Quote Originally Posted by zeytoun
"Is this a colonial phenomenon, perhaps?"
I would agree, Blu. My guess, which might be way off, is that amalgamated european americans are trying to find their own past and identity.... Maybe in the "old countries" they already feel more connected to their history, and so don't feel so strong of a pull to find their identity this way.
You might be right,zeytoun... In fact, I would be very surprised if some one hasn't written a paper on the subject. In north America, we consider things that are a few hundred years old as being ancient history. In Europe, people walk around on stones a thousand years old without giving it a second thought.