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re: White Americans think they are mostly German but they are mostly British
Posted on 9/26/23 at 8:16 pm to justaniceguy
Posted on 9/26/23 at 8:16 pm to justaniceguy
My dad is adopted and was told his whole life he had native American ancestry, did a 23& Me and it said he's like 80% English, no native at all, Cajun and 2% Nigerian 
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Posted on 9/26/23 at 8:47 pm to ColdTurkey
According to Ancestry.com I’m
English
Scottish
Irish
Welsh
Norwegian
English
Scottish
Irish
Welsh
Norwegian
Posted on 9/26/23 at 8:57 pm to justaniceguy
I've got the most English name ever produced. Dates back to 1066. Hell, my daughter's (no pics) first and second name are former Queens of England. My people ruled the Earth!
Posted on 9/26/23 at 8:59 pm to justaniceguy
My paternal surname ancestor was from Argyleshire, Scotland and arrived as an indentured servant in 1651.
Maternal earliest arriving ancestor was Dutch and arrived in Charleston, SC in 1680s.
Maternal earliest arriving ancestor was Dutch and arrived in Charleston, SC in 1680s.
Posted on 9/26/23 at 9:02 pm to justaniceguy
Crazy thing about human history is that people didn’t just stay put in their own little areas, we started moving around and fricking each other before just the last couple hundred years. Crazy, right?
Posted on 9/26/23 at 9:09 pm to justaniceguy
Irish
Scots-Irish
British
German
Cherokee
Choctaw
Scots-Irish
British
German
Cherokee
Choctaw
Posted on 9/26/23 at 9:17 pm to justaniceguy
quote:
Also, any ideas as to why this is a thing?
Germans arrived later and can be better identified. My great grandmother was German and she's the only one we have identifiable origin for- based on ancestry results, though, it appears literally every other ancestor I have was British
Posted on 9/26/23 at 9:37 pm to Bama Bird
I’ve done both tests. 23andMe is more accurate in showing 26.4% French & German and links me to Germany (North Rhine-Westphalia and Hesse) as ‘Possible.’ My mom’s from Ohio and the Germanic I show on AncestryDNA is 11% and the chromosome painter shows it all comes from her side.
The earliest lines I can trace back to Germany are 4x grandparents on her side.
The rest of me is good ole’ old stock American though… I got the Scotland and Northern Ireland genetic community as ‘Highly Likely’ on the January 2023 23andMe update. (Along with England and Wales each as ‘Likely.’)
The earliest lines I can trace back to Germany are 4x grandparents on her side.
The rest of me is good ole’ old stock American though… I got the Scotland and Northern Ireland genetic community as ‘Highly Likely’ on the January 2023 23andMe update. (Along with England and Wales each as ‘Likely.’)
Posted on 9/26/23 at 9:38 pm to justaniceguy
What percent never wonder? I have no idea and don’t give a frick.
Posted on 9/26/23 at 9:39 pm to justaniceguy
why does this bother you so much? 
do you know what percentage of modern day Brits have German blood in their veins? i’ll give you a hint, it’s a frick ton
eta- actual Brits. not Nigerians with passports
do you know what percentage of modern day Brits have German blood in their veins? i’ll give you a hint, it’s a frick ton
eta- actual Brits. not Nigerians with passports
This post was edited on 9/26/23 at 9:41 pm
Posted on 9/26/23 at 10:42 pm to LafourcheTiger
From what I recall Cajun = from Acadia and creole = from France
Posted on 9/26/23 at 10:45 pm to justaniceguy
British is the “default” and seen as boring so people latch onto something else.
Posted on 9/26/23 at 11:16 pm to justaniceguy
quote:Germans
White Americans think they are mostly German but they are mostly British
Posted on 9/26/23 at 11:20 pm to justaniceguy
quote:
From what I recall Cajun = from Acadia and creole = from France
A creole is a person of mixed Spanish and French heritage. It was linked to money and power in most cases. The creoles were the people who looked down and often discriminated against the Cajuns.
The definition of a “creole” over time has been bastardized also. Lots of people today that claim to be creole aren’t really “creole” either
(Spain not Mexico, Central America, Caribbean or South America)
Posted on 9/26/23 at 11:40 pm to justaniceguy
<----German
Posted on 9/27/23 at 6:50 am to Saint Alfonzo
quote:
research. I am roughly 45% white, 40% white, 10% really white, 4% snowy white and 1% other.
I’m 99% Snowy white and 1% bluish white. Maybe we are cousins
Posted on 9/27/23 at 6:55 am to justaniceguy
Did you see that ludicrous display last night?
Posted on 9/27/23 at 6:58 am to The Quiet One
Cubs?
Posted on 9/27/23 at 7:29 am to justaniceguy
Mostly Scottish and Welsh, some British, one line has...Germans
been working on my ancestry for almost 30 yes
been working on my ancestry for almost 30 yes
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