*smiles at "norwegian culture"*
hehe... he....hahah!
HAHAHA!!

..you get the point :) ...coming from a real norwegian.
at least when it comes to norwegians in USA (i can't speak for other european cultures, but i assume)

edit: sorry, i was to quick.. i didn't see the second line.
yep, how the focus on their roots are in their upbringing must have alot to say with how to relate to "home" and what to look at yourself as. But no matter how much and hard you try (see, the thing is that many often try too hard), if you don't live in the original culture, you can never become like it. From the examples i've seen, often people become a strange amputated (and perhaps even confused) twist & mix of their original culture and the american culture.