Are Caucasus peoples European?

[Janice]

Georgians? Yes. Armenians, Chechens and Azeris? I think not

[Root]

Georgians? Yes. Armenians, Chechens and Azeris? I think not

Georgians but not Armenians?

[Ayetooey]

By definition Georgians, Armenians, Azeris are not European since none of these countries are geographically in Europe. North Caucasian people like Chechens, Dagestanis are technically European since their land is, though genetically they cluster with other west asian Caucacus people not Europeans.

[Frowning Man]

I think that we Caucasians do not belong to Europeans. We are very different from Europeans mentality, appearance, traditions, culture. We are more conservative. And I think in most different situations Europeans simply do not understand us. And many here began to argue who is lighter in the Caucasus who is darker. Armenians have a lot of bright people. maybe they are darker because they have a hotter and drier climate. Further. The North Caucasian peoples are not at all lighter than the Georgians. I mean that the percentage of bright eyes and hair among Chechens, Ossetians and Dagestan peoples is not at all greater than among Georgians. And to compare and prove from photographs who is lighter is very strange. They do not reflect reality at all. The Armenoid influence of the North Caucasians is no less than that of the Georgians. They do not live in Scandinavia so that they have no Armenoid influence. The North Caucasus is close to Georgia and the climate there is the same and there is no less sunlight. About Caucasians should be reasoned when you saw them and saw a lot, and not from photographs that are on the Internet. Since more often there it is specially laid out the bright Caucasians. Georgians, Chechens, Ossetians, Ingush, Dagestan peoples have the same percentage of light-eyed and fair-haired. I know what I'm talking about. Since I'm sure I have seen more Caucasians than 90% of the people on the forum. Even 99%.