<p>Definitely. I’m proud to be an American, but sometimes I wish my ancestors hadn’t “acclimated” so much. Because the most I have of my heritage now is a couple songs. That said, depending on where you live and how long your family’s been there [I’m a god-knows-how-many generation American], certain cultural aspects do develop. As my family has lived and worked and died in the south for a long time, I am very much a part of the culture of the south- the religion, the social norms, the food, etc. </p>
<p>I think it most comes down to wanting to belong to something old- America’s not an ancient country, and most people are the descendants of immigrants but many have little if anything left in memory of where their ancestors came from.</p>