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Well, that's surprising.
3/3 correct answers isn't what I was expecting to be honest.
I pass - of course - in Greece but I don't consider myself 100% typical in my country.
I have rather broad face with semi-prominent cheekbones, meso-bracycephalic and sort of strong eyebrow bridge. Light brown eyes also don't apply to the majority in Greece.
When people try to guess where I come from, I've heard multiple guesses, including Spanish, Italian, Bulgarian, Yugoslavian, Turkish (especially in Austria where I live and there's a big Turkish minority). Once, an Armenian guy told me that I could pass easily in Armenia and considering my Armenoid (?) features that may be true.
I have 100% Anatolian/Cappadocian ancestry as far as I know. My ancestors were Greek speaking people all the way back (I have records which date back to the 11th century).
Probably my great-great-grand ancestors were Greeks or (most likely) Hellenized people of the area. The Hellenisation of Cappadocia started with Alexander (left some troops also there) and was completed at around 6-7th century and the Greek speaking communities had been neighboring the Armenians (who denied to become hellenized, not even Greek Orthodox - sign of national identity) for a long period of time.
I've tried to figure out who were these ancient people of Cappadocia, and I found that Hittites and Phrygians were the original inhabitants.
My upcoming DNA results maybe throw some light on that.
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Well, that's surprising.
3/3 correct answers isn't what I was expecting to be honest.
I pass - of course - in Greece but I don't consider myself 100% typical in my country.
I have rather broad face with semi-prominent cheekbones, meso-bracycephalic and sort of strong eyebrow bridge. Light brown eyes also don't apply to the majority in Greece.
When people try to guess where I come from, I've heard multiple guesses, including Spanish, Italian, Bulgarian, Yugoslavian, Turkish (especially in Austria where I live and there's a big Turkish minority). Once, an Armenian guy told me that I could pass easily in Armenia and considering my Armenoid (?) features that may be true.
I have 100% Anatolian/Cappadocian ancestry as far as I know. My ancestors were Greek speaking people all the way back (I have records which date back to the 11th century).
Probably my great-great-grand ancestors were Greeks or (most likely) Hellenized people of the area. The Hellenisation of Cappadocia started with Alexander (left some troops also there) and was completed at around 6-7th century and the Greek speaking communities had been neighboring the Armenians (who denied to become hellenized, not even Greek Orthodox - sign of national identity) for a long period of time.
I've tried to figure out who were these ancient people of Cappadocia, and I found that Hittites and Phrygians were the original inhabitants.
My upcoming DNA results maybe throw some light on that.
Sent from my Robin
If people are going to start ********other ethnic groups by posting bizarre photos and describing certain groups in pejorative ways, my moderator hat is going to have to go on. This kind of thread is supposed to be for some harmless amusement, nothing more.
These are some very famous Armenians:
The OP does not, in my opinion, look much like them at all, which is why I was surprised that supposedly an Armenian told him he resembled Armenians. Perhaps it was just meant as a sociable comment.
Agree. But maybe he posted this pic trying to be more graphically descriptive and not particularly offensive. Let's give him the benefit of the doubt
Handsome/beautiful/charming individuals can be found among any ethnic group, phenotype, race or subrace. It's a subjective matter of taste after all.
I still try to figure out my phenotype though ������
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I am unaware of anything "offensive" posted about Armenians. The physical attributes mentioned were those listed by the anthropologists of the era you yourself like to reference quite frequently. And that particular Armenian man is not unattractive in my opinion at all. Just very exotic. I guess I should have included "big eyes" because that is considered beautiful and is quite common among Armenians. As far as I'm aware there is nothing "bizarre" about posting a photo of perhaps the most famous Armenian national personality of the 20th century to use as a (somewhat extreme) example of supposedly typical Armenian features. I have mentioned in another thread that I very much admire the Armenian people, so "********", which I take as a negative thing, was not my intention, and I can't possibly imagine how it was seen as such. I'm also quite sure that associating Armenians with any member of the Kardashian family is the last thing they want.If people are going to start ********other ethnic groups by posting bizarre photos and describing certain groups in pejorative ways, my moderator hat is going to have to go on. This kind of thread is supposed to be for some harmless amusement, nothing more.
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