Originally posted by Irishman12:
I chose this name because I'm about 80-85% Irish and I'm damned proud of it. Yes I am born an American, but does that mean that you can't be proud of your roots? Of course not. I understand and see your point about people outside the US seeing us as Americans, but I guess we in the States know we are Americans and see ourselves as our roots. It's more of a pride thing more than anything I think
It's nice that you're proud of your heritage. I read somewhere that the amount of Irish-Americans in America called themselves Irish has decreased.
