Question

Have you ever engaged in symbolic ethnicity? How and under what circumstances. Describe it in short.

Answer 1

Example: I am Scottish origin American and have been born and bought up in America. I speak in American accent, celebrate American traditions and festivals, and i am American in every way imaginable. But, when it comes to cricket, i identify myself as a Scottish, when Scotland is playing a cricket match. I and my friends who are also like me in terms of origin, watch and celebrate a cricket match according to all Scottish traditions and cultures and also talk in Scottish accent with my friends during the cricket match. Once the cricket match is over, i revert back to my American ethnicity.