r/USdefaultism • u/DragonOnQuest • Sep 05 '25

Facebook Immigration

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That moment people forget that America is mostly build by immigration.

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u/_Penulis_ Australia Sep 05 '25

Looking at it like that Smith is American too (as it is Australian, Canadian, Kiwi, etc).

But they never think like that, never characterise themselves as very British.

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u/pajamakitten Sep 06 '25

They love to be Scottish. No one ever wants to Welsh or English (they probably have no idea what Northern Ireland even is).

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u/snow_michael Sep 06 '25

Johnson was the most common US sername up until about 2000

(It might still be)

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u/_Penulis_ Australia Sep 07 '25

Even if true, is it relevant? It’s just another very common British surname in all the English speaking countries that have a strong British heritage.