What ethnicity are you?

[AzCards21]

Well, you covered Black, White, Red and Yellow. Missing one there Arthur! And being Arizona natives "other" won't do.

 

[Chris_Sanders]

Legally I can call myself Native American since I am 1/8th Cherokee.

But the rest of me is all German, Russian, and Welsh so I don't look anything like a native american outside of my feet.

 

[Krangodnzr]

Originally posted by Chris_Sanders
Legally I can call myself Native American since I am 1/8th Cherokee.

But the rest of me is all German, Russian, and Welsh so I don't look anything like a native american outside of my feet.

You're part Welsh?

I'm like 5% Welsh were practically cousins!

But I'm basically you're ethnic enemy being that I'm 60% English...Damn I'm way too drunk to post right now!

 

[Chris_Sanders]

LOL,

If you are 60% English then you are the ethnic enemy of everyone not English in the U.K.

Irish and Scots and Welsh oh my!

 

[Renz]

German/Catalonian/Danish/Irish

Don't call a Catalonian "Spanish". He/she will kick your butt!

 

[Crimson Warrior]

Originally posted by arthurracoon
Only one Asian here, and he is from India

Thats Me!

authuraccon

representing the vacationing asian-indian-cardinal fan contingent in the seattle metro area.

a small but vocal minority!

just kidding man! seriously, study hard in high school and finish college early! you will realize the wisdom of this when you are 25 or so!

 

[Krangodnzr]

Originally posted by Chris_Sanders
LOL,

If you are 60% English then you are the ethnic enemy of everyone not English in the U.K.

Irish and Scots and Welsh oh my!

I don't know exactly how the percentages workout, but my mother's grandfather is half Irish, and I probably have more Scotish than Irish.

So 60% is a bit too much. My last name is English, and we think my father has a lot of English, though his lineage isn't well documented.

On my mother's side I'm related to Robert the Bruce (or sometimes referred to as Robert Bruce or Robert le Bruce). He was the "betrayer" in Braveheart, though he was clearly the one who ultimately defeated the British. He also coined the phrase "If at first you don't succeed, try, try again".

I sort of fashion myself as an Anglophile. It annoys the **** out of my Black-Caribbean-Irish girlfriend.

 

[Dback Jon]

Originally posted by Krangthebrain


On my mother's side I'm related to Robert the Bruce (or sometimes referred to as Robert Bruce or Robert le Bruce). He was the "betrayer" in Braveheart

Robert the Betrayer, huh??

I've got one of those in my family tree (though not a direct descendant - Benedict Arnold would be a great x10 uncle. He was the reason the Arnold branch of my family settled in Ohio after the war. Even though the rest were patriots, the name Arnold was not too popular in CT.

I am about a third English, third Scottish, third German, with a little scotch-irish and dutch thrown in.

 

[Snakester]

White, German and English Welsh heritage. Blond and blue eyed.

 

[Tangodnzr]

Having worked for the census bureau in 2000, I can assure you that all census takers are trained that a person is whatever nationality they say they are.

Their skin color might be black, but if they say they are Caucasian, then according to the Government....they are caucasian.

Which also reminds me of a couple of old George Carlin lines:
"Caucasian.....Isn't that a mountain range somewhere?"
"Caucasian....a group of monks that make wine....'caucasian brothers...a very fine wine'"
"or a shoe style.....hey man, give me a pair of caucasians in a 9D"

...and George agree with the census bureau.....a person is what ever they say they are.


Personally, like George, I prefer "Blue-eyed devil".

 

[KingofCards]

Irish, German, and Russian.

 

[Krangodnzr]

Originally posted by Dback Jon
Robert the Betrayer, huh??

I've got one of those in my family tree (though not a direct descendant - Benedict Arnold would be a great x10 uncle. He was the reason the Arnold branch of my family settled in Ohio after the war. Even though the rest were patriots, the name Arnold was not too popular in CT.

I am about a third English, third Scottish, third German, with a little scotch-irish and dutch thrown in.

Brave Heart is one of the worst historical movies ever. Most of it is based on legend or the clever mind of Hollywood script writers. I watched a History Channel show where they totally destroyed that movie from a historical perspective.

Don't trust the portrayal of Robert the Bruce in that movie. He fought many more battles against the English than William Wallace, and was the true hero of the fight against the English.

The only problem for the Scots is that it didn't last long.

 

[Alan]

Polish, German and Russian.

 

[azdad1978]

Originally posted by arthurracoon
Only one Asian here, and he is from India

Thats Me!

I'm asian too

 

[Cardinals.Ken]

Originally posted by Krangthebrain
Brave Heart is one of the worst historical movies ever. Most of it is based on legend or the clever mind of Hollywood script writers. I watched a History Channel show where they totally destroyed that movie from a historical perspective.

Don't trust the portrayal of Robert the Bruce in that movie. He fought many more battles against the English than William Wallace, and was the true hero of the fight against the English.

