Arbitrary estimates of percentages of naturally swarthy people in some Euro and West Asian countries

**~~Sikeliot~~** · 12-04-2013, 06:43 PM

Originally Posted by Joseph Capelli

I agree, but Georgia and Armenia lighter than that IMHO.

Go figure you think every other Southern Euro country is so much darker than Italy

**Tooting Carmen** · 12-04-2013, 07:02 PM

Originally Posted by Sikeliot

What percentage would you give though?

40%+.

**~~Sikeliot~~** · 12-04-2013, 07:03 PM

Originally Posted by la vita e bella

40%+.

It'd be similar to Malta, I think. Somewhere between Greece and central Italy on one hand, and Cyprus on the other.

**Cleitus** · 12-04-2013, 07:06 PM

Originally Posted by Sikeliot

Scandinavia, Netherlands, and Germany: 1%
UK: 5%
France: 10-15%
Spain: 25%
Portugal and northern Italy: 30%
Mainland Greece and central Italy: 30-35%
Southern Italy: 50%
Sicily, Malta, Greek islands: 50-55%
Georgia: 70%
Cyprus: 75-80%
Armenia and Turkey: 80%
Lebanon: 85%

Germany 1% What the !

**Smeagol** · 12-05-2013, 01:27 AM

Scandinavian countries: 1%
Netherlands: 1%
UK: 5%
Germany: 5%
France: 25%
Spain: 40%
Italy: 40%
Portugal: 40%
Greece: 50%
Malta: 75%
Cyprus: 80%
Georgia: 75%
Turkey: 75%
Armenia: 75%
Lebanon: 80%

**~~Sikeliot~~** · 12-05-2013, 01:35 AM

Originally Posted by Smeagol

Scandinavian countries: 1%
Netherlands: 1%
UK: 5%
Germany: 5%
France: 25%
Spain: 40%
Italy: 40%
Portugal: 40%
Greece: 50%
Malta: 75%
Cyprus: 80%
Georgia: 75%
Turkey: 75%
Armenia: 75%
Lebanon: 80%

It's not a nation but what would you say for Sicily and Calabria as separate? Malta is awfully high is why I ask, and they should be close.

**Smeagol** · 12-05-2013, 01:36 AM

Originally Posted by Sikeliot

It's not a nation but what would you say for Sicily and Calabria as separate? Malta is awfully high is why I ask, and they should be close.

Probably all of southern Italy, and Sicily are about 75%.

**~~Sikeliot~~** · 12-05-2013, 01:38 AM

Originally Posted by Smeagol

Probably all of southern Italy, and Sicily are about 75%.

So the same as with Malta then. If 40% takes all of Italy into account, what would you give for just the north?

**~~MINARDOWICZ~~** · 12-05-2013, 01:40 AM

Originally Posted by Smeagol

Scandinavian countries: 1%
Netherlands: 1%
UK: 5%
Germany: 5%
France: 25%
Spain: 40%
Italy: 40%
Portugal: 40%
Greece: 50%
Malta: 75%
Cyprus: 80%
Georgia: 75%
Turkey: 75%
Armenia: 75%
Lebanon: 80%

OK WTF?!! Since when is greek darker than Italy?!?!? Since, never. Just the Islanders and a few southern mainlanders... the rest look like Balkans...

**~~Sikeliot~~** · 12-05-2013, 01:41 AM

Originally Posted by MINARD777

OK WTF?!! Since when is greek darker than Italy?!?!? Since, never. Just the Islanders and a few southern mainlanders... the rest look like Balkans...

Because northern Italians are lighter than Greeks and balance it out. I'd say as a whole Italy is lighter than Greece, but the southernmost regions are darker than it.