So true! And very interesting.
That's sad. It's like some who have accused Senator Elizabeth Warren of lying about her heritage. I'm particularly aware of this, because I've got a similar percentage of Cherokee ancestry (1/32, or one great-great-great grandparent). But it's given me an interest in learning about the culture, and my proof is a Civil War photograph of a half-Cherokee Confederate soldier, plus, in my grandmother's handwriting, documentation of his name, story and dates that I've confirmed via census, birth and marriage records.
My $79.00 DNA test didn't show it, though. I'm half tempted to investigate what I'd have to pay for a full DNA analysis, but I haven't done it yet!
I guess that's My Random Confession for the day.
That's sad. It's like some who have accused Senator Elizabeth Warren of lying about her heritage. I'm particularly aware of this, because I've got a similar percentage of Cherokee ancestry (1/32, or one great-great-great grandparent). But it's given me an interest in learning about the culture, and my proof is a Civil War photograph of a half-Cherokee Confederate soldier, plus, in my grandmother's handwriting, documentation of his name, story and dates that I've confirmed via census, birth and marriage records.
My $79.00 DNA test didn't show it, though. I'm half tempted to investigate what I'd have to pay for a full DNA analysis, but I haven't done it yet!
I guess that's My Random Confession for the day.
So who knows if they even meant it or were just trying to annoy me.
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It's the height of peach and plum season in Japan and this is the only time of year the prices are reasonable. Small fruit and vegetable stalls on the street sell whole baskets which I am happy to buy -They are delicious.
Also, if you visit rural Japan in the summer you will see unmanned vegetable stalls. There is a jar for money and a price and a bunch of fresh vegetables. It's salad time!
How is your new job? And I can't wait to see your beautiful flower bouquets. You are so talented.
. It is within my experience, but the subject in entirely new: multiple new systems to get familiar with, new procedures, guidelines, etc. A lot of things to be consulted/discussed, which in a long run (aka when I learn all the rules) will be a good thing as I like to use my brain/knowledge/experience in more creative way, finding new solutions and sharing them between co-workers. It is definitely a challenge: to get reset myself from being with the team since its humble beginnings, taking part in building it up, growing along with it to becoming a part of already existing team, with its manners/ways of solving things... It is a patience test for me. And well, since my team is quite small, there's no formal training, with structure & schedule planned; I won't lie, it is a downside for me, but I try to look at it in long distance perspective - I will be more independent, with less 'mannierism' others already worked out for themselves and will have fresher look on things.
Loved that song while I was teenager
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That's so cool that you have his photo! He's a distant enough ancestor that there's a good chance you didn't inherit a detectable amount of his DNA, but that doesn't make you any less descended from him. You can try the admixture calculators on gedmatch.com. (Take them with an even bigger grain of salt than "professional" DNA tests. They can be really good and really bad at the same time, like the one that correctly guessed my Cossack ancestry down to the correct type of Cossack, but then also said I could be 20% Norwegian.
Speaking of photos, the most distant I have is my great-great grandmother. We have the same nose!
Yeah, and sometimes it even varies by the same person. My mother is equally likely to mistake someone else for me from behind in a crowd of Russians or a crowd of Japanese people.
Same, I only wear glasses when I run out of contacts or am working with certain chemicals.
Very interesting point at the end. You know the Scottish singer KT Tunstall. Back in her heyday, if you had to describe how she looked to somebody, you would probably have said "a white Chinese girl". But, she is only actually ¼ Chinese (from Hong Kong); the other ¾ is from the British Isles. The interesting thing is that now that she has got older, her Asian ancestry is becoming less obvious when you look at her.
So, which parts of your genetic makeup are more prominent in how you look can change over time. Which is fascinating.
As skylark said, that is sad. Let's face it, you know you better than anybody else. But, kids can be cruel for no reason.
I am glad you mentioned "Who Do You Think You Are?", because I LOVE that programme. Well, the original British version, anyway. I did try out the American version when it first started, but gave up after the second series as there were so few people I had heard tell of in the third series. And due to the fact that because the episodes are much shorter than the British version (42m as opposed to 58m), they weren't going into as much detail.
I also tried out the odd episode of the Irish version. Quite frankly, the ones I saw weren't that interesting. Except for Rosanna Davison, a former Miss World who just happens to be the daughter of singer Chris de Burgh. And it turns out that our Chris is descended from William the Conqueror! Their reactions from them were absolutely priceless when this was revealed!
Not as priceless as the reactions of Kim Cattrell on my absolute favourite episode of the British version. Her Granda had seemingly disappeared off the face of the Earth, leaving behind his wife and family. But, it turned out that he had started out a new life with a new wife. A version of this episode was also included in the second series of the American version, but it was edited down so much to fit the shorter time that it didn't have anywhere near the same effect as the full length version.
The newest series started a few weeks ago. Daniel Radcliffe was the first episode (I was genuinely shocked to discover that his Dad is from Northern Ireland. You would have thought that the local media would have been making a big fuss of this over the years!), and Kate Winslet will be on next week.
I would love to get a DNA test done, because I am curious to know whether there is a reason that I feel an affinity to certain countries and tend to support people from them. But, I am very suspicious of what the companies that offer this service do with what they find.
This is just hilarious!
My Mum never has bother spotting me, because I am always wearing the same (very bright) hat. Which is ironic, because I mostly wear dark clothing.
I'm not Asian, but I wear glasses all the time. I am not a fan of the big black plastic glasses that seem to be in fashion nowadays - I am more of a small gold coloured metal glasses kinda guy. I did have big metal glasses one time, but my eyesight was so bad that the lenses were really thick - you'd have thought I was looking through the base of a jam jar! And because they were so thick, they dug into my cheek. So, that is why I now wear small glasses. Even if it does mean I only have tunnel vision.
I would love to get my eyes lasered, but I am too squeemish. Hey, I'm too squeemish to even wear contact lenses! I would want to be knocked out if I was getting laser treatment, so that I wouldn't know what was happening. But, if I did get it done, I would still wear glasses with plain lenses, because frankly, I look weird without them!
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Do you have any figure skating memes?
Did not expect a full-blown nostalgia attack to come up, but it did and I am utterly defeated. I can't help it, Rainbow Magic is still awesome 
