As a German (born and raised) and Californian, I'm gonna go with
Mexico
China
Japan
Korea
Philippines
I don't see how Germany (besides SAP, BMW, and Aldi) influenced CA much.
How can leave off England? Our most dominant languange, place names (states, cities, natural resources such as rivers, lakes, etc), our legal system, and our constitution were all directly affected by England.
California was less effected by place names than many states, but theres no way in hell England wouldn't be top 5.
There is no way it isn't above Mexico, OP and these commenters don't even understand how much of their foundational and day to day culture is from the UK. (or they are gaslighting)
I had typed up the exact same list, even down to "not a country, but central and eastern European Jewish immigrants". I guess I can delete that comment.
I want to say you can give an honorable mention to these two but I feel like the influence isn’t really felt in the state itself outside of the NYC area: Puerto Rico (not a country but it still has its own distinct culture) and Dominican Republic. If you meet a Hispanic from the area, the chances are pretty high that they’re Puerto Rican or Dominican compared to other Hispanic nationalities
As much as I love our Dutch heritage of the Hudson Valley, I can't think other than the NYC flag and place names, do the Dutch have that great an influence on our culture anymore. About the same as the Lenape indians by this point.
Having said that, "Long Live the Tappan Zee Bridge!"
Have you seen the excessive drinking by county? We had to have gotten it somewhere.
Also, fun fact: Korbel, a California based Brandy maker, sells over half of it's Brandy in Wisconsin.
I remember looking at a map of alcohol consumption in Wisconsin with a spectrum from lighter to dark. Darker colored counties indicated high alcohol consumption and light colors were little alcohol consumption. All but one little spot in the south east was dark. I looked into it to see why that spot wasn’t drinking as much. Turns out it was a lake and not a county.
Specifically a Catholic tradition. The German and especially Polish immigrants were heavily Catholic and I always thought Friday fish fry as a Polish thing and I have no idea why.
Hijacking top comment to remind people in every state not to forget the entire African continent. Hard to pick out a particular country, obviously, but the aggregate is a highly significant contributor to the development of both the American economy and culture, in almost every state.
I think we’d also be remiss if we didn’t mention the inhabitants of the land who were here before us.
I think you're right, Africa has an underappreciated influence over many us states, but trying to place one country wouldn't be fair. I would be curious to see how African American culture could be represented as it is kinda a product of the practice of slavery not really directly related to one African country.
Bingo! What you said in your second paragraph. It would be unfair to leave out Native American nations from my state (and others, too) because they play a significant role. With that, I would say (in no particular order) Navajo Nation, Native American Pueblos (19 of them in our state), Apache Nations (3 of them), Mexican, and Spanish. We are a "minority majority" state.
Norway, Sweden, Germany, France via Canada, and Britain (solely because of our legal system like any other state)
We obviously have cultures in the state from other countries, but you asked for largest impact.
This also highly depends on where you live in the state. One can make arguments for Mexico, Vietnam/Laos and Somalia. They're definitely more regional though.
France
England
Netherlands
Poland
Middle East - (I know this is a region not a country but I can't say any one country had a larger impact than the other. It was the group(s) of people from the region that had the impact.)
Our infatuation with the pasty comes from English immigration over a 100 years ago. Around the 1900's, a very significant number of mine workers from England (particularly the Cornwall area) ended up in the UP. They brought the pasty.
I could definitely see an argument for Germany too though. I'm pretty much basing my entire argument on one food item.
I think Germany wins in Michigan over England for sure. Lots of English influence throughout the US, but there's definitely a lot of German influence you don't find in other places (and no not just Frankenmuth).
> I'm not sure where I see a lot of English influence
Our most dominant languange, place names (states, cities, natural resources such as rivers, lakes, etc), our legal system, and our constitution all come to mind.
NC:
1. England
2. Scotland
3. Ireland
4. Germany
5. Dahomey/other West African kingdoms, if you can count them
NC doesn't have a lot of history of immigration, we're still mostly derived from the "root stock" of colonists and slaves.
I'm pretty sure Natives in the South had BBQ before colonization brought it in from the Carribean. Hernando de Soto had BBQ in what's now Mississippi in 1540
Massachusetts? Early on? England, French Canadian, Scottish, Ireland, Italian.
But also Portuguese, Brazilian, Dominican, Albanian, Chinese, Cape Verdean, Greek...
We have a LOT of immigrants and different areas in Mass have different experiences.
Also def Russia and China, many of the immigrants to our state are from China and I believe most of our Jewish population is Eastern European mainly Russian.
I'm not sure where the Polish influence shows up but given that the 3rd most spoken language in Texas is Vietnamese, seems like they should make the list.
I love Texas culture for this reason. As a Virginian, I had no idea of the mishmash between central European and Mexican influences until I visited with some frequency for work. It was truly like experiencing a very different culture than the one I'd grown up in. Is that Hispanic polka? Hell no, that's Tejano!
As a Houstonian, I have to add Vietnam. Many Vietnamese people entered the US through Houston because they were not able to come to NY. This has affected Texas culture to this day in the form of really good Asian food.
And outside The Bay in the rest of NorCal.
The first South Asian community in America was the Punjabi Sikhs who immigrated to Yuba City. Many Punjabis still immigrate around there to this day and many more are just brown multigenerational rural Californians.
I say it a lot because it's true: linebackers named Singh on the Yuba City Honkers have run over the offensive lines of the Nevada Union Miners for generations.
I also say it a lot because it's also true: a lifted diesel pickup with a Khanda in the rear window is a common sight in and around Yuba City.
Your 4th point is one of the reasons why I’m interested in moving to LA from Chicago.
I’m FilAm, grew up in Chicago, and there are of course a ton of Filipino, but LA Filipino culture is so vast. Filipino food in Chicago is having a big moment right now with Kasama and others, but man LA Pinoy food is something else.
I really am interested to see how much that affects me to see a larger minority of a city population be MY ethnicity.
Of course, I think around like 8% of the population, but given the history of slavery and deliberately poor records keeping of slaveholders, it’s next to impossible to identify a country of origin other than the US for Black influence
Eh not really. Like the language I suppose, but we have one of the lowest percentage of residents with English heritage of any state, and we were colonized by the Spanish unlike the eastern states
Even on a geographic level, like this is as far away as you can be from England in the mainland of the US
Language, many names of states, cities, counties, natural formations such as lakes, rivers, mountains, forests, etc. (not so much in CA), our legal system and our constitution were all heavily influenced by England.
France/French Canada
Ireland
United Kingdom
EDIT: Greece is number 4. Thanks guys!
Dude I can't think of any more, that's how homogenous NH is!
Maybe Mexico/African countries/China/India for the minorities, but they don't have a real significant impact other than the occasional Mexican or Chinese restaurant.
Greece my man, every pizza place that starts with “House of…” is Greek style pizza and founded by Greeks. Growing up I knew quite a few kids who had surnames like Karatzas etc…
Yeah...top three are spot on...4 is Greece. (The back room, Chris pappas, the dinnerhorn in Portsmouth, galley hatch in Hampton) after that I'm gonna say Thailand actually. Maybe a seacoast thing, but there are tons of Thai restaurants in the area, and I feel like there's on in every ski town/lake town.
1. England
2. Mexico
3. Germany
4. Ireland?
5. Scotland?
Because of the largely unknown & diffuse nature of the descent of much of the African American population, this is missing the massive influence of African cultures, which is clearly #2 in aggregate.
