I’m proud to be English, my family have served and we’ve defended this country
and we’ve been to war for this country
I’m really patriotic about Bangladesh
I am 100% Icelandic, yeah, definitely
This is a Kurdish wedding
with my mum in the traditional Kurdish garb.
We’re just proud blacks, so that’s it
Yeah, I think we are probably the best country in the world, if I’m honest
Think about other countries and other nationalities in the world
are there any that you don’t feel you get on with well, or you won’t like, particularly?
Germany, yeah, I’m not a fan of the Germans
You might think they’re a little bit …
Particularly India and Pakistan probably because of the whole, you know, the conflict
Cause I have this side of me that’s like …
that hates Turkish people – not people! But the government!
But French?
Nah
We’re just the best, you know, it’s just fact
I’m more important than you
I don’t know you, but in my opinion I am strong, and I am more important than a lot of people
How would you feel about taking a journey based on your DNA?
Yeah, I’d feel very intrigued
What could you possibly tell me that I don’t know?
So do you know how DNA works?
So you get half from mum, and half from dad
so 50% from each of them, and they get 50% from their parents
and back, and back and back
And all those little bits of your ancestor, they filter down to make you, you
I need you to spit in this tube for me
Just spit up to the little black line
That’s a lot of spit
The story of you, is in that tube
What’s it going to tell me?
It’s going to be, ‘oh yeah, you’re French’, and, ‘wait, your grandparents are French’, and, ‘wait …’
100% Bengali
Solid Iraqi
I’m Cuban!
It’s going to tell me that I’m English, like I’ve told you
Jay? Can you come down and join us?
I’m a little bit nervous, I have to say
So are you ready to find out your results?
Will you read it out to us, please?
Wow, look at me!
Oh my God
Oh … wow
… I didn’t expect that
All of them
Whoa …
No … No …
Caucasus? Which was …
Turkish?
Yeah
Eastern Europe, Spain, Portugal, Italy, Greece
I’m 32% British?
What?!
Great Britain, 30% …
5% …
German
I’m Irish?
Yeah!
So I’m a Muslim Jew
Great Britain, 11% – are you sure these results are mine?
Eastern Europe? Seriously?
Iceland has definitely moved closer to Europe now
I’m going to go a bit far right now, but this should be compulsory
There would be no such thing as, like, extremism in the world, if people knew their heritage like that
Like, who would be stupid enough to think of such a thing as, like, a pure race?
In a way, we’re all kind of cousins, in a broad sense
In a much more direct sense. You have a cousin, in this room
Uh uh …
Turn around, and guess who it is
Waj?
Yeah, what’s that?
Why don’t you come down here and meet your cousin?
Oh my God …
Did you know that?
I didn’t, I had no idea … this is like …
my heart’s pounding right now, I swear to God
I’m Jay from everywhere by the reads of this
I’m a real man of the world
That’s beautiful, thank you
So would you like to travel to all of these places?
Yeah!
Hell yeah!
Oh yeah