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<blockquote data-quote="dasNdanger" data-source="post: 578499" data-attributes="member: 61962"><p>That doesn't always hold true. </p><p></p><p>For instance, as an American I have several ancestries (Scottish, German, Danish, <span style="font-size: 9px">andamessofotherstuff) <span style="font-size: 22px"><span style="font-size: 10px">and while I have a certain amount of pride in those ethnicities, I still consider myself American.</span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 9px"><span style="font-size: 22px"><span style="font-size: 10px"></span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 9px"><span style="font-size: 22px"><span style="font-size: 10px">It may depend on how many generations a person has lived in a country. Are they Samoan by blood, but have been in NZ for a couple generations or are they first gen kiwis? That often determines which country a person identifies with, regardless of their ancestry.</span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 9px"><span style="font-size: 22px"><span style="font-size: 10px"></span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 9px"><span style="font-size: 22px"><span style="font-size: 10px">That said, I can understand why players would pick NZ over Samoa or Figi, especially in the past. More than anything it is a smart career move. More chance of recognition with the ABS, which brings with it a better chance of advancement and most likely more pay. However, now that Samoa is growing their team I'm sure that they will become quite a tempting choice for Samoans living in other countries. Give it time...the ABs will not forever reign at the top of the pile. </span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 9px"><span style="font-size: 22px"><span style="font-size: 10px"></span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 9px"><span style="font-size: 22px"><span style="font-size: 10px"></span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 9px"><span style="font-size: 22px"><span style="font-size: 10px">das </span></span></span></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="dasNdanger, post: 578499, member: 61962"] That doesn't always hold true. For instance, as an American I have several ancestries (Scottish, German, Danish, [SIZE=1]andamessofotherstuff) [SIZE=6][SIZE=2]and while I have a certain amount of pride in those ethnicities, I still consider myself American. It may depend on how many generations a person has lived in a country. Are they Samoan by blood, but have been in NZ for a couple generations or are they first gen kiwis? That often determines which country a person identifies with, regardless of their ancestry. That said, I can understand why players would pick NZ over Samoa or Figi, especially in the past. More than anything it is a smart career move. More chance of recognition with the ABS, which brings with it a better chance of advancement and most likely more pay. However, now that Samoa is growing their team I'm sure that they will become quite a tempting choice for Samoans living in other countries. Give it time...the ABs will not forever reign at the top of the pile. das [/SIZE][/SIZE][/SIZE] [/QUOTE]
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