Ok, so we all types and cultures in here, but what are your origins and roots.
I'm a UK citizen, but not that far back. My fathers side were Russian Jewish from Lithuania and came over in 1911 to settle in the east end of London. My great great Grandfather returned pissed from a night out in a Russian village. Took a short cut across the ice, and was never ever seen again.
My Mother, who wasn't Jewish came from the French speaking part of Switzerland and came over to England in the 1920's when her Mother ( My Grandmother.. Widowed ) married an English soldier convalescing in Switzerland in the 1st world war.
Bad move.. He spent all her wealth, then died leaving her widowed again, except this time in a foreign country. Both her daughters, my Mum and my aunt came to England to look after her and both stayed. One of their Brothers staying in Switzerland, the other moving to Canada.
My Dads side has so far been traced back to my Great Great Great Grandfather Father in Russia, who was a businessman, although I have a sneaking suspicion he was more like a character from 'Fiddler on the roof'.
My Mums side go back to 1377 where they were originally Normans who moved to Switzerland from Normandy. He won some battle honours and was made Count of Gruyer.. ( Yep as in the cheese) and was probably a henchman for the Duke of Savoy. There is still is the family castle in Switzerland, but was sold to an American I think in the last century.
Nothing I'm afraid came my way...