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Originally Posted by Islandloverr  No not at all. Its just 2 different cultures. I consider an african american to be someone of african descent....but have generations of ancestors who were born here in america. I'm an American by birth. Me & my brothers & sister & cousins are 1st generation americans. Both me Parents are from Antigua as well as my aunts & uncles & everyone before that. We talk like Jamaicans. Our foods & recipies are TOTALLY different. They're soul food : fried chicken & mac & cheese. & collard greens. We're saltfish, dumplings, ducana, beef patties, oxtail....etc
& trust me I have no problem w/ african americans some of my friends are african american of course!
Mmmm thinkin about fried chicken & dumplings are making me hungry. :-p |
I understand.
You know, it's funny because what's considered "soul food" in the north is considered southern food in the south. A lot of southerners (all races) eat fried chicken, mac and cheese, collard greens and "grits" here. Most have no idea that it is considered "soul food" in the rest of the world
I think I am the only person here who does not know how to fry chicken...frying wasn't popular in Connecticut when I was young. Oh, did you know that years ago, they served grits at McDonalds here!!! It was discussed a couple of times on one of the local news stations.