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What nations or people are among your ancestors?

Discussion in 'Member Casual Chat' started by Lindis, Jan 28, 2022.

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Scottish

  1. Irish

    5 vote(s)
    23.8%

  2. English

    9 vote(s)
    42.9%

  3. Welsh

    3 vote(s)
    14.3%

  4. German, Austrian, Swiss, Alsatian

    9 vote(s)
    42.9%

  5. Dutch

    1 vote(s)
    4.8%

  6. Italian

    2 vote(s)
    9.5%

  7. Polish

    2 vote(s)
    9.5%

  8. American Indian, native American

    3 vote(s)
    14.3%

  9. other

    13 vote(s)
    61.9%
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  1. pitbull

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    pitbull, Feb 2, 2022
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    I wonder how true that will be now Spanish speakers are heading for being the largest sector of the population.
    It begs the question, when does the term "ancestor" start? Parents? Grandparents?
     
    Pixie, Feb 2, 2022
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    I'm 100% American... I was born in the Bronx. My dad was born in NY and my mom was born in Joisey.
     
    AARguy, Feb 2, 2022
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    That's all very subjective. :)

    Btw, my daughter was able to choose between German or Italian citizenship when she turned 18. She preferred to keep her German citizenship.
     
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    Iroquois or Mohegan?

    My DNA is Nordic.
     
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    I used the term "Native American" - because if I dared to write "Red Indian" - then I would probably be burned on the stake in the USA - am I right?

    In Germany one may still use the term "Indianer".
    If we speak of the Indians in India, we say "Inder".
     
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    In Hollywood films, Indians were always evil savages who scalped the poor white settlers and drank much firewater.

    They're said to have been very warlike, aggressive, and they also liked to slaughter their Indian brothers from other tribes when no Europeans were available.
     
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    Indianer is next to Illinoise
     
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    Lots of times we see “indigenous” used rather than “native.” I think that’s better, but it’ not without it’s critics.
     
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    Scottish would probably be a big one. It was for me.
     
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    The "Dutch" in Pennsylvania were actually German. The confusion came from the word Deutsch which is what Germans called themselves.
     
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    That's a bit of a generalization. I have Dutch ancestors from Pa. who were really Dutch.
     
    Adfundum, Feb 5, 2022
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    and I have Dutch ancestors from Pennsylvania that were really German. Had to prove it to the rest of the family that thought they were Dutch.
     
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    I have read texts in "Pennsylvanian Dutch".
    And it is very much like my own dialect from the Southwest of Germany.
    Not the least bit "Netherlandish".
     
    Lindis, Feb 5, 2022
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    The label, "Pennsylvania Dutch" may be more German than Dutch. All I'm saying is that it's not a universal.

    My German ancestors were meticulous record keepers from Wartenberg and Darmstadt in the early 1800s. The Dutch side only lists Holland. The English side is from Warminster in Wiltshire. Also have some African and Native relatives, but all I know about them is they were from St. Louis and Arkansas.
     
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