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Originally Posted by Beamers Mom  When I was about 9 years old there was a girl in my class who was from Cape Town, South Africa. She was white, and referred to herself as an Afrikaaner. Think it is something to do with the Dutch settlers there. |
You are correct, Afrikaaner is actually the preferred term by the whites in that area. It is fascinating how terms and preferences change over time and politics. I went to junior high school with a girl that was very proud to be Persian. Wrote to her family 'back home' in beautiful Farsi. It is what we call Iran. It was called Iran then as well, but her parents knew it as Persia and so that is what she was raised to call it. Bet you'd be hard pressed to find a Persian now, at least one that didn't shed....
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Originally Posted by Cha Cha I grew up with a German name few could pronounce and even fewer could spell correctly. My name comes from German ancestors, but I consider myself American. There are days however, that I am convinced we are 100% Redneck. |
LOL, yeah my daughter occasionally tells people she Appalachian/American in lieu of 'redneck'...