GTKY: what is your heritage?

jensavicci · January 2014

It's very early and I'm very bored. So...

This may or may not have been asked before but what's your heritage as well as your DH/SO's. I love hearing all the different backgrounds because everybody is mixed with something

yay for diversity!

Also, do you happen to speak any other languages other than English?

I'm half Italian and half Puerto Rican. DW is African American, Native American and Italian. She doesn't speak anything and I just barely speak anything. I picked up bits and pieces of both Spanish and Italian from my grandparents on both sides. But my parents wanted me to grow up "Americanized" so I was never taught until high school.

avere una buona domenica!

Artistmom30 · January 2014

I'm a mix of a number of different things. Main ethnicity is Hispanic but also German, Irish, French, Mayan, Native American and Spanish. I'm not sure about my DH since his mom is adopted and his dad died when he was 8. If I had to guess I would at least saying he was either Irish or Scottish. The dude's hair is blond but his beard is fire red

Plus, it's kinda fun that his birthday is St. Patrick's Day.

mamabc14 · January 2014

I'm a brown girl, native American, creole, and Irish. people are always very confused by my looks ( don't know why I looK normal) and DH is 100000% Mexican. he speaks Spanish first then English. I studied Arabic for a long time and I'm learning Spanish. I can't have DH and the baby plotting against me

hrgwu2006 · January 2014

I am 1/4 German, 1/4 Swedish and 1/2 English. My mom's parents immigrated from Germany and Sweden when they were kids. I identify mostly with my Swedish heritage and enjoy sharing that culture those in my life. My DH is part German and English.

bewilderingstar · January 2014

@funnibunni80 - My father's side of the family is direct descendants of Priscilla Alden (John Alden's wife) who were also on the Mayflower. It's funny, John & Priscilla Alden can be found at the Plymouth Plantation (a reenactment historical place) and I tried telling them that Priscilla is like a gazillion times great grandmother of mine when I was 10yrs old. haha

I am 1/4 Portuguese then a ton of English/Irish/Scottish with some Northern Iroquoia and little other bits of European mutt & French Canadian.

DH is English/Irish mainly with some Lithuanian, and a wee bit of Scottish & French Canadian.

DH actually gets tanner than I do. My mom & brother are dark because of the Portuguese (mainland/Cape Verdian) and I'm one of the lighter cousins on the Portuguese side, though I look straight up Portgy.

Can't wait to see what our baby looks like. Curly hair for sure but I don't know if he/she will have my cute Portgy nose or Bri's angolo-saxon nose (either is fine but my whole family has my nose haha).

Lola825 · January 2014

I am French, Irish, German and Polish. I would say we embrace the Irish and Polish (food!!) most. DH is French, Scandinavian and Native American. He identifies with French the most.

I speak Spanish, not 100% fluently but I can understand it fluently. I'd love to learn French and Italian!

Ylvelill · January 2014

1/2 danish, 1/4 German, 1/4 African American. Born and raised in Denmark.

Husband is 1/2 Lebanese, 1/2 English, born and raised in the US.

mcvgal · January 2014

DH and I are both 100% Mexican although I am first generation American and he was born over there. We speak Spanish first then English.

Salsera29 · January 2014

I'm mostly German and Italian with some other stuff thrown in. I used to speak German fluently, but I have no one to practice with so it's not as good now. DH is German Jewish...he had relatives die in the camps and his grandmother was a survivor. We actually found her name at the Holocaust Museum in DC. It was intense.

purpleXdandelion · January 2014

I'm 1/4 Swedish and 1/4 Italian. The other half is a mix of English, Irish, German, and Cherokee Indian.

DH is Polish and German.

Eener31 · January 2014

I am 50% Italian, 25% German, and 25% Ukranian. DH's heritage is English and French, but his family has been in the US for many generations longer than mine. I'm first gen American on my mom's side and second gen on my dad's.

cakebatter27 · January 2014

My grand pap met my grandma in Germany when he was stationed there during WWII! I love their story.

Paternal side: Germany and polish

Maternal size : Cherokee Indian and irish

DH is Italian and polish.

PenelopeSnuz77 · January 2014

I'm 25% each of Irish, Swedish, Dutch, and German.

DH is 100% Irish. He has dark red/brown hair and super cute freckles.

