You are what you feel you are. Ethno-cultural awareness and self-identity are subjective concepts, a thing of the consciousness or soul, and no scrap of paper, no chip, no laws, rules, regulations or red tape can change that.
Was this regarding my comment that I just tick the "other" box? Its two reasons really,the first I have a gut reaction regarding racial profiling,on the one hand we are all told from on high that "race doesnt matter" etc (which I agree with) but on the other hand those same people seem obbsessed with making lists of peoples ethnicities,way to NAZI like for my comfort.
The second reason is much more laid back; Im a happy mongrol,Im Scots by birth and maternity,Irish by paternaty with English and Welsh in the mix a couple of generations back,but, Im raised ,identify as and sound like pure Yorkshire ! No box for that l'il mix :)
I think IKrash has it spot on, we are esentially from the same European catholic background ( thats small c catholic,being as we aint all Catholics but our Christianity stems from Rome rather than say Armenia) . Our histories are intertwinned to.