American Does DNA Test

I've always been curious about where I'm from as an American with a very American family but parts of the results were SO SURPRISING!
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[@user-es7ui5mc1m]

Evan: is tall, blond and blue-eyed Also Evan: Wow, I am German and Scandinavian edit: wow, people do not understand what a joke is, do they? I am very aware other ethnicities are also have these traits and not all Germans and Scandinavians have them. I *am* a short, green-eyed, brunette German, lol. The joke isn't that Evan fits these stereotypes (and that's what they are), it's that he's shocked about it. Even if there are a number of other ethnicities he could have been, it's not shocking information. It would've been shocking if the test had revealed a large non-European percentage or whatever, but this isn't shocking. That was my point.

[@nikhi240]

Lol this made laugh more than it should have

[@KatieBellino]

ROFL. True, haha. Of course, there's something about a spit test being able to tell you that that is fascinating.

[@lezimo5407]

I mean slavs are also tall, blonde, and blue eyed, but they have eastern european ancestry.

[@hrikw4973]

Blood, Sweat and Smeraldo Flowers this combination is common in all Northern European countries as well as Eastern Europe

[@TjernobylKebab]

@@lezimo5407 I'm from Sweden and lived in Czech Republic for 6 months. Scandinavia have a bigger population of blonde people. Even though there was a few blonde people down there.

[@ThatRomyKate]

Are you slightly annoyed that your ancestors left Britain and now you’re having to pay thousands and take a test to let you back in again? 😂

[@evan]

Hahaha

[@cratcliff8820]

Not as bad as those descendant of the nations his ancestors killed in mass amounts, drove out of their homeland, or enslaved and forcefully brought to America.

[@tourmaline1810]

@@cratcliff8820 >Claiming victim-status for ancestors literally centuries ago

[@cratcliff8820]

@@tourmaline1810 Native Americans, Black Americans, Jewish families and other minorities unfortunately are still directly affected by those actions "centuries ago". And the comment was in relation to the original comment. Which must've gone entirely over your head.

[@abcxyz-cx4mr]

ThatRomyKate - he’s German + French, Scandinavian, and British not fully British though

[@dannymarie]

"Alzheimer's scares me. I cant remember why..." My heart 😭

[@polishfarmer6656]

Danny Hasacupcake oml

[@dianasalamati3904]

Oh wait a sec......

[@azizahkasim5267]

Ironic

[@js0988]

Cannabis prevents alzheimer's, just an FYI.

[@rightofcl]

@@dianasalamati3904 lol

[@gemmaryan5095]

Thank you for not making this video 437 minutes long like everyone else does with DNA tests

[@KatieBellino]

I get very tired of people talking for the first 5-7 minutes about spitting in the tube and sending results in. I just want to know maybe where you think you're from and the test result.

[@sleepysera]

Really? I had the exact opposite experience. Most make such short videos that it's kinda frustrating. They look at the base result for 3 minutes and that's it. After seeing now in how much detail this is broken down, I'm actually more inclined to get a test myself because before, I felt that it was a lot of money for very little result.

[@offbeatsofficial]

Bruh it's still 12 mins long

[@alistairt7544]

There's always the fast forward and skipping option....

[@danielac4280]

Conspiracy theory evan’s family owns IKEA

[@line8857]

hahahah As a swede that's still not funny but I appreciate it

[@danielac4280]

TheNetflixGal oh sorry it wasn’t meant to offend anyone

[@line8857]

@@danielac4280 haha no, I just didn't find the joke funny but I didn't want it to look like I got offended, sorry! And I can also see that it seems like I'm mad and I'm not, I just dont have your humor

[@danielac4280]

TheNetflixGal ok 👍

[@blonk3515]

what if felix's family own IKEA

[@polinaogboh]

I was told that I was 100% Russian. I took a DNA test, and yep, I’m 100% Russian. Guess it just confirmed what I already knew 😂

[@polinaogboh]

Najrilla 28 now you have lol

[@kedr4821]

Русский это состояние души ))

[@polinaogboh]

prowlers oof

[@polinaogboh]

prowlers Russia’s a bit bigger than Ireland so I think I’m good lol

[@LottieManning]

My Mum was very Russian but we're not even Russian, we're British. That is so weird that you're 100% Russian so impressive.

[@annamvisser]

Evan:is a white a American Also Evan:is surprised that he’s part British

[@giovanac4820]

Who would've thunk

[@Slapnuts9627]

Most white Americans are German so...

[@arandomyorkshireman9678]

Myles Huffman even German Americans have English ancestry a lot though.

[@Slapnuts9627]

@@arandomyorkshireman9678 Yeah this is America almost everyone is mixed.

