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Why I regret using 23andMe: I gave up my DNA just to find out I’m British | Technology | The Guardian (www.theguardian.com)
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[–] 11 points 2 years ago (4 children)

One guy writes an article. literally just one dude.

the comments: "AMERICANS ARE WEIRD AF. ALL AMERICANS DO THIS AND FEEL THIS WAY."

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  • [–] 14 points 2 years ago (3 children)

    It's not just him. The "I'm Irish/Italian" crowd is a widely known-about American thing.

    I didn't mean to offend you. Relax. I never said all Americans do it, you don't need to come up with some reactionary strawman just because you took my comment to heart.

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  • [–] 10 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    America is a lot of people from different places settling in one continent. lots of people care about what their family history is. I'm not sure what's weird about that.

    there's a lot of people with bloodlines from different parts of the world in every country. it means something to some people. not everyone, but quite a few.

    that particular phenomenon is everywhere.

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