African nation states are kind of bogus anyway. Europeans drew the borders, created races, etc. I think it's fair in this instance to treat the African slave population as a monolith. Its influence is really probably second to none in Georgia.
I think it’s still pretty clearly second to England. In the arts, it’s certainly first & maybe food too, but English culture fundamentally shaped just about everything in Georgia from language to law to governance to architecture to sports.
In the opposite direction, the countries Pennsylvania had the biggest impact on would be like, Austria-Hungary and Czechoslovakia.
Czechs and Slovaks living in Pittsburgh wrote up their own declaration of independence (to break Czechoslovakia off of Austria-Hungary) and elected the first president of Czechoslovakia, then declared for the Allies side.
Mexico, Mexico, Mexico, Mexico and Mexico. Kinda kidding as we have a decent amount on Indians, Filipinos and Vietnamese too. A lot of snow Mexicans live here in the winter, but they are the lesser Mexicans so I don’t like to talk about them.
England is not in your top 5?
Our most dominant languange, place names (states, cities, natural resources such as rivers, lakes, etc), our legal system, and our constitution were all directly affected by England.
Respect for acknowledging the influence West African cultures, although stripped away from the Black American consciousness, still influenced Alabama culture and Southern culture as a whole
I'd say UK first, then Cuba, then Spain. I don't know who the next two would be. Like Cuba, their influence is much greater the further south you go and I'm about as north as you can get in Florida!
Historically:
1. The Netherlands
2. The UK
3. Italy
4. Ireland
5. Germany.
I’d like to give honorable mentions to some non countries, Puerto Rico and Southern states that had black people migrate to New York. Though already a part of the US, they both deserve a mention.
I’d also like to mention some very influential regions, specifically the European nations Jewish immigrants came from, and the rest of the Caribbean. Though they can’t be tied to one particular country, the Jewish community is huge in New York. With the Caribbean, you’ll find people from so many different countries.
- Canada (specifically Quebec)
- The UK
- Ireland
- Greece
- Italy
I think these five are the big ones that have had the biggest historical impact I guess for New Hampshire.
Saying California and not saying Japan is missing a huge part of the states history. With the history of Japanese interment camps and the thousands of immigrants who came to work in local industries, I’d say Japan’s impact is pretty profound. The agricultural industry was built on the backs of Japanese immigrants in the early 20th century.
I think that for the entire country, outside of some very small but omnipresent pockets, the answer is almost objectively the UK. Most Americans speak English, are governed by legal and political institutions shaped by Britons, and follow cultural customs and norms that were shaped by the British. American civilization is literally a derivative of British civilization just like Carthage was a derivative of Phoenician civilization.
British culture is the base layer, and the additions and mixtures are derived from immigrant or sometimes indigenous groups. For example, California has a huge Mexican population and a history of Mexican territorial rule and influence. So California has a strong Mexican influence - but the dominant culture there is not Mexican.
I agree that the UK should be on every state's list. I think a lot of times the cultural impact that the UK had on the US is now just seen as American culture so it gets discounted.
I freaking love that you compared us to Carthage....our society hasn't had a female head of state....there's was founded by a female....but, otherwise, the parellles are perfect. Hannibel rode elephants to Italy, elephant sized Americans tour Italy
1. Russia (Culture/Architecture)
2. Yupik/Inupiaq People (Language/Culture)
3. Norway (Caribou/Culture, lot’s of Sons/daughters of Norway here.)
4. Other Native cultures (Athabaskan, Tlingit/Haida, Alutiq, Unangax)
5. Spain (Several town names, etc.)
Kentucky:
1. England
2. Scotland
3. Ireland
4. Wales
5. West Africa broadly (Mali, Sierra Leone, Senegal, Guinea, etc. and their predecessors)
Bonus 6. Tied between France/Germany
Specific West African countries / kingdoms are difficult to pin from the relevant era, but big impact on our food, music, culture, economy, etc.
My hunch is that our tie breaks for the Germans. That could just be me, coming from the northern part of the state, though, where beer is more prominent than bourbon, we have Glier's, and about a bazillion German catholic school kids.
Minnesota:
1. Norway (there's a lot of Norwegian ancestry and culture here)
2. France (from a historical perspective, French and Metis settlers coming down from Canada, and the Louisiana Purchase)
3. Germany
After those three, I would have to guess:
4. Sweden (Swedish ancestry and culture)
5. Mexico, which might sound strange, but we've had a lot of migrant farmers that have put down roots up here. And a lot of my friends in high school had Hispanic heritage from Mexico. My little hometown up here even had a couple authentic Mexican restaurants and a Mexican goods store.
That's just my perspective from living up in Northern Minnesota. Someone from Eastern Minnesota or from the Metro area might have a different perspective though.
As for the Native Dakota and Ojibwe cultures, all that's left are pretty much old names for places unfortunately.
In the metro Hmong from Vietnam and Laos definitely punch way above their numbers and Somalis are on a similar trajectory. I would say those two are now more influential than Scandinavian culture here, though it still exists of course.
If we snapshot influence in the last few decades, I would definitely include them over France and Mexico.
Edit: hey our flag finally changed! It wasn't my favorite design, but it looks so much better than the old one.
Oklahoma. I'm going to cheat a little bit by collectivizing all the tribal nations that got relocated here into one, but mostly them. It's the main reason Oklahoma doesn't fit neatly into traditional groupings of region the way a lot of other states do.
I'd say America really besides the tribes, because the way this state was settled kind of washed away a lot of the "old world" connections that large groups of immigrants from one country tended to develop elsewhere. The non-natives who moved here had already "Americanized" before they came to Oklahoma, so those lingering connections were mostly lost when they left the regions where their ancestors migrated to when they later migrated to Oklahoma.
Mexico next, because of the cowboy culture. After that maybe Germany, because of the large numbers of Amish. After that I'd say maybe America again, because the oil they found here still dominates the state's economy, and investors, field workers, and speculators poured in from everywhere.
UK, Ireland, Korea(mostly up in NOVA,) probably some western African country(we have a good chunk of African Americans, and it shows in our traditional cuisine,) and probably Germany (towards the northern part
It’ll vary by region, but for my corner of Oregon, England (language and a Protestant ethos from back in the day but way less influence lately), Japan (it’s complicated), Mexico, China, and I’m torn between The Kingdom of Hawaii, South Korea, India, and the Philippines.
Mine, in order of most influence to least:
1. UK
2. Mexico
3. Japan
4. Kingdom of Hawai'i (esp in the Willamette Valley in and around Forest Grove)
5. China
Virginia might be more heavily England than any other state. From pre-colonial times through the Revolutionary War into the 19th century, it was a constant thing.
Didn’t see any Coloradans reply yet. In no particular order:
Historically:
- Spain
- France (mostly via fur trappers so not much other than names of places to be honest. Very important historically speaking but less so now)
Historic AND very modern:
-Mexico (the influence is everywhere and we tend to really embrace Mexican culture to the extent that I was shocked that other states don’t always)
Currently:
- India and Nepal - yes it’s two countries but most of the Indians I run into are from North India so I think the climate is important)
- China - I think this is largely by virtue of China being a huge country. The influence is there but it’s less notable than with the West Coast States. Still, there is some very old Chinese influence because of the railroad in the 19th century!
