I pose this question to the non United Staters, but all are free to add any input or insight.
Americans tend to consider themselves the nationality of their parents, I have seen some internet chatter regarding the subject, and the rest of the world seems to disagree. The way they see it, even if your parents are German immigrants, you are still American as you were born there. I am a second generation American. My parents were born here, their parents were not.
Now the place I work at has the hoomans from all over the planet. At least 30 different countries. The ones I work with directly, on a daily basis hail from, Taiwan, Japan, The Philippines, Viet Nam, China, Laos, Mexico, India, Fiji, Bangladesh, Nigeria, Kenya, Ethiopia, South Africa, Eritrea, Sierra Leone, The Ukraine, Russia, Poland, Peru, and there are several other departments where I do not know anyone, but I know that the countries I mentioned are not the only countries that are represented here. Now, many on them are first generation immigrants, and even though their children are born in the United States, they themselves, still consider their children to be whatever nationality they are, their children are not considered "American". Is this solely an American phenomenon? Or do immigrants to other countries do the same thing?
Americans tend to consider themselves the nationality of their parents, I have seen some internet chatter regarding the subject, and the rest of the world seems to disagree. The way they see it, even if your parents are German immigrants, you are still American as you were born there. I am a second generation American. My parents were born here, their parents were not.
Now the place I work at has the hoomans from all over the planet. At least 30 different countries. The ones I work with directly, on a daily basis hail from, Taiwan, Japan, The Philippines, Viet Nam, China, Laos, Mexico, India, Fiji, Bangladesh, Nigeria, Kenya, Ethiopia, South Africa, Eritrea, Sierra Leone, The Ukraine, Russia, Poland, Peru, and there are several other departments where I do not know anyone, but I know that the countries I mentioned are not the only countries that are represented here. Now, many on them are first generation immigrants, and even though their children are born in the United States, they themselves, still consider their children to be whatever nationality they are, their children are not considered "American". Is this solely an American phenomenon? Or do immigrants to other countries do the same thing?
