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Everybody brings their culture with them. I was born, raised, and grew up in the Southwest, where Mexican culture is very prominent. These days I live in the Midwest, where German and Norwegian culture is very prominent.
I never lived anywhere where houses flew German and Norwegian flags until I moved here.
I had never heard of Krampus at Christmas time until I moved here.
I had never heard of a tradition where St. Nicholas is different than Santa, and you leave your shoes in the hallway or whatever the fuck it is, for weird little gifts to be put inside them, until I moved here.
But no one is screaming at those people to “assimilate,” strangely enough. Trevor Noah does a comedy bit where he talks about moving to the US from Africa. His friend learns that Trevor has never had tacos before, and says “But bruhhhhh! There’s nothing more American than tacos!”
All of these cultures and traditions co-mingle over time, but also retain some of their uniqueness. It’s going to be ok.
Hmm. I think we’ll have to find a substitute for the apple pie, as that was brought over by immigrants. There weren’t even native apple trees here in America, the Europeans planted them when they immigrated.
Most immigrants assimilate to the culture pretty well. As always, liberals prioritize the ones that don't.