Hall's second definition of cultural identity "recognises that, as well as the many points of similarity, there are also critical points of deep and significant difference which constitute 'what we really are'; or rather – since history has intervened – 'what we have become.'"
Definisi kedua Hall mengenai identitas budaya "menyadari bahwa, meskipun banyak kesamaan, ada pula titik-titik perbedaan yang kritis dan signifikan, yang mendirikan 'diri kita yang sebenarnya'; atau, karena sejarah ikut campur, 'diri kita yang telah menjadi.'"