Are Georgians culturally closer to Armenians or to North Caucasians?

Culturally not very much - same pholiphony Music and dances . I don't mean Lazes. They are much influenced by Greeks. But mentally they Mingrelians and Lazes are very similar. Lazes are just mountain variation of Mingrelians.

I think the Georgians are no closer to either the Armenians or the North Caucasians. Completely different people.

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Originally Posted by Babak

By this logic, Pakis are culturally closer to arabs than to indians.

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Believe it or not, to an extent they are.

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Originally Posted by klarji

Culturally not very much - same pholiphony Music and dances . I don't mean Lazes. They are much influenced by Greeks. But mentally they Mingrelians and Lazes are very similar. Lazes are just mountain variation of Mingrelians.

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By Greeks you likely mean the Greeks of Caucasus, what we call here "rossopontioi" these Greeks have little to do with Greeks proper and even though they emigrated to Greece in 90s they're still not more assimilated into society than Nigerians are

So technically they don't have Greek influence :D

On PCA charts I believe that Armenians group together with Georgians and Azeribaijanis I would of thought apart from the Armenoid and Mongoloid traits that those ethnic groups can have obviously.

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Originally Posted by brennus dux gallorum

Believe it or not, to an extent they are.

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Yea i understand but they're still culturally much closer to indians tbh. I myself feel much closer to turks, azerbaijanis and afghans than to any arab population

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Originally Posted by user_

I do not find Georgian culture really close neither to Armenian, nor to North Caucasian. It has totally different vibe.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vLV1nJgtErI

p.s. I voted for Armenia :)

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It makes me sad to think of how happy I could be singing over a cup of tea or coffee with folks like that. I love Georgians.

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Originally Posted by Frowning Man

I think the Georgians are no closer to either the Armenians or the North Caucasians. Completely different people.

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My opinion changded
Modern Chechens are much influenced by Islam. They are now like Saudi Arabia Arabians.
Georgians of Georgia are much closer to Armenians of course. They are like Southern European peoples.
Of course they are not identical to them but Christianity makes them closer to Europeans with local cultural originalities.
While Muslim Caucasus is more cultural part of Muslim Near East

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Originally Posted by klarji

My opinion changded
Modern Chechens are much influenced by Islam. They are now like Saudi Arabia Arabians.
Georgians of Georgia are much closer to Armenians of course. They are like Southern European peoples.
Of course they are not identical to them but Christianity makes them closer to Europeans with local cultural originalities.
While Muslim Caucasus is more cultural part of Muslim Near East

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yow genatsvale, my dear Christian near easterner, what about that we're gonna start to say you are like now turks, jews and assyrians?

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Originally Posted by Root

yow genatsvale, my dear Christian near easterner, what about that we're gonna start to say you are like now turks, jews and assyrians?

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I would have no problem my dear
Georgians from Tbilisi and Turks from big Turkish cities will have much in common living half secular lives.
Same about not deep religious Jews and Assyrians are Christians