text: I'm of Italian decent. A lot of my family members and other fellow Italian-Americans are very big on "their roots". I don't really care. I'm more interested in having things in common with the people around me, enjoying the things I like, and being an overall decent moral person. The traditions of my ancestors aren't important to me, only the traditions of my immediate family are. I think it will be good if we see more international commonalities, particularly in this era of connectivity. Times change.