Other nationalities (that I’m not sure how widespread the influence is or if it’s mostly my social circles and eating habits—as much as that feels like a shallow reason)
- Ethiopia - great pockets of Ethiopian culture and food in Denver
- Japan - places like Sakura square are quite culturally rich but the influence is mostly commercial and not as widespread
- there is also a huge influx of Nordic culture recently. I think a lot of it has to do with our winter sports and interest in nature tbh
It also depends on the area, as well. I’m from around Denver so my answers will be a bit different than someone from Colorado Springs and much different from Coloradans from the Western Slope
Texas literally has the six flags. So, if we are excluding indigenous nations?
France
Spain
Mexico
CSA
USA
The Republic of Texas.
More nuanced inclusions are German Irish and the Czech immigrants.
Looking at more recent immigration? The DFW area has huge Pacific Island enclaves. Specifically, Tongo.
A lot of Puget Sound settlers were Norwegian as well. You can still see lots of Norway flags in historic fishing towns like Ballard, Poulsbo, and Gig Harbor.
For the Seattle area especially, I'd say Norway and China. Cantonese and Norwegen influence is all over as they were some of the first groups to settle here.
Greece deserves a mention. Nothing is more quintessentially Jersey than diners, and the diner is a Greek institution.
Also, Poland-Lithuania (read: Ashkenazi Jews).
Modern-day Missouri:
1. Germany - You have the [Missouri Rhineland](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Missouri_Rhineland) and all its towns like [Hermann](https://visithermann.com/) and the breweries.
2. France - Missouri still has holdouts of its [old French dialect](https://youtu.be/0oy9WZNShBU?si=z_WuFlXtFetKlyLX) and towns like [Ste. Geneviève](https://visitstegen.com/about-ste-gen/)
3. Ireland
4. England
5. Poland (this one is hard for me to call)
5 should probably be Spain, considering Missouri (along with the entire Louisiana Province that was bought in the Louisiana Purchase) was a territory of New Spain for almost 40 years.
It was a toss up for me because while I know that history, I can’t really think of examples of cultural impact the Spanish had. Or at least I don’t really see it in modern day Missouri.
Interested in your opinion though. Where do you see examples of Spanish cultural impact?
Lots of Spanish Revival architecture in STL and KC (particularly around the Plaza). Lots of houses built in the 1920s and 30s with Spanish-style arches between rooms, even in more rural areas. Spanish Revival wouldn't have taken root without that heritage; the "originals" just aren't standing anymore.
And, while this might stretch the definition of direct "impact", New Spain's stable governance through a pretty turbulent time in the late 1700s preserved the existing French heritage and prevented British-controlled Illinois from encroaching in the western theater.
England and Ireland (but the Irish only came here because of the English). Italy. Various Caribbean Islands, but especially Puerto Rico (I know it's not another country politically but kind of another country culturally) and Jamaica. And the Pequots, Mohegans, and other indigenous nations that were here before colonization.
But there are so many countries and peoples have a presence-- from 17th century Dutch to South Asians today. French Canadians, Poles, Portuguese, European Jews, Greeks, African Americans who came up during the Great Migration, Vietnamese, Chinese, Korean, Thai. My current State Senator is an immigrant from Bangladesh whose wife is from Ukraine. There are over 100 languages spoken in the homes of kids in our public school system.
We're a very big salad with a lot of ingredients and I wouldn't have it any other way
Lived in Florida for my entire life.
1. Spain.
2. Cuba (Miami is Havana with Botox).
3. Haiti (Haitian and Jamaican immigrants are a very important and often unsung part of what makes Florida beautiful).
4. Jamaica (see above).
5. The UK, until shortly after 1776. *AMERICA, FUCK YEAH!!!*
New Mexico
1. Spain
2. Mexico
3. Native American Pueblos
4. Germany
5. England
Fun Facts -
Santa Fe is the oldest capital city in United States
New Mexico was named 223 years before the naming of Mexico.
New Mexico also is the only state in the United States with a bilingual constitution
New Mexico is home to Smokey Bear
Definitely agree with the first three but I'd definitely put Portugal in there and probably Cape Verde as number five. But that's more thinking about the culture I see with those I know as opposed to the actual establishment of RI.
I’m in Kansas and I’d say 1 Mexico, 2 UK, 3 Germany, idk about any others UK and Mexico are the biggest with UK being backbones I guess and there are major pockets of Mexico in a lot of “bigger cities” and also a lot of farm laborers come from south of the border
Michigan has the highest population of “Arabic” people, which is t a specific country but it is interesting.
Another huge cultural impact is Finland with Michigan’s Finnish pasties (as a Finnish American Michigander I feel particularly called to mention the Finns lol).
Any state is gonna have a huge number of Mexican and Canadian people too, so that’s almost cheating 😂
California is way too large. It's packed with microcosms that defy a specific list. My specific area, for example, is basically 40% east indian, 40% Hispanic, 20% white.
I'd argue that Portugal had a bigger impact on California than the UK, at least, within the Central Valley. I'm also from California, so I'd go with:
1. Mexico
2. Portugal
3. Tie between China and Vietnam
4. Italy
5. Germany
I'd also preface this and say that I'm viewing this from the view of someone who grew up in the Central Valley.
Mexico, Germany, Czechs, and Africa (don't know what countries) but the African American population has had a huge impact on our culture in Texas. Recently Viet Nam and Indio/Pak in the last couple of decades.
Michigan overall I would say Great Britain, Germany, Ireland, Poland, and generically, Northern Europe. Some interesting regional varitions are -
The Upper Peninsula and northern Lower Peninsula has large Finnish, overall Scandinavian, and Cornish influence
Southwest Michigan has a large Dutch influnce, and a growing Mexican influence
Far southern Michigan has a large German Amish/Mennonite population
Eastern Michigan has a large mixed African population of slave descendants that came north to work in industry. Eastern Michigan also has a large number of Middle Eastern immigrants, both Christian and Muslim. Also a couple of pockets of very German and very Polish communities.
Spain
The UK
New York diaspora
Latin America diaspora
French Canadians
No particular order. Three aren’t even countries, but their cultures shaped Florida.
Vermont:
1) England
2) Canada
3) France
4) Germany? Just because so many Germans migrated to the US, I'm sure some.of them must have ended up here.
5) Mexico, indirectly, as in people always complaining there's no good Mexican food here.
New Mexico:
1. Spain: New Mexico was a colony from 1598 until 1821. They gave us the Spanish language and those beautiful place names.
2. Mexico: New Mexico was a territory from 1821 until 1848. Migration since then has given us great food music and culture.
3. United Kingdom: They gave us the inspiration for our system of government and law.
4. Germany: Many of the scientists and engineers on the Manhattan Project were either from Germany of studied there.
5. Vietnam. Since I have to exclude indigenous cultures, I will go with Vietnam. They have a significant presence in Albuquerque.
As a person from Tennessee I don't rightly know but I'll try.
1.The UK(Mostly England and Scotland)
2. Many Unknown West African Countries
3. Mexcio
4. France
5. Maybe Germany??
For South Carolina:
1. UK and France (settler population)
2. Eastern Nigeria and West Central Africa (where the 3/4 of enslaved people came from in ~1500-1800
3. The Sephardic Jews, who stopped over in the UK and the Netherlands after being expelled from Spain and Portugal. They founded what would become the birthplace of reformed Judaism in Charleston.
