I've had this weird observation, there are more people from European cultures that keep the culture alive than the people actually living in that country. Iceland immigrated 30,000 Polish and suddenly Iceland has a new accent.
There is a large Basque population in Idaho that has big holidays and meet ups. The people are proud of their heritage and are trying to keep it alive. Meanwhile, Basque in Spain are becoming generic Europeans in Basque houses.
Will I need to rebuild German culture? My wife is Icelandic and barely knows about her own culture. How will they rebuild?
I've had this weird observation, there are more people from European cultures that keep the culture alive than the people actually living in that country. Iceland immigrated 30,000 Polish and suddenly Iceland has a new accent.
There is a large Basque population in Idaho that has big holidays and meet ups. The people are proud of their heritage and are trying to keep it alive. Meanwhile, Basque in Spain are becoming generic Europeans in Basque houses.
Will I need to rebuild German culture? My wife is Icelandic and barely knows about her own culture. How will they rebuild?
Better start investing in beer and leiderhosen.
I'm not Bavarian. I have to explain this to people every October.