Interesting take on Tartan Day

[beloitpiper]

While I will admit that the 20th century pretty well ended many of the celebrations of German heritage, maybe in 40 or so more years I can go to a bar wearing Lederhosen.

Haha, not in Wisconsin! What weekend are you free? I'll take you to a German festival somewhere!

[Charlie Mc.]

I guess that the point of the article was that people shouldn't celebrate their heritage. While I will admit that the 20th century pretty well ended many of the celebrations of German heritage, maybe in 40 or so more years I can go to a bar wearing Lederhosen. In the mean time I will enjoy celebrating my wife's ancestry and wearing a kilt.

Haha, not in Wisconsin! What weekend are you free? I'll take you to a German festival somewhere!

Texas still has plenty of celebrations of German heritage as well. You can still find polka halls and every year in New Braunfels (just north of San Antonio) they celebrate Wurstfest (the local equivalent of Oktoberfest).

Thanks to all for the nice comments.

[kevinkinney]

I feel awful,

I think I'll put the whole wardrobe on Ebay, and go revel in my Czech heritage.

Alpinism, whitewater, and foods cooked in cream from here on out.

Goodbye rabble,

<sniff> Kevin.

[Ayin McFye]

I think it's funny that there are other cultures out there that would probably have no problem if Americans wanted to start to embrace them. But when it comes down to it this country is built on immigration. The Irish/Scottish came in large waves to America. The German then came in large amounts. The French, the English, the Japanese, everyone came to America. The only culture that can really say DIDN'T imigrate would be the Native Americans.

When large groups of people move to new places they usually bring their culture with them, and then in turn pass it on to their children, and their children and so on. For someone or anyone to be upset because Someone embraces a culture from another country than which they live is silly. Same as it is for anyone one of us to get upset that someone is upset with us. Who cares what this one person thinks. I think we have all demonstrated by wearing kilts that the opinions of others mean little to us.

I never knew my grandfather who was born and raised in Ireland. He passed when he was 19 shortly after my mother was born. I feel that I honor him, and show him respect every day of my life that I live the way I do. No one person or country for that matter will take that away from me and him. Call me stubborn or a poser, it matters not to me. I'll keep doing exactly what I'm doing.

Slainte!