Southern Europe vs. Northern Europe Which region has the greatest variety of taxonomy and faces?

[Ruggery]

To cut a long story short: even heavily Nordid and Baltid types from Scandinavia like Simon Kjaer, Seb Larsson and Oscar Wendt do have their counterparts in Southern Europe, however small a minority they may be in those countries. By contrast, types like Penelope Cruz and Monica Bellucci (and anyone darker than them) would be rare if not non-existent in Scandinavia.

Alicia Vikander, The kings of Sweden?

[Tooting Carmen]

Alicia Vikander, The kings of Sweden?

Close, though still not on the level of Penelope and Monica. Besides, aren't the Swedish kings of partial Brazilian descent?

[Ruggery]

Close, though still not on the level of Penelope and Monica. Besides, aren't the Swedish kings of partial Brazilian descent?

Really?

[Rouxinol]

Close, though still not on the level of Penelope and Monica. Besides, aren't the Swedish kings of partial Brazilian descent?

The Queen is, her mother was Brazilian. The King is mostly of French descent (House of Bernadotte) and also other European royals.

[Ruggery]

The Queen is, her mother was Brazilian. The King is mostly of French descent (House of Bernadotte) and also other European royals.

Much of the European monarchies has a French house?

[travv]

Pobably Southern Europe but all Southern Europeans from Portugal to Bulgaria are similar to each other and on the other the side all Northern Europeans look different from each other.

[Creoda]

Within countries: Southern Europe
Between countries: Northern Europe

To add to this old post, more phenotypical diversity for individuals in Southern Europe, but less diversity in the overall populations. Most Southern Euro's are basically Med looking with alterations, and brown eyes and hair, whereas there's a more even spread of distinct phenotypes in Northern Europe, Nordic, Atlantid, Alpine, Baltid, Brunn etc, and more diversity of colours. Consequently Northern European nations often look more distinct from each other than Southern Euro nations do (IMO), despite Northern Euro's being genetically closer to each other.

[Creoda]

To add to this old post, more phenotypical diversity for individuals in Southern Europe, but less diversity in the overall populations. Most Southern Euro's are basically Med looking with alterations, and brown eyes and hair, whereas there's a more even spread of distinct phenotypes in Northern Europe, Nordic, Atlantid, Alpine, Baltid, Brunn etc, and more diversity of colours. Consequently Northern European nations often look more distinct from each other than Southern Euro nations do (IMO), despite Northern Euro's being genetically closer to each other.

Case in point: These two threads with group pictures were opened today, in the first nearly everyone correctly guessed them as Bretons, the second group that was from Central Italy was wrongly guessed as Iberian by most.

https://www.theapricity.com/forum/sh...e-group-photos
https://www.theapricity.com/forum/sh...d-group-photos

I can surmise a reason for this is that Southern Euro's are overwhelmingly descended from similar Med looking people, whereas Northern and Central Europeans are descended from a more balanced mixture of Med/Caucasian types and indigenous European types, creating many people/populations who can go either way looks-wise. The exception to this is probably Finns/Balts and other extreme NE Europeans, in whom indigenous European ancestry is more dominant.

[Damião de Góis]

Southern Europe. It's also genetically more diverse, even including genetic isolates like Basques or Sardinians. It also has a more complex migrations/invasions history.

[Ruggery]

Northern members say northern Europeans and southern members say southern Europeans.