I’m Punjabi, but not genetically

[Gengar’s Ghost]

My DNA confirms this as well. They give country matches, but I didn’t get Pakistan nor did I get India. They also give Punjab (Pakistan) or Punjab (India), but I didn’t get those either. I’d call myself culturally or linguistically Punjabi, but I don’t speak it, plus I’m really whitewashed. All my cultural practices stem from religious ones (Islam). I have zero right to call myself Punjabi, it’s just easier to call myself South Asian, although 75% of my genome is West Eurasian.

 

[ghost!]

jatts long lost bhai

 

[Gengar’s Ghost]

jatts long lost bhai

No, he’s an actual Punjabi. Unlike me.

 

[Jason Voorhees]

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My cousin got a DNA test and this is his result

23andMe Ancestry: South Asian: 95% Southern Indian & Sri Lankan: ~60% Malayali subgroup: ~25-30% Broadly South Asian / other Indian: ~5 -10% Western Asian / North African / Middle Eastern: 2-4% European / Other:

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[Gengar’s Ghost]

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My cousin got a DNA test and this is his result

23andMe Ancestry: South Asian: 95% Southern Indian & Sri Lankan: ~60% Malayali subgroup: ~25-30% Broadly South Asian / other Indian: ~5 -10% Western Asian / North African / Middle Eastern: 2-4% European / Other:

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Wow, I didn’t see it! I hadn’t checked many notifications in the last few weeks. Thanks for bringing my attention to it, I’ll give it a look.

 

[Centurion Hunter]

My DNA confirms this as well. They give country matches, but I didn’t get Pakistan nor did I get India. They also give Punjab (Pakistan) or Punjab (India), but I didn’t get those either. I’d call myself culturally or linguistically Punjabi, but I don’t speak it, plus I’m really whitewashed. All my cultural practices stem from religious ones (Islam). I have zero right to call myself Punjabi, it’s just easier to call myself South Asian, although 75% of my genome is West Eurasian.

Gypsy?

 

[Gengar’s Ghost]

Gypsy?

No, not Romani. I’m still South Asian, but I am closer to ethnic groups like Sindhis than I am to Punjabis. But I am not Sindhi either. They live hundreds of KMs away from us.

We have always called ourselves Punjabi, but there is no genetic basis for it. It’s completely geographical.

Only recently did we discover that we moved there, and that we’ve been settled there for at least 200 years. And then later, my DNA test confirmed this as well. It’s pretty interesting.

 

[horizontallytall]

No, not Romani. I’m still South Asian, but I am closer to ethnic groups like Sindhis than I am to Punjabis. But I am not Sindhi either. They live hundreds of KMs away from us.

We have always called ourselves Punjabi, but there is no genetic basis for it. It’s completely geographical.

Only recently did we discover that we moved there, and that we’ve been settled there for at least 200 years. And then later, my DNA test confirmed this as well. It’s pretty interesting.

Dadho sutho