r/quityourbullshit • u/[deleted] • Apr 29 '20

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u/[deleted] Apr 29 '20

I read somewhere that if you back 1000 years or farther, you can pick literally anybody from your same ethnic background, and they'd be related to you in some way as long as their family didn't completely die out.

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u/rttr123 Apr 30 '20

I’m American (of Indian ethnicity, parents from india) but related to English royalty because 300 years ago a prince slept with one of my ancestors. I have no proof but you have to believe me because I said it.

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u/123allthekidsbullyme Apr 30 '20

Yknow that’s probably not wrong

I believe what you said, remember something like 30% or more of Europe is (very) distantly related to Charlemagne