[@arandomyorkshireman9678]

Myles Huffman it’s not just America I’m British and am part English,Scottish,Welsh,irish,German,Polish and German and maybe even more ethnicities.

[@mayjailer7777]

Expectation: 100% American Reality: 0.1% American 🤣

[@cortanaisawesome5575]

Omg LMFAO 🤣🤣🤣

[@connornylr.8704]

@@SevCaswell True af

[@scottjackson3347]

SevCaswell - You don’t understand sarcasm lmao

[@Niko-pc2li]

Sara _Gymnast na he’s 100% American. Natural selection took care of the natives lol

[@greygxds2910]

@@SevCaswell true

[@ecee5139]

Man I LOVE these DNA test thingy videos! Can't wait to watch yours!

[@ClarissaCullen101]

There's a lot of Germans in Texas! Particularly in the middle around Northern San Antonio and Austin. Its dubbed "the german belt" there were a lot of German free thinker immigrants in the middle of the 1800s. I'm from that area of Texas and grew up in a VERY German town. Our main street is even called hauptstrasse.

[@Rottilargo55]

Yeah a lot of Germans and other people from western and Central Europe came to America after the Revolutions of 1848 all failed and a bunch of right wing monarchists came to power/consolidated power in several European countries. Many of these people were political dissidents (mostly left-wing). In addition to Texas, the post 1848 migrants also settled heavily in the Midwest and contributed to an interesting labor/left friendly political atmosphere in certain cities and sometimes whole states

[@3DaysTillGrace]

Eric “right-wing monarchists” is such an oxymoron lol. People on the right hate centralized power, that’s the entire meaning of being on the right.

[@mrminividz]

@@3DaysTillGrace Clearly you're not familiar with the french revolution where these terms come from.

[@koalabear9544]

U look very german

[@3DaysTillGrace]

Paul Tello many cultures throughout history have had to suffer under the rule of oppressive rulers. It’s not isolated to one time period or one civilization. Centralized power is great as long as you are the king, president, military leader, dictator, etc enjoying the power.

[@berlindude75]

Well, the German city Edingen isn't that far away from Saarland. Also, if you look up your name on surname distribution maps for Germany (Forebears, KarteZumNamen, et al.), the area Saarland / Rhineland-Palatinate checks out.

[@Carmen-hh3cq]

I really wanna try this but POOR

[@evan]

I bought mine on Cyber Monday when it was like half off

[@keriezy]

@@evan that's what I was going to say!

[@briocheoleary5043]

Amazon often do deals on 23 and me.. I got mine for £50

[@elenagibbons4719]

Also I’m pretty sure they keep your DNA for like, ever.

[@briocheoleary5043]

@@elenagibbons4719 you don't have to give your real name. Or have it sent to any particular address

[@trinkab]

Evan:**nearly has coronary over male-pattern baldness** 23&me: **Evan is below average risk for heart attack**

[@trinkab]

@Lang Hansen 😁

[@tothemoon.385]

I'm from Germany, lived here my entire life. All my relatives said that our entire family is German. No ancestors from anywhere else. They said it'd be a waste of money cause it was just gonna say 98% German or something. I did the test. Turns out: 15% French & German. The rest is mostly Eastern European - Romania, Bulgaria, Russia, Belarus. You could say I was VERY surprised. Great video! Love watching people find out about this stuff :)

[@jazwragg]

Love your skam profile pic

[@minchen_2265]

Normal. Deutschland ist ein Überraschungspaket. Ich habe meinen Eltern auch so einen Test gekauft. Bei meinem Vater kam Nord-Westeuropäisch erst als zweites und bei meiner Mutter überhaupt nicht. 🙃🤷‍♀️

[@nvmindem]

Finally I see someone with Romanian ancestry! Cool! I'm Romanian (born and living in Romania) but my grandfather on my mom's side was a Transylvanian Saxon so I have some Germanic ancestry. I'm guessing Transylvania is (may be) the region where your Romanian ancestors came from, although that doesn't match that well with the other Eastern European countries you mentioned, so who knows..

[@franticranter]

I wanna see the queen do one of these dna tests and because you can trace back her ancestry really far we'd be able to see how accurate these dna tests are

[@MegaBallPowerBall]

thou ist The Queen of? Which country are you talking about?

[@xsamsungg5735]

Lots of habsburg 😏

[@r2.b2]

Megaball Powerball: any one. They all have long winded genealogies. Unless there has been some cheating along the way, it’s a great way to validate.

