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Politics : Politics for Pros- moderated
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To: Ilaine who wrote (131642)8/11/2005 1:22:10 PM
From: KLP   of 793919
 
Interesting discussion LB and CB. Researching family lines for as many years as I have, I've realized that there is definitely a difference in "culture traits" in America and in Europe, for instance. And large migrations of people (for whatever reasons) tend to change things again.

Of the 16 major lines we all have, four of mine I find were from Luxembourg. Same little area, same country for more than 400 years, until the four immigrants came to America in the mid 1800's....The people on both lines stayed in their own little areas and both lines made their living as wine makers.

Now, several generations later, the folks I am in contact with who are descendants of these people have assimilated into America and some of them didn't know their ancestors were from Luxembourg. All have become Americans in every sense of the word.

So is culture fleeting? Unless a family stays in a tiny 50 mile radius for 400 years? Or is culture something we surround ourselves with, and it changes?

In my mind, both a good knowledge of our history, and a desire to seek a good future, are important and necessary to our present well being.
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