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Old 04-02-2011, 01:38 AM
 
Location: Cali
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I believe I've commented on how German the area is I'm from once or 20 times.
Anyway, Schwartz is a very common surname there....and yes, they're all Schwartze Deutche.
As were(ironically)most of the top Nazis such as Goebbels, Himmler, and Hess.lol

 
Old 04-29-2012, 09:24 PM
 
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Default German features

At this day and age there have been many variants and mixing of blood lines but a typical German face is square with ruddy to light skin. Freckles are also a part of the skin tone. Light eyes and light brows. Germans tend to have boxie square builds and usually are a tall people. They can range form having black hair to light blonde. It is important to be able to distinguish the tell tale signs of a typical German face.
 
Old 04-30-2012, 01:18 AM
 
Location: Cali
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At this day and age there have been many variants and mixing of blood lines but a typical German face is square with ruddy to light skin. Freckles are also a part of the skin tone. Light eyes and light brows. Germans tend to have boxie square builds and usually are a tall people. They can range form having black hair to light blonde. It is important to be able to distinguish the tell tale signs of a typical German face.
Good observation! Welcome to City-Data too.:-)
 
Old 04-30-2012, 07:08 AM
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At this day and age there have been many variants and mixing of blood lines but a typical German face is square with ruddy to light skin. Freckles are also a part of the skin tone. Light eyes and light brows. Germans tend to have boxie square builds and usually are a tall people. They can range form having black hair to light blonde. It is important to be able to distinguish the tell tale signs of a typical German face.
What utter hogwash.

And why do we need to tell? Anyone care for some (barely) disguised racism?
 
Old 04-30-2012, 07:47 PM
 
Location: Silver Springs, FL
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At this day and age there have been many variants and mixing of blood lines but a typical German face is square with ruddy to light skin. Freckles are also a part of the skin tone. Light eyes and light brows. Germans tend to have boxie square builds and usually are a tall people. They can range form having black hair to light blonde. It is important to be able to distinguish the tell tale signs of a typical German face.
Please, child.
 
Old 04-30-2012, 10:00 PM
 
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Hello. I am Asian American living in U.S. I have a number of European American friends and often get it wrong on guessing their ancestry. For instance, I can't distinguish between Germans and Irish or between Spanish and Portuguese.

Without relying upon their last name for guessing their nationality, do you know a way to accurately determine how to distinguish German Americans from other European Americans?
You wouldn't be able to tell unless you have been around Germans a lot.
Europeans usually can make a right guess for the most part.
It takes more than just some "typical features" to spot Germans, because they have few prominent types, and can't be identified by features alone (for the most part.)
You have to have good intuition to tell who is who and to be around Europeans a lot.
 
Old 05-11-2012, 12:07 PM
 
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Hello. I am Asian American living in U.S. I have a number of European American friends and often get it wrong on guessing their ancestry. For instance, I can't distinguish between Germans and Irish or between Spanish and Portuguese.

Without relying upon their last name for guessing their nationality, do you know a way to accurately determine how to distinguish German Americans from other European Americans? For instance, what is the typical facial feature of Germans in distinction with other Europeans? On one more note, is it true that Germans are almost never late to a meeting?

Thanks in advance for any insights.
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Germans from Germany wear sandals with socks and drink big jars of beer. They are kind of gregarious and don't make noise, and of course, they speak German.

As to their features, a lot of variations. The typical "Aryan" (as in films) is a rarity, a minority, most Germans could be from any Western European-Central European or Slavic country.

People with German ancestry in the US are not representative because they are mixed, or came from very specific regions or kingdoms that had no relation with modern Germany (a new country).
 
Old 05-14-2012, 03:06 PM
 
Location: Pacific NW
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I look at their passports.
 
Old 05-19-2012, 11:33 PM
 
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Hello. I am Asian American living in U.S. I have a number of European American friends and often get it wrong on guessing their ancestry. For instance, I can't distinguish between Germans and Irish or between Spanish and Portuguese.

Without relying upon their last name for guessing their nationality, do you know a way to accurately determine how to distinguish German Americans from other European Americans? For instance, what is the typical facial feature of Germans in distinction with other Europeans? On one more note, is it true that Germans are almost never late to a meeting?

Thanks in advance for any insights.
There's a variety among Germans, so it's hard to say. You could do an internet search and look at some German faces. One type is square jaw (men), blond hair. The nose is one way to tell, you'll have to take a look yourself. The Irish are quite different. You just have to look at enough photos that you begin to be able to distinguish. It takes a certain amount of experience.

What kind of Asian are you?
 
Old 05-19-2012, 11:40 PM
 
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As were(ironically)most of the top Nazis such as Goebbels, Himmler, and Hess.lol
This here is an interesting topic. You can take one look at Hitler and see he's not Aryan. What's the history of those people?
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