LivingDNA results

[taffie]

What are your experiences with livingDNA? Here are my results, let me know your thoughts :)

British & Irish 65%
Eastern European 11.9%
South European 11.3%
Arabia 7.3%
Nilotic People 1.6%
North Africa 1.5%

Though I do have some Scandinavian ancestry which I’m wondering if it has been lumped into my British & Irish percentage since it doesn’t show any northwestern %%% here.

[Pine]

What are your experiences with livingDNA? Here are my results, let me know your thoughts :)

British & Irish 65%
Eastern European 11.9%
South European 11.3%
Arabia 7.3%
Nilotic People 1.6%
North Africa 1.5%

Though I do have some Scandinavian ancestry which I’m wondering if it has been lumped into my British & Irish percentage since it doesn’t show any northwestern %%% here.

Are these new results? No way you're just British and Welsh.

[taffie]

Are these new results? No way you're just British and Welsh.

Yep, these are new results.

[Pine]

Yep, these are new results.

First case I've seen like that. Never seen a Brit get East Euro either.

[Nassbean]

Why they don't upgrade my results ? I still have this old inaccurate result while other NA clients have their new results

[taffie]

First case I've seen like that. Never seen a Brit get East Euro either.

Well, my maternal side is British. Fathers side, not a clue.

[taffie]

Why they don't upgrade my results ? I still have this old inaccurate result while other NA clients have their new results

Did it not give you the option to upgrade? Mine upgraded on the 5th Febuary..

[Nassbean]

Did it not give you the option to upgrade? Mine upgraded on the 5th Febuary..

Yes but it's not free while other clients didn't have to pay

[Pine]

Well, my maternal side is British. Fathers side, not a clue.

Oh, you're that girl who wastes everyone's time with her mysterious results.

[taffie]

Oh, you're that girl who wastes everyone's time with her mysterious results.

Ouch. I’m not forcing anyone to help me, people choose to comment and get involved.

[Pine]

Ouch. I’m not forcing anyone to help me, people choose to comment and get involved.

You've been told what to do and you don't listen. It's an odd type of trolling, but I've seen it before. People make up benign stories just to waste others' time and observe the reactions.

[Leto]

Ouch. I’m not forcing anyone to help me, people choose to comment and get involved.
Mia Rosie sockpuppet :D
Better show your face, I love DNA girls :wink

[taffie]

You've been told what to do and you don't listen. It's an odd type of trolling, but I've seen it before. People make up benign stories just to waste others' time and observe the reactions.

I’m not trolling. I’m not making up stories. I have taken people’s advice. I do not care for people’s reactions. I just wanted help.

[taffie]

Mia Rosie sockpuppet :D
Better show your face, I love DNA girls :wink

Yes it is me. And so what? Is it a crime to ask for opinions and help?

[Leto]

If you show me your photo, I will tell you what EXACTLY your father is mixed with!

[Leto]

Yes it is me. And so what? Is it a crime to ask for opinions and help?
It's not a crime but why did you abandon the previous account?

[Adamm]

Where did that North African and Arabian came from? I think that's not normal for British livingDNA result, right?

[taffie]

If you show me your photo, I will tell you what EXACTLY your father is mixed with!

You have no idea how much this hurts me and how growing up without knowing my father or anything about him as absolutely destroyed me. Yes, I ask a lot of questions. Because I want answers and I’m desperate for them because I just need that peace of mind so I don’t have to spend the rest of my life wondering what the other half of me is. I didn’t force anyone to help me, you guys made that choice for yourselves. You didn’t have to respond or comment to my posts but you chose to. Not me. All I wanted was help, not to be insulted or made fun of. I don’t understand a lot about these DNA sites or how it works to get answers which is why I ask a lot of questions. And I told you, I appreciated your help a lot. But what I don’t appreciate is you insulting me for asking for more help/opinions.

[Leto]

Where did that North African and Arabian came from? I think that's not normal for British livingDNA result, right?
She's quarter Egyptian. Straight from da Nile valley.

[taffie]

It's not a crime but why did you abandon the previous account?

Because I can’t log into it.

[Adamastor]

Your father is Egyptian + British, your mother is British. It's that simple. You have no Bulgarian ancestry.

[Leto]

You have no idea how much this hurts me and how growing up without knowing my father or anything about him as absolutely destroyed me. Yes, I ask a lot of questions. Because I want answers and I’m desperate for them because I just need that peace of mind so I don’t have to spend the rest of my life wondering what the other half of me is. I didn’t force anyone to help me, you guys made that choice for yourselves. You didn’t have to respond or comment to my posts but you chose to. Not me. All I wanted was help, not to be insulted or made fun of. I don’t understand a lot about these DNA sites or how it works to get answers which is why I ask a lot of questions. And I told you, I appreciated your help a lot. But what I don’t appreciate is you insulting me for asking for more help/opinions.
Look, I don't mind you at all and I tried my best to help you interpret your results. I already established that your father was most likely half Northern European and half Arab. The Arab part is certain by your own admission and the NE part can be deduced from the Gedmatch results.