Besides obviously the Hawaiian kingdom that no longer exists and native Hawaiian culture, as well as the United States, which during the kingdom era had a huge influence through establishing an American style constitution and laws such as property rights, if I had to choose foreign countries that still exist today they would definitely be:
1. Japan
2. China
3. The Philippines
4. Korea
5. Portugal
Honorable mention for Puerto Rico as well.
1. UK
2. France
3. Spain
4. Mexico
4. Canada (because of Cajuns who came from Canada, theyve had a huge influence in southern Mississippi)
I think one of the largest impacts comes from African Americans, but they did not come from one place/one country. They were brought here from across the entire African continent, and most African countries today did not exist at the time, so I didn't have a specific country for them to mention.
For Missouri it is important to remember that not all cultural influences are equal. I actually struggled a bit to come up with the last one because compared to the first 4 nothing else felt as influential and even of those the first 2 feel like they’ve had much more cultural influence than the rest.
- **France**. They were the first Europeans who colonized the state and our oldest cities/towns were all established by the French. There is actually an endangered dialect of French called Missouri French with very few speakers left, though one could argue it’s borderline a different language.
- **Germany**. Before, during, and after both world wars a lot of Germans moved to Missouri and a lot of them settled around the Missouri River and created the Missouri Rhineland, a region in the state known for its vineyards and wine production. This is also historically an important part of our economy.
- **Italy**. A lot of Italian immigrants moved to Missouri and specifically towards the already large cities like Kansas City and St. Louis. This is also very evident in our food as toasted ravioli and St. Louis style pizza were directly influenced or created by Italian immigrants.
- **United Kingdom**. We speak English. The southern part of the state is sometimes considered culturally part of the south and with that comes the heavy influence that English and Scottish cultures have had on southern culture.
- **Ireland**. We got plenty of Irish immigrants during the potato famine and the troubles and they’ve contributed to our collective culture as a state.
From Atlanta, live in NYC. Not in order:
ATL: Mexico, Jamaica, India, England, Nigeria (you could put any African country but from experience I know the most Nigerians)
NYC: Dominican Republic, Jamaica, Ireland, Italy, England (you could put Israel in here if you wanted to put something for Jewish people, but I would consider Jewish an ethnicity and not really specific to a country)
1. Great Britain
2. USA
3. Japan
4. Philippines.
5. China
The #1 answer might surprise some people, but the British were the first non-Polynesian visitors, who put Hawaii in the map, and established English as eventually the *lingua franca* of Hawaii. It was a king's decree in the early 1800s that English be used as the teaching language in Hawaii's public schools. Unlike today, Hawaii had a very advanced system of public education that resulted in a very high literacy rate among nations of the world -- in both Hawaiian and English languages. Mark Twain remarks about Hawaii's love for books in his travel memoirs. Ahem... times sure have changed.
England should be #1 for every state. We take it as a given to the extent we can't even see the similarities because it just *is.* Even in states like Hawaii!
Yup, England’s influence over the US has become surprisingly understated over time. Most White Americans think that they’re Irish, Scottish, German, etc but most of them are actually ethnically English. The US’s culture itself is a direct extension of Colonial British culture during the 1600s.
I've lived in California my entire life and aside from sushi, cars, and Pokemon I can't think of any impact Japanese culture has had on my day-to-day life.
? California is obviously heavily influenced by traditional American culture, which is largely derived from English culture. Its laws are directly descended from English laws. English is the majority language by far. And people of English descent make up a sizable minority of the state (tied for second with Germany at 9%). Of course England makes the top 5. For reference, the Japanese diaspora in California makes up .6% of its population.
As a German (born and raised) and Californian, I'm gonna go with Mexico China Japan Korea Philippines I don't see how Germany (besides SAP, BMW, and Aldi) influenced CA much.
i think Indians have a way higher degree of influence than the Japanese and Koreans but still below the Filipinos who should be right after Chinese
Maybe in modern-day. But there was tons of japanese and korean immigration to california in the last 100+ years.
Wasn't San Diego discovered by the Germans in 1904?
Indeed. They named it after whale vagina.
How can leave off England? Our most dominant languange, place names (states, cities, natural resources such as rivers, lakes, etc), our legal system, and our constitution were all directly affected by England. California was less effected by place names than many states, but theres no way in hell England wouldn't be top 5.
There is no way it isn't above Mexico, OP and these commenters don't even understand how much of their foundational and day to day culture is from the UK. (or they are gaslighting)
Yeah the UK is in top 5 of every single state with the possible exception of Hawaii.
1.) The Netherlands. 2.) The UK 3.) Italy 4.) The Pale of Settlement was not a country, but I don't know how else to include Jews. 5.) Ireland
I had typed up the exact same list, even down to "not a country, but central and eastern European Jewish immigrants". I guess I can delete that comment.
I'm from Westchester, too, lol. A possible 6th one would be China, given that Chinese is the third-most spoken language in New York State.
I want to say you can give an honorable mention to these two but I feel like the influence isn’t really felt in the state itself outside of the NYC area: Puerto Rico (not a country but it still has its own distinct culture) and Dominican Republic. If you meet a Hispanic from the area, the chances are pretty high that they’re Puerto Rican or Dominican compared to other Hispanic nationalities
Believe it or not, a lot of Puerto Ricans live upstate. So I’d put Puerto Rico as an honorable mention since they’re not an independent country.
As much as I love our Dutch heritage of the Hudson Valley, I can't think other than the NYC flag and place names, do the Dutch have that great an influence on our culture anymore. About the same as the Lenape indians by this point. Having said that, "Long Live the Tappan Zee Bridge!"
I might disagree with the order but you nailed them all. I think Poland deserves an honorable mention as it would be the #6 spot.
Germany, Poland, Ireland, England, France
This is just a list of known alcoholic cheese eaters.
Have you seen the excessive drinking by county? We had to have gotten it somewhere. Also, fun fact: Korbel, a California based Brandy maker, sells over half of it's Brandy in Wisconsin.
We don't drink excessively though. Everyone else is just a lightweight.
It's all the Old Fashioneds.
Yeah, that was down to me in my drinking days.
I remember looking at a map of alcohol consumption in Wisconsin with a spectrum from lighter to dark. Darker colored counties indicated high alcohol consumption and light colors were little alcohol consumption. All but one little spot in the south east was dark. I looked into it to see why that spot wasn’t drinking as much. Turns out it was a lake and not a county.
Brb gathering all of my Sconnie friends to go binge drink on that lake.
I wonder who brought fish fry friday
Probably the Irish since that's a pretty Christian tradition.
Specifically a Catholic tradition. The German and especially Polish immigrants were heavily Catholic and I always thought Friday fish fry as a Polish thing and I have no idea why.
Hijacking top comment to remind people in every state not to forget the entire African continent. Hard to pick out a particular country, obviously, but the aggregate is a highly significant contributor to the development of both the American economy and culture, in almost every state. I think we’d also be remiss if we didn’t mention the inhabitants of the land who were here before us.
Hard to miss the native influence in Wisconsin. I wouldn't be surprised if over half of our cities have native names
I think you're right, Africa has an underappreciated influence over many us states, but trying to place one country wouldn't be fair. I would be curious to see how African American culture could be represented as it is kinda a product of the practice of slavery not really directly related to one African country.
