I am curious about your roots and background (1 Viewer)

[Willow]

me:
I am Swiss, I have only Swiss nationality but I have some Spanish (really really far from now) and Moroccan roots
I feel more Swiss than anything else and I am proud of it My mother tongue is French but I have a decent level of English and I can understand a bit Arabic, despite not being able to write or read it. Otherwise I have studied German during 10 years of my life and I know some Japanese

+++ I have family in Canada, England, Morocco, Germany, Denmark

 

[dark_tranquility]

My list of backgrounds: Irish, Scottish, Welsh, Swedish, English, Thai, Chinese and Vietnamese
I didn't list a few but that is the majority of it..

I have 16 cousins from North America, 5 from England and Wales and 6 from Australia by my dna.

My mother is the Asian side of my roots and Dad is the European side.

Though as I discovered with a second mention from my dad's cousin.
I also have Aboriginal Australian (basically black) roots as well.

 

[Belgizen]

How much do you want? Cuz I traced my family tree back to the 14th century and have info from around the 12th century
(yes, this is what I do in my spare time when I'm not here).
Long story short:

I am Belgian
Come from a long line of knights who came over from France around the 12th century.
The wife of the son who settled in Belgium was a descendant of Bertrand du Guesclin, who fought in the 100th year war (Jeanne d'Arc used his tactics to win the war as he died).
BdG was a descendant of an Algerian king.
I also found documents stating that I might be related to the current Belgian Queen.
PS: you can still see the houses of my ancestors

 

[DrowningFishy]

I am mostly Irish, my grandpappy is from Northern Irland immigrated as a child. My Welsh great grandma met my German great grandfather on the way to America around the time WWII began.

Irish and German come from both sides of my parents but my mom's side is a mystery.

 

[Ahsoka]

From what I know I'm mostly Russian, my fathers ancestors came from Germany at some point before WW2, not sure when, and had to live in the Ural Mountains because they were of German ancestry during the war. My mothers side has Jewish ancestry and had to live in Jewish settlements in Russia. Now I have family in the US, Germany, Russia, and Israel.

 

[JoanaIsHere]

My background is almost fully Polish. I’m also Irish and Swedish from my mom’s side lol

 

[Lovely_Cornchips]

Basically European.

German, Prussian, Finnish, and yeah those are the ones I can think of right off the top of my head. Oh, and English obviously-but I'm American.

I can speak some Japanese, and some Spanish. But that is really it-I of course know a few words of Korean but I haven't gone out of my way to study it so I wouldn't count it.

In my current family, I have a Mexican aunt and about 7 cousins of Asian descent. But basically everyone lives here-I do think I may have some extended family in Germany though (not sure about that one though)

 

[kuro]

i'm boring. my roots are only indian
i am a first generation immigrant, i came to the us when i was 5 i am fluent in english and my mothertongue tamil. my dad speaks telugu, hindi, kannada, blah blah blah so i feel dumb but that's ok because i'm super whitewashed and a basic white girl and want nothing more than to marry a 40 year old white man so my culture, tradition, and roots dies with me i guess

 

[kuro]

From what I know I'm mostly Russian, my fathers ancestors came from Germany at some point before WW2, not sure when, and had to live in the Ural Mountains because they were of German ancestry during the war. My mothers side has Jewish ancestry and had to live in Jewish settlements in Russia. Now I have family in the US, Germany, Russia, and Israel.

whooooaaaa cool vik

 

[SeulPika]

I'm Irish/British, with French roots and I happen to be related to Marie Antoinette (The last Queen of France).

 

[kuro]

I'm Irish/British, with French roots and I happen to be related to Marie Antoinette (The last Queen of France).

ROYALTY BRIT

 

[Mayday]

I'm Asian-American, and my parents are Pakistani. My ancestors are Mongolian though.

 

[potato]

my roots are pretty much only India. I'm fully Indian and proud

I'm a first generation immigrant who lives in the UK (but I would consider myself second generation because I've mostly grown up in the UK). I guess I am more accustomed to english culture and habits but being in a foreign country makes me prouder of my culture, even if I can't always experience it.

i'm boring. my roots are only indian
i am a first generation immigrant, i came to the us when i was 5 i am fluent in english and my mothertongue tamil. my dad speaks telugu, hindi, kannada, blah blah blah so i feel dumb but that's ok because i'm super whitewashed and a basic white girl and want nothing more than to marry a 40 year old white man so my culture, tradition, and roots dies with me i guess

Embrace your culture smh

 

[Willow]

My background is almost fully Polish. I’m also Irish and Swedish from my mom’s side lol

Poland my best childhood friend is from there

 

[Willow]

my roots are pretty much only India. I'm fully Indian and proud

I'm a first generation immigrant who lives in the UK (but I would consider myself second generation because I've mostly grown up in the UK). I guess I am more accustomed to english culture and habits but being in a foreign country makes me prouder of my culture, even if I can't always experience it.

My uncle and my two cousins are Indian, I even have tried a sari when I first went to England

 

[Willow]

How much do you want? Cuz I traced my family tree back to the 14th century and have info from around the 12th century
(yes, this is what I do in my spare time when I'm not here).
Long story short:

I am Belgian
Come from a long line of knights who came over from France around the 12th century.
The wife of the son who settled in Belgium was a descendant of Bertrand du Guesclin, who fought in the 100th year war (Jeanne d'Arc used his tactics to win the war as he died).
BdG was a descendant of an Algerian king.
I also found documents stating that I might be related to the current Belgian Queen.
PS: you can still see the houses of my ancestors

wow it is so impressive

 

[Willow]

i'm boring. my roots are only indian
i am a first generation immigrant, i came to the us when i was 5 i am fluent in english and my mothertongue tamil. my dad speaks telugu, hindi, kannada, blah blah blah so i feel dumb but that's ok because i'm super whitewashed and a basic white girl and want nothing more than to marry a 40 year old white man so my culture, tradition, and roots dies with me i guess

you should be proud!

 

[Willow]

Basically European.

German, Prussian, Finnish, and yeah those are the ones I can think of right off the top of my head. Oh, and English obviously-but I'm American.

I can speak some Japanese, and some Spanish. But that is really it-I of course know a few words of Korean but I haven't gone out of my way to study it so I wouldn't count it.

In my current family, I have a Mexican aunt and about 7 cousins of Asian descent. But basically everyone lives here-I do think I may have some extended family in Germany though (not sure about that one though)

nice mix!

 

[yeji]

How much do you want? Cuz I traced my family tree back to the 14th century and have info from around the 12th century
(yes, this is what I do in my spare time when I'm not here).
Long story short:

I am Belgian
Come from a long line of knights who came over from France around the 12th century.
The wife of the son who settled in Belgium was a descendant of Bertrand du Guesclin, who fought in the 100th year war (Jeanne d'Arc used his tactics to win the war as he died).
BdG was a descendant of an Algerian king.
I also found documents stating that I might be related to the current Belgian Queen.
PS: you can still see the houses of my ancestors

my wife is my knight in shining amor

 

[yeji]

okkk
so my family is originally german. they moved to russia when german workes were looked for in russia basically and they were promised a good land and life. They litereally were living more or less with just germans there ( my great grandma could'nt even really speak russian) and some other nationalities ( my mom for example went to school with a girl who is south korean). Before I was born my whole family of my grandmothers side deciced to move back to germany and star anew. We all live in one city actually and always see each other during christmas (we are over 30 people without the newborn children of my cousins).