NationStates Jolt Archive

Now, this time I'm getting the poll right.

What is your heritage, or what are your heritages? If other, post it like this:
OTHER: African

My mom's from Southern Italy, my Dad was from Sicily. Somehow all the guys on my dad's side of the family stand over 6' tall. I'm the runt of the family at 6'1". Kinda weird for Sicilians.

yay i'm the first Celt! :)
damn i was when i voted...

though i'm part Balto-Slavic on my mother's side
that.

Celtic, Germanic, Balto-Slavic.

I'm German, English, Irish and Italian. ^^;;

I'm German, English, Irish and Italian. ^^;;
Are you an American, or no?

English, Scotch-Irish, Italian, Polish, Austrian, German, Cherokee Indian, and Lord knows what else. Yes, I'm a mutt :D

Surely should be anglo saxon rather than english but...


Germanic, Scandanavian (from where my family were in yorkshire and where the vikings came from who occupied that area we think Denmark), 'English' and Celtic (Scots Irish Welsh) :D

Celtic (Scottish).

1/4 mex 1/4 Native American 1/2 WHITE

1/2 Polish(and quite proud), 1/4 Italian, 1/8 English, 1/8 German

Anything in Europe.

On my mom's side, Scottish, English, German, with a little bit of Irish in there. And possibly Jewish. My dad's side: mostly Norwegian, with a twist of Native American. I think I may have a little French from somewhere, but I'm not sure so I didn't put "Mediterranean" down.

Polish, Scotch/Irish, English, Dutch, French, German, Mohawk Iroquois, and probably more.

English, Welsh, probably some Germanic given my surname, some Native American.

Other: Mostly Australian. Some American.


Mother's mother - born in Wales.
Mother's father - born in Port Lincoln, Australia.

Father's mother - born in Perth, Australia.
Father's father - born in the US.

Mother - born in Australia.
Father - born in the US.

Me - born in Australia.

Where is African as a choice? :headbang: :mad: :mad: :headbang:

Other: Canadian

Half Scottish, Half English with some Romanian Gypsy and Mediteranean thrown in there some time back.

I'm still the only East Asian! :D

Maybe all of them are asleep or something...after all, it's close or past midnight here....

We Germans kick ass.

Im 25% italian,
50% german,
25% mutt
100% American

About 50% German, 1/8 Irish, 1/8 French, plus English, Welsh, and Danish. Less than 1% Native American. Also distantly related to Alfredo Stroessner.

Where is African as a choice? :headbang: :mad: :mad: :headbang:
Post.

This has been debated already.

1/2 Native American 1/2 French :fluffle:

"Iberian"

its actually a bit more complicated than my previous post, thinking about it.

dad's side is 100% welsh celt

for the Balto-Slavic bit, its mostly Polish.
also a little Germanic with the other side of my mum's family being German (aristocrats before the war)
and also a little Scandivian (Norweigan)... apparently related to the royal family there. yay.

Im Mainly of English Decent, with distant Irish connections (Great Grandparents and surname) and very distant Scandinavian and Germanic influences.

i'm almost all irish celt in my heritage, maybe a tiny bit of viking in the mix

50% Lower Saxon and 50% East Prussian = 100% German :D

Yeah, Baby!

I ticked English, Celtic and Mediterranean. I'm of mixed English, French and Welsh descent.

Shame your poll is incomplete, though obviously not everything could be fitted into a 10-answer poll. Still, you've left out all the African ethnic groups, the Pacific (Polynesian, Melanesian, Australian Aboriginal, Maori, etc...), and Latin America (though I assume by Native American you don't just mean US, but all indigenous peoples of the Americas, from Inuits to indigenous South Americans?). That's leaving out a huge chunk of humanity. And your 'West Asian' option covers a lot of ethnic diversity (Indian subcontinent, Central Asia, Arabic peninsula and the rest of western Asia...). Even your European options leave out the Sami people.

Sorry, I love to nitpick. ;)

Ive got English, Scottish, USA American and Ruski.

I could try and re-enact the cold war in side my body...perhaps not...