[@Javeec]

I know most of my ancestors (not as much as the queen obviously) and allmost all my ancestors are swiss. Some came from Savoie (France) in the XV/XVI. One guy from Lucca, Italy arround 1500 (all his ancestors are known and from the city because he was part of the elite). Some are from Asti, Italy and came in the XIV. The most recent foreigner was a southern french protestant born in 1700 (0.1%). I wonder what the results would be.

[@janebaker966]

That's a good point.

[@CanMeHaveAPizza]

"Alzheimer's really scares me, I can't remember why" good pun

[@khajiitmex6875]

4:49 "100% from Saarland" I'm from Germany and... Trust me. You don't want to come from Saarland. The most of our incest jokes are about Saarland... So... Just trust me xD

[@alexandrahenderson4368]

CoveredByMex Saarland is like the US Alabama

[@ThePixel1983]

I was looking for this comment. Bavarians are next in line, but luckily I'm Lower Franconian 😉

[@hanstans7309]

I mean if it’s known for incest then 100% sounds about right lmao

[@finnmuller9079]

@@ThePixel1983 Luckily I am higher Franconian.

[@katharinestanislav9634]

There was a big migration of German, Czech and other people from around that area in Europe to Texas around the mid to late 1800s. So that could be why you have relatives in Texas

[@lartrak]

Yeah, there's still some elderly speakers of Texas German, they have their own dialect (heavily english influenced).

[@VicLouGray]

As a person doing a statistical genetics PhD, the way 23andMe present their data always makes me uncomfortable. The magnitude of risk could mean so many different things without knowing the baseline risk for the general population. For example triple risk of X sounds worse than double of Y. However if the standard risk level in the population of X is 1%, whereas Y is 10% obviously the possession of the specific variant at Y is more concerning. Plus a lot of the data these companies use has been discovered in statistical modelling but yet to be supported by traditional biological experimentation. So yeah, take results like these with a pinch of salt people.

[@nicii179]

i’m hella late but are there any dna testing companies you can recommend? not only based on that but generally?

[@seraphina985]

@@nicii179 It's not that those results are wrong as such merely that the information could have been presented in a more informative way as relative values are not particularly useful without the baseline value to quantify them in context. That said you can look up the baseline risk for each condition yourself to make sense of the relative result but it is still unwise to simply expect the customer to do that and many people are likely to worry disproportionately due to the key information being omitted. There is after all a big difference between a large increase in your risk of a very rare condition and a smaller increase in risk for a very common condition the latter will often be the more relevant one to worry about despite the change in risk being smaller. A 300% increase in your risk of developing a condition only 1 in 100000 people develop normally is actually a smaller risk factor than a 10% increased risk for a condition 1 in 10 people usually develop +0.003% absolute risk for the former but +1% for the latter and you can see how quoting only the relative values could mislead those less well versed in statistics that wont know to look up the baseline data to interpret those relative results.

[@MA-yh2ko]

What u talking bout Willis? My head hurts

[@andreasfalke2]

​@@seraphina985 Actually, @VicLouGray is right. These tests often vary greatly in the results they provide. People who have tried various vendors often only get some agreement on the major ancestry line, but beyond that, the variation is so huge that these tests do not pass any minimal scientific standard. This is not to say that it cannot be done properly, it is just that the vendors who commercialized it are somewhat pseudoscientific, even though they do get things right from time to time, of course. Still, the problems with these tests go deeper than simply the mode of data presentation.

[@koalacha6713]

Liked the video and it went up to 3k from 2.9!! Very satisfying

[@junkmansobbligato]

Your pronunciation of Skåne is the worst one IVE EVER HEARD. I laughed out loud, thank you

[@Liansuo_Lv]

It pronounced like sko-né right?

[@junkmansobbligato]

@@Liansuo_Lv Kinda, it's hard to explain the ''å'' sound through text. Also the e is pronounced like an ''ä''... Like the first ''e'' in ''letter''.

[@bruno-zy3dn]

Same!

[@seacretly]

Is it like skawneh kind of?

[@jwb52z9]

I think it's more like "skeh neh".

[@stemcelljackson9836]

Third british,third german,third scandanavian.aka An Englishman.....

[@Jeremy-sj3pr]

Uh no. His ancestors actually come from those countries.

[@donquixotedoflamingo5510]

That's not how it works. The DNA tests shared ancestry with the current people living in those countries, not the ancient shared ancestors of the countries. Besides most british DNA is from ancient Britons that inhabited the island for almost 10k years, the Anglo-Saxon dna is the minority and isn't present in a huge chunck of brits (a brit with 30% anglo-saxon dna is very rare), and the Vikings DNA is even rarer, a very small portion and mostly in few parts of north-eastern UK.