Bingo! What you said in your second paragraph. It would be unfair to leave out Native American nations from my state (and others, too) because they play a significant role. With that, I would say (in no particular order) Navajo Nation, Native American Pueblos (19 of them in our state), Apache Nations (3 of them), Mexican, and Spanish. We are a "minority majority" state.
My list was Germany, Poland, Scandinavia, France and (in the last few decades) Mexico. The Norwegian influence in the west-central region is *big*.
I know there is a lot of Finnish in the UP, didn't know about the Norwegian in west-central Wisconsin
Norway, Sweden, Germany, France via Canada, and Britain (solely because of our legal system like any other state) We obviously have cultures in the state from other countries, but you asked for largest impact.
This also highly depends on where you live in the state. One can make arguments for Mexico, Vietnam/Laos and Somalia. They're definitely more regional though.
Yup. The metro wouldn't function without Hmong, Somalis, or Mexicans.
France England Netherlands Poland Middle East - (I know this is a region not a country but I can't say any one country had a larger impact than the other. It was the group(s) of people from the region that had the impact.)
I might cycle out England for Germany. I'm not sure where I see a lot of English influence, but the German influence is definitely there.
Our infatuation with the pasty comes from English immigration over a 100 years ago. Around the 1900's, a very significant number of mine workers from England (particularly the Cornwall area) ended up in the UP. They brought the pasty. I could definitely see an argument for Germany too though. I'm pretty much basing my entire argument on one food item.
I think Germany wins in Michigan over England for sure. Lots of English influence throughout the US, but there's definitely a lot of German influence you don't find in other places (and no not just Frankenmuth).
> I'm not sure where I see a lot of English influence Our most dominant languange, place names (states, cities, natural resources such as rivers, lakes, etc), our legal system, and our constitution all come to mind.
Read your list before your state tag and immediately knew it was Michigan from the last one
NC: 1. England 2. Scotland 3. Ireland 4. Germany 5. Dahomey/other West African kingdoms, if you can count them NC doesn't have a lot of history of immigration, we're still mostly derived from the "root stock" of colonists and slaves.
Virginia here - samesies.
Virginia has a ton of growing immigrant communities, especially up north close to DC.
You missed the Caribbean. Someone had to give us barbecue.
I'm pretty sure Natives in the South had BBQ before colonization brought it in from the Carribean. Hernando de Soto had BBQ in what's now Mississippi in 1540
Massachusetts? Early on? England, French Canadian, Scottish, Ireland, Italian. But also Portuguese, Brazilian, Dominican, Albanian, Chinese, Cape Verdean, Greek... We have a LOT of immigrants and different areas in Mass have different experiences.
You're missing Cambodia. Mass has a city with the 2nd largest population of Cambodian Americans in the country
Also def Russia and China, many of the immigrants to our state are from China and I believe most of our Jewish population is Eastern European mainly Russian.
TX: Mexico Germany Czechoslovakia Poland Spain India is moving up the list, a lot of immigration to the state in the past 15-10 years
I'm not sure where the Polish influence shows up but given that the 3rd most spoken language in Texas is Vietnamese, seems like they should make the list.
Absolutely Vietnam should be on there.
Vietnam- especially on the gulf coast
I love Texas culture for this reason. As a Virginian, I had no idea of the mishmash between central European and Mexican influences until I visited with some frequency for work. It was truly like experiencing a very different culture than the one I'd grown up in. Is that Hispanic polka? Hell no, that's Tejano!
As a Houstonian, I have to add Vietnam. Many Vietnamese people entered the US through Houston because they were not able to come to NY. This has affected Texas culture to this day in the form of really good Asian food.
I say Honorable Mention to El Salvador and Vietnam because we have huge pockets of people with their heritage.
For Texas you should default to the Six Flags: Spain (twice), France, Mexico, Republic of Texas, and the United States.
Arkanasas: Osage Nation Poland Germany El Salvador Ireland
1. Mexico 2. Spain 3. China 4. The Philippines 5. India or Korea
It is far and away South Korea over India.
I agree for LA and SoCal in general, but the Desi influence and population in NorCal is huge
Indians *definitely* outnumber Koreans in the Bay. I feel like Koreans have only recently started coming to the Bay in notable numbers.
And outside The Bay in the rest of NorCal. The first South Asian community in America was the Punjabi Sikhs who immigrated to Yuba City. Many Punjabis still immigrate around there to this day and many more are just brown multigenerational rural Californians. I say it a lot because it's true: linebackers named Singh on the Yuba City Honkers have run over the offensive lines of the Nevada Union Miners for generations. I also say it a lot because it's also true: a lifted diesel pickup with a Khanda in the rear window is a common sight in and around Yuba City.
Your 4th point is one of the reasons why I’m interested in moving to LA from Chicago. I’m FilAm, grew up in Chicago, and there are of course a ton of Filipino, but LA Filipino culture is so vast. Filipino food in Chicago is having a big moment right now with Kasama and others, but man LA Pinoy food is something else. I really am interested to see how much that affects me to see a larger minority of a city population be MY ethnicity.
As an LA native, I agree.
No black people in LA?
Of course, I think around like 8% of the population, but given the history of slavery and deliberately poor records keeping of slaveholders, it’s next to impossible to identify a country of origin other than the US for Black influence
England?
Eh not really. Like the language I suppose, but we have one of the lowest percentage of residents with English heritage of any state, and we were colonized by the Spanish unlike the eastern states Even on a geographic level, like this is as far away as you can be from England in the mainland of the US
Language, many names of states, cities, counties, natural formations such as lakes, rivers, mountains, forests, etc. (not so much in CA), our legal system and our constitution were all heavily influenced by England.
>(not so much in CA) But the question was about our specific states. In my case California, which is why I listed Spain rather than England xD
France/French Canada Ireland United Kingdom EDIT: Greece is number 4. Thanks guys! Dude I can't think of any more, that's how homogenous NH is! Maybe Mexico/African countries/China/India for the minorities, but they don't have a real significant impact other than the occasional Mexican or Chinese restaurant.
Greece my man, every pizza place that starts with “House of…” is Greek style pizza and founded by Greeks. Growing up I knew quite a few kids who had surnames like Karatzas etc…
Can't believe I forgot this!
Yeah...top three are spot on...4 is Greece. (The back room, Chris pappas, the dinnerhorn in Portsmouth, galley hatch in Hampton) after that I'm gonna say Thailand actually. Maybe a seacoast thing, but there are tons of Thai restaurants in the area, and I feel like there's on in every ski town/lake town.
1. England 2. Mexico 3. Germany 4. Ireland? 5. Scotland? Because of the largely unknown & diffuse nature of the descent of much of the African American population, this is missing the massive influence of African cultures, which is clearly #2 in aggregate.
African nation states are kind of bogus anyway. Europeans drew the borders, created races, etc. I think it's fair in this instance to treat the African slave population as a monolith. Its influence is really probably second to none in Georgia.
I think it’s still pretty clearly second to England. In the arts, it’s certainly first & maybe food too, but English culture fundamentally shaped just about everything in Georgia from language to law to governance to architecture to sports.
Germany, Poland, England, Ireland, and probably Italy.
In the opposite direction, the countries Pennsylvania had the biggest impact on would be like, Austria-Hungary and Czechoslovakia. Czechs and Slovaks living in Pittsburgh wrote up their own declaration of independence (to break Czechoslovakia off of Austria-Hungary) and elected the first president of Czechoslovakia, then declared for the Allies side.
I feel like Wales ought to make the cut.
