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  • I grew up in Australia. My cultural heritage (3 to 4 generations back) is mostly Irish and English. It’s safe to say I don’t particularly relate to either of them because until I did my family tree, I couldn’t have told you which sides of my family come from which part of the UK.

    And that leaves Australia. But I don’t particularly feel drawn to an Australian identity either, because mainstream Australian culture mostly feels like a generic “Western” culture, with the edges rubbed off. I’m also well aware that the country as it stands today was founded on invasion and genocide, and to this day, is unable to let go of the racism that lead to those events.

    So yeah, I’m Australian, but I don’t feel emotionally attached to that identity.