[@FlowerTrollSan]

"I just wanna go back in time and watch my ancestors having se... no actually, I don't wanna do that" 😂😂😂

[@Kassor58]

00:39 Very good Swedish indeed. Incredible, everyone speaks like that in Sweden. I can’t believe that you could imitate this complex language so good. Väldigt bra. :)

[@savv4379]

I recently did an AncestryDNA test. I was born in Canada but I found out that I’m 43% from France, 37% from England, Wales and Northwestern Europe, 18% from Ireland and Scotland and finally 2% from Norway. Just though I’d share my results, since I like seeing other people’s results. Have a good day! 💕

[@znn4125]

the english were everywhere

[@theegg6576]

I can relate to you on the Alzheimers disease thing. All of my living grandparents are either developing it or already have it. I'm also currently waiting on my results for one of this test things so it was cool getting to see you open yours :)

[@graues]

I literally got an ancestory ad before this.

[@eliturner7963]

Graues I did too and that's really sad because this seems way better

[@VIDEOMAN12341000]

"Altzimeirs really scares me, I can't *remember* why." - Is he taking the piss xd

[@dimyoll]

Welcome back to Europe then, Evan. Welcome home 😊

[@Derellrassy87]

Finally I am seeing these,its always welcome back home to Africa with black people finally something positive yes brother welcome back home to motherland Europe

[@aglassofmilk5779]

dimyoll yoll very wholesome

[@vivaeuropa]

@@Derellrassy87 Which European country are you from? I'm a white American and I can't wait to visit my motherland, already have 12k saved but waiting until I'm at around 20k to go

[@charlene...]

Two people were too blinded by your smile and accidentally pressed the dislike. Edit: 32 Blinded people Edit2: 87, dang that's a bright smile. Edit3: 97... Jeez people.

[@beingsneaky]

87

[@voltgene9055]

96*

[@LucyODonovan]

Absolutely love your editing on this video Evan! So sleek

[@marcus914]

"I could be Swedish, or I could be Germanic" Well, if you are Swedish you are Germanic aswell😂

[@AdultThirdCultureKid1971]

Marcus True. The Vikings did invade Germany, the Netherlands, the British Isles, and Ireland.

[@marcus914]

@@AdultThirdCultureKid1971 What? No, scandinavian people are a Germanic people. Of germanic descent.

[@schrodingerskatze6192]

@@marcus914 I guess both of you are true.

[@MegaBallPowerBall]

@@marcus914 Scandinavians are Germanic linguistically, but genetically Scandinavians are very different from Germans.

[@Israeli.Jewish.Warrior]

@@MegaBallPowerBall 30-40%of Scandinavian males Y is Haplogroup N which is Siberian and Scandinavians have alot of finno ugric uralic siberian blood too from Mixing with finns and the sami in which created the Scandinavian culture in the first place... Most Scandinavians have finno ugric finnish DNA. Scandinavians are Uralic Finns too just like the Russians and how they are Finns. Scandinavians are All mixed with Finns. in which Finns are Siberian.

[@mothmanchaos]

Deadass every time I drive on Edinger Avenue I think of Evan I’m glad he mentioned it.

[@emwatchesthings]

nice profile pic ;)

[@mothmanchaos]

pastel tea thanks my dude

[@cait812]

Feel lucky that I live in the UK as local records can let you get as far back as the 1600s which is interesting. I got to do my family tree and was surprised how far back I could get.

[@bekkaharvey]

how do you do this exactly? id love to try that out.

[@cait812]

@@bekkaharvey if you live in the UK go to your local library (look for the main one of your town/city and ask to look through records.) But it's easiest online, as long as you have first names surnames and birthdays of parents/grandparents you can just search through the records to trace things back. It isn't super easy and takes a while but it's possible. The Internet is your best friend, especially if you haven't done it before.

[@sie4431]

@@bekkaharveyYou can use sources, such as birth, marriage and death certificates, to find information about your relatives and use that to find their parents then their parents parents and so on. For example, if you know your dad's date of birth you can search for his birth certificate and depending on how unique it is you can find his mum's maiden name and then use that to find your grandparents marriage certificate and their birth certificates

[@MegaBallPowerBall]

Eunoia You're assuming that all of the women in your tree were honest about who the father was.

[@hannah-jw1wf]

in ireland most of our records were destroyed in a fire :(

[@SometimesRainie]

im having an Evan marathon right now for the past 3 days lol he cracks me up !!

[@cait2563]

3:49 & your lil beatbox is my fave part of the entire thing

[@FreeBeerNoBingo]

American in Yorkshire here. I've just received my Ancestry DNA results and I was shocked to find that I'm 48% English and 31% Irish. (And a bit German and Swedish.) I also managed to ID my biological father. He's deceased, but I knew that. It's just amazing to be able to discover more about my paternal lineage. I'm doing 23&Me when they go on sale again.

