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Why I regret using 23andMe: I gave up my DNA just to find out I’m British | Technology | The Guardian (www.theguardian.com)
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[–] TheGrandNagus@lemmy.world 4 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

I'm aware. There's an absolutely huge amount of Germanic-descended people, for example. That's why I spoke of it being the 'perceived' default.

[–] JudahBenHur@lemm.ee 1 points 3 weeks ago

haha yeah ok I hear you, Ive just never perceived this or known that anyone else did, but maybe they do and I just didnt know