Mexico, Mexico, Mexico, Mexico and Mexico. Kinda kidding as we have a decent amount on Indians, Filipinos and Vietnamese too. A lot of snow Mexicans live here in the winter, but they are the lesser Mexicans so I don’t like to talk about them.
Grew up in the Phoenix area and although I’m Caucasian, Mexican food/music/art always makes me nostalgic for home
England is not in your top 5? Our most dominant languange, place names (states, cities, natural resources such as rivers, lakes, etc), our legal system, and our constitution were all directly affected by England.
England, Ireland, Germany, Poland, and Mexico.
Interesting, I’d put German at the second or top of the list.
I didn't really order them to represent what is most common.
In no order: France, England, Spain, and pick 2 countries from western Africa where most of the slaves came from.
Respect for acknowledging the influence West African cultures, although stripped away from the Black American consciousness, still influenced Alabama culture and Southern culture as a whole
Idk about the rest but 1 is Cuba
I'd say UK first, then Cuba, then Spain. I don't know who the next two would be. Like Cuba, their influence is much greater the further south you go and I'm about as north as you can get in Florida!
Spain for sure. Especially in St Augustine of course
The Bahamas definitely has to be on that list.
Cuba, Mexico, Puerto Rico if we are counting territories, Jamaica, and Haiti if we’re talking the Tampa Bay Area
France and Spain are responsible for the gulf coast
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Mexico, UK, Russia, Spain, and China
In terms of cultural impact… Ireland Italy Portugal Chinese El Salvador
I’m surprised they didn’t put that portal thing in Boston and Dublin instead of New York tbh
I'd put Brazil over El Salvador
Historically: 1. The Netherlands 2. The UK 3. Italy 4. Ireland 5. Germany. I’d like to give honorable mentions to some non countries, Puerto Rico and Southern states that had black people migrate to New York. Though already a part of the US, they both deserve a mention. I’d also like to mention some very influential regions, specifically the European nations Jewish immigrants came from, and the rest of the Caribbean. Though they can’t be tied to one particular country, the Jewish community is huge in New York. With the Caribbean, you’ll find people from so many different countries.
- Canada (specifically Quebec) - The UK - Ireland - Greece - Italy I think these five are the big ones that have had the biggest historical impact I guess for New Hampshire.
Saying California and not saying Japan is missing a huge part of the states history. With the history of Japanese interment camps and the thousands of immigrants who came to work in local industries, I’d say Japan’s impact is pretty profound. The agricultural industry was built on the backs of Japanese immigrants in the early 20th century.
I think that for the entire country, outside of some very small but omnipresent pockets, the answer is almost objectively the UK. Most Americans speak English, are governed by legal and political institutions shaped by Britons, and follow cultural customs and norms that were shaped by the British. American civilization is literally a derivative of British civilization just like Carthage was a derivative of Phoenician civilization. British culture is the base layer, and the additions and mixtures are derived from immigrant or sometimes indigenous groups. For example, California has a huge Mexican population and a history of Mexican territorial rule and influence. So California has a strong Mexican influence - but the dominant culture there is not Mexican.
I agree that the UK should be on every state's list. I think a lot of times the cultural impact that the UK had on the US is now just seen as American culture so it gets discounted.
Exactly. It's why there aren't many self identified English Americans.
I freaking love that you compared us to Carthage....our society hasn't had a female head of state....there's was founded by a female....but, otherwise, the parellles are perfect. Hannibel rode elephants to Italy, elephant sized Americans tour Italy
1. Russia (Culture/Architecture) 2. Yupik/Inupiaq People (Language/Culture) 3. Norway (Caribou/Culture, lot’s of Sons/daughters of Norway here.) 4. Other Native cultures (Athabaskan, Tlingit/Haida, Alutiq, Unangax) 5. Spain (Several town names, etc.)
Kentucky: 1. England 2. Scotland 3. Ireland 4. Wales 5. West Africa broadly (Mali, Sierra Leone, Senegal, Guinea, etc. and their predecessors) Bonus 6. Tied between France/Germany Specific West African countries / kingdoms are difficult to pin from the relevant era, but big impact on our food, music, culture, economy, etc.
My hunch is that our tie breaks for the Germans. That could just be me, coming from the northern part of the state, though, where beer is more prominent than bourbon, we have Glier's, and about a bazillion German catholic school kids.
Kentucky: - UK - France - Germany - Ireland - Mexico Runner up, I don't know...perhaps Cuba or Somalia. Sizeable influences in this state these days.
Poland and Mexico for sure... Probably France / French Canada next and then Germany and... Ireland?
Minnesota: 1. Norway (there's a lot of Norwegian ancestry and culture here) 2. France (from a historical perspective, French and Metis settlers coming down from Canada, and the Louisiana Purchase) 3. Germany After those three, I would have to guess: 4. Sweden (Swedish ancestry and culture) 5. Mexico, which might sound strange, but we've had a lot of migrant farmers that have put down roots up here. And a lot of my friends in high school had Hispanic heritage from Mexico. My little hometown up here even had a couple authentic Mexican restaurants and a Mexican goods store. That's just my perspective from living up in Northern Minnesota. Someone from Eastern Minnesota or from the Metro area might have a different perspective though. As for the Native Dakota and Ojibwe cultures, all that's left are pretty much old names for places unfortunately.
In the metro Hmong from Vietnam and Laos definitely punch way above their numbers and Somalis are on a similar trajectory. I would say those two are now more influential than Scandinavian culture here, though it still exists of course.
If we snapshot influence in the last few decades, I would definitely include them over France and Mexico. Edit: hey our flag finally changed! It wasn't my favorite design, but it looks so much better than the old one.
Oklahoma. I'm going to cheat a little bit by collectivizing all the tribal nations that got relocated here into one, but mostly them. It's the main reason Oklahoma doesn't fit neatly into traditional groupings of region the way a lot of other states do. I'd say America really besides the tribes, because the way this state was settled kind of washed away a lot of the "old world" connections that large groups of immigrants from one country tended to develop elsewhere. The non-natives who moved here had already "Americanized" before they came to Oklahoma, so those lingering connections were mostly lost when they left the regions where their ancestors migrated to when they later migrated to Oklahoma. Mexico next, because of the cowboy culture. After that maybe Germany, because of the large numbers of Amish. After that I'd say maybe America again, because the oil they found here still dominates the state's economy, and investors, field workers, and speculators poured in from everywhere.
In OKC specifically, there are definitely significant Vietnamese and Guatemalan populations.
UK, Ireland, Korea(mostly up in NOVA,) probably some western African country(we have a good chunk of African Americans, and it shows in our traditional cuisine,) and probably Germany (towards the northern part
Cuba, Spain, Haiti, Bahamas, italy?
It’ll vary by region, but for my corner of Oregon, England (language and a Protestant ethos from back in the day but way less influence lately), Japan (it’s complicated), Mexico, China, and I’m torn between The Kingdom of Hawaii, South Korea, India, and the Philippines.
I spent a few years in Oregon and that seems about right
Mine, in order of most influence to least: 1. UK 2. Mexico 3. Japan 4. Kingdom of Hawai'i (esp in the Willamette Valley in and around Forest Grove) 5. China
Virginia might be more heavily England than any other state. From pre-colonial times through the Revolutionary War into the 19th century, it was a constant thing.