[@sie4431]

If your interested in finding more relatives it'd be cheaper and easier to upload your DNA file to other sites. Sadly 23&me don't see this but Myheritage, GEDmatch and family tree DNA do

[@FreeBeerNoBingo]

@@sie4431 Thank you for mentioning this. I have already uploaded the raw data to those sites as I am hoping a Search Angel might be able to help me fill in some blanks that will be more difficult to discover. My bio dad, his parents, and all of his siblings have all passed on, so I'm reliant on info from cousins that may not have known my father well. So if I have half siblings out there or other 1st cousins that might have answers, I need to cover my bases. I'm wanting the 23 and Me test mostly for the genetic health info. I got very little info from my bio mom before she passed and my bio dad and 2 siblings all died in their mid to late 30s. I've been living with a sketchy medical history my entire life and it's not doing me any favours.

[@Annsunshine30]

Hi, I'm from Norway, and I must say that you look very Norwegian!! 😊 I was pretty sure that I was. 100% European, so great fun to discover, that I was 1,6% from West Africa, and 0,8% from Amazonas indigenous people as well! 😀 I used to live in UK though, so gutted that I had no dna from there! Lucky you! 😀

[@hiddengem4293]

I enjoyed watching this, your personality is awesome and super fun! Thanks for sharing your results, super cool!

[@Ashely56]

It's funny I was just watching a video about how these tests aren't incredibly precise with their results and then KZbin recommends your video. Ahh KZbin what a sense of humor you have haa

[@Mathieee]

Bold of 23andme to assume Denmark is a real country

[@schrodingerskatze6192]

Why not?

[@Tundra_Hunter]

What an odd out of context comment

[@alexgandy2488]

You should do it with some of your English friends to see if you’re more British than them

[@katelynkelly489]

That would be fun!!

[@MinecraftESM]

Bought 23andme midway through this video. I was on the fence before watching but I’m really curious now that I see how specific it can get. Really cool product

[@itsbely]

I will say, my sister and I have been digging into our family history lately and she took a dna test! Hers showed “Native American” as well. They use “Native American” for all the Americas. So it added Native American on my sister’s dna list when it was referring to a great grandmother that was born and raised in Mexico! So there’s a chance it could be referencing something other than Native American tribes in North America. I hope to take a test sometime soon! Because apparently it can drastically vary percentages with family members!

[@KatieBellino]

Well, yes, Mexico is in South America.

[@itsbely]

MsClarinut actually, Mexico is a part of North America! But I was just adding in my note because Evan was talking specifically about different Native American Tribes when that might not be what the test results were referencing. It could potentially be referencing the entirety of the Americas. Although, it could represent a tribe! I don’t know his in depth family history. Only mine.

[@katiemunro1887]

I love DNA test results I’m so excited to see

[@jeffmorse645]

23andMe said I'm 72.2% British and Irish. That's after my ancestors being in the American South for over 300 years. Guess there wasn't much immigration there from anywhere else like in the rest of the US. So yeah, it may seem funny but I've always been an Anglophile and when I lived in the UK (South London) for almost a year I felt a really strong connection to the place almost from day one. I remember one day standing on a hill overlooking the Thames and thinking my people were here for thousands of years. Its just a bit mind blowing.

[@wetasspaddington]

It isn't called Czechoslovakia anymore, that got dissolved at the end of the Cold War into Czechia and Slovakia, two different nations now. Smh Evan.

[@jennysterg322]

Well he was talking about where his ancestors could be from, so at the time his ancestors were alive it would have still been Czechoslovakia, right? No need to jump the gun with the “I’m offended” rhetoric.

[@caleigh013]

this is literally the first i'm hearing of this. i was definitely taught it as czechoslovakia in school

[@jwb52z9]

It's actually called "The Czech Republic" and Slovakia.

[@thomasknox306]

@@jwb52z9 Czechia is the short form name. It's quite a recent change. Slovakia is the Slovak republic's short form name.

[@nvmindem]

@@caleigh013 I'm just curious, not trying to be invasive, but when did you finish school? And where are you from? I feel like here in Romania my parents and grandparents' generations might still call it Czechoslovakia sometimes, while my generation (I'm 21) understands the difference, and younger generations never even heard of Czechoslovakia.

[@elinorrose344]

I did a dna test but it wasn’t a fun heritage one, it was to test for stickler syndrome (a genetic defect which caused a retinal detachment in my eye). It tested positive so by 2020 I will have had at least 5 surgeries in my eye to fix and reduce risks of another case. It will also effect my hearing and joints so it’s all a big mess

[@lilian1987]

Hope everything goes well and the surgeries help!

