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English/German

I was born and raised and live in the U.S.

The English side(Father's) of my family has been in the U.S since the late 1600's. My mother was a German immigrant and came to the U.S when she was in her 40's. She always had a thick accent.

I can understand German but can't really speak or read it. I have never been to Germany. Nevertheless, when people ask me my ethnicity, 95% of the time I will say German and leave out the English part. I've just always thought of myself as German.

As far as traditions, I keep them up as best I can. Most of the traditions revolve around Christmas and food. I love German pastries and candies. I never learned to like American candy (except for fig newtons and Reeses peanut butter cups).