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sgillespie
03-20-2013, 07:49 PM
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Virtuous
03-20-2013, 07:50 PM
Sicilian my ass.

must be a Moroccan immigrant.
alfieb
03-20-2013, 07:52 PM
His name is actually Fabio Rizzo. :p

But I've always thought he is quite MENA-looking.

Med-Arabid.
Virtuous
03-20-2013, 07:54 PM
His name is actually Fabio Rizzo. :p

But I've always thought he is quite MENA-looking.

Med-Arabid.

I remember in primary school, I had a crush on a blonde gal by the surname Rizzo, she's now a model. Maltese ofc.
alfieb
03-20-2013, 07:56 PM
I remember in primary school, I had a crush on a blonde gal by the surname Rizzo, she's now a model. Maltese ofc.

I have some Rizzo cousins. It's a common surname.

None of them are hot or blonde. :p
sgillespie
03-20-2013, 08:07 PM
he is 100% pure sicilian, it does not mean all sicilians are that way (there are even darker ones or lighter ones), but he is sicilian, none that is Italian would doubt about it.
Sikeliot
03-20-2013, 09:17 PM
He's exotic and swarthy as can be, but he's full Sicilian.

The interesting thing is, that phenotype in Sicily you usually only find in the west of the island, where North African and Levantine influence is stronger. I've never seen that appearance in the east, or "Greek" Sicily.

To me though he looks more Gulf Arab influenced than Berber. I think he could pass in Yemen, Oman, Kuwait and of course Saudi Arabia, but he doesn't strike me as Moroccan.
alfieb
03-20-2013, 10:31 PM
Yeah, as I said, Arabid, not Berberid.
Roy
03-20-2013, 10:51 PM
Would never guess that this man could be European. He's dark even for MENA standards me thinks.
alfieb
03-20-2013, 10:55 PM
http://i36.tinypic.com/2isyv5t.jpg
Him? Not European? Come on....
Roy
03-20-2013, 10:57 PM
... He looks Egyptian (fits well)
sgillespie
03-21-2013, 12:42 AM
He's exotic and swarthy as can be, but he's full Sicilian.

The interesting thing is, that phenotype in Sicily you usually only find in the west of the island, where North African and Levantine influence is stronger. I've never seen that appearance in the east, or "Greek" Sicily.

To me though he looks more Gulf Arab influenced than Berber. I think he could pass in Yemen, Oman, Kuwait and of course Saudi Arabia, but he doesn't strike me as Moroccan.

I think he is from Enna province http://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marracash he does not look like a typical moroccan as people from there are extremely dolicocephalic and he is meso-dolico cephalic
Sikeliot
03-21-2013, 12:56 AM
Most people from Enna I have seen look Greek/Cypriot. They're heavily J2 and E1b1b in terms of y-dna, for whatever that's worth.
sgillespie
03-21-2013, 01:08 AM
... He looks Egyptian (fits well)

nope not even from afar. He looks, in my opinion, cypriot.
Sikeliot
03-21-2013, 01:11 AM
nope not even from afar. He looks, in my opinion, cypriot.

Cypriots can be exotic but they're usually not that dark.

Here are some Lebanese Maronites who live in Cyprus.. he could probably fit with them though.

http://mylondondiary.co.uk/2005/07/16/050716_n697.jpg