Would you consider "scandinavian" and/or "nordic" an ethnicity?
I took an intro sociology class last semester and one subject discussed was ethnicity. I haven't seen too much discussion about ethnicity regarding Northern European groups of people, but as an American of Swedish descent, I started thinking about my ethnicity. I had never really considered it-as a white person, I don't think anyone else really did either. But from what I understand about what constitutes ethnicity, I think it can be argued Scandinavian/Nordic can be considered one. We have many cultural and religious traditions across several countries, especially regarding food. I noticed one thing that made me different from other Americans was my family ate lutefisk at Christmas (or at least it was there, only my grandpa and great grandma ate it).
The reason I'm posting this is I haven't found too much discussion around this subject specifically and I thought it was interesting.
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