Re: CHAT: geographical nomenclature [was Re: Language of Tetril]

From: "Nik Taylor" <fortytwo@...>
> "Thomas R. Wier" wrote:
> > Relatedly, on the US Census returns, I've always wondered what
> > motivated people to put "American" for their ancestry. (Certainly
> > some people just don't know;  but isn't there a "don't know"
> > box?)
>
> Well, is there a "mixed" category?  Because many people wouldn't be able
> to put just one group.  It could also be a sort of "don't care".
I'd second that. One guy recently tried dividing the world into 7 broad
ethnic groups, and I read it and thought "I belong to four of those!"

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Fabian
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