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c03n3nj0 on 22 May 2010
sc94597 said:

Pennsylvania Deitsch(so the Rhineland part of Germany and some of Switzerland), France(Bretagne, Languedoc, Corsica, some other regions), Spain(Andalusia, Galicia, Asturias), and England. I also have diluted Amerindian and African mixture judging from an ancestral DNA test(called 23andme) that I bought. So chances are I have an Amerindian(probably Taino although Native American from the U.S is possible) and African(probably from somewhere in West-Africa) ancestor or two somewhere down the line.

Where do you find such tests?



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sc94597 on 22 May 2010
c03n3nj0 said:
sc94597 said:

Pennsylvania Deitsch(so the Rhineland part of Germany and some of Switzerland), France(Bretagne, Languedoc, Corsica, some other regions), Spain(Andalusia, Galicia, Asturias), and England. I also have diluted Amerindian and African mixture judging from an ancestral DNA test(called 23andme) that I bought. So chances are I have an Amerindian(probably Taino although Native American from the U.S is possible) and African(probably from somewhere in West-Africa) ancestor or two somewhere down the line.

Where do you find such tests?

https://www.23andme.com/  

Very expensive, but they have regular discounts. Two months ago when I bought mine there was a -$200 discount, which made the complete edition $300. A month ago, on DNA day it was $99 for the complete edition, which usually is $500. You get a ton of information though, and furthermore, if you buy the complete edition you can download your raw snp data and use it in other programs/sites or search for a specific SNP of data that may be related to a phenotypical trait. It isn't only ancestry either, well if you buy the Complete Edition that is, you also get Health Data and Trait studies. For example, I have an elevated risk for Type I Diabetes, which makes sense considering that my Grandmother suffered from diabetes and eventually died from it. 



c03n3nj0 on 22 May 2010
sc94597 said:
c03n3nj0 said:
sc94597 said:

Pennsylvania Deitsch(so the Rhineland part of Germany and some of Switzerland), France(Bretagne, Languedoc, Corsica, some other regions), Spain(Andalusia, Galicia, Asturias), and England. I also have diluted Amerindian and African mixture judging from an ancestral DNA test(called 23andme) that I bought. So chances are I have an Amerindian(probably Taino although Native American from the U.S is possible) and African(probably from somewhere in West-Africa) ancestor or two somewhere down the line.

Where do you find such tests?

https://www.23andme.com/  

Very expensive, but they have regular discounts. Two months ago when I bought mine there was a -$200 discount, which made the complete edition $300. A month ago, on DNA day it was $99 for the complete edition, which usually is $500. You get a ton of information though, and furthermore, if you buy the complete edition you can download your raw snp data and use it in other programs/sites or search for a specific SNP of data that may be related to a phenotypical trait. It isn't only ancestry either, well if you buy the Complete Edition that is, you also get Health Data and Trait studies. For example, I have an elevated risk for Type I Diabetes, which makes sense considering that my Grandmother suffered from diabetes and eventually died from it. 

FIVE HUNDRE-

I can just forget about that, then... at least until I have a job and can spend stuff all wily nilly.  



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Alasted on 23 May 2010

Do you listen to much Bartok, OP?

On-topic: Japan and China.



Slimebeast on 23 May 2010
Tino Vainamoinen said:
Slimebeast said:
FootballFan said:
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FootballFan said:
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FootballFan said:
I'm white and blonde so likely Norther Europe Sweden England etc

Why would u have Swedish ancestors? U are from Britain.


At some point in time my family could have been from there. Blonde hair and Blue eyes is more common in Sweden than in England.

That's a bit flawed logic. It's more like the stone age population in Northern Europe including Britan, France, Germany were blonde, thousands of years ago. Then they got mixed up with darkish hair from the south, but less mixed up the further North you go (Scandinavia).


Hmmm...Nice

Looks like I could be pure British

Exactly! Sweet, isn't it?

Stupidest thing in this thread besids the word "GOD" OMG ARE YOU TELLING ME THAT SOMEONE FROM CAN'T BE SWEDISH IN ENGLAND...Bsh...Tell me what if his Great granadpa and Grandma where from there...but they moved to England and had babys...WHAT IF?

His argument was to speculate on Swedish ancestry just because he is a blonde British. I replied that it's flawed logic. Theoretically it could be so, but it's extremely unlikely.

Fact is that Scandinavian blood is very uncommon in the UK. The blondness in Britain comes from the pre-historic population, not from blonde Scandinavian immigrants. There has never been any significant migration of people from Scandinavia to Britain. The only few drops of Scandinavian blood are due to a few Britons who were raped by Vikings, but it's so little that you surely can't trace it in the current population.



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Tino Vainamoinen on 24 May 2010
pastro243 said:
Tino Vainamoinen said:
Slimebeast said:
FootballFan said:
Slimebeast said:
FootballFan said:
Slimebeast said:
FootballFan said:
I'm white and blonde so likely Norther Europe Sweden England etc

Why would u have Swedish ancestors? U are from Britain.


At some point in time my family could have been from there. Blonde hair and Blue eyes is more common in Sweden than in England.

That's a bit flawed logic. It's more like the stone age population in Northern Europe including Britan, France, Germany were blonde, thousands of years ago. Then they got mixed up with darkish hair from the south, but less mixed up the further North you go (Scandinavia).


Hmmm...Nice

Looks like I could be pure British

Exactly! Sweet, isn't it?

Stupidest thing in this thread besids the word "GOD" OMG ARE YOU TELLING ME THAT SOMEONE FROM CAN'T BE SWEDISH IN ENGLAND...Bsh...Tell me what if his Great granadpa and Grandma where from there...but they moved to England and had babys...WHAT IF?

 

and lol at the Italian spanish person...(YOU'RE A CANNON)

Sorry, I dont understand that.

It's a pairing

Italy and Spain...and it's like your their child XD



Tino Vainamoinen on 24 May 2010
Slimebeast said:
Tino Vainamoinen said:
Slimebeast said:
FootballFan said:
Slimebeast said:
FootballFan said:
Slimebeast said:
FootballFan said:
I'm white and blonde so likely Norther Europe Sweden England etc

Why would u have Swedish ancestors? U are from Britain.


At some point in time my family could have been from there. Blonde hair and Blue eyes is more common in Sweden than in England.

That's a bit flawed logic. It's more like the stone age population in Northern Europe including Britan, France, Germany were blonde, thousands of years ago. Then they got mixed up with darkish hair from the south, but less mixed up the further North you go (Scandinavia).


Hmmm...Nice

Looks like I could be pure British

Exactly! Sweet, isn't it?

Stupidest thing in this thread besids the word "GOD" OMG ARE YOU TELLING ME THAT SOMEONE FROM CAN'T BE SWEDISH IN ENGLAND...Bsh...Tell me what if his Great granadpa and Grandma where from there...but they moved to England and had babys...WHAT IF?

His argument was to speculate on Swedish ancestry just because he is a blonde British. I replied that it's flawed logic. Theoretically it could be so, but it's extremely unlikely.

Fact is that Scandinavian blood is very uncommon in the UK. The blondness in Britain comes from the pre-historic population, not from blonde Scandinavian immigrants. There has never been any significant migration of people from Scandinavia to Britain. The only few drops of Scandinavian blood are due to a few Britons who were raped by Vikings, but it's so little that you surely can't trace it in the current population.

That's the only thing I read...and I know a Finnish British person and Someone who is Half Scottish and half Norwegian!

so...You never know...and besides I know someone who is "Greek, Finnish, Swedish, English and Croatian" WHAT A MIX RIGHT THERE!