Aren't Lithuanians closer to Finland and Finnish and Scandinavia than they are to Slavs?

[Richmondbread]

Lithuania is mischaracterized as Eastern Europe, when it's really Northern Europe. Finland is just across the Baltic sea. The sea faring nature of Finland would probably naturally mean some crossover with the Baltic states such as Lithuania. I score Finnish ancestry along with my "Eastern" on 23andme, but I think that is the result of Lithuanian heritage. The Lithuanians seem to look more Scandinavian and Finnish in their appearance. No doubