I'm not Scottish

[george7]

I'm a dandelion.

I certainly understand that you mean to say that you are of dandelion heritage.

[BroosterB1]

Some time ago, 1748 to be exact, two brothers arrived in Boston Harbor on a ship out of Dublin. These brothers were as best we can tell members of the King's Army and were most likely from Aberdinshire in Scotland. As best I can tell That's about 12 generations, so to claim I am Scottish would be like saying forget about everyone else in my family tree. I have Scottish, Irish, German, Italian, Dutch, Swiss,English, American Native bloodlines and lots others that I don't know about. Which makes me an American.

I can celebrate my heritage, which ever heritage I choose, in the way I wish to. If by chance I choose to wear a kilt, well I choose to wear a kilt. I guess if I were wearing overalls, I would be honoring my Iowa ancestors.

And yes I am a Rampant Dandelion as well!

[sirdaniel1975]

Let me start by saying, I haven't read this entire thread. But I do see what the points are in both side of the coin.

I am an American, and my family on my fathers side has been American for 2 generations for my English grandmothers part and three generations for my Scottish Grandfathers part. We've been American for four generations in all directions on my mothers side. A mix of German and Irish ancestry. Both parts of my family are post Civil War emigrants.

OK....

You can be an American national, but you can not be ethnically an American. The melting pot that is America is ever changing, yes even today and is headed in a more Hispanic direction than anything else.

You can have American heritage, but you can not be ethnically an American.. as previously stated. America has its own holidays and traditions and customs = American Heritage.

I know when people ask me if I'm Scottish (usually because I'm wearing a Kilt), I say my grandfathers family on my father's side was from Scotland. Which is 100% true. In just about 130 years of all my families American ancestry, I am a mix of English-Scottish-Irish-German ethnicity!

One could simplify it and say "I'm European-American!"

Just like there are "Hispanic-Americans" , "African-Americans" , "Asian-Americans" , etc....

This mix that is America, is part of what makes America so great!