By Anonymous - 06/03/2011 05:18 - United States

Today, we had to discuss our heritage at school. When I told the class that I'm German, Japanese, and of the Jewish faith, my teacher laughed at the "irony." Something like this always happens whenever I tell people my background. FML
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MrConned 0

Damn son, sounds like an orgy gone wrong.

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DocBastard 38

Just tell him you're going to go Samurai Nazi all over his tuchus.

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Zebidee 8

But exactly the same thing applies in Australia. We have even less post-colonisation history than the US, and statistically, almost the entire population (over 97%) is of immigrant stock, yet you almost never hear people talk of their heritage in relation to more than one culture. I understand your point, but it does seem to be a uniquely American trait.

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sadistmonkey 19

You'd think that a teacher at a school would know what irony is. I'm also Japanese and Jewish (Polish and possibly German via my Jewish side). Yes, I make jokes about my mixed heritage (like claiming I'm a "ninjew") but it's not ironic. By claiming it's ironic, the teacher is really opening up old wounds.

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hehe_oops 2

125.... the rest of your comment made sense but Albert Einstein did see himself as a Jew. Thats why he left Germany to move to America during the rise of the Nazi regime. Also I cannot understand why people get so hung up on there heritage. Really it doesn't change who you are.

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TheJtSwift 0

Then Do Not Tell People Jackass! Are You That Dumb?

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Skatejock21 0

first off... you obviously haven't heard of Hitler... second... he's German and Jewish... make the connection... catch my drift?

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OCDC 9

Oh I get what you're saying. And I honestly have no idea why Americans do that but Australians don't. Haha. I've just never really thought about it I guess, because I grew up hearing about where people are from, what ethnicity they are, stuff like that.

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ThickHead 0

blah I mean big deal I'm German Italian half Jewish chipawalk an american

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fthku 13

Israel is also a country of many mixed heritages, and it's very common to do the whole "What's your heritage" thing. More common than in America I would even say, and of course there exist stereotypes about every Jew heritage. I don't see anything wrong with talking about it though, I doubt most people actually *obsess* about these things. Just another topic for some small talk! It's actually a nice thing to talk about with new people, as different heritages have different foods, customs, traditions. It's (almost) just like going on a trip abroad and seeing the different culture and sights.

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