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Old 07-03-2009, 07:20 AM
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This topic is always an issue. When you go to Great Britain or Germany etc, you don't see African German, or African Brit etc. The people over there are known as British or German. Why can't it be like that here?
Welcome to the melting pot/salad bowl/whatever metaphor works for you.

And no, you don't see African Germans or African Brits -- but you very likely well may see an attitude of Brits/Germans and "immigrants" (Turks, Pakistanis, take your pick), even if the "immigrants'" families have been there for a few generations.
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