Are the British really much darker than other Northern Europeans?

[hipaware]

If it's about hair color, then yes. There's a significant lower number of blonds in the British Isles compared to most Northern European countries.

Notice the lack of blonds in the photos of Native Brits from London. I took these photos on my trip.

[Tooting Carmen]

If it's about hair color, then yes. There's a significant lower number of blonds in the British Isles compared to most Northern European countries.

Notice the lack of blonds in the photos of Native Brits from London. I took these photos on my trip.

Well alright, but does that mean that, in terms of eye colour and skin tone, there is little or no difference between the British and other Northern Europeans?

[Tooting Carmen]

Here is the Leicester Tigers rugby team, the team of the city where I grew up. Admittedly the East Midlands is one of the blonder parts of the UK, but even so. Could these not be Dutch or German? http://www.theapricity.com/forum/sho...dlands-England

[Jackson]

If it's about hair color, then yes. There's a significant lower number of blonds in the British Isles compared to most Northern European countries.

Notice the lack of blonds in the photos of Native Brits from London. I took these photos on my trip.

But that is in London, only 45% of the population is white British, and probably a significant number of those are partially Irish and some probably have a bit of foreign ancestry in recent times. I wouldn't reckon the population of London that is fully English (for a couple of centuries anyway) can be much above 25%.

[LightHouse89]

But that is in London, only 45% of the population is white British, and probably a significant number of those are partially Irish and some probably have a bit of foreign ancestry in recent times. I wouldn't reckon the population of London that is fully English (for a couple of centuries anyway) can be much above 25%.

some of the people in those pics do not look irish either.

[Jackson]

some of the people in those pics do not look irish either.

The point i'm making is that nowadays London is unlike most of the rest of the country outside some other big cities, so it is more worthwhile making comparisons of people with a rural background. One of POBI's early papers also showed that city-dwellers are significantly more Celtic in ancestry than the people who live in the countryside perhaps just a few miles away. So really if you are looking at English people from London, it's not surprising that they would be significantly darker given that they on average have more Celtic ancestry and are more likely to have foreign ancestry than people from rural areas, or who's family are from rural areas.

[LightHouse89]

The point i'm making is that nowadays London is unlike most of the rest of the country outside some other big cities, so it is more worthwhile making comparisons of people with a rural background. One of POBI's early papers also showed that city-dwellers are significantly more Celtic in ancestry than the people who live in the countryside perhaps just a few miles away. So really if you are looking at English people from London, it's not surprising that they would be significantly darker given that they on average have more Celtic ancestry and are more likely to have foreign ancestry than people from rural areas, or who's family are from rural areas.

Yes but most people I meet with Celtic ancestry are not dark at all. I would say London may have white people from all over europe so this is why they may appear 'dark' when infact they are really not English people or British/Irish at all.

[Balmung]

Perhaps some but I feel a lot maybe exaggerating it. Similar with Scandinavians you have people who only post extreme platinum blondes and passing them off as roughly 90% of the population. My father's family is far from being all blonde and many of those who were lighter blondes hair darkened as they got older just like mine did.

As far as Dutch & Germans i've seen just about the same quantity of darker hair as Brits. A lot of posters on anthropology boards sometimes have agendas. Its best to get a viewpoint from a third party. There are blogsites filled with Dutch/German people and alot of the photos of people showed that all of them being descended of thor, far from the case.

[Neon Knight]

From Flensberg, northern Germany near Danish border:


From Chesterfield, central England:


From Laois, central Ireland:

[Tooting Carmen]

From Flensberg, northern Germany near Danish border:


From Chesterfield, central England:


From Laois, central Ireland:

The Germans are a bit lighter, but NOT to the exaggerated extent that Bloody, Melonhead and company claim.