[@elinorrose344]

lilian1987 awwwha thanks... should all be okay soon x

[@sadieadler3637]

Do you watch Charlotte Louise Taylor? She and her daughter both have Stickler Syndrome x

[@elinorrose344]

Laura M no I haven’t! Thank you I will check them out x

[@elinorrose344]

Laura M although it seems the kid has physical symptoms like a cleft palate so it’s easy to diagnose but I had no symptoms until I suddenly went blind in one eye so I was called a ‘special case’

[@mehtalks]

Knowing family history is really cool. My mom is crazy into genealogy and has her side of my family traced back to like the 1200s or something crazy like that in Scotland and it's just so cool to know about. Like, I've been learning more about John Napier, the inventor of Algorithms and a direct ancestor of mine, this past week and it's just so interesting to read about him and also some of the things he wrote (And that people thought he was a wizard and that the black rooster he kept chained to his arm was his familiar). I also love that we are related to the family that the Robin Hood lore was based on and that makes my archery loving, Robin Hood fangirl heart so happy. Also I would be so nervous about the health side too. My grandmother developed Parkinson's Disease which tends to pass down and that is absolutely terrifying.

[@koutashinji]

male-pattern baldness is inherited maternally. So it doesn't matter one bit about your father or his parents, you have to look at the men on your mother's side of the family.

[@sukikerridge6453]

Really loved this Evan, you always make any subject interesting & funny. Glad you are a 1/4 Brit!!

[@darkrai3110]

I like how detailed the results of the DNA tests are! :D

[@TheYuvimon]

"... and then American all the way to the top." *laughs in native American*

[@ccassielynnn]

I know for a lot of people these results can suck, but for me they were incredibly accurate. Mine were 35% Germanic Europe, 39% Baltic States (Latvian), 17% Ireland & Scotland. Also everytime I visit Huntington Beach, I pass Edinger Ave. and think of you! Imma snap a pic w/ it next time and send it to you!! Honestly Evan, I love your videos sooooo much!!

[@evan]

Thanks Cassie!

[@LauraDeFeh]

What kind of relation do you have with Latvia? I am from there!

[@MissChuu_]

Latvians unite 😂

[@gilliansullivan3337]

I have been considering getting this done. This video just pushed me over the edge.

[@DianxStorm]

I love these kinds of videos. Im planning on doing this in a few months

[@cookieaddictions]

Idk I once heard that these companies basically own the "copyright" to your DNA when you use them so I'm too afraid to do it.

[@Torsin2000]

Nope, if you look through their rights you 100% own your DNA. You can revoke their authorization at any time, you can have them get rid of the original sample, and more. What you do not own is research conducted based on your DNA samples. Think of it like this, you volunteer to answer questions for a survey for a University's Psych program, you don't own the research that the program puts together that includes your survey answers.

[@chicoti3]

That`s not even the greatest problem. These tests are literally based on guesses, that`s pseudoscience at its best.

[@Torsin2000]

@@chicoti3 I think you are confused, they are not based on guesses they are based on comparative analysis. Sometimes that analysis gets refined or altered but that doesn't mean it is a guess just because it changes.

[@chicoti3]

@@Torsin2000 They themselves said they can only be sure about the continents, the rest is pure speculation based on their database. Have you seen the video where two identical twins get different results? You should take a look, it's quite interesting to say the least.

[@Torsin2000]

@@chicoti3 yep, I've seen that video. Comparative analysis is what they use to cross-reference traits and locations, some companies use more WAGs than science of course, which is why on 23andMe it's interesting to change the confidence level.

[@Dan-B]

No one is 100% anything.

[@maudhaugland5822]

Really interesting video! And as I'm Norwegian, it's interesting that you probably have ancestors from my country (maybe we are related, haha, but probably not as there were thousands of Norwegians who emigrated to the USA). However it wasn't really THAT surprising that you have ancestors from the northern European countries (including Germany, the UK and other countries nearby), with your blue eyes and blond hair.

[@TheEpicPlace]

Thanks for pure positivity energy 🙏🏼

[@Timorius16]

New video series idea: step 1: Using ancestry or some other site, create your family tree and find out who lives where and when. Step 2: On main or travel channel go and visit those towns and countries. Series could be “spond” to help pay for travel and lodging

[@nickieovien1807]

*I am 100% American* 1%: I'm about to end this mans career.

[@elllieeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee]

I know this is a joke but this is pretty much impossible unless you're 100% native which I also believe is at least extremely rare. Most Americans are almost completely European.

