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In reply to the discussion: So, what "Shithole" country did your ancestors come from? [View all]TheOther95Percent
(1,035 posts)My grandparents emigrated from Europe in the early twentieth century. My maternal grandfather was an orphan at age 9 and made the Atlantic crossing from Italy with his 10 year old brother. He went back to his ancestral village, found a wife and brought her over from the old country. My paternal grandfather came from Ireland around 1902 and went back and forth several times before finally staying in 1919. They came poor. They built lives, paid taxes, sent kids to college and to war.
My DNA tells me I have Greek and Turkish too. The smallest part of my ancestry is Norwegian. I only know this from medical testing for breast cancer revealed I have a genetic mutation found in Norwegians. Probably got it from some Viking who "visited" Ireland. At 5'2'' I wish this potential Viking ancestor had bequeathed me with more physical height than a greater risk for breast cancer, but what are you going to do? Feh.