But they also develop differently from the country they are in . Or , they add to the country they are in , but don ' t change too much themselves . I was also thinking of the communities that are closer to their native country , only a few generations , or having a large portion of recent generations . Also depends if they assimilated or not . For example , all the Romanians I know have all arrived in the U . S and Canada during my parents lifetime . That is a pretty recent community in the grand scheme of things , so I got to experience a lot of the native traditions and such , and everyone still identified as Romanian Americans instead of just like , Americans . Not too mention America itself already has a lot of traditions in the overall sense like Europe . Mostly the same Christian holidays , so some things line up easily .