I could try and re-enact the cold war in side my body...perhaps not...
lol :D


Celts are pwning in this poll! go us!!

quarter of each scottish, chippawa, welsh, and polish. an' i'm real proud of it!

I ticked English, Celtic and Mediterranean. I'm of mixed English, French and Welsh descent.
You can re-enact the Hundred Years war inside yourself.

I have only West and East Finnish, Ingrian and Sami "tensions" to work on. These are mainly mutual accusations like "they're all drunks", "can't communicate", "don't have real jobs", and "speak weirdly". The truth is that everyone's right.
Shame your poll is incomplete, though obviously not everything could be fitted into a 10-answer poll.
But, everything can be fitted in a 10-answer+posting ability poll. Another fact was that this set of options is based on earlier threads about the same subject. You can differentiate further those groups that are more common, such as Germanic, which branches to Anglic and Scandic, or British, which gives English and Celtic.
Still, you've left out all the African ethnic groups, the Pacific (Polynesian, Melanesian, Australian Aboriginal, Maori, etc...),
There was an incomplete poll earlier - only one voted "African", when that was available. So far, there hasn't been a single OTHER: African post. The same with the Pacific ethnicities.
and Latin America (though I assume by Native American you don't just mean US, but all indigenous peoples of the Americas, from Inuits to indigenous South Americans?).
Yes. Although Amerind as a language group is not a solid theory, they tend to be in a similar situation in the society.
That's leaving out a huge chunk of humanity.
The population in this forum do not represent humanity anywhere near accurately.
And your 'West Asian' option covers a lot of ethnic diversity (Indian subcontinent, Central Asia, Arabic peninsula and the rest of western Asia...).
This group is only geographical. The problem was, that Asian descent is uncommon in this forum, so you could post a single "Asian" option. But, that makes no sense, because where exactly do we draw the line? It'd evoke misunderstandings and problems as to where to place the Arabs and such. The solution is to separate Eastern and Western Asian, even if it uses up one option. It's not as I didn't think this thru.
Even your European options leave out the Sami people.
The Sami are a Fennic people. Besides language, the main difference is that the other Fennic peoples began agriculture. The Sami on the other hand find it odd plowing thru horsesh*t all your life, and indeed, they call Finns "the dunglanders" (lantalaiset).
Sorry, I love to nitpick. ;)
The same.

Danish-German. Ancestors came to Germany as Armourers during the 30 Years War and never left...until Uncle Joe gave an edict to have us ethnicly cleansed.

Mediterani-thingy (italian) and anglais.

I'm 100% Scottish which in reality means Irish/Anglo-Saxon/Norweigen/French/Pictish/Whatever

1/4th German, 1/4th Austrian, 1/4th Italian, 1/8th Swiss and 1/8th English.

Half Irish, quarter Sicilian, quarter Czechoslovakian.

Somewhere in south west Germany, I forget where about in south west Germany though. Or was it South East Germany? Oh well southern Germany.

English. Irish Grandparents.

Heinz 57 or mutt or mongrel is what I am. You name the race,ethnic group or culture and you will find it in my families heritage. The culture and heritage I call my own is the culture of the rural southern United States of America. If one does the research they would find it is mostly a mix of english,celtic,spainish,french and native american.

Me - born in England
Grandparents:
Maternal Grandmother - Scottish (Inverness)
Maternal Grandfather - Scottish (Glasgow)
Paternal Grandmother - German (Mettman)
Paternal Grandfather - English (Gloucester)

That puts my average birthplace somewhere in the North Sea.

1/2 Polish(and quite proud), 1/4 Italian, 1/8 English, 1/8 German


I'm almost 1/2 Polish. Pollocks unite!!! :D

Finnish all the way.

My father's family is from Germany, my mother's family is from Ireland.

From most to least- English, German, Irish, Cherokee, Scottish, Dutch, French and Commanche.

German, flemish, russian, irish.

Indian pretty much, but a little Iranian from my dad and Portuguese from my mom.

Well I am assuming Arabic covers Israeli *coughoffensivecough*. I am Indian and Israeli. You get headache causing names from the mix.

