5 Brits Take A DNA Test

We took a DNA test to find out our ancestry. Many of us have an idea of where we came from, but we wanted to see how much we really know about our family history. 23andMe's DNA testing kit gives you a detailed breakdown of your DNA makeup, sometimes even detailing the region of each country your family came from. The results were pretty surprising.

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5 Brits Take A DNA Test

[gyuvine]

paid a hundred quid for this just to find out im 98% british.

[GameLorePage]

Do most brits not know their history? Everyone is surprised by the Scandinavian dna for some reason...

[TheJellymonty]

My mom is South African, my dad is Brazilian, my grandma is Portuguese and my grandad is Egyptian. Definetly would like to know my results.

[wheelsofafrica]

Two conclusions:
1. We are all pretty good mongrels!
2. The Vikings were a pretty virile bunch!

[gussymane]

“You’re 1.2% North African.”

*high fives black guy*

[lexthanexpected]

how’d they not splash some percentages on the screen while listing all these numbers at me

[ElectricSoul]

English history is not boring. It's very interesting.

[mhm]

Loved Leon’s reactions. He was just so shocked. Can you imagine how many people hate people that they actually share DNA or even genealogy with? Like the expert said, humans are 99.5% identical. So we’re more alike than not. But it’s fun and interesting to see the results of DNA tests.

[liapapapa]

for the guy who thought he was more Italian. well his dad is from Sicily that explains alot already, Sicilians are verrryyy mixed due to all the time they have been invaded

[benjerry]

My DNA test
Presenter: You are
Me: Irish & British???
Presenter: Neanderthal
Me: Grunts....clubs him over the head

[marcelogoncalvesdocouto]

Brazilian here, I took my DNA test with Genera, the most popular and cheap company for these tests in my country, and the results were pretty interesting:
77% Europe (mostly from Iberian Peninsula), 18% Middle East and North Africa (mostly from Morocco and Tunisia, but also bits from Yemen and the Levant), 3% Amerindian and 2% Subsaharan Africa (Eastern Africa, pointing mostly to Mozambique). It was a very interesting experience and I think it made me a lot more interested in searching for my history.

[dellcoc]

Putting the quick stats on screen would make this video a lot better.

[pedromendes]

Black guy's told he's african


*oh (surprised face), cool*

[walessius]

Me: 0.01 Russian
Also me: I serve the Soviet Union.

[faadilcm]

Me: *0.01 percent British
Also me: Ooh I fancy me a *BO'UH OF WA'UH* *Sips fancy bri'ish tea

[njkauto]

That was fun to watch.
Thanks everyone for sharing 😊

[ESFDragxnFistEntertainment]

Imagine being related to Ramsese III and being so chill about it.

[Gamerizer]

I'm surprised they didn't expect Scandinavian, especially since they're British. Many English are Scandinavian after the Danes and some Norwegians invaded England and left behind settlers.

[jimmycarter]

*_23andMe's analysis process probably does not look like this_*
this one really got me

[Bergen]

Me, being 1/8 Mongolian: “The glory of Mongolian horse riders shall rise again!”