Prncesta · January 2014

This is so interesting to read! I am 75% Italian 25 % Spanish and my DH is Italian and Czech...unfortunetly neither of us speak another language even though I studied abroad in Italy for 5 months so I should have picked something up lol

rattlecanqueen · January 2014

In typical American style- I'm mostly Irish on my father's side, mostly German on my mother's, with a smattering of native American, French, and English. My ancestors have been here since the 1800s

Mh is Irish and Italian. His great grandfather immigrated from Italy.

V1981 · January 2014

Dh is 100% Italian. Speaks and understands the language.

I'm mainly Italian with a little English thrown in from my mothers side.

daniekinz · January 2014

Im black, born in ny, but both my parents are from ST. lucia, west indies. They both speak french and creole (a broken french) but i was never taught. DH mom is from NY as well but his grandmother is from St. kitts, west indies and grandfather from memphis, TN. He never met his fathers side. So little mysteries everywhere.

hope1017 · January 2014

Both my husband and I are 100% Mexican. Although I could be mixed with a little something else since both of my parent grew up without a father but that I will never know. Our parents taught us Spanish first and we both learned English when we started kindergarten.

emy730 · January 2014

I'm mostly German with some English and Greek thrown in. H is mostly French, with a bit of Native American.

SuperTinkerham · January 2014

I'm mostly Swedish with some other stuffs thrown in. I'm blonde with brown eyes.
We know mister is part Native American, just don't know how much. His grandfather supposedly came down to Texas from trail of tears. He gets mistaken for Spanish when in Spain for work and Italian once in awhile. He's got dark hair and green eyes.

Myanswer true · January 2014

DH and I are both a mixture of everything the British Isles have to offer and German. I also have some Delaware Indian mixed in there several generations back (its a really cool story that I'm working on writing into a novel). One of my ancestors signed the lease on the Mayflower (Robert Cushman, who was a passenger on the other ship that had to turn back), and another was the one of the youngest passengers aboard the Mayflower, and was the last passenger to die (Mary Allerton).

1982Babies · January 2014

I am 50% Portuguese, I think 25% German and 25% Heinz 57.

DH is ? % Danish and uh German. He's pasty. :P

mrscurlygurl · January 2014

I'm 1/2 Irish, 1/4 Italian, 1/4 Welsh (or some mix of British I think). DH is a mixture of things...Some Spanish, Some French (maybe Creole), and maybe English/Scottish? We're basically your standard American mutts

jensavicci · January 2014

1982Babies said:
I am 50% Portuguese, I think 25% German and 25% Heinz 57.

DH is ? % Danish and uh German. He's pasty. :P

Somebody pass the steak! This chick is made of sauce.

PregsMcSnoozalot · January 2014

me: german and swiss

dh: polish, german, and english

helloblueeyes · January 2014

My DH is German, Italian and Native American.

My paternal grandfather was born in Australia and came over here to work and fell in love. His history is very French. My paternal grandmother was adopted, and always said that if somebody gave her up they must have had a good reason so she never wanted to know her heritage. When she died last year I had to go through all her things and found her birth certificate. She was born in a convent in New York in the 30's, and judging by the pale skin, natural red hair and freckles in our family we are pretty sure she was Irish. My maternal side is German.

andyandrachel · January 2014

I'm Irish, Scottish, English (English is a guess. My Grandfather's family was Irish for as long as we can tell, but his last name was English) and Italian (though my grandmother would slap me for not mentioning that she was Sicilian). DH is Polish and German. We will probably just tell our kids they are European.

DH and I each took French in middle and high school. He continued French in college while I took a semester each of Italian and Spanish. I've retained almost nothing other than "Do you speak English?" in each language. DH claims to be fluent in French but I'm pretty sure he means comprehension, not speaking.

MstoMrstoMom851214 · January 2014

I'm 50% Syrian and 50% Irish. Although I look all Irish because of my coloring, my brother got the light Arabic coloring.

My husband is 50% Italian and 50% a mix (a little bit of Irish, Scottish, and some other European roots).

Our kids will be the most Irish (by a few percentage points) since it's the only nationality we have in common.

