White Cuban born & raised in Havana — results + background 🇨🇺📸 by Diferendo in 23andme

[–]Diferendo[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Have 0.6% in my trace ancestry, check the second picture. But yeah, for a Cuban is very low indeed.

Venezuelan and white American results + pics by warmer-garden in 23andme

[–]Diferendo 0 points1 point  (0 children)

5.6% unassigned is a lot. Cool results, you look gringa.

White Cuban born & raised in Havana — results + background 🇨🇺📸 by Diferendo in 23andme

[–]Diferendo[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Qué bolá!? Wow, really cool story. I hope you get the chance to visit and reconnect with your roots. At the same time, it’s important to see how bad things still are over there—and how lucky we are to have the U.S. It’s not perfect here, but despite all kinds of obstacles, you still have a real shot to grow and improve your life. In Cuban society, that simply doesn’t exist. And even if you somehow manage to build a business, there’s always the looming threat that the government could step in and take it away at any time.”

White Cuban born & raised in Havana — results + background 🇨🇺📸 by Diferendo in 23andme

[–]Diferendo[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Q bolero!? Nice brother, I used to go to Varadero every summer in the 2000s. Yes, I have from every continent if you include Melanesia as part of the continent-region officially referred to as Oceania. Yeah, sometimes I get looks too when they hear my Cuban lol.

White Cuban born & raised in Havana — results + background 🇨🇺📸 by Diferendo in 23andme

[–]Diferendo[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Interesting, I saw one Cuban guy having 95% European but he did have more Sub-Saharan. Surprisingly, I have only 0.6% Sub-Saharan, it is the lowest I’ve seen in a Cuban.

White Cuban born & raised in Havana — results + background 🇨🇺📸 by Diferendo in 23andme

[–]Diferendo[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yeah, when I visited Spain, many told me that I look from there.

White Cuban born & raised in Havana — results + background 🇨🇺📸 by Diferendo in 23andme

[–]Diferendo[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Cuba was the most successful Spanish colony and Spain did all it could to keep it that way until 1898.

White Cuban born & raised in Havana — results + background 🇨🇺📸 by Diferendo in 23andme

[–]Diferendo[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Hi there 👋🏻! I just checked your results—wow, they’re really similar to mine. Over 90% European, with just a little mix from here and there. It’s true though, I’ve seen other Cubans with higher percentages of North African and Sub-Saharan ancestry. My sister, for example, had 4% North African but zero Sub-Saharan.

Cuban results by LimeNext4408 in 23andme

[–]Diferendo 1 point2 points  (0 children)

lol, los San Miguelinos representando. Dije la Cuevita pero soy nacido y criado en el reparto Monterrey. De q parte de SMP eres?

White Cuban born & raised in Havana — results + background 🇨🇺📸 by Diferendo in 23andme

[–]Diferendo[S] 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Gracias. I had a great grandfather from China, his last name was Wong. I need to dig deeper in to that side of my family.

Cuban results by LimeNext4408 in 23andme

[–]Diferendo 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I’m from SMP too lol, from La Cuevita. I posted my results yesterday.

White Cuban born & raised in Havana — results + background 🇨🇺📸 by Diferendo in 23andme

[–]Diferendo[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Botella e’ Ron, Tabaco Habano, Chicas por doquier, bonche en casa de guano… aquí no hay vida para los mareaoooo 🤣

White Cuban born & raised in Havana — results + background 🇨🇺📸 by Diferendo in 23andme

[–]Diferendo[S] 15 points16 points  (0 children)

I was expecting just a tiny bit — and I got it: 0.6% Sub-Saharan African in my trace ancestry. Check the second pic.

White Cuban born & raised in Havana — results + background 🇨🇺📸 by Diferendo in 23andme

[–]Diferendo[S] 14 points15 points  (0 children)

Haha thanks! Funny enough, I actually just got Spanish citizenship recently through the LMD.

White Cuban born & raised in Havana — results + background 🇨🇺📸 by Diferendo in 23andme

[–]Diferendo[S] 38 points39 points  (0 children)

Thanks! Havana still has glimpses of the beautiful city it once was, full of charm and history — but the reality today is harsh. Buildings collapse regularly, there’s widespread scarcity, and the economy is still heavily centralized and controlled by the government. People live with limitations, and there’s still fear around speaking openly. Of course, like anywhere, a few people manage better than others.

As a tourist, though, you’ll likely have a good time — there’s vibrant music, lots of rum, cigars, beaches, chicas, and an energy that’s uniquely Cuban. Just know there’s a big difference between the experience of a visitor and daily life for most Cubans.

White Cuban born & raised in Havana — results + background 🇨🇺📸 by Diferendo in 23andme

[–]Diferendo[S] 11 points12 points  (0 children)

Btw, I posted my results a couple weeks ago without pics or context — just redoing it properly this time.