who are pomaks?

As for the issue if we can distinguish a foreigner,yes i think that there are many differences between the physical appearences of the Balkanians. I think that we can distinguish an Albanian from miles away and every Greek here can confirm it. The majority of the Greeks and the majority of the Albanians are easily distinguishable, but there are persons that can be found in all Balkans. If you want we can make a topic to discuss it thoroughly.

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Of course I speak about the majority:

Greeks: The Greeks are in high percentage brown to dark brown haired, with a very high frequency of brown eyes. The blonds I think reach about 5% and they are not as blond as the Germans and Russians are. Their skin is not so light as our northern neighbors and not as dark as our south neighbors by sea in the south-east(middle-east,north africa). The main difference espesially with Albanians is that we have a majority of mediterranean types and alpine types(espesially in Epirus) and the dinaric type isn't missing among Greeks. Also Greeks have a higher percentage of curly hair.

Albanians: Albanians have a majority of dinaric types,with nordic,mediterranean and alpine types(south Albania) in a smaller percentage.Their skin is lighter than Greeks' and  they don't grow facial and body hair in big percentage as Greeks. Albanians are taller in average and they have a bigger percentage of blonds and blue-eyed individuals.

 

I think any Greek here can confirm what i said. I agree that ethnic identity cannot be based on physical appearence and anything about races and staff are only for historic interest.

You may be right that there can be found lighter people in Macedonia in bigger extent in comparison with the south(where I live) but in my opinion(as I've seen myself of course) the ligth percentage is very lower than our northern neighbors. A mixing in the north Greece is logical due to the history of the area but in a low extent.You can also add that in southern Greece the sunny days are about 280 per year.

 

 

You can be in he ten % that we can not distinguish. I think that you have both dinaric and mediterranean elements with the second strongest. Do you descend from coastal Albania?

 

Man, how serious can you be? In another thread you wrote that greece has no claims on other countries, while albania & co claim everything from greece?

Please stick to the normal logic of every human, where did I assumpt myself to be a Greek????

And stop believing (wrongly) that southern albania is inhabitated only by greeks, we could say that there is a greek minority living there, but dont post gibberish...

 

Patrinos, I didnt get angry, and for me it is not an offence if somebody says that I look like a greek (actually I am saying that these people do not have any racial or physical differences or whatever). But believe me, I am not different from the albanians in Tirana, Gjirokastra, Korca, Vlora, Shkodra, Berati, Gjakova, Prizreni, or Shkupi. And its the same regarding those albanians which live in athens, they are not different (physically). The only difference that you probably found is that those emmigrants are not very wealthy, and they cannot wear the same, or frequent the same places. And they also have to work hard all day. But physically, culturaly etc, they are balcanic in every sense. Of course that a greek is different from an albanian, but not in the appearence, they differ in their ethnical culture, in some traditions, as well as in the language.

Read your link carefully you missed the most important part: 3rd paragraph : "It is inaccurate to say that the modern Greeks are different physically from the ancient Greeks"

I suppose if you have read that sentence you wouldn't send it.