How can i tell someone my nationality???

Question

my dad is welsch, my mom and her family has jew and german in it.... my great grandfather is a real jew along with his side of the family. but my grandfather is german dutch, and canadian....

Answer 1

Seems to me nationality is where you were born, or what nation you are citizen of.  If you are here in the US and were born here, then your nationality is American.  What you are describing is heritage.  You have a multi heritage background, and if you wish to go into detail then by all means do so.

Genzi

founder California Genealogy Club

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Answer 2

Many of us are combinations of many nationalities as your are.

I'm sure the census taker for the last census really loved me as I listed scotch, irish, german, english, American Indian.

When people ask me, this is what I say.

So you are welsh, german, jewish, german dutch and French Canadian..

Answer 3

Your nationality is where you are born no matter what your ancestors' ethnicity unless your parents make special arrangements to count you as their nationality if they are foreign nationals living in the country where you are born.  For example, if an American family decided to move to Japan to work, any child born of American parents, even though he/she is born in Japan would be an American citizen.  That child's citizenship would be earned by right of descent.

However, if your parents are living in the United States at the time of your birth, you are an American citizen just as you are a Canadian citizen if your parents are living in Canada when you are born.  

Many Americans, Canadians, Australians, and British citizens can claim a mult-ethnic background.  Your ethnic background describes "where your family comes from" or your ancestry.

Accordingly, if you are an American of Welsh, German-Jewish, and Dutch ancestry, you might say, "I an American of Welsh, German-Jewish, and Dutch ancestry; however, my maternal grandfather was born in Canada."

or

"My dad's side of the family is Welsh, and my mother's side of the family is Jewish-German and Dutch.  My mom's dad, however, was born in Canada."

or

"I'm a Welsh-German-Jewish-Dutch American."  Try puttling that on a t-shirt!

Question:  Did your grandfather's family immigrate to Canada to escape the n***s during World War II?  If so, you could include that information in your description of your ethnicity:  

"I'm Welsh on my dad's side, but my mother's dad's family were German Jews from Hamburg (or wherever) who first immigrated to Canada after World War II while my maternal grandmothe's family originally came from Holland."

Answer 4

Get a passport. It will list it there.

Essentially, you nationality is to whom you pay your taxes.

Your heritage is mixed; and, at this point, heritage is still tax-free in enlightened nations. Be methinks they're working on a way to tax that, too.

Answer 5

jewish

thanks