The only problem for the Scots is that it didn't last long.

I love the quote from the screenwriter in the History Channel special: "Never let the truth get in the way of a good story"

Of course, the most glaring inaccuracy in the movie "Braveheart"? The decisive battle historicaly was The Battle of Stirling Bridge. In the movie, there wasn't even a bridge!

 

[Cards Czar]

Polish and German on my Dads side and English and French on Moms. My wife is Sicilian and now my kids are a Hines 57 blend.

Well, thinking about it I might change my name to EURO Mike?


Navy Mike

 

[BW52]

white. Ireland and England was where the families came from.

 

[Stronso]

Irish and German for me - good drinking stock!!!


I am in the mortgage business and on every application I ask the client what nationality/ethnicity they are. Mind you, I do 99% of my business over the phone - so I generally never see the person who I am interviewing. So I ask this guy if he is white, black, pacific islander, etc. The guy replies: " I am a Hindu-European transsexual".

Normally, it takes alot for me to get tongue tied but I stammered for a few seconds and finally said: "I dont have a box for that." The guy laughed and said "No, man (hahaha) I am a white guy."

Embarrassed i checked the proper box and then laughed as well

 

[JeffGollin]

Based on anthropological findings outlined in The Journey of Man, we all descended from a bunch of dudes who lived in Africa, and (with the exception of a small group who wound up as aboriginals in Australia) wound up somewhere north of Afganistan, where they all split up and dispersed to the far reaches of Europe and Asia prior to reaching the New World by various routes (the Bering landbridge being only one of the early ones).

I guess that means we're all bro's and sisters. Can I borrow some money?

 

[Northern Card]

Originally posted by Dback Jon
Robert the Betrayer, huh??

I've got one of those in my family tree (though not a direct descendant - Benedict Arnold would be a great x10 uncle. He was the reason the Arnold branch of my family settled in Ohio after the war. Even though the rest were patriots, the name Arnold was not too popular in CT.

I am about a third English, third Scottish, third German, with a little scotch-irish and dutch thrown in.

Here's an odd tidbit of history FYI...

In the Beauce region of Quebec, which borders the U.S., there's a hotel named "The (le) Benedict Arnold". It commemorates his passage through the area after the unsuccessful invasion and siege of Quebec City.

 

[Northern Card]

Originally posted by Stronso
Irish and German for me - good drinking stock!!!


I am in the mortgage business and on every application I ask the client what nationality/ethnicity they are. Mind you, I do 99% of my business over the phone - so I generally never see the person who I am interviewing. So I ask this guy if he is white, black, pacific islander, etc. The guy replies: " I am a Hindu-European transsexual".

Normally, it takes alot for me to get tongue tied but I stammered for a few seconds and finally said: "I dont have a box for that." The guy laughed and said "No, man (hahaha) I am a white guy."

Embarrassed i checked the proper box and then laughed as well

One can only wonder as to what the true purpose of that questionnaire. It is illegal in my country to ask any of those questions...

 

[Krangodnzr]

Originally posted by Cardinals.Ken
I love the quote from the screenwriter in the History Channel special: "Never let the truth get in the way of a good story"

Of course, the most glaring inaccuracy in the movie "Braveheart"? The decisive battle historicaly was The Battle of Stirling Bridge. In the movie, there wasn't even a bridge!

Damn Ken, you're good!

I can't believe that someone else saw that. That was one major inconsistentcy, but another was their misportrayal of the true hero Robert the Bruce. Another was the Princess that he boinked, she was really a baby at the time. Also if I remember correctly, William Wallace only fought a couple of battles, while Robert the Bruce fought like 20 or more.

I'm also a descendant of John Proctor of Salem, Masschussets. If you are familiar with the witch trials, you definitely know who he is. Luckily his wife Elizabeth was spared, because she was pregnant with my direct relative.

 

[Stronso]

Originally posted by Northern Card
One can only wonder as to what the true purpose of that questionnaire. It is illegal in my country to ask any of those questions...

The reason for the questions is to ensure that open and non-discriminatory lending practices are followed.

 

[mdamien13]

Originally posted by Cardinals.Ken
Of course, the most glaring inaccuracy in the movie "Braveheart"? The decisive battle historicaly was The Battle of Stirling Bridge. In the movie, there wasn't even a bridge!

When they were filming the battle, one of the locals (Irishman) asked Mel Gibson, "Well where the hell's the bridge?" To which Mel replied, "It was getting in the way"

The Irishman smiled and said "Aye, that's what the English said, too".

Myself, I am Irish/Mexican, so I'm genetically inclined to drink and fight

 

[Cardinals.Ken]

Originally posted by mdamien13
Myself, I am Irish/Mexican, so I'm genetically inclined to drink and fight

Oh my goodness! Boiled cabbage con frijoles...an explosive combination!