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You wont stand among British and Irish people, In fact if you ever visit the UK you will see how so many people have similar coloring and features.
Take a look of this video of football fans, would you tell me the overwhelm of the supporters (ethnic english people)would make you stand out there?
I know. And yes, I've visited the UK and I felt absolutely at home there. It didn't even feel like I was visiting a foreign country!
One thing that struck me, and strikes me again watching that video, is just how many UK folks have dark hair and very light skin, like myself. My husband has often commented on that combo. He's got a lot more French in him and though he's blonde and blue eyed, his skin tone is darker than mine - more of an olive complected undertone.
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I am sorry but I don't look like Wayne Rooney, Winston Churchill or Noel Gallagher! If I have a 'British look' that is somehow 'different' from a Germans then please pray tell what it is exactly? My nose? Eyes? Face shape? Tell me what it is that makes Noel Gallagher, Winston Churchill, Cary Grant and say Christian Bale all look so blatently 'British'?
I'm sorry but Britons ARE NOT different to other Europeans and that includes Germans!! There is so much bollox on this thread its unbelievable!! Britons DO NOT all burn in the sun!! No more and no less than Germans! To suggest otherwise is stereotypical hogwash!! Britons like all other Europeans come in EVERY shade and colour! We are not all the same!!! I am British and I have been mistaken for Dutch, Croatian, Italian, French and Scottish at different times in my life, I would guarantee that nobody would know for sure which European country I come from just by 'looking' at me - says it all really!! I have dark hair, green eyes and yes I tan in the sun!! Oh and I am like countless other Englishmen! Yes there are blond Britons, brunette Britons, black haired Britons and red headed Britons, there are blue eyed Britons, brown eyed Britons and green eyed Britons, There are pale skinned Britons, olive skinned Britons, brown skinned Britons and black skinned Britons. The highest percentage of Britons are dark haired not blond or red headed. Britain itself is and always has been an island of immigrants since the beginning of time! People have settled hear from North Europe, East Europe and South Europe, more recently they have settled here from Asia and Africa, so as an Englishman who lives in Britain and has travelled to many European countries I'm telling you 'there is NO British look'!!
I know that! The British are a very diverse looking people. As are Germans, Dutch, and Swedes, and even more so than any of those groups Americans.
For Traveler86 to say such nonsense that all Germans are blonde for instance is just absurd though. No more than 20% of Germans are blonde. The only two German friends that I have both have dark brown hair and dark brown eyes. They are as German as a German can be.
I know that! The British are a very diverse looking people. As are Germans, Dutch, and Swedes, and even more so than any of those groups Americans.
For Traveler86 to say such nonsense that all Germans are blonde for instance is just absurd though. No more than 20% of Germans are blonde. The only two German friends that I have both have dark brown hair and dark brown eyes. They are as German as a German can be.
There have been surveys about hair color in different regions of germany done by germans, not white americans who never let their tiny towns in arkansas. Far more than 20% OF Germans are blond.
In fact I saw much greater amount of blonde people in germany than in the UK, the UK is very brunette country to be so up north in Europe, the same goes for Ireland. I have been in the UK a few times and most people have that pigmentation:
Pale skin and dark hair is the dominating in the UK.
I have no idea. The girl who isn't getting married has caused this picture to go viral. Are you saying there is no "average American" and that it depends on where they live?
I'm tempted to post a picture of me, so you can tell me if I look more English or German.
There have been surveys about hair color in different regions of germany done by germans, not white americans who never let their tiny towns in arkansas. Far more than 20% OF Germans are blond.
In fact I saw much greater amount of blonde people in germany than in the UK, the UK is very brunette country to be so up north in Europe, the same goes for Ireland. I have been in the UK a few times and most people have that pigmentation:
Pale skin and dark hair is the dominating in the UK.
There have been surveys about hair color in different regions of germany done by germans, not white americans who never let their tiny towns in arkansas. Far more than 20% OF Germans are blond.
In fact I saw much greater amount of blonde people in germany than in the UK, the UK is very brunette country to be so up north in Europe, the same goes for Ireland. I have been in the UK a few times and most people have that pigmentation:
Pale skin and dark hair is the dominating in the UK.
And I have told you on several of your nonsense occasions that I am from Florida. I am also of German and English ancestry (and a few other things). I can speak for what these people look like more than you, an amerindian from South America can.
Its not cherrypicked, ask anybody who has traveled to those countries, I would never confuse a group of brits with a group of dutch or northern german.s, and even southern german people have a more continental look, brits look very diferent from any other european but the Irish. And not all scandinavians look the same, people in western norway look nothing like people in Jutland. In fact there are even more people who could pass for british men in western norway and Iceland than anywhere in the Netherlands or Germany, (more atlantic strains there).
Its you who neve ever left America because from the Laymans perspective nobody would ever find similar the British to anyother group than Irish people, but you will insist ,because you are too young or you are just to obsessed to prove the english are as germanic as germans or even the Dutch people.., when on reality its not even close.. English look just like other British Islanders and very similar to Irish people, a group of dutch or Germans would stand out in the UK, specially the former.
Dutch people who looks like michael carrick? Oh please..
No one is saying the English are blonder or more Germanic or wear more funny hats. You continue to declare time after time that blond hair is almost non-existent and that there really isn't any Germanic genes in the English. That is what everyone is arguing against. When shown obviously that you're wrong with proof, that it does EXIST much more than you think, you then make the argument that I'm saying England is AS blond or AS Germanic as Germans. Since when does arguing against 0% turn into 100%.
Your debating skills are quite deviant, going from strawman arguments to ad hominems and back again. And you make comments about maturity? We can dispute how Germanic England is compared to Germany, whether it's less, the same, or more. But that's not the main issue. The point is you are making purely anecdotal statements and trying to pass them off as fact. I don't care how well traveled you say you are, and that's dubious to say the least. I wouldn't trust your opinion with anything. There's no doubt you'd say there's hardly if any blondes in this photo... http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7230/7...02e7bd85_k.jpg
...or just ignore it. With hundreds of individuals, you can't cherry-pick this, unlike your material.
No one is saying the English are blonder or more Germanic or wear more funny hats. You continue to declare time after time that blond hair is almost non-existent and that there really isn't any Germanic genes in the English. That is what everyone is arguing against. When shown obviously that you're wrong with proof, that it does EXIST much more than you think, you then make the argument that I'm saying England is AS blond or AS Germanic as Germans. Since when does arguing against 0% turn into 100%.
Your debating skills are quite deviant, going from strawman arguments to ad hominems and back again. And you make comments about maturity? We can dispute how Germanic England is compared to Germany, whether it's less, the same, or more. But that's not the main issue. The point is you are making purely anecdotal statements and trying to pass them off as fact. I don't care how well traveled you say you are, and that's dubious to say the least. I wouldn't trust your opinion with anything. There's no doubt you'd say there's hardly if any blondes in this photo... http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7230/7...02e7bd85_k.jpg
...or just ignore it. With hundreds of individuals, you can't cherry-pick this, unlike your material.
Mmega I think you be better of telling him what percentage or lose to of blond hair and pale skin. I think he is thinks 35% or 40% is 5% or 10%
Some people take stereotype image and think that 70% of people or more are like that.What one view of percentage of one mind is different than other.
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