I'm a little bit of everything -- German, Portuguese, English, Scottish and French. I have a German name and studied German in university, but I don't identify with that culture very much. I have never been to Europe and my family is generations removed from our European ancestors. The culture that I identify most strongly with is Nova Scotian (which has lots of Scottish influences but is very distinctive) -- because this is where I was born and bred. A lot of the local music is Celtic and a lot of common phrases are Scots Gaelic. There are so many other influences too -- in the place names, local cuisine, music, etc. -- Acadien, M'ik Maq, English, Lebanese, Greek, African, German, etc. When I'm away from here I miss the music, the landscape, the foggy weather, and the many different accents I hear on the streets of my home city. So, I guess Nova Scotian is my culture.