Quote Originally Posted by Roto13 View Post
It's pretty naive to say that someone's country (which is not only a big part of their environment, but is actually the environment that influences the environment) doesn't have any influence on kind of person they grow up to be. My fingers hurt.
I didn't say it has no influence. But there are other, far bigger influences, for one - and the influence is manufactured, for another. I do not think the division, segregation, and subsequent inevitable oppression of Humanity is a price worth paying to retain some nebulous idea of culture, which usually only serves as a shield of legitimacy for bigotry and xenophobia to hide behind.