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Originally Posted by Shawn
Plus, it's been historically harder for Germans to be all German-pride in America. I'd imagine that's put a bit of a damper on things. You don't see a ton of English pride either, despite English being the third (?) most-common white ethnicity in the country. It makes sense that places in the Midwest which are mostly of German and English admixture aren't as loud and proud as places with a bunch of Irish or Mediterranean groups.
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My maternal grandmother was German and almost never mentioned being German and actually never trusted Germany/ Germans...side effect of living through WW2. My maternal grandfather was from England and never even mentioned England. So yeah...these two ethnicities don't get a lot of love. Meanwhile, my Italian half of the family were in your face with the Italian culture. Even my non Italian side of the family knew how to cook sauce.
I have noticed German cultural pride is making somewhat of a resurgence.