As for languages, I am terrible at them. I remember very little of my HS French. I do know a few words and phrases in Arabic from my childhood. My husband speaks fairly decent Spanish, he is useful in translating when we travel abroad.

lindslalala · January 2014

I'm mainly Irish and Italian. DH is mainly German and Irish.

earichar23 · January 2014

I'm like mamabc14! People are always asking me my background or just assume I'm whatever dark haired ethnicity they are. I've had people assume I'm Greek, Puerto Rican, Hawiian, Eskimo, and Italian. I'm totally an American mutt. Slovak, French, English, and possibly some Native American. My Nana always said we were Native and she and all her kids have straight black hair but we've never been able to trace her ancestry in that direction.

michellexm · January 2014

I'm mostly English and Cornish with a very tiny smattering of French, German, etc. many generations back in the family tree. The hubs is mostly of Scandinavian background.

I've had the most success with Japanese as a second language, though I can handle some French, too. I've also briefly studied Spanish and sign language with very limited success. I also know some random Korean words learned from friends; the Korean kids I meet get a big kick out of my limited white girl vocabulary.

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Fletch82 · January 2014

I'm 1/4 native America, 1/4 Mexican (dad) 1/4 Italian, 1/4 Irish (mom).

DH is 1/2 Scottish 1/2 Italian.

Saritaota614 · January 2014

I am 1/4 Scottish (decending from queen mary) I often wonder where my castle is, ha! 1/4 native american, 1/4 german, 1/4 english. My grandmother's (dad's mom) dad was amish.

DH is mostly german. Not sure about his dads side... his parent's are divorced and hehas not contact with him.

cookieinva · January 2014

I am mostly Irish and identify as such. I have dual Irish/US citizenship, as does DS and as will this baby.

Two of my grandparents came over in the 1920s from Ireland so on that side I am second generation. On the other side my grandmother says she was half Irish, half German but there was some issue in her family when she was little so who knows, we never met any of them. My remaining grandparent was adopted but his adoptive family was mainly Irish.

coybig · January 2014

1/4 Croatian, and then a random mix of English, Irish, French, and a hint of German.

On my mom's side I can trace back to William Brewster on the Mayflower. On my dad's side, I've been able to trace back to 1650's in France.

I knew enough Spanish (3 years and a trip to MEX in HS) to get me by while teaching in AZ, but it's fading fast.

Neighner20 · January 2014

I'm half Swedish. My father's parents came to the U.S. when they were around 16 and then learned to speak English. On my mother's side we aren't sure but we think it is a mix of Scottish/English something or the other.

I know sign language. I know some Spanish from taking 2 years of it in high school myself and then interpreting Spanish class for different deaf students.

bgoodbpar · January 2014

DH is black. I'm half black and my dad is Native American and English (British English). My Dad was really into tracing heritage--fun fact apparently I'm related to Bonnie of Bonnie and Clyde.

I get mistaken for being Hispanic all the time to the point of annoyance. People tend to start speaking to me in Spanish all the time assuming. I speak some Spanish but only use it when necessary at work. It's funny because I look just like my parents and neither look Hispanic.

michellexm · January 2014

uws22 said:
1/4 Croatian, and then a random mix of English, Irish, French, and a hint of German.

On my mom's side I can trace back to William Brewster on the Mayflower. On my dad's side, I've been able to trace back to 1650's in France.

I knew enough Spanish (3 years and a trip to MEX in HS) to get me by while teaching in AZ, but it's fading fast.

I'm also a Brewster relation. They made their mark!

Love227 · January 2014

I'm Hispanic all the way. Both my parents were born in Mexico . Although my dad looks like he is native to Mexico but not mexican. I'm first generation. Spanish was my first language but I'm #4 of 5 kids and I spoke English before going to kindergarten. I still speak Spanish fluently.
SO is also mexican on both sides. We've never actually tried to trace his heritage but I wouldn't be suprised to find out that his mothers side is partly Native American because of the dark hair, high cheek bones, almond shaped eyes. Both his parents were born in America. They didn't teach any of their 8 kids Spanish cause they wanted them to be Americanized.

Mrs.DeRuysscher · January 2014

i am mostly Irish which is one of my most dominate genes as i am very fair, redish/brownish hair and lots of freckles though none really on my face. I believe my fathers side has a mix of English/Scottish. I have older family members currently working on family trees and history so i am slowly learning about them.

Dh is Belgium and not sure what else he is mixed with but they mostly just say Belgium.

We have a great mix Alcohol and chocolate