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What is your ethnic background?

What is your ethnic background?

  • East European

    Votes: 3 7.9%

  • West European

    Votes: 24 63.2%

  • East Asian/Pacific Islander

    Votes: 2 5.3%

  • Native American/Alaskan Native

    Votes: 6 15.8%

  • Black African

    Votes: 3 7.9%

  • North African

    Votes: 0 0.0%

  • Native Australian

    Votes: 0 0.0%

  • Latin American

    Votes: 3 7.9%

  • Middle Eastern/Jewish

    Votes: 4 10.5%

  • Indian/Pakistani

    Votes: 0 0.0%
  • Total voters
    38
talloulou said:
I'm Irish and German on both sides; with one grandfather always making a point that we're "pig**** Irish," which must be an extra special sect or some such.

Since I've never been to Germany or Ireland it's all moot.
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You are a German citizen as they determine citizenship by nationality. Bloodline.
 
Inferno said:
I listed mine earlier. I was just wondering how important we thought it was.
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I think its important to know what is generally thought of as a nationality is actually a different genetic structure.

Jews have 2 main differing subsets, Sephardi and Ashkenazi.

Ashkenazi Jews have a higher possibility of having children born with Tay-Sachs disease.
Jews in general have some specific related genetic diseases.

Know your Jewish genetic disorders

This goes for just about all subsets of white people.

Its true for pretty much everyone in the world Black, Asian, etc.
 
Harry Guerrilla said:
I think its important to know what is generally thought of as a nationality is actually a different genetic structure.

Jews have 2 main differing subsets, Sephardi and Ashkenazi.

Ashkenazi Jews have a higher possibility of having children born with Tay-Sachs disease.
Jews in general have some specific related genetic diseases.

Know your Jewish genetic disorders

This goes for just about all subsets of white people.

Its true for pretty much everyone in the world Black, Asian, etc.
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You make an excellent point. Certain nationalities do have certain traits that should be noted.
 
I think "Latin American" would be more a matter of a nationality rather than "ethnic group." In terms of that nationality, I'm Mexican and Guatemalan, with about an eighth of Costa Rican and a similarly small or slightly smaller portion of Asian, probably Filipino. But "Latin Americans" can range from being white to being entirely indigenous, as seen from a comparison of former Mexican president Vicente Fox to Bolivian president Evo Morales or a comparison of former Cuban president Fidel Castro to Venezuelan president Hugo Chavez. They're all technically "Latino" or "Hispanic" in a sense, but that's an ethnic group that includes whites.

So to clarify, my Spanish surname indicates that I'm part white (European Spanish), though I'm of majority indigenous genetic heritage, specifically Tarahumara (from the Mexican) and Mayan (from the Guatemalan). So in my "natural" environment, I suppose I shouldn't have a Spanish surname; it doesn't really accurately reflect my genetic heritage (as with American blacks named "Johnson," etc.), so much as a cultural heritage.
 
My ancestors hailed from Wales on one side, and German/Norweigan on the other side. There's probably a mix of some other stuff in there as well, but I am just going off of what I was told growing up. I've never cared to investigate myself.
 
Caine said:
However.

nearly 50% of Americans will tell you they have Irish and Native American ancestry.

:roll:
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I don't know about Native Americans, but those of us who actually are Irish get a bit irritated by that.

I've devised a simple seven-question test to determine whether or not an American who claims to be Irish is actually Irish or if they are just a normal American.

1. Do you eat corned beef and cabbage on Paddy's day?
"Yes" = American;
No = Irish

2. Ask them "How's the crack (craic)?"
"I don't do drugs." = American;
"Fine. And yerself?" = Irish
(Warning: if someone responds "It's deadly!" you can't actually be sure if they are Irish or not on that alone. Further investigation is warranted. If they say it like that's a bad thing they are American, if it sounds like a good thing, they are Irish.)

