I created this after Belgium 2016 GP , when Verstappen blocked Kimi and everyone on paddock was critizing Max . <| sep |> No American would argue against what you ' re saying . We know we ' re from America . When Americans meet someone for the first time they may enquire about each other ' s surname as a point of reference for descentcultural heritage . When an American says , I ' m Norwegian what they ' re really saying is I ' m Norwegian . There ' s a lot you could infer about that simple statement that would otherwise take many conversations andor experiences to understand . If someone has a Polish surname , but doesn ' t identify with their Polish roots , they ' ll often tell you . I know plenty of people with German , Irish , Italian , etc . surnames that don ' t identify with that particular cultural heritage . In that case you may have to spend more time trying to get to know the person to see what their interests , beliefs , etc . are .