[taffie]

Look, I don't mind you at all and I tried my best to help you interpret your results. I already established that your father was most likely half Northern European and half Arab. The Arab part is certain by your own admission and the NE part can be deduced from the Gedmatch results.

Really? That last sarcastic comment was pretty hurtful. And yes I know that, but I am personally not convinced that he is half British which is why I just wanted to look around for other opinions as well.

[taffie]

Your father is Egyptian + British, your mother is British. It's that simple. You have no Bulgarian ancestry.

I let go of the Bulgarian theory a while ago, I’m not sure why you brought that up here.

[Leto]

Really? That last sarcastic comment was pretty hurtful. And yes I know that, but I am personally not convinced that he is half British which is why I just wanted to look around for other opinions as well.
Sarcastic? I had no idea you weren't fooling around. Who knows what's on your mind.

[Leto]

Because I can’t log into it.
It has not been blocked. You just lost the password.

[taffie]

Sarcastic? I had no idea you weren't fooling around. Who knows what's on your mind.

Exactly, you don’t know, that comment was uncalled for. Blocked or not, I can’t get into it which is why I have this account. But I regret even asking anything now lol

[Leto]

Exactly, you don’t know, that comment was uncalled for. Blocked or not, I can’t get into it which is why I have this account. But I regret even asking anything now lol
Well, if that was really rude of me, I apologize though I was only half serious. Usually you see here all kinds of trolling and stuff, so you get used to it with time.

[taffie]

Well, if that was really rude of me, I apologize though I was only half serious. Usually you see here all kinds of trolling and stuff, so you get used to it with time.

I’m not trolling. Though I wish I was, because being in this situation sucks so much. And I know you didn’t make the other comment, but being told I’m ‘wasting people’s time’ makes me feel guilty for asking for help.

[Leto]

I’m not trolling. Though I wish I was, because being in this situation sucks so much. And I know you didn’t make the other comment, but being told I’m ‘wasting people’s time’ makes me feel guilty for asking for help.
You are welcome. I have your kit number and will run it later once again.

[taffie]

You are welcome. I have your kit number and will run it later once again.

Thank you. And like I said previously, I do appreciate all the help.

[Pine]

I’m not trolling. Though I wish I was, because being in this situation sucks so much. And I know you didn’t make the other comment, but being told I’m ‘wasting people’s time’ makes me feel guilty for asking for help.

I said that because I don't see you following the advice you've been given. If this is very important to you, you should be spending hours looking through your cousin matches and triangulating and cross referencing everything. Gedmatch oracles won't help. Have you tested with 23andMe?

[taffie]

I said that because I don't see you following the advice you've been given. If this is very important to you, you should be spending hours looking through your cousin matches and triangulating and cross referencing everything. Gedmatch oracles won't help. Have you tested with 23andMe?

Well what you said hurt a lot.

And I have taken the advice, I have gone through all of my cousin matches on ancestry and myheritage, I tested with 23andme, I spent £29 on upgrading my LivingDNA results, I just spent £10 on G25, I am doing everything I possibly can.

[taffie]

I said that because I don't see you following the advice you've been given. If this is very important to you, you should be spending hours looking through your cousin matches and triangulating and cross referencing everything. Gedmatch oracles won't help. Have you tested with 23andMe?

Well what you said hurt a lot.

And I have taken the advice, I have gone through all of my cousin matches on ancestry and myheritage, I tested with 23andme, I spent £29 on upgrading my LivingDNA results, I just spent £10 on G25, I am doing everything I possibly can.

[Pine]

Well what you said hurt a lot.

And I have taken the advice, I have gone through all of my cousin matches on ancestry and myheritage, I tested with 23andme, I spent £29 on upgrading my LivingDNA results, I just spent £10 on G25, I am doing everything I possibly can.

What did you discover from cousin matches? Please share your 23andMe results. Have you uploaded to MyHeritage?

[taffie]

What did you discover from cousin matches? Please share your 23andMe results. Have you uploaded to MyHeritage?

British & Irish 49%
French & German 4.3%
Scandinavian 1.1%
Broadly Northwestern European 9.8%
Eastern European 7.7%
Southern European 2.6%
Ashkenazi 0.2%
Broadly European 3.3%
Arab, Egyptian & Levantine 20%

My closest cousin matches are from my grandmothers family, I have about 5 Middle Eastern matches out of 4,000, I matched with 2 people that are 100% European Jewish. I have messaged a few and I’m waiting for their responses. I did upload my ancestry raw data to my heritage but i deleted so I could upload my 23andme raw data I’m just waiting for that to finish. I uploaded to livingDNA like you saw.