about the trickiness of ethnicity, and how some people identify as Jewish while other identify as from a specific geographic origin. [link]
In this chart comparing the different ethinicities that reported over the last few censi? censuses? They have Jewish as an ethnicity under Other European Origin, along with Slavic, Basque, and Gypsy (Roma):
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The suggestions on the link Sue provided don't list Quebecois, but I can't see them being that easily stopped.
They are categorized in the tables linked in my last post as Other North American origins, and not in the French origins where the only two origins are Acadian and French. I'm sure that causes some snits.
I should get off my ass and go microwave shopping. Is there anything I should be considering? Just go for the highest wattage that meets my size restrictions?
Ha! 1000 people identified their ethnic origin as "Texan" on the 2006 census.
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Was there ever a time when Zack Galafawhosis was funny? I liked him in Tru Calling, but every "joke" the man's involved with just thuds to the floor to die instantly.
I just started watching Kidnapped again, after a brief hiatus, and just watched episode 7.
Dude,
Alaska FBI guy is working for IA.
BOO! I liked him
More people identify as "Texan" than Manx. Huh.
Well, the last native speaker of Manx died in 1974.
Barb, I like the burgundy skirt, or the purple outfit on you. I do, however, think that perhaps a white or oyster colored top would not be my personal choice if I were dressing you, as far as making your coloring its most lovely. If you do go with a neutral top, wear some earrings with color. Turquoise or garnet would, I think, be lovely.
(I like the burgundy skirt. A LOT.) With strappy gold sandals and a hot burgundy toe polish, with a good amount of gold in it. Delish.)
I can't believe someone who dictate someone else's self-id'd ethnicity, ita. I had students fill out stuff all the time as a high school teacher, and what they put down was their business. You look totally white to me? Go ahead, and put Black & Asian down. I don't know your business. And there's been enough times I thought X about a student's ethnicity, and further along in the school year, they'd pop out a "But my mom/dad is Filipino/Black/Puerto Rican/French/Kenyan/White" and I'd be all "Huh. Never woulda guessed. Get on witcha bad multiethnic self, kiddo!"
I think that either ethnicities are not as easy to tell by looks as some people think, or people just aren't as good at it as they think they are. I've been asked "Are you _____?" for just about every ethnicity that's not usually blond. (Most recently, random guy on the street, who also had ethnically-ambiguous looks, came up to me and asked, "Where are your people from? They ain't from this country, are they?")
