Either they immigrated recently enough that you can just ask them, or it simply does not matter. You think most Europeans speak the language of their great great grand parents?

At this point it’s time to accept this approach simply does not work.

Those two sentences are not in contradiction. USA’s history has been moved to casinos. Knowing which language your ancestors spoke, when you won’t bother learning it, has nothing to do with it.

Took me too long to realise that article is actually serious. I’d have sworn white people with huge ethnics fetish would show up as “Austrian painter” on their test, but I guess British works. Oh well 🇺🇸