[@QueenBee_93]

I had mine done for my birthday and I discovered so many distant relatives and so many different places my ancestors came from :) I felt so close to my family, such an amazing thing!

[@meggzilla009]

Edinger is in Irvine/Santa Ana, CA! I drive on it almost daily on my way to work 👍🏻 I love the way you showed your results! It was much more in depth than most! Love this!

[@francoisdaureville323]

Nobody in england has that much Scandinavians dna unless they are litterrally half Scandinavians

[@stepanpsota4570]

Czechoslovakia is split into two separate countries for almost 30 years! There's no Czechoslovakia, there's only Czech Republic (Czechia) and Slovakia! 😂

[@gam9014]

5:32 SKAINNNN Youre hilarious xD You basically say Sco-ne

[@katiex3715]

hiiii Evan! I love your videos so much.

[@murrayb1969]

I really gotta do one of these DNA tests at some point 'cause they're so interesting! All I know of my family history is that we're from the British Isles way back. I wouldn't be surprised if I have some French or German, too, since we're pretty near the Pennsylvania Dutch area AND Quebec. And a little language note from an anglophone Canadian who's been learning French since kindergarten: having a base of other European languages seems to be a real help for learning new ones - if you think you'd like to learn French I suggest you go for it! IMO, it's no more confusing than English is, even with so many vowels haha. Plus, you'd be better prepared if you visit Montreal again - or DOUBLE prepared if you visit Switzerland!

[@p_b2000]

What Evan said: "I could be a little bit Germanic" What I heard: I could be a little bit dramatic"

[@angrycat1426]

I am Russian and I have 63% Scandinavian, 22% Finland 8% Baltic, 4% Eastern Europe and 3% Balkans. I was born and live in Great Novgorod

[@Loostyc]

Sounds likely.

[@marinadesousa134]

This is the first time iv enjoyed the entro 😁 normally people make it long and boring before they FINALLY get to the results. You were really funny. By the way I live near Manchester in the Cheshire area of the UK, interesting so were your Ancestors 😀

[@sosgood00]

I got my 23 and me test back two weeks ago! I found it so interesting!

[@arainywinter]

I'm from Saarland, too, we're basically siblings. :D It's slightly underwhelming there but there are beautiful spots to be explored, like the Bliesgau, which is pretty, the Saarschleife or some parts of Saarbrücken. Also there are cool caves in Homburg, the Völklinger Ironworks (world heritage site) and forests to walk through! If you ever need a tour guide. :D

[@jonntischnabel]

My friend did this out of curiosity, and found out he had haemochromatosis. Good move. I'm gonna do it soon, by rights I should be 50% Irish, 25%swedish , 25% English.

[@user-gw9zh1it4b]

Chances are you won't be exactly that but you'll probably have all those regions

[@mariamb3241]

This was super cool!!! My parents did a similar one, but I'm really curious to do this test too now. From their results I'm mostly a big mix of Europe and North Africa with a couple other countries thrown in :p It's so interesting :)

[@dallasjansen2226]

Great mix.

[@ForeverFashionGirl21]

Male baldness come from the mother’s father I believe

[@SelanneFan8]

Whenever they email you that you have new DNA relatives go check out your map! The more of your DNA relatives that do this, the more your map comes alive in specifics :) It will change, it’s fun to see how it changes! Also fun fact I live on Edinger ave in CA lol. It’s in Orange County.

[@annaoddle]

i bought a 23&me kit on black friday and got my results 30 minutes into 2019 so, quite literally, new year new me. i expected to be mostly uk and ireland with maybe some french and german and that’s exactly what i got lmao. im 75% british and irish and 10% french and german with some other western european countries thrown in the mix. very cool to see someone else’s results!!

[@jennamelman4269]

Love you Evan!!!

[@mayyahbhatti4425]

*ALEXANDER HAMILTON*

[@usts6su19]

I'm from Italy and got 8.6% North African and 1.3% Middle-Eastern, despite my surname is Danish but my father is from Sicily and my mother has dutch origins,(the rest is Greek-Southern Italian, Italian, Iberian and just 5.5% North Western-European) a very confusing mix 😂😂😂👍🏻

[@tasity1041]

Enjoyed listening to you thanks for sharing

[@amyrebecca6836]

This was a really nice video

[@user-xd4sk4pk7h]

Any other Europeans get annoyed when an American gets a DNA test and suddenly act like they’re European lol 😂😂 (Americans please don’t get triggered at me)

[@meiketempel8430]

Yeh there is much more to being European than just having DNA from here..I feel like a big part of indentifying as Dutch, German, French etc. is just living there and understanding the culture. Though of course there's nothing wrong with researching your ancestry.