3. "Do you prefer black pudding or white pudding?"
"Huh? do you mean like chocolate or vanilla?" = American;
"Black! The blood's the best part" or "Black pudding is gross! White!" = Irish

4. "You're Irish, huh? I bet you love potatoes!"
"Oh yeah!" = American;
"Who the **** doesn't like potatoes?" = Irish

5. "You're Irish? What county?"
"What do you mean?" = American;
"Mayo/Galway/Waterford/Kerry/Sligo/Offaly/Armagh etc" = Irish

6. Say, "Come here." when they are standing right next to you.
"I'm already standing right next to you! How much closer can I get?" = American;
"What do you need?" = Irish

7. "Can you grab that yoke over there for me?"
"What's a yoke?" = American;
"Which yoke do you want? This one?" (points at something) = Irish





It's the easiest way to tell the difference. Any one of those questions should be enough to determine the degree of "Irishness" a person has.
 
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:rofl

I love your posts sometimes Tucker
 
Tucker Case said:
I don't know about Native Americans, but those of us who actually are Irish get a bit irritated by that.

I've devised a simple seven-question test to determine whether or not an American who claims to be Irish is actually Irish or if they are just a normal American.

1. Do you eat corned beef and cabbage on Paddy's day?
"Yes" = American;
No = Irish

2. Ask them "How's the crack (craic)?"
"I don't do drugs." = American;
"Fine. And yerself?" = Irish
(Warning: if someone responds "It's deadly!" you can't actually be sure if they are Irish or not on that alone. Further investigation is warranted. If they say it like that's a bad thing they are American, if it sounds like a good thing, they are Irish.)

3. "Do you prefer black pudding or white pudding?"
"Huh? do you mean like chocolate or vanilla?" = American;
"Black! The blood's the best part" or "Black pudding is gross! White!" = Irish

4. "You're Irish, huh? I bet you love potatoes!"
"Oh yeah!" = American;
"Who the **** doesn't like potatoes?" = Irish

5. "You're Irish? What county?"
"What do you mean?" = American;
"Mayo/Galway/Waterford/Kerry/Sligo/Offaly/Armagh etc" = Irish

6. Say, "Come here." when they are standing right next to you.
"I'm already standing right next to you! How much closer can I get?" = American;
"What do you need?" = Irish

7. "Can you grab that yoke over there for me?"
"What's a yoke?" = American;
"Which yoke do you want? This one?" (points at something) = Irish





It's the easiest way to tell the difference. Any one of those questions should be enough to determine the degree of "Irishness" a person has.
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Why do you think I bring it up? LOL

My family name in itself can be traced back to Irish roots directly, but it doesn't really matter because its the "cliche" of ethnic backgrounds to start with these days so it doesn't mean ****.

Everyone is Irish. From John Smith, to David Schwartzkoff.
 
Yeah. I've never claimed to be Irish or German or Native American. Or even English. That's where my ancestors were from, that's what my ancestors were. They became Americans, and I was born an American.

I'm an American and nothing else, and I'll be an American until I die or until I become something else.
 
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My father is half Irish and half Lebanese, my mother French Canadian. Half of of my siblings have dark hair including me, and the other half blond.
 
German on my father's side, German/Hungarian on my mother's. So I guess 3/4 German 1/4 Hungarian.
 
bub said:
Mexiponadian? :cool:
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I like that much better than what my husband calls me- spigollack :shock::doh

He's a huge racist. We get into it all the time about it. What I don't get is he absolutely hates Mexicans and his parents are both Mexican and most of his family and he loves them all. :thinking
 
americanwoman said:
I like that much better than what my husband calls me- spigollack :shock::doh

He's a huge racist. We get into it all the time about it. What I don't get is he absolutely hates Mexicans and his parents are both Mexican and most of his family and he loves them all. :thinking
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spigollack?! What does that mean? :rofl
 
americanwoman said:
It means that. And it's really mean! :x
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SPIC

A highly offensive term referring to a Spanish-speaking person from Mexico, Central or South America, Spain, or Portugal

Polack

The Polish word meaning Pole. However, in English, this has become a racial slurr/derogatory title for a person of Polish descent.

:rofl


But he forgot the Canadian part

=> Sasquatch
often used by American as a pejorative word for Canadians


=> Your new name will be Spigolasquatch :mrgreen:
 
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