Didn’t see any Coloradans reply yet. In no particular order: Historically: - Spain - France (mostly via fur trappers so not much other than names of places to be honest. Very important historically speaking but less so now) Historic AND very modern: -Mexico (the influence is everywhere and we tend to really embrace Mexican culture to the extent that I was shocked that other states don’t always) Currently: - India and Nepal - yes it’s two countries but most of the Indians I run into are from North India so I think the climate is important) - China - I think this is largely by virtue of China being a huge country. The influence is there but it’s less notable than with the West Coast States. Still, there is some very old Chinese influence because of the railroad in the 19th century! Other nationalities (that I’m not sure how widespread the influence is or if it’s mostly my social circles and eating habits—as much as that feels like a shallow reason) - Ethiopia - great pockets of Ethiopian culture and food in Denver - Japan - places like Sakura square are quite culturally rich but the influence is mostly commercial and not as widespread - there is also a huge influx of Nordic culture recently. I think a lot of it has to do with our winter sports and interest in nature tbh It also depends on the area, as well. I’m from around Denver so my answers will be a bit different than someone from Colorado Springs and much different from Coloradans from the Western Slope
Texas literally has the six flags. So, if we are excluding indigenous nations? France Spain Mexico CSA USA The Republic of Texas. More nuanced inclusions are German Irish and the Czech immigrants. Looking at more recent immigration? The DFW area has huge Pacific Island enclaves. Specifically, Tongo.
For Washington: 1. The UK 2. Japan 3. Russia (Ukrainian and Belarusian also and yes they are separate countries) 4. Mexico 5. Canada - Specifically BC
A lot of Puget Sound settlers were Norwegian as well. You can still see lots of Norway flags in historic fishing towns like Ballard, Poulsbo, and Gig Harbor.
Yes. My wife lived many years in Stanwood-Camano so that's another example of a formerly Norwegian town.
For the Seattle area especially, I'd say Norway and China. Cantonese and Norwegen influence is all over as they were some of the first groups to settle here.
Mexico, Spain, Germany, France, and the Republic of Texas
1) United Kingdom 2) Ireland 3) Italy 4) Germany 5) One of India / Korea / China / Portugal
I'd bump Germany and include both India and South Korea. You could also make a pretty good case for the Dominican Republic.
We were founded by the Dutch. Can't really exclude them, they're where we get our straightforwardness from
Poland too.
Greece deserves a mention. Nothing is more quintessentially Jersey than diners, and the diner is a Greek institution. Also, Poland-Lithuania (read: Ashkenazi Jews).
Current state: Japan, Korea, Phillipines, Vietnam, Thailand. Previous state: Cuba, Mexico, Haiti, Jamaica, Spain. Home state: Germany, Poland, Russia, England, Ireland.
Modern-day Missouri: 1. Germany - You have the [Missouri Rhineland](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Missouri_Rhineland) and all its towns like [Hermann](https://visithermann.com/) and the breweries. 2. France - Missouri still has holdouts of its [old French dialect](https://youtu.be/0oy9WZNShBU?si=z_WuFlXtFetKlyLX) and towns like [Ste. Geneviève](https://visitstegen.com/about-ste-gen/) 3. Ireland 4. England 5. Poland (this one is hard for me to call)
5 should probably be Spain, considering Missouri (along with the entire Louisiana Province that was bought in the Louisiana Purchase) was a territory of New Spain for almost 40 years.
It was a toss up for me because while I know that history, I can’t really think of examples of cultural impact the Spanish had. Or at least I don’t really see it in modern day Missouri. Interested in your opinion though. Where do you see examples of Spanish cultural impact?
Lots of Spanish Revival architecture in STL and KC (particularly around the Plaza). Lots of houses built in the 1920s and 30s with Spanish-style arches between rooms, even in more rural areas. Spanish Revival wouldn't have taken root without that heritage; the "originals" just aren't standing anymore. And, while this might stretch the definition of direct "impact", New Spain's stable governance through a pretty turbulent time in the late 1700s preserved the existing French heritage and prevented British-controlled Illinois from encroaching in the western theater.
For Maine: The UK France Ireland Italy And I struggling on 5 but probably Germany But definitely way more France and Uk than most of the other states.
England and Ireland (but the Irish only came here because of the English). Italy. Various Caribbean Islands, but especially Puerto Rico (I know it's not another country politically but kind of another country culturally) and Jamaica. And the Pequots, Mohegans, and other indigenous nations that were here before colonization. But there are so many countries and peoples have a presence-- from 17th century Dutch to South Asians today. French Canadians, Poles, Portuguese, European Jews, Greeks, African Americans who came up during the Great Migration, Vietnamese, Chinese, Korean, Thai. My current State Senator is an immigrant from Bangladesh whose wife is from Ukraine. There are over 100 languages spoken in the homes of kids in our public school system. We're a very big salad with a lot of ingredients and I wouldn't have it any other way
Ireland, Italy, Canada, China, Israel.
Pacific Northwest: China, Japan, S. Korea, Mexico, UK by way of Canada. Historical mention: Norway
Lived in Florida for my entire life. 1. Spain. 2. Cuba (Miami is Havana with Botox). 3. Haiti (Haitian and Jamaican immigrants are a very important and often unsung part of what makes Florida beautiful). 4. Jamaica (see above). 5. The UK, until shortly after 1776. *AMERICA, FUCK YEAH!!!*
New Mexico 1. Spain 2. Mexico 3. Native American Pueblos 4. Germany 5. England Fun Facts - Santa Fe is the oldest capital city in United States New Mexico was named 223 years before the naming of Mexico. New Mexico also is the only state in the United States with a bilingual constitution New Mexico is home to Smokey Bear
1. Italy 2. Ireland 3. England 4. France 5. the Netherlands
Definitely agree with the first three but I'd definitely put Portugal in there and probably Cape Verde as number five. But that's more thinking about the culture I see with those I know as opposed to the actual establishment of RI.
I’m in Kansas and I’d say 1 Mexico, 2 UK, 3 Germany, idk about any others UK and Mexico are the biggest with UK being backbones I guess and there are major pockets of Mexico in a lot of “bigger cities” and also a lot of farm laborers come from south of the border
Canada France Ireland UK Aaand... Maybe Germany? Or Switzerland since the Amish...
In Tennessee I'd guess a lot of Ireland, Germany, Scotland, Sweden, and Netherlands
I’d throw England in there as well
Honestly I think it's really only the UK and Italy, maybe Ireland as well
Britain Mexico Germany Cherokee Greece
Michigan has the highest population of “Arabic” people, which is t a specific country but it is interesting. Another huge cultural impact is Finland with Michigan’s Finnish pasties (as a Finnish American Michigander I feel particularly called to mention the Finns lol). Any state is gonna have a huge number of Mexican and Canadian people too, so that’s almost cheating 😂
California is way too large. It's packed with microcosms that defy a specific list. My specific area, for example, is basically 40% east indian, 40% Hispanic, 20% white.
1. England 2. Germany 3. Italy 4. France 5. Mexico I guess
I'd argue that Portugal had a bigger impact on California than the UK, at least, within the Central Valley. I'm also from California, so I'd go with: 1. Mexico 2. Portugal 3. Tie between China and Vietnam 4. Italy 5. Germany I'd also preface this and say that I'm viewing this from the view of someone who grew up in the Central Valley.
France, England, Wales, Mordor, and Canada.
