I am always bothered by the loose use of heritage in place of ancestry.
Some of my ancestors were from England and some were from Germany. When I went to England, I was called a Yank. When I went to Germany, I was called an Ausländer (foreigner).
It always amazes me when people call themselves Swedish or Italian or ... but can't speak a word of Swedish or Italian. Having lived in both Sweden and Italy I facetiously call my self more Swedish or Italian than many in the U.S. I not only learned the languages, but I read the local newspapers and many books.
My nationality: American. My heritage: lower middle class Clevelander.
Published at
http://www.nytimes.com/2017/08/28/science/dna-tests-ancestry.html?comments#permid=23901670.
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