Dad's side: Irish, English, German, Chinese
Mom's side: German, Irish, Swedish
Mom's side: German, Irish, Swedish
Actually, I've always thought the "pizza" analogy was more fitting than the "melting pot", with Western Europeans/Native Americans forming the dough, Africans and Eastern/Southern Europeans the sauce, and everybody else the "toppings".Originally Posted by donnageorge
Donna - West Indian; born in Trinidad, immigrated to Canada. (Ancestors originally from India.)
George - Chinese, born in Canada. (Ancestors originally from southern China)
By the way, since we live in Canada, we belong to no "melting pot" as in the US.
We're in a "multicultural mosaic."
So there.
Very interesting! I am Welsh and English on my dad's side. My great-great grandfather went to Wales from England as an engineer to build a tunnel through a mountain and never went back. My grandmother was Welsh.Originally Posted by jeeperscat
My mum's side - Welsh & English (My Grandad's family were evacuated from London during WW2 and never went back)
My Dad's side - Welsh