I think what dogboy is trying to say is that anyone can say they are somthing that they are not. Like I could say I am European, b/c my ancestry is European, but I am not...I am American because I was born and raised here, culturally I am American, and everything else about me is American. So since Moonstar's girlfriend is from Uzbek, she cannot say she is Russian just because she is of Russian ancestry. That would be like me saying I am European. However, she may tell people she is Russian, and Moonstar may consider her Russian, b/c it is a culture that most people are more easily familiar with, it is a culture she identifies herself with, and since she is of that ancestry anyways, she just calls herself Russian.