I was born in Canada myself, but I come from a family that came to Canada during their lifetime, so I feel very European.
My mom is Italian. Her parents moved to Canada along with other friends and relatives shortly after the war, to fight for a better life. I don't know too much about my family, but I know that those that still live in Italy are farmers, and they live off the coast....Northern Italy I think. But I'm not sure. My mom's also said a few times when talking about her family, that they were royalty, or had royal blood. I dunno. lol. Someday I'll do those tests to find my ancestors.
My dad was Polish. He moved to Canada when he was 9 or 10 with his family, again, looking for a better life during the 60s. Most of the family stayed in Poland, it was 2 or 3 brothers (my dad's dad's brothers) that came to Canada. I was lucky to travel back to Poland with my dad in 2000. I saw where he lived, everything. I got to meet the family, and spend a month on their farm, and go to a wedding. It was fantastic.
So yeah, I'm Polish/Italian. I look Polish, mostly. And its funny, cause within both families, there is a ton of polish/italian weddings. A. Ton. Some bizarre physical attraction beween ethnicities is going on there. lol. We're all a mix of the two in some way.
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