1546: God's Bananas

[Electric Squirrel]

Originally Posted by GossipTGirl

I think it's safe to say that most ethnic/non-North American people are close to their extended families or grew up around their extended families. I grew up around my mother's extended family and my maternal grandparents. No, we didn't all live in the same house but we lived in the same city and we would all get together during the weekends.

I am Canadian and whitey white as white can be. Granted I'm Canadian but when you say "western culture" that typicality refers to us in the great white north as well as our cocky neighbours to the south.

I grew up incredibly close to my extended family, perhaps a good thing in the eyes of those who think family is important because if I didn't like them I would follow Keith and not associate with them, as would be the case with any other living person. You say that ethnic families are more likely to be close with the extended family. Atleast I assume you mean "close" and not just "know" because that was part of the pole. When I look at ethnic families I don't see closeness, I see, like with Chemda's, that they know eachother but hide things and won't swear or talk about anything important with their families, which isn't close.