Well I am assuming Arabic covers Israeli *coughoffensivecough*. I am Indian and Israeli. You get headache causing names from the mix.
Israel is in West Asia.

Maternal Grandmother - Scottish (Inverness)


That's where my dad and his parents are from :)

English, Celtic, and Germanic.

Israel is in West Asia.
Indeed, but is not Arabic.

1/4 Cuban, 1/4 Russian, 1/2 Polish.

Irish purebred. It was a scandal to marry outside the Irish Catholic faith for centuries, even up to my parent's time.

I'm Swiss, Irish, Scottish, English, 3 different tribes of Native American, Persian, and there's probably more, but I can't remember.

Bah, I didn't see the Native American option at the bottom... Oh well.

Anyway, I'm as follows, from most to least: Irish, Scottish, Chickesaw, Cherokee, Scandinavian (not sure which, but these ancestors went to Scotland a long, long time ago), English, French, and German.

I'm overwhelmingly Scotch/Irish, though mostly Irish.

I'm Irish. I've got some British stuck in me somewhere, though we're not quite sure if the family from Britain was actually originally from another country (because, I mean.....why would Americans bother with heritage? We're American. Grrr). And then a smidge of both Belgian and Swedish, but they both go so far back that I didn't even vote with them.

So as the story goes, I'm vastly Irish with some other European spices.....

Edit: my friend (sitting by me) wants to add her two cents.....as I hand the keyboard off.....
Can't vote again, but our conversations usually go like this:
Me: Dad, what's our heritage
My dad: *cracks up*
Me: ........
My dad *still hysterical....takes several long moments to compose himself* Diluted.

Australian, southern Irish, highlander Scot.

Mexican, maybe Italian, who knows?

Primarily German, followed by English and Irish.

From most to least English German Scottish French, very little Dutch, Native American (Montauk)

English/Celtic (Scottish and Cornish).

Interestingly, Celtic should really be English and the Scottish should be Scots, Picts or Scandinavians (though using that logic the Engish should be Celts, Angles and Anglo-Saxons, but never mind, eh? ;) )

Mexican, maybe Italian, who knows?

Check your family history.

Oh, and check out my new sig, NS'ers. Color-coded for my heritage: Magenta and Sky Blue are for Scandinavia, Red is for England, Royal Blue is for France, Orange is for Germany, Green is for Ireland, Dark Green is for Scotland, and Brown is for Native American tribes.

Polish and Scottish.

As to the Cornish option, does it really exist anymore? I thought the last Cornish speaker died about 50 years ago.....

I am 100% Han Chinese. However, living in the West for a decade have left me culturally two-faced.

My mother is African American with Chikisaw and Cherokee in her blood, and my biological father ( who is caucasian by the way ) is French, Italian, and English.

As to the Cornish option, does it really exist anymore? I thought the last Cornish speaker died about 50 years ago.....
Funnily, Cornwall (or Kernow) actually lost its language in the 1700's, but they've tried to re-invent it basing it on literature from the 1500 and 1600's as well as Welsh and Breton.

Indeed, but is not Arabic.
I can't see the problem. The poll has "West Asia".

English, Scottish & Jewish.

English, Scottish & Jewish.
What exactly is "Jewish"? Isn't it a religion?

I'm human, and I associate myself based on cultural values, not where my ancestors were born.

I'm human, and I associate myself based on cultural values, not where my ancestors were born.
Deep. :rolleyes:

What exactly is "Jewish"? Isn't it a religion?
It is a religion and an ethnicity.

During the Holocaust, Hitler was persecuting Ethnic Jews.


For me, most to least: French, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, German, Russian, English

31.3% Sicilian
20.9% French
10.4% Russian
10.4% Georgian
10.4% Italian
6.3% Greek
6.3% Native American
4% German

OTHER Cuba, so latin american I guess. But cubans rule.

OTHER Cuba, so latin american I guess. But cubans rule.
You're the first Latin American here, then.

So far, there has been no African heritage here in the NationStates. Does the melanin gene protect you from "what if I was a dictator" dreams or what?

The only ones I know are norwegian and French. Proud of my french last name, carpentier(pronounced car-pont-e-a)