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RE: Family History - A Journey of Discovery
Such a great post, @viking-ventures, I'm glad you wrote this! One thing you wrote under "the benefits of doing family history" hit home:
Eliminating the "us vs. them" mentality can be key for developing a sense of understanding...
This is so important, it's super easy think that there's "our people" and "their people" etc. which is a really harmful way of thinking. In reality, we all should aim for understanding and empathy!
There were so many great things in your article, I loved reading it, you indeed know what you're talking about! Great job with this one!
Kiitos for stopping by! I would have tagged you today anyway since I knew you were interested in it.
Actually, I suspect that the elimination of "us" vs "them" is the first and foremost reason why genealogical research should be continued. It's been making headlines recently how many Americans of European descent have 5% or more Sub-Saharan African. (My cousin turned out to have 0.4% - so maybe a slave in the woodshed somewhere in Colonial days.) She also has Neanderthal blood (so much for the idea of them dying out...) - I told her that was on her mother's side (i.e. not the share lineage, lol.) I'm trying to get my brother to take the DNA test so that I don't have to pay out. We're going to have to pay for my husband at some point since he was adopted.
I'm actually curious whether anyone does not show Sub-Saharan African - as that would poke some holes into current evolutionary theory... But lots to speculate about!
I plan to keep up this series, whether it's a little bit of advice, a story or just a ramble about what I've been researching. I do most of my family history work on Sundays right now - a break from fiction writing.
I think I remember having heard that Neanderthal blood is actually not that uncommon, even if some people claim that the they've died out. Well, there obviously aren't any Neanderthals alive anymore, but DNA test can show that something from the species is still there.
I still haven't taken a DNA test myself, they aren't that popular here (yet), and even if it's interesting to hear the results, there can be a lot I don't want to know about. The only thing I've ever been tested is whether I'm lactose-intolerant or not (it was actually quite cool to do the test myself, step by step in a lab!), haha!
Keeping up with the series is a good idea, you seem to have so much knowledge about the subject, and it'd be a shame not to share it! :)
There is a Dutch darts player that you just look at him and his face is screaming Neanderthal at you! Heavy brows, slightly "dumb" manner of speaking (and I'm obviously not talking about the fact that his English isn't perfect, lol. - though it has improved enormously since he began playing in England.)
I think I remember seeing that lactose intolerance runs at around 10% of the population. Just enormous. Though a lot of that intolerance is down to processing. I do very well on milk, and when I've not been drinking any because we've run out, that first jug just gets guzzled. But the same thing happens the first time I manage to find raw milk for a long time, the first jug just gets guzzled. To me, that's more than simple casein addiction.
I learn - a lot - about many things... So, yeah, I end up sharing quite a bit. Hopefully, it keeps the article stream flowing - beyond my stories which are still my primary focus. (Just queuing up chapters this morning.)
I don't know who that darts player is (I tried to google him, but couldn't find him, lol) but it's so funny how some people can look so different! I wonder what his DNA test results would look like. 🤔
I totally agree with you about lactose intolerance and processing of dairy products. I know a lot of people who claim to be lactose intolerant in Finland, but when they travel abroad, they have no problem with consuming "normal" dairy products. All the dairy products in Finland are just so processed that many people can't handle them.
Have a wonderful day with writing! :)
Yeah, you probably wouldn't have got very far googling "Dutch neanderthal darts player"... Michael van Gerwyn is the guy. I think he's currently the Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) world no. 1.
Wow. Yeah, I didn't know about Finns traveling and being able to consume dairy products. I wonder if that's the same with Americans... Just as I've heard of people with "gluten intolerance" traveling to South America where bread is a very large part of their diet and they're totally fine!
I just googled him, and watched an old interview so that I could hear him speak. I have to admit, you're completely right!
Just like you didn't know that about Finns, I didn't know about Americans being ok with their "gluten intolerance" abroad, really interesting!