[@nvmindem]

Because most of them ARE European. The only "real" Americans are Native Americans.

[@meiketempel8430]

@@sillyballs3 Well I did not know that. I guess I'm just used to people from the US saying they're Dutch (i am Dutch)or anything else just because their grandfather came from here like 300 years ago.

[@alexandrahenderson4368]

Meike Tempel People are who their ancestors were. Wether or not the culture stayed doesn’t matter. They don’t chose their ancestors or what they are taught as children, but they can learn to respect them. Any one of European decent is of European decent. Those are their ancestors the same as any one else’s. They are who they are. Any way they act that seems “European” is still technically European because they are European. They are a new part of their people’s culture.

[@raumerfrischer872]

@@sillyballs3 he doesn't live the culture. He's culturally american

[@Jamie_Smith.]

"Evan! you killed my father!" Evan: "No............I am your father!" NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@salinasoderberg7009]

The way you pronounced Skåne made me wheeze 😭😂

[@moonchild848]

this was fun..You're hilarious!! cool results too :-D

[@Luluchichiaa]

i couldn’t imagine you as a bold boi

[@karar.6475]

Unless this is a myth, I believe hair loss is more likely inherited from your mother's side.

[@thetheatricallinguist]

That’s what i’ve heard too, I never was sure though if it was an old wive’s tale!

[@r.ridderbusch7303]

Yes, from your mother's father, your maternal grandfather.

[@karar.6475]

@Artoria Pendragon thanks for confirming! :)

[@proctor9826]

Welcome back

[@MKMonsterr]

My sister connected with my Grandmother's estranged brother because of a DNA test so that was nice. He sent her photos of his family and stuff. It was pretty cool because it even accurately circled out the two places my all of Dad's Grandparents were from in Italy!

[@laurengamble1817]

I kinda wanna try this one because I did the ancestry DNA one and after the update it's not accurate.

[@ccassielynnn]

Mine was incredibly accurate after the update????

[@laurengamble1817]

@@ccassielynnn Odd. Was it inaccurate before? The update removed the 8% Eastern Europe I had( which I know I have because my grandfather is half slovak) and gave me 1% Baltic states? Compared to my mother's brother who even after the update had 22% Eastern Europe. Everything more or less checks out otherwise.

[@memy2605]

@@laurengamble1817 Because of the way meiosis works, it is entirely possible that close relatives don't have too similar results in some cases

[@saltyfrog75]

@@laurengamble1817 DNA isn't handed out like equal pieces of pie, so it entirely possible for your DNA to be different from family members.

[@laurengamble1817]

@@saltyfrog75 I'm aware , thanks. I just find it weird that it changed is all.

[@petyrbaelish1718]

The average British person has around 25% French/German and 25% Scandinavian ancestry as well. That is due to the Anglo-Saxon, Viking & Norman invasions of Britain. The 'British & Irish' part is actually celtic ancestry, of which British people also generally only have about 25% of too. It's highly likely that the majority of Evans ancestors came from Britain. Like 75%> because British people share a very similar ancestral DNA breakdown. As I said, the average Brit is made up of Celtic (British), French/German, Scandinavian and often a bit of Flemish (Dutch/Belgian) as well as Italian (from the Roman invasion).

[@Loostyc]

This is exactly why these tests make almost no sense.

[@federalstateofaustria7611]

Evan: Maybe they could’ve been the first ones on the boat 23andme: Ancestors who lived here in the last 200 years

[@andrewklitz261]

I'm 40% English, Wales, northwestern Europe, 22% indigenous American-Mexican, 15% Irish and Scottish, 8% Norwegian, and from 1-3% of everything else.

[@ukbtsarmy4725]

I really want to do a DNA Ancestry test kit and I asked for one for Xmas but my parents didn’t get me one. It’s becuz my dad thinks since they’re done in America that the FBI might/ will steal my DNA. > don’t ask me why he thinks that. And also my mum just thinks it’s weird to do an Ancestry Test Kit. I’m 18 but I’m living at home and I’m at 6th form (yr13 at secondary school) in the U.K. > I’m going to be doing my A levels soon > love watching your videos in between my revision Evan ! :) ~

[@youtubetoldmetocomeupwitha840]

0.1% Native American~! We're related except for I'm 38.8% Native American.

[@alexandrahenderson4368]

KZbin Told Me To Come Up With A Username So I Did Mood

[@ilannamcdougall5443]

The way you sang 'Alexander Hamilton' made me very happy ☺️

[@7APT7]

That was a great blog, I need to get mine done now, i’m probably 51% American, been once, no one else in my family have so that may make me Ozzy lmao 👍👍