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Hi. I'm an American who's lived in London for the last decade or so, but being a Yank, I'm still pretty much braindead. In my WIP, one of my main characters is a teenager whose parents are American Indians (Dad came over during the Vietnam War to avoid the draft) but who was born in London and spent all of her 17 years there. My questions are...
(1) I have her seeing herself as "English." Would she rather look at herself as "British?" And would most other Londoners see her as British/English or American?
(2) She spent her first twelve or so years in a housing estate in Stockwell, south London. Her Dad owns a thriving mini-cab company, though, and after expanding, made enough money for them to move to Hempstead. She still sees herself as working class but would people roll their eyes at this description?
Sorry. I know these questions sound stupid but I can't really get a fix on them. Any help would be extremely appreciated.
(1) I have her seeing herself as "English." Would she rather look at herself as "British?" And would most other Londoners see her as British/English or American?
(2) She spent her first twelve or so years in a housing estate in Stockwell, south London. Her Dad owns a thriving mini-cab company, though, and after expanding, made enough money for them to move to Hempstead. She still sees herself as working class but would people roll their eyes at this description?
Sorry. I know these questions sound stupid but I can't really get a fix on them. Any help would be extremely appreciated.