What we love about AncestryDNA is that even when you think you know exactly what to expect, your own DNA can utterly surprise you.
This was the case for Alex. He took the AncestryDNA test knowing he was from Poland and Trinidad and was fairly sure there weren’t any surprises lurking in there that he didn’t already know about.
But when Alex took the AncestryDNA test, his results revealed something he wouldn’t have guessed in a million years. This is the moment Alex learned about the unexpected ethnicity within his DNA*.
Alex’s AncestryDNA results revealed he was descended from the Vikings with his ethnicity estimate including 6% Scandinavian DNA.
“I had no idea,” he said after receiving his results. “I just thought I was what I was. It’s cool. It’s nice for your mind to go there and take it all apart.”
Alex’s DNA results really made him think about how important diversity is in the world and how we all play a part in contributing to that diversity.
“With all that’s going on in the world, with Brexit and Donald Trump and segregation and everything, it’s just making me think – wow. It’s blown my mind. It’s made me go off on one about where we come from, how it happens, what a big melting pot we are, about some of things we talk about, and some of the divides. It’s just amazing to see this – where I come from, and what I am.”
It was a reaction he didn’t expect to have, having chatted about it with his friends before taking the test.
“We talked about it over a few pints and what have you, I just thought – Polish, some Trinidadian… maybe some funny stuff going on with the Trinidadian, not entirely sure. But this Scandinavian thing that’s been thrown in there, I’ve no idea. I need to ask some questions!”
Watch more of Alex’s reaction to his AncestryDNA results.
Just like Alex, there could be more to your DNA than you expect. What parts of the world could you be linked to? Take an AncestryDNA test to find out.
*AncestryDNA results accurate at time of content creation