It ' s a means of identity . An Irish person who lives in Ireland has no need to identify themselves as anything . It ' s obvious . In America which it seems you ' ve never traveled to ethnicity is important because there is no American ethnicity . If you say I ' m American that doesn ' t mean anything if someone is wondering what your ancestry is . Thus , Americans identify their ancestry by the ethnic groups they are part of . For instance , I ' m a quarter italian , half irish , and the rest a mix of a lot of different European ethnicities . Also with 1256 Osage indian I ' m actually on their rosters and get free healthcare from it , which is hilarious because I ' m white . <| sep |> FUCK everything about that match <| sep |> I ' m in division one I can easily win 5 games in a row then go and get demoted losing everything next season . One game of bad luck hitting post and letting a goal in first shot leads to small errors in the next game I get punished for .