• Knock_Knock_Lemmy_In@lemmy.world
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    4 days ago

    Americans totally have more knowledge and understanding of their own culture.

    Irish-Americans have very little knowledge and understanding of Irish culture

    • half_fiction@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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      4 days ago

      Right, and Irish-Americans have more knowledge and understanding about Irish-American culture.

      The other poster was making it seem like American culture is homogenous or like descendants of immigrants can’t still retain distinct cultural traditions and identities outside of generic American. Whether or not those traditions are the same as the original country of origin is immaterial. Nobody is claiming that it is.