PART 1 A short Australian-influenced commentary on the percentage thing: It's especially prevalent in Australia because we're a young country with very little culture of our own, and our entire post-colonial history is basically that of a UK and European melting pot. People try tracing back their family roots for a more little cultural context and some sense of "oh, so this is where I come from". It fills a void left by Australia not really having a cultural identity at all.

 kaydreamer

(Outside of sports and kangaroos, hah.) As an example, an old boyfriend of mine more strongly identified as being Italian rather then Australian, despite having been born here. The Italian culture his family still holds is far stronger then any “Australian culture” could be. I know it happens in America too, but with less prevalence because America has a longer history and a stronger identity as a country then we do. As we continue to grow and mature as a country, this constant need…As we continue to grow and mature as a country, this constant need for cultural validation through a distant family tree will probably fade. (Sorry, the ask box was behaving weird…) This isn’t really a discussion appropriate for this blog at all, but I thought I’d pipe up with my own insight on the matter since you asked for someone to explain. =)

T:

No, this is completely appropriate. I don’t know much about Australia… this is brand new information for me. Thank you for adding another perspective… 



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