What continental European country is most like England? (Romanian, Russian, ancestry)
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As a whole they are COMPLETELY different! I totally agree with it even if you have Nordic styles in the UK, France and Southern Germany!
southern germans dont look like brits or french... brits and french (mostly from west shores) are mainly descendants of pre germanic/celtic neolithic populations. central/southern germans are descendants from modern germanic/celtic and on lesser degree slavic populations.
thats why the atlantic looks of very black hair, pale skin and mixed to light eyes is so common among french and britons. the only difference is that tje french usually have more continental admixture (wether mediterranean or germanic). the english have more their own looks and usually dont overlap much with other europeans but the Irish.
Terms such as Nordic, Mediterranean, Dinaric, etc... are archaic in the 21st century, much more precise studies such as genetics have overtaken those simplified terms. Though the Nordic race emcompassed the British Isles, Scandinavia, Low Countries and northern Germany. Southern Germany was seen as part of the Alpine race as well as France, Switzerland , Austria, northern Italy and the rest of central Europe.
Terms such as Nordic, Mediterranean, Dinaric, etc... are archaic in the 21st century, much more precise studies such as genetics have overtaken those simplified terms. Though the Nordic race emcompassed the British Isles, Scandinavia, Low Countries and northern Germany. Southern Germany was seen as part of the Alpine race as well as France, Switzerland , Austria, northern Italy and the rest of central Europe.
The thread asks "what continental country is most like England?", the answer would be one of the countries within what was anthropologically known to be in the Nordic racial zone. I was also referring to those who used terms such as Nordic in order to evaluate populations physically by using archaic terms such as Nordic, Mediterranean are still living in the past. That time has passed, it's the 21st century.
its not my fantasy world any person with two eyes can see the differences between the brits and dutch, of course I talk about people who traveled to those places and not speaking from baseless internet sources, and there are english people like P london who agree with my point for some reason..
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There are English people such as myself who can actually comment on what he sees with his own eyes, living here every day of the year. Your apparent visits to the UK do not mean anything to those of us who live here.
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The thread asks "what continental country is most like England?", the answer would be one of the countries within what was anthropologically known to be in the Nordic racial zone. I was also referring to those who used terms such as Nordic in order to evaluate populations physically by using archaic terms such as Nordic, Mediterranean are still living in the past. That time has passed, it's the 21st century.
Why would the racial type matter? Cultural similarities would be a relevant comparison, no clue why racial ones would be.
Just check all maps!
There is a difference between Eastern and Western UK, between England/ Scotland/ Ireland/ Wales, but there is NO difference between Southern and Northern England.
Have you ever been in both Southern and Northern England or like most Brits you stay in the neighborhood...?
Well someone could say the same about any country, if they don't pay attention to details. The U.K. is made up of four countries which formed a union England, Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland. To you they might not be different, but they are. Isn't some people in Scotland asking for independance? So what you said was foolish. Within every country are similarities and differences. Even in England, for example in hair color we see that people with blonde and light hair are traditionally more common in eastern than western England. People with blue eyes, red hair, paler complexion are traditionally more frequent in northern than in southern England. The differences might not be that great, but they are consistent.
We can see on this map showing the distribution of redheaded people in Britain. We see the very north of England phenotypically more red-haired than even Scotland! It shows over 15%. So yes there is a difference between northern and southern England. http://www.google.com/url?sa=i&rct=j...88880853396589
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Does every thread in this subforum have to turn into a genetics discussion? Any regular has probably seen these same maps and videos dozens of times. It's the same discussion over and over and adds nothing to the thread. Note that the OP only mentioned linguistics and culture. Sure there are no rules against discussing the looks of people, but is it the only relevant topic?
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