Exactly. If he didn't have any ties left with Eritrea something would be seriously wrong with him. As far as my eyes saw, it was an American flag raised in the stadium at the closing ceremonies.
Anybody watch The Sopranos, what are they Polish/ American??
Some cultures keep some ties to their former countries 3 or more generations while living in the US. Of course Meb has some ties to Eritrea, but he and his family left Eritrea. Ethiopia has over 10 billion dollars of Soviet weapons warring against Eritrea. If any of you had a family, wouldn't you be on the next plane out if you could afford it? If you live in NYC for 25 years and move to LA for 2 years, how Califonian are you??
He's a great American runner that was born in Eritrea.