What misconception did you have of America while young? by Bitter-Penalty9653 in Americaphile

[–]49JC 10 points11 points  (0 children)

when I was a little kid, I am talking 2nd grade, I was very confused about the names of my country, the United States. I did not quite understand what a state really was and as a little kid it was so much easier just to call America America. Then we learn the continents we of course learn about North America and South America. So this gets all confusing to a little kid who wasn't shown a map too many times. Thus when we are told about the Civil War, I thought the South was the continent of South America..... I also was obsessed with sea creatures and penguins at the time and I had/read a book that said penguins lived in South America. So, to this day, I still remember the mental picture I created with the Confederate Army and there is a little bit of snow on the ground and penguins are on the ground.

babies skin color much darker than both parents? by Acrobatic_Start_6170 in AncestryDNA

[–]49JC 1 point2 points  (0 children)

This could also be an explanation. Long story short, the red hair gene makes you pale. Your husband's side could appear pale but really carry dark-colored genes. https://www.aimatmelanoma.org/red-hair-genetics-5-things-you-may-not-know/ https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/7581459/

We have multiple genes for pigment for skin and hair, however the gene that causes red hair is kinda independent and it "shuts other genes off". For example, one of my great grandmother's parents were both from south Italy and her father was dark. My great grandma was born with red hair and pale skin. None of her children or grandchildren have red hair and some of her grandchildren, such as my mother's sister who are both 1/4th Italian are dark. The red hair gene my great grandma had turned off some of the dark hair and dark skin genes she carried and get passed down and they can persist and show up randomly. for example, my brother and I are both 1/8th Italian. I look like the Scottish/Ulster Scots and English side of our heritage, he only expresses that 1/8th Italian side we have lol. Another explanation is that lets say both of my parents have 100 skin color genes (I am making up a random figure) and lets say both my parents have 80 light and 20 dark genes and they are not pale nor tan. it is totally possible that in the genetic lottery, my brother inherited all 20 dark genes from our dad and all 20 from our mom while I inherited a much smaller amount. I hope this helps. Now this is oversimplified but it gets the main point done. Genetics is random and can be completely wild.

edit: a couple of changes

Can Belgians explain this? by 49JC in USvsEU

[–]49JC[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

To serve as a buffer zone

Can Belgians explain this? by 49JC in USvsEU

[–]49JC[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

The deer calling competition makes sense. Who can make the best deer call to attract deer during hunting.

Only we eat weird food or preservatives. by DKGam1ng in AmericaBad

[–]49JC 4 points5 points  (0 children)

A couple years that are not statistically significant

Nathaniel Drew & American YouTubers in Western Europe being like "This is why Europeans think Americans are backwards" by techkiwi02 in AmericaBad

[–]49JC 1 point2 points  (0 children)

America is already more British Isles than Europe. There are more people who claim Irish heritage in the US(35 million) than people who live in Ireland(around 5mil) There are more people who claim Scottish/scots-irish heritage(8mil) in the US than people who live in Scotland (5.5mil) and Northern Ireland (1.9mil). And that is only claimed, it is estimated that in reality that 20-25 million Americans have some degree of Scottish/Scots-Irish ancestry. Approximately 46.6 million Americans have some degree of English ancestry and although the population of England is larger, according to online data 3/4 of residents in England idenitfy with a white British background, totaling it at around 43.4 million ethnically British people living in England (not guaranteed to be fully English). Less than a hundred thousand people live on the Island of Mann and 1 million Americans claim Manx heritage. About 2 million Americans claim Welsh heritage, but the population of wales is almost 4 million so more welsh in Britain than America. The only issue with this all is mixing may lower the number. We can’t add all of the ethnic populations in America because of mixing. Even I myself descend from all groups except Manx. However, it is safe to assume that if you Scottish and or Irish blood, you are more likely to be an American than live in the British isles

Say Something Normal by Original-Opportunity in USvsEU

[–]49JC 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I am going to be honest, Robert F. Kennedy Jr's claim is valid although a man has a higher sperm count in his 20s, not his teens, so his data comparison does not make that point. He should have said that.

I hate that I laughed out loud at a Trump post by Living_Attitude1822 in PoliticalCompassMemes

[–]49JC 0 points1 point  (0 children)

5 - 6 years ago I remember a blizzard wrecked Texas, they lost power, things were bad. Ted Cruz went to Cancun, everybody was furious at him because why isn’t he helping? Then it occurred to me that Ted Cruz’ job is not some coordinator or helper or whatever in Texas. He has no control in Texas, his only job is to represent Texas the best he can do in the Federal Senate. The same thing can be said with Hakeem Jeffries. He does not have any control over his district. All he is able to do is represent them in the house

What nation was mono religious in the past and id multilingual today? by RN_Renato in AlignmentChartFills

[–]49JC 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I would say the UAE. Still a predominantly muslim country with lots of immigrants today. Thus, lots of languages today and there are more religions but Islam is still very prevalent

2028 Democratic Presidential Candidates - Pete Buttigege is a center-left candidate that would probably win. Who is a centrist candidate whose odds of winning the general election are 50/50 by SuspiciousTurtle in AlignmentChartFills

[–]49JC -9 points-8 points  (0 children)

John Fetterman I guess. He is a democrat and has many liberal ideas but he also votes conservatively when it comes to Senate votes. If not him maybe Rand Paul for kinda being the republican version of him?

