WYOO - Beats arguing with your 3 year old whether they really do need shoes on to go to nursery. minimize... WYOO - Beats arguing with your 3 year old whether they really do need shoes on to... more... post Tags ? Ethnic origin? Is it what you feel you are or what your heritage suggests. My OH ticks White British for his ethnic origin. He is British and feels he is white. Looking at him I would say yes he is. However his Dad is Indian, so technically he isn't. I have always felt if he feels he is white British than is and what difference does it make. Now we have had children it makes it a bit more tricky as the screening we would get as a white british child is different to what we would need as a mixed heritage couple. So what you you think? Is ethnic origin what the person feels they are or is it what their genetics say they are? it's genetics i'm afraid. my husband is white and has his British citizenship and has lived here for 12 years, but he's Turkish, therefore our child is half Turkish. it does make a difference with screening as you say, and the injections they get. because she is half turkish, my daughter had to have her BCG jab at birth, for example. I tick White British in the boxes. I have olive meditatrian skin tone and a foreign last name. One grandparent is