How do you differ from your ethnic/cultural group?

[Barreldriver]

I myself differ from other Appalachians as my kingroup is patrineal specific. Most Appalachians have a less strict case of patrilineal obligation in regards to the structure of the kingroup/clan heirarchy, and unlike my kingroup most Appalachians acknowledge collateral kin as part of the kingroup/clan. This is not to say other Appalachians do not have patrilineal tendencies, it's just that most include collateral kin as part of the group while otherwise remaining patrilineal as inheritance and identity are paternally derived, they are literally just less strict.

I can more than likely attribute my kingroup's emphasis on patrilineal dominance to the economic status of the family, the patrilineal dominance was necessary to pass on the inheritance, while many other Appalachians were less wealthy so to speak and were more focused on nuclear issues and a wider clan spectrum that fits with focus on collateral kin.

Outside of this patrilineal fetish, my kingroup is on par with other Appalachians.

So, how do you differ from your group?

[Gooding]

Not by much.

[Barreldriver]

Not by much.

What is this "not much"? Not much of a difference is still a difference of sorts.

[Ulf]

I don't speak the language.

[Stefan]

I don't speak the languages, but am in the process of learning one, and plan to learn the other two. I also am not religious, something that is a very significant aspect in my ancestry as a whole.

[Barreldriver]

I guess religion is another difference. I have turned away from Protestant type Christianity long ago.

[Ulf]

I don't speak the languages, but am in the process of learning one, and plan to learn the other two. I also am not religious, something that is a very significant aspect in my ancestry as a whole.

What languages?

[Electronic God-Man]

I'd love to learn Deitsch. My mom's father knew some and her maternal grandfather was fluent in it.

I don't have the religion.

And who wouldn't want to own a farm or run a whiskey distillery anyway?

[Stefan]

What languages?

I'm taking high school French. I plan on learning Spanish for useful reasons as well as just for the pure educational aspect. German I will learn because it intrigues me more and more everyday. I definitely don't plan on being "fluent" in all of them but enough to get my ideas across if I ever had a conversation.

[Gooding]

What is this "not much"? Not much of a difference is still a difference of sorts.

Okay..like my grandmother( may she rest in peace), I'm Catholic. Unlike the rest of my family, who are either indifferent Catholics or fervent Baptists, I flip the script by being a fervent Catholic. I don't speak French Creole or Occitan, just standard French of sorts.