Who wants to hear a good yarn?? What should i tell my arch enemy?

Question

I have this arch nemesis who loved to go on and on about how intelligence was different and genetically linked to one's "racial" group. He loved to use the Bell Curve theory to explain why people were the way they were. Although he had a 4.0 in college and was smart, he was a total jerk. I had the same grades too but I did not go around rubbing it in people's faces.
Long story short, I dared him to get a genetics test ---you know that test that tells you your genetic percentages like if you are 100% Anglo, African, East asian, Indo European, etc. Well he got his test back and found out that he was half West African, and a quarter Indo-European and like a quarter Anglo. He was smashed because he thought that he was 100% Scottish and he looked down on EVERYONE, If someone of another person from an ethnic group did a great job on something academic, athletic, or artistic he would just totally dismiss it. Now he is coming around me for advice and is looking sad.

And I had a test run on me too. I was all British. And this is a real legitimate test.

I think anyone who works hard, talented, smart, or good looking should be recognized and get kudos.

But what should I tell him. He's coming over in an hour or so. And he is really smashed.

Answer 1

Sorry mate, he got what he deserved. I am a horrific mix of Scottish/American Indian and Dutch. Talk about culture confusion! I was raised in the American Indian traditions and the Scottish tales. No too many of my family knows of the Scottish ancestry...guess they didn't care. Anyway, just be his friend. He needed a reality check and got it. Now it is time for him to reap what he has sowed. Lots of luck to you and Merry Christmas.