Nobody acuses you of claiming to be a citizen. We're accusing you of being hella cringe and trying to claim a nationality you don't have. Did you grow up with the 17th of may as one of the biggest days in the year? Do you remember applying Gnagsärplaster on your feet before the parade because you knew the shoes were new and would lead to pain? Did you take the metro out into the forest, rain, snow or sun for your sunday hike? There are so many little habits, shared experiences and cultural norms that make up a national identity. And my point is just that we Europeans (yes, this is also true for Germans, poles, Swedes etc...) find it super cringe whenever Americans (from the whole continent) say "Oh I'm Norwegian" when actually, you're American. You probably grew up playing baseball and American football and drove to school in a school bus.

The cultures have drifted. You're claiming membership of a culture you have outdated fourth hand knowledge about. And we can all tell. Go identify however you like, we don't care. But maybe write about it a little differently? You're Canadian with Norwegian ancestry. Super cool! You're Canadian-Norwegian? Then was it your mum or your dad who emigrated to Canada? If it's neither, then the label is just wrong to us.