Iranians look almost completely like Indians

**~~Randommembr~~** · 12-13-2020, 05:10 AM

So a lot of posters seem to think Iranians look like South Asians(and Indians especially). Jattsychtin is an example and more.

I sent some people these videos.
https://m.youtube.com/c/KouroshNikna...joIKHYeFAkA%3D
These people claimed that the ones in the videos are very South Asian looking. Are they? These people claim that Iranian Zoroastrians are much darker than their fellow Persian Muslims in the same regions.

They claim that Iranian Zoroastrians look closer to Indians than their fellow Persians.

Are they true? Zoroastrian Iranian people seem rather distinct to me and indistinguishable from other Iranians.

Some other posters said regardless of religion they look quite Indian.

So I'm Looking for more opinions.

**Thambi** · 12-13-2020, 05:27 AM

i dont know anyone here that thinks indians and iranians look the same. Most people are aware that these two groups are very different.

Regarding that video, some have south asian like skin tone (could be the darker setting) but features wise look different overall. few of the men could pass though atypically in the indic region.

**~~Randommembr~~** · 12-13-2020, 05:51 AM

Originally Posted by Thambi

i dont know anyone here that thinks indians and iranians look the same. Most people are aware that these two groups are very different.

Regarding that video, some have south asian like skin tone (could be the darker setting) but features wise look different overall. few of the men could pass though atypically in the indic region.

Trust me people have said this.

Which ones ? Almost all of them look very seperate from Indians and MANY Iranians have this skin tone.
Can you really tell someone like Qassim Soleimani or any Persian Muslim apart from them? It's surely impossible right? Their features SCREAM Persian to me. thin lips, dark eyes, largeish ears etc. However, certain users said that they look nothing like actual Persians. I STRONGLY disagree but looking for more opinions.

**~~Fraisod~~** · 12-13-2020, 06:34 AM

I went through a short phase of believing this a few years ago -- it is true, to a certain extent, but based on a very limited group of people.
Some Iranians and a very small proportion of Indians.

**~~Randommembr~~** · 12-13-2020, 07:06 AM

Originally Posted by Fraisod

I went through a short phase of believing this a few years ago -- it is true, to a certain extent, bubased on a very limited group of people.
Some Iranians and a very small proportion of Indians.

What?what phase? Have you visited these places? Did gulf Arabs also look the same as Indians to you in your phase? What made you change your mind/view? The people in the video I linked certainly have different features right?

Cross race/similar race effect maybe for you?

As for the Indians who look alike, Pathans, Parsis, Iranis, Baluchis etc certainly can look alike but only because they are Irano-Afghan groups.
Were you viewing these groups or the average Indic Indian and Persian Iranian?

**~~Altaylı~~** · 12-13-2020, 07:31 AM

Except tajiks
Tajiks look similar with Turkic people

**Kyp** · 12-13-2020, 07:38 AM

Zoroastrians are darker as they are mostly from places like Kerman and Yazd in South Iran.

**Thambi** · 12-13-2020, 07:52 AM

Originally Posted by Azbuzz

Trust me people have said this.

Which ones ? Almost all of them look very seperate from Indians and MANY Iranians have this skin tone.
Can you really tell someone like Qassim Soleimani or any Persian Muslim apart from them? It's surely impossible right? Their features SCREAM Persian to me. thin lips, dark eyes, largeish ears etc. However, certain users said that they look nothing like actual Persians. I STRONGLY disagree but looking for more opinions.

This guy
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=UJj-_c5TrBI

The guy at 2.35
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=9emcIf_W2SA

This guy reminds me of some rajasthanis
https://youtu.be/7kh8nc-4z7k

**~~Centurion~~** · 12-13-2020, 08:19 AM

There seems to be an overlap of phenotype between Iranians and Indians. But I don't think any Iranian look like a Tamil, a Blangadeshi or a Malabarese. And many Iranians could not pass at all as Indian.

**~~Fraisod~~** · 12-13-2020, 08:22 AM

Originally Posted by Azbuzz

What?what phase? Have you visited these places? Did gulf Arabs also look the same as Indians to you in your phase? What made you change your mind/view? The people in the video I linked certainly have different features right?

Cross race/similar race effect maybe for you?

As for the Indians who look alike, Pathans, Parsis, Iranis, Baluchis etc certainly can look alike but only because they are Irano-Afghan groups.
Were you viewing these groups or the average Indic Indian and Persian Iranian?

Have you read what I wrote? "A phase" -- I believed it might be true, but I changed my mind as to major significance; "a certain extent" (based on some broad similarities -- differences were significant too) - and involving only a small subset of people. How do you go from that to some idea that I'm talking about "the average Indic Indian"?