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**detskpit** · 06-27-2012, 01:06 AM

Ok, I voted 'No'.

I consider myself Anglo-American because I am a multi-generational American who speaks English and has a significant amount of British Isles ancestry.

English American, American person of English heritage, origin, or background

"Anglo-American," colloquial term for an English-speaking American (as opposed to Spanish-speaking or Hispanic Americans) I acknowledge that I have British ancestry, around 50%, speak the English language, and have many cultural influences from British culture. If I was a citizen of the British Commonwealth, I would probably consider myself British. My paternal 6th great grandfather who was a 3rd or 4th generation Englishman and fought as a British loyalist in the Revolution, he was British. However, he lost, and that was 230+ years ago. Anglo-Saxons aren't German, Anglo-Normans aren't French, Mexicans aren't Spanish, and I'm not British.

06-27-2012, 01:06 AM	#1
detskpit Join Date Nov 2005 Posts 350 Senior Member	Ok, I voted 'No'. I consider myself Anglo-American because I am a multi-generational American who speaks English and has a significant amount of British Isles ancestry. English American, American person of English heritage, origin, or background "Anglo-American," colloquial term for an English-speaking American (as opposed to Spanish-speaking or Hispanic Americans) I acknowledge that I have British ancestry, around 50%, speak the English language, and have many cultural influences from British culture. If I was a citizen of the British Commonwealth, I would probably consider myself British. My paternal 6th great grandfather who was a 3rd or 4th generation Englishman and fought as a British loyalist in the Revolution, he was British. However, he lost, and that was 230+ years ago. Anglo-Saxons aren't German, Anglo-Normans aren't French, Mexicans aren't Spanish, and I'm not British.
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