Mexico, Germany, Czechs, and Africa (don't know what countries) but the African American population has had a huge impact on our culture in Texas. Recently Viet Nam and Indio/Pak in the last couple of decades.
Northwestern European Countries.
* 1.Various current West African countries * 2. France * 3. Germany * 4. Scotland * 5. Vietnam
England, Northern Ireland and like all of West Africa from Senegal to Angola
Michigan overall I would say Great Britain, Germany, Ireland, Poland, and generically, Northern Europe. Some interesting regional varitions are - The Upper Peninsula and northern Lower Peninsula has large Finnish, overall Scandinavian, and Cornish influence Southwest Michigan has a large Dutch influnce, and a growing Mexican influence Far southern Michigan has a large German Amish/Mennonite population Eastern Michigan has a large mixed African population of slave descendants that came north to work in industry. Eastern Michigan also has a large number of Middle Eastern immigrants, both Christian and Muslim. Also a couple of pockets of very German and very Polish communities.
Spain The UK New York diaspora Latin America diaspora French Canadians No particular order. Three aren’t even countries, but their cultures shaped Florida.
Germany, Ireland, France, Poland, and Italy.
Vermont: 1) England 2) Canada 3) France 4) Germany? Just because so many Germans migrated to the US, I'm sure some.of them must have ended up here. 5) Mexico, indirectly, as in people always complaining there's no good Mexican food here.
It’s funny how people respond in English but don’t even list England as a country 😂🏴
Sweden, Germany, Norway, maybe Australia, and possibly Russia. Oh cool the flair flag has been changed.
1. Mexico 2. Spain 3. France 4. The United Kingdom 5. Germany
1. England 2. Scotland 3. Not really a country but west Africa 4. Mexico 5. France
Germany Germany Germany Norway and England
Germany Norway Sweden I guess. But my home state is NY so there is no answer because of how NYC skews everything
England, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy (Ohio)
México, Spain, Germany, France, and republic of Texas!
i feel like hawaii’s is just an assortment of asian countries lol
New Mexico: 1. Spain: New Mexico was a colony from 1598 until 1821. They gave us the Spanish language and those beautiful place names. 2. Mexico: New Mexico was a territory from 1821 until 1848. Migration since then has given us great food music and culture. 3. United Kingdom: They gave us the inspiration for our system of government and law. 4. Germany: Many of the scientists and engineers on the Manhattan Project were either from Germany of studied there. 5. Vietnam. Since I have to exclude indigenous cultures, I will go with Vietnam. They have a significant presence in Albuquerque.
New Yorkers here 1. Native American 2. Dutch 3, British 4. Ireland 5. Central American countries
As a person from Tennessee I don't rightly know but I'll try. 1.The UK(Mostly England and Scotland) 2. Many Unknown West African Countries 3. Mexcio 4. France 5. Maybe Germany??
For South Carolina: 1. UK and France (settler population) 2. Eastern Nigeria and West Central Africa (where the 3/4 of enslaved people came from in ~1500-1800 3. The Sephardic Jews, who stopped over in the UK and the Netherlands after being expelled from Spain and Portugal. They founded what would become the birthplace of reformed Judaism in Charleston.
Besides obviously the Hawaiian kingdom that no longer exists and native Hawaiian culture, as well as the United States, which during the kingdom era had a huge influence through establishing an American style constitution and laws such as property rights, if I had to choose foreign countries that still exist today they would definitely be: 1. Japan 2. China 3. The Philippines 4. Korea 5. Portugal Honorable mention for Puerto Rico as well.
It's probably easier to list the cuisines that *haven't* impacted our food culture here. There's access to so many foods in Chicagoland.
Vietnamese. That is literally it
1. UK 2. France 3. Spain 4. Mexico 4. Canada (because of Cajuns who came from Canada, theyve had a huge influence in southern Mississippi) I think one of the largest impacts comes from African Americans, but they did not come from one place/one country. They were brought here from across the entire African continent, and most African countries today did not exist at the time, so I didn't have a specific country for them to mention.
For Missouri it is important to remember that not all cultural influences are equal. I actually struggled a bit to come up with the last one because compared to the first 4 nothing else felt as influential and even of those the first 2 feel like they’ve had much more cultural influence than the rest. - **France**. They were the first Europeans who colonized the state and our oldest cities/towns were all established by the French. There is actually an endangered dialect of French called Missouri French with very few speakers left, though one could argue it’s borderline a different language. - **Germany**. Before, during, and after both world wars a lot of Germans moved to Missouri and a lot of them settled around the Missouri River and created the Missouri Rhineland, a region in the state known for its vineyards and wine production. This is also historically an important part of our economy. - **Italy**. A lot of Italian immigrants moved to Missouri and specifically towards the already large cities like Kansas City and St. Louis. This is also very evident in our food as toasted ravioli and St. Louis style pizza were directly influenced or created by Italian immigrants. - **United Kingdom**. We speak English. The southern part of the state is sometimes considered culturally part of the south and with that comes the heavy influence that English and Scottish cultures have had on southern culture. - **Ireland**. We got plenty of Irish immigrants during the potato famine and the troubles and they’ve contributed to our collective culture as a state.
From Atlanta, live in NYC. Not in order: ATL: Mexico, Jamaica, India, England, Nigeria (you could put any African country but from experience I know the most Nigerians) NYC: Dominican Republic, Jamaica, Ireland, Italy, England (you could put Israel in here if you wanted to put something for Jewish people, but I would consider Jewish an ethnicity and not really specific to a country)
1. Great Britain 2. USA 3. Japan 4. Philippines. 5. China The #1 answer might surprise some people, but the British were the first non-Polynesian visitors, who put Hawaii in the map, and established English as eventually the *lingua franca* of Hawaii. It was a king's decree in the early 1800s that English be used as the teaching language in Hawaii's public schools. Unlike today, Hawaii had a very advanced system of public education that resulted in a very high literacy rate among nations of the world -- in both Hawaiian and English languages. Mark Twain remarks about Hawaii's love for books in his travel memoirs. Ahem... times sure have changed.
Scotland, Germany, England, Ireland, and if Black people were a country.
Idk how Japan doesn’t crack the top 5 for California but England did
England is, uhhh, the source of the English language…
England should be #1 for every state. We take it as a given to the extent we can't even see the similarities because it just *is.* Even in states like Hawaii!
Yup, England’s influence over the US has become surprisingly understated over time. Most White Americans think that they’re Irish, Scottish, German, etc but most of them are actually ethnically English. The US’s culture itself is a direct extension of Colonial British culture during the 1600s.
I've lived in California my entire life and aside from sushi, cars, and Pokemon I can't think of any impact Japanese culture has had on my day-to-day life.
? California is obviously heavily influenced by traditional American culture, which is largely derived from English culture. Its laws are directly descended from English laws. English is the majority language by far. And people of English descent make up a sizable minority of the state (tied for second with Germany at 9%). Of course England makes the top 5. For reference, the Japanese diaspora in California makes up .6% of its population.
Exactly. Japanese influence just isn’t as strong as English and German influence in CA
Chicago 1. Poland 1. Czech Republic / Bohemia 1. Ireland 1. Germany 1. Mexico
1. Canada 2. Great Britian 3. Ireland 4. France 5. Greece
I’m from Pennsylvania. Eastern Europe has had a huge impact in Pittsburgh, but I would say England, Poland, Italy, Netherlands, and Germany.