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My sister has been rooting for Lance Armstrong, but her second favorite is Thor, this Norwegian guy. Our Norwegian family has been here less than 100 years (actually they came to the US, went back to Norway, then came back), but we still have that identity. I grew up hearing Norwegian spoken at home and church, and eating all kinds of traditional food.
Conversely, my sister's husband is Dutch, born in Brazil, and never became an American Citizen, though he moved to the US as a baby. He is all about Lance Armstrong, could not care less about any of the people from the Netherlands competing.
With all five of us kids in a blended family, we may leave home, but we keep our family teams. Giants and Forty Niners, and if they aren't playing, the Athletics and the Raiders. Though who wants to be known as an ATHLETIC SUPPORTER?
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