>> And in any case, that was 1,000 years ago. I think all races have mixed
>> in the last 1,000 years. A more interesting consideration is national and cultural identity.
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Indeed, although recent genetic studies have indicated that the make up of the vast majority of British isles inhabitants are descended from settlers who came here before any of the "modern" invasions (pre-Norman, pre-Viking, pre-Anglo-Saxon, pre-Roman and even pre-Celtic), which have mostly brought cultural and linguistic change rather than genetic change.
We are just a bunch of prehistoric hunter gatherers, which is presumably why there is a chance that OUT might prevail come the referendum. ;-)
Last edited by: Alanović on Mon 22 Feb 16 at 15:21
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