Are Georgians European?

[Dr_Maul]

Basically the title, I wonder what people here think about this. I usually thought they are European (and most Americans I know IRL think it too) but I guess a lot of people disagree so let's hear your reasoning

[Samnium]

No.

[PaleoEuropean]

They are a border people like Armenians and Turks.

[Div]

Absolutely, they have shared a common experience thanks to their ties to Greece. Euripedes wrote Medea to be the wife of Jason and the princess of Colchis (western Georgia). After its conversion to Orthodoxy Georgia retained its status as a relatively friendly neighbor to Byzantium. I would say they are culturally European but not geographically.

[Rgvgjhvv]

I think they have the right to self-identify as European, or self-identify as non-European. There's a lot of factors and so probably no correct answer.

[Dick]

OP I assume you failed geography 101

[Samnium]

I think they have the right to self-identify as European, or self-identify as non-European. There's a lot of factors and so probably no correct answer.

I think that being european is like a set of things : genetics, culture, history...

So Georgians are surely close to Europe in many aspects but at the end it's a West Asian country genetically.

I would see them as "friends of Europe" or "cousins of Europe" if you see what I mean.

[Rgvgjhvv]

I think that being european is like a set of things : genetics, culture, history...

So Georgians are surely close to Europe in many aspects but at the end it's a West Asian country genetically.

I would see them as "friends of Europe" or "cousins of Europe" if you see what I mean.

Yes but again, genetics is one factor of many. I think it's not fair to be focused on just one. That's all I'm saying but I don't know any Georgians personally to have an idea of what they prefer. I think it's up to them.

[Samnium]

Yes but again, genetics is one factor of many. I think it's not fair to be focused on just one. That's all I'm saying but I don't know any Georgians personally to have an idea of what they prefer. I think it's up to them.

Yes but to me you can't surely take away "genetics" from the equation.

Now Georgians if we see at a world scale genetically, are particuliarly close to Europeans, like many other West Asians. So even if they aren't Europeans they are still related.

[Dr_Maul]

OP I assume you failed geography 101

Sorry, education quality has gone down since the sanctions.. and since Georgia is about 1/3 Black I guess that answers my question