Thanks for the various responses.

On the planet question, as some have remarked the answer is obvious, but what I had in mind is that in the future I can imagine this two part question actually being relevant if/when humans become space-faring. And, I suppose some might argue, maintaining some anthropological perspective when we become space-faring could become important.

On the culture question, I've been going back and forth as to how I answer that. I guess Jewish-American is one over-simplified way to summarize the culture into which I was born.

Side-note that Agnostic.com was completely unreachable for me the entire day today, from multiple angles. At one point I had found my way to some place we could discuss site issues, but I can't find it right now. I guess it wasn't so much a place as a tag? Pain in the neck. I'm just curious to know what was going on.

Same one as you and every other human that was ever born. I was born into Canadian Culture, one of the kinder, politer, diverse and excepting versions of Western Culture.

Earth, of course. Specifically central Florida in the early 1970's to a lower middle class to poor family. Family moved to northeast Indiana when I was about nine. Very religious roots (dad was a nondenominational Christian pastor of a small church of about 65 or 70 people/families). White, European decent (English and French on my mother's side, and mostly Irish with a little bit of German on my dad's side). My dad spoke fluent German and English, but I am mostly monolingual (English, with enough Spanish to get me into trouble). Second of four children, and one of three boys. First person in my family to go beyond a two-year college degree or trade school. Now working a professional, white collar job in the Midwest (still Indiana), and have managed to pull myself from being borderline middle class to squarely into the top 40% of U.S. income earners all by my lonesome in the last 15 years.

Too detailed, just right, or not enough detail?

Although there are planets within traveling distance of here , nothing has been found that would support human life , so there's not really a viable option , at this point . Culture wise , I was born into mid , US, American , European decendents , lower middle class . I've worked my way up to middle , middle class , I think .

If I told you, I'd have to wipe your memory - all of it.

Earth. American culture..