This will make Euro blood BOIL

[JonasSalk]

It merely makes us bemused. What we don't get is no-one says "I'm English-American". Ever.

Because it's redundant.  It's like saying "I'm Irish and I drink."

[Caliga]

You mean when Cal goes: LOL I am German so I hate all French people?

When I do that I am always joking.  I myself have French ancestry too. 

[Ed Anger]

You mean when Cal goes: LOL I am German so I hate all French people?

When I do that I am always joking.  I myself have French ancestry too. 

[Siege]

I don't get the thread title.

You monsters hate it when we're interested in geneaology. 

Because they all come from peasants.

[Siege]

It merely makes us bemused. What we don't get is no-one says "I'm English-American". Ever.

I'm 100% sefaradi. Both my parents, all 4 grandparents, all 8 greatgrandparents, all 13 great-great-grandparents, and so on and so on.

[ulmont]

I'm 100% sefaradi. Both my parents, all 4 grandparents, all 8 greatgrandparents, all 13 great-great-grandparents, and so on and so on.

Most* of us have 16 great-great-grandparents, but thanks for the confirmation that your family tree doesn't fork.

*Not Cal.  I blame Kentucky.

[Grey Fox]

It merely makes us bemused. What we don't get is no-one says "I'm English-American". Ever.

I'm 100% sefaradi. Both my parents, all 4 grandparents, all 8 greatgrandparents, all 13 great-great-grandparents, and so on and so on.

Prove it. I'm sure somewhere in there, there's Nazi or Chinese blood.

[Caliga]

It makes my blood BOIL that you ignored the sporcle quiz I linked for your benefit.   

[MadImmortalMan]

Wait. Your surname is the shortened version of the name? I know what your name is, but I can't figure out what the longer version would be.

[Agelastus]

It merely makes us bemused. What we don't get is no-one says "I'm English-American". Ever.

I'm 100% sefaradi. Both my parents, all 4 grandparents, all 8 greatgrandparents, all 13 great-great-grandparents, and so on and so on.

This explains many things.

[Caliga]

Wait. Your surname is the shortened version of the name? I know what your name is, but I can't figure out what the longer version would be.

Nope, other way around.  The Lettuce-wannabe branch of the family dropped the first syllable.

[Razgovory]

I'm 100% sefaradi. Both my parents, all 4 grandparents, all 8 greatgrandparents, all 13 great-great-grandparents, and so on and so on.

Most* of us have 16 great-great-grandparents, but thanks for the confirmation that your family tree doesn't fork.

*Not Cal.  I blame Kentucky.

 

[Caliga]

Guilty as charged.  My dad's parents were first cousins, which means (I think) that I have four less great-great-grandparents than most people. 

Of course, that sort of thing didn't used to be all that uncommon, especially in rural communities like they came from.

[The Brain]

America. Ha. We Swedes were designing nuclear weapons when the Americans were naked savages.

[ulmont]

Of course, that sort of thing didn't used to be all that uncommon, especially in rural communities like they came from.

Still happens.  The parents of my high school class salutatorian were first cousins.