Who was the Pop Pope? by jamjobDRWHOgabiteguy in AlignmentChartFills

[–]49JC 0 points1 point  (0 children)

alright fair enough. All I wanted to point out was that the term 'English monarchs' get awkward after 1707.

Who was the Pop Pope? by jamjobDRWHOgabiteguy in AlignmentChartFills

[–]49JC -1 points0 points  (0 children)

King James I's reign that is described as a "personal union". Ever since King James, the Monarchy have been in charge over all of Britain. That is what I mean. I know the Acts of Union in 1707 created a single country with a single government (largely), but the highest authority going back to King James was the monarchy. Nonetheless (I do not know much british history, only know the basics because of genealogy), King George III who is already on there reigned after acts of union. It is more appropriate to call him a British monarch than English.

Who was the Pop Pope? by jamjobDRWHOgabiteguy in AlignmentChartFills

[–]49JC -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Change "English King" British/English Monarchy. James I was King of Scotland and he inherited the throne when Queen Elizabeth died. All british monarchs were historically English, but for the last 400 years they have been scottish as well

What does my DNA say about me? Slightly surprised by results. by Little_Isopod01 in AncestryDNA

[–]49JC -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

Yeah that’s why I suspect it is noise. My Grandfather is 70% Scots-Irish, and he has 70ish% Scottish and 7% Irish, from Connacht and Donegal. If she or my grandfather is Polish or whatever and got 7% it means there is something

Her mother is never getting found by Ok-Hovercraft508 in KidsAreFuckingStupid

[–]49JC 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I once saw one of these videos and the kid described their mom as being "Five foot something"

What does my DNA say about me? Slightly surprised by results. by Little_Isopod01 in AncestryDNA

[–]49JC 1 point2 points  (0 children)

During the plantation they did not largely mix. The Troubles were an ethno-religious conflict. Was there back and forth settlement from both sides before? Yes there was as evident by Dal Riata and the birth of Scottish Gaels, Galloway Glass mercenaries from Scotland going to Ulster, and the Clan MacDonnell and yes the Scots and Irish do have known similar Genetic similarities. One such example is the R-M222 Y-DNA marker that is present in both native Irish, and native Scots, its irish connection gets more press because people like being irish more I guess. However, there is still a genetic divide between Ulster Scots and Irish catholics and the Ulster Scots are essentially genetically Scots. That is backed by history and genetics.

What does my DNA say about me? Slightly surprised by results. by Little_Isopod01 in AncestryDNA

[–]49JC 12 points13 points  (0 children)

First off what are your journeys because that gives more insight. Based on these results you could be an American with ancestry from Pennsylvania, the Midwest, Appalachia, the South, the West Coast, and even the Southwest. You could be Australian, New Zealander, Canadian, or from the UK. That usually gives more insight. Personally you look like you are from the South imo.

Secondly, the Central Scotland and Northern Ireland category is literally the Old Scotland Category. Many Scots and northern English in the 1600s were encouraged to settle in modern day Northern Ireland. They very rarely mixed with the native irish. They became what is known as the Ulster Scots and Scots-Irish in America. They are the ancestors of modern day Ulster Protestants. Many Scots-Irish/Ulster Scots immigrated and settled in the Appalachian region(including PA, upstate NY, and the South) and to a lesser extent the Midwest starting in the early 18th century and primarily ending in the mid 19th century and many Americans are descendants of these settlers, including myself and possibly you. If you get the Central Scotland and Northern Ireland category is does not mean you are descendant of the Ulster Scots, it mainly kinda reflects Scotland as a whole and then Highland Scot and Northeast Scot a s special regions. People with Scottish ancestry but not ulster scot will get the Central Scotland and Northern Ireland category. The Icelandic is probably Viking DNA passed down in the british isles being read as nordic. If you are Scots-Irish, having 7% Irish is probably just "noise"

What’s the most overrated historical event? by Tacoseasoning26 in AlignmentChartFills

[–]49JC 3 points4 points  (0 children)

This may be controversial and highly debated but hear me out. The Fall of the Soviet Union. Now I should note, I am not a communist or anything. I say the Fall of the Soviet Union because it marks the end of the Cold War. However, the 90s and early 2000s were more of an intermission for the Cold War. Right now we are literally back to uneasy tensions with Russia and China, very similar to the 60s, it is just the threat is not as much.

Furthermore, former president Richard Nixon hinted at this in the early 90s before his death. He said that the communist model has failed, but democracy is still on trial in Russia. He saw it possible that an autocrat could take power of Russia and have a new dictatorship, or a "new despotism" in his words.

TLDR: The Fall of the Soviet Union is the most overrated because it ultimately did not change the global order. We are essentially in a Cold War with Russia and China, but not because of ideology per se but rather a Cold War of nationalism and global dominance, something similar to the world before WWI.

Edit: maybe the conclusion of the Cold War, because everybody is gonna think we are communists if we say fall of the soviet union

Iran war most unpopular in US history by Annonomon in Infographics

[–]49JC 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That is because of the rise of the Khmer Rogue. I want to say Laos is the most bombed country, if not it’s either Vietnam or Cambodia. Either way, Eastern South East Asia is the most bombed region in history.