mjmooney Posted February 10, 2018 VT Supporter Share Posted February 10, 2018 10 hours ago, bickster said: I think its how people identified themselves in the last census So, it's not DNA-based, but entirely self-defined? Pretty unreliable, if so. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darrenm Posted February 11, 2018 Share Posted February 11, 2018 On 28/12/2017 at 12:41, Xann said: Always thought the Step Mom/Sister scenarios were a bit weird, but I suppose the film makers are responding to their market? Ugh! America - Stop fancying who your Dad's shagging! Even if it is Alison Tyler. Meh Tiffany Thompson 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Albrighton Posted February 11, 2018 VT Supporter Share Posted February 11, 2018 44 minutes ago, darrenm said: Meh Tiffany Thompson 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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il_serpente Posted February 15, 2018 VT Supporter Share Posted February 15, 2018 I have to wonder how you came across that map. Serendipitous result when searching for hemorrhoids, perhaps? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bickster Posted February 15, 2018 Moderator Share Posted February 15, 2018 3 hours ago, il_serpente said: I have to wonder how you came across that map. Serendipitous result when searching for hemorrhoids, perhaps? nope. reddit/r/mapporn Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VILLAMARV Posted February 15, 2018 Share Posted February 15, 2018 would be great to see what their DNA tests did to that map 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bickster Posted February 15, 2018 Moderator Share Posted February 15, 2018 31 minutes ago, VILLAMARV said: would be great to see what their DNA tests did to that map All originated from Africa Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rds1983 Posted February 16, 2018 VT Supporter Share Posted February 16, 2018 On 09/02/2018 at 19:52, bickster said: According to this map the USA is about 50% German ancestry. Am I the only one suprised by this? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrisp65 Posted February 16, 2018 Share Posted February 16, 2018 (edited) 15 minutes ago, Rds1983 said: According to this map the USA is about 50% German ancestry. Am I the only one suprised by this? Wasn't German narrowly defeated when they were deciding what their first language would be? quick google: myth! Edited February 16, 2018 by chrisp65 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bickster Posted February 16, 2018 Moderator Share Posted February 16, 2018 3 minutes ago, Rds1983 said: According to this map the USA is about 50% German ancestry. Am I the only one suprised by this? Lots of the German areas are low population Hot dogs EDIT: Just remembered Trump's German isn't he? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vive_La_Villa Posted February 16, 2018 Share Posted February 16, 2018 12 minutes ago, Rds1983 said: According to this map the USA is about 50% German ancestry. Am I the only one suprised by this? I'm suprised how many eskimos live in the desert. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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bickster Posted February 16, 2018 Moderator Share Posted February 16, 2018 2 minutes ago, Vive_La_Villa said: I'm suprised how many eskimos live in the desert. You are confusing your Eskimo with your American Indian, (cant believe the census uses that term) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vive_La_Villa Posted February 16, 2018 Share Posted February 16, 2018 Just now, bickster said: You are confusing your Eskimo with your American Indian, (cant believe the census uses that term) One for the racism thread. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bickster Posted February 16, 2018 Moderator Share Posted February 16, 2018 8 minutes ago, Vive_La_Villa said: One for the racism thread. No, I meant the colours in the schema are pretty similar Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mandy Lifeboats Posted February 16, 2018 Share Posted February 16, 2018 I wonder if the massive German heritage is actually due to ther Americans being generally poor at geography? German probably means "European but not French, Irish, English, Italian or Spanish". Denmark, Austria= Germany. Iceland, Sweden, Norway, Greenland, Finland= Vikings. Portugal = Spain. Anything east of Germany = Russia. Belgium, Switzerland = France. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjmooney Posted February 16, 2018 VT Supporter Share Posted February 16, 2018 6 minutes ago, Mandy Lifeboats said: I wonder if the massive German heritage is actually due to ther Americans being generally poor at geography? German probably means "European but not French, Irish, English, Italian or Spanish". Denmark, Austria= Germany. Iceland, Sweden, Norway, Greenland, Finland= Vikings. Portugal = Spain. Anything east of Germany = Russia. Belgium, Switzerland = France. The German descendents in PA are known as 'Pennsylvania Dutch'. (Although the word is itself corrupted from 'Deutsch'). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bickster Posted February 16, 2018 Moderator Share Posted February 16, 2018 9 minutes ago, Mandy Lifeboats said: I wonder if the massive German heritage is actually due to ther Americans being generally poor at geography? German probably means "European but not French, Irish, English, Italian or Spanish". Denmark, Austria= Germany. Iceland, Sweden, Norway, Greenland, Finland= Vikings. Portugal = Spain. Anything east of Germany = Russia. Belgium, Switzerland = France. This Wiki Article may shock you then Quote German Americans (German: Deutschamerikaner) are Americans who have full or partial German ancestry. With an estimated size of approximately 44 million in 2016, German Americans are the largest of the ancestry groups reported by the US Census Bureau in its American Community Survey.[1] The group accounts for about one third of the total ethnic German population in the world.[6][7][8] None of the German states had American colonies. In the 1670s, the first significant groups of German immigrants arrived in the British colonies, settling primarily in Pennsylvania, New York, and Virginia. Immigrationcontinued in very large numbers during the 19th century, with eight million arrivals from Germany. Between 1820 and 1870 over seven and a half million German immigrants came to the United States—more than doubling the entire population of the country. By 2010, their population grew to 49.8 million immigrants, reflecting a jump of 6 million people since 2000. There is a "German belt" that extends all the way across the United States, from eastern Pennsylvania to the Oregon coast. Pennsylvania has the largest population of German-Americans in the U.S. and is home to one of the group's original settlements, Germantown (Philadelphia), founded in 1683 and the birthplace of the American antislavery movement in 1688, as well as the revolutionary Battle of Germantown. The state of Pennsylvania has 3.5 million people of German ancestry. They were pulled by the attractions of land and religious freedom, and pushed out of Europe by shortages of land and religious or political oppression.[9] Many arrived seeking religious or political freedom, others for economic opportunities greater than those in Europe, and others for the chance to start fresh in the New World. The arrivals before 1850 were mostly farmers who sought out the most productive land, where their intensive farming techniques would pay off. After 1840, many came to cities, where "Germania"—German-speaking districts—soon emerged.[10][11][12] German Americans established the first kindergartens in the United States,[13] introduced the Christmas tree tradition,[14][15] and introduced popular foods such as hot dogs and hamburgers to America.[16] The great majority of people with some German ancestry have become Americanized and hardly can be distinguished; fewer than 5% speak German. German-American societies abound, as do celebrations that are held throughout the country to celebrate German heritage of which the German-American Steuben Parade in New York City is one of the most well-known and is held every third Saturday in September. Traditional Oktoberfest celebrations and the German-American Day are popular festivities. There are major annual events in cities with German heritage including Chicago, Cincinnati, Milwaukee, Pittsburgh, San Antonio, and St. Louis. 4 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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