I'd imagine that just like the real world, this sort of thing covers a wide spectrum. Even in the face of globalization and the Internet, there are many culturally conservative/traditional families in (often less-industrialized) parts of the world that value tradition and culture very highly, where there are many others who do not. The frequency at which you'd find these culturally-conservative groups would conceivably vary based on geographic location, isolation, ease of access to foreign culture/technology, etc.
The same could easily be true in Eorzea as well; I could definitely see there being some very remote pockets of civilization that don't often come into contact with the city-states, and therefore have retained a strong cultural identity. I wouldn't imagine that it's extremely common, but I don't think it's out of the question for a character to have that sort of backstory. A character who's spent most of their life among other races would likely exhibit far less of their "traditional" cultural identity, though, sure; doubly so for characters whose family's cultural assimilation dates back a generation or more.
tl;dr: I don't think there's anything wrong with a character that exhibits traits representative of their "traditional" culture, nor do I think there's anything wrong with a character who doesn't. As long as the backstory is believable, it doesn't make a difference to me.
The same could easily be true in Eorzea as well; I could definitely see there being some very remote pockets of civilization that don't often come into contact with the city-states, and therefore have retained a strong cultural identity. I wouldn't imagine that it's extremely common, but I don't think it's out of the question for a character to have that sort of backstory. A character who's spent most of their life among other races would likely exhibit far less of their "traditional" cultural identity, though, sure; doubly so for characters whose family's cultural assimilation dates back a generation or more.
tl;dr: I don't think there's anything wrong with a character that exhibits traits representative of their "traditional" culture, nor do I think there's anything wrong with a character who doesn't. As long as the backstory is believable, it doesn't make a difference to me.
Adelpha Sarantas (ARR) / Aldrisi Shirantas (1.0)
Currently retired from RP.
Currently retired from RP.
