Filed under: A Bit Of Inspiration, Attitude & Aptitude, Culture, Differentiation
So at Christmas I did that ancestory.com thing.
After spitting what seemed like half a bucket of saliva into a test tube, I sent off my results and waited.
A few weeks later, I received this …
Now either I’m the most Worldly man that ever lived [bottom image, where I apparently have roots in 150 nationalities] or there has been a mistake with my results because according to them, I’m 27% Italian but don’t register significantly as British at all [1%].
In fact I’m more Syrian than British.
And Polish.
And Ukrainian.
And German.
In fact I’m apparently mainly European Jewish.
Now I know I have a nose for it but my Dad’s family was longterm English and my surname is that well known European Jewish name, Campbell so I’m really not sure what’s going on.
What’s weirder is my wife – who, let’s not forget, is a bloody Australian/Canadian – took the test and she is 60% British.
SIXTY PERCENT.
Now I know England owns Australia and Canada, but how the hell can she be more British than me … someone who has a British father, British grandparents, British great grandparents and spent the first 25 of his life there?
The only positive is that I can now pretend I’m an International Man Of Mystery … or I can until I take the test again [because I’m convinced I ate some peanuts that somehow screwed with the results] and find out I’m 100% idiot.
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i can tell you who you are with absolute fucking accuracy.
Comment by andy@cynic February 15, 2018 @ 6:18 am5% english
Comment by andy@cynic February 15, 2018 @ 6:22 am5% Italian
12% sad gadget twat
24% planner wanker
18% jammy fucking bastard
35% annoying as fuck
111% maths failure
$80 please.
Comment by andy@cynic February 15, 2018 @ 6:24 amBargain.
Comment by DH February 15, 2018 @ 6:29 amI believe those %’s more than ancestory.com’s.
Comment by Rob February 15, 2018 @ 7:24 am100% wrong.
Comment by Bazza February 15, 2018 @ 8:43 amThis has made me happier than I ever could have imagined.
Comment by DH February 15, 2018 @ 6:30 amInternational Man of Misery more like.
Comment by John February 15, 2018 @ 6:36 amSaint George was born in Syria.
Comment by John February 15, 2018 @ 6:36 amdont make him feel fucking better doddsy.
Comment by andy@cynic February 15, 2018 @ 6:51 amI don’t think he wants to be associated with the flag of St George.
Comment by John February 15, 2018 @ 6:56 amYour only bit of mystery is how you keep being employed.
Comment by Billy Whizz February 15, 2018 @ 6:38 amYou’re human.
Comment by Shubhangi Srinivasan February 15, 2018 @ 6:53 amWe are but a tiny speck in a vast universe.
you obviously havent met the fucker then.
Comment by andy@cynic February 15, 2018 @ 7:01 amspeck is an obvious autocorrection
Comment by John February 15, 2018 @ 7:03 amI wish your comment hadn’t made me laugh John.
Comment by Rob February 15, 2018 @ 7:25 amIt’s funny because it’s true.
Comment by DH February 15, 2018 @ 7:44 amOn the bright side Robert, you’re more effective than the United Nations.
Comment by Pete February 15, 2018 @ 11:02 amI’m 3% neanderthal.
Comment by andreea February 15, 2018 @ 1:18 pmI did use a different service though…
Comment by andreea February 15, 2018 @ 1:19 pmSo you’re 3% Australian? Boom Tish.
Comment by Rob February 15, 2018 @ 2:17 pmTo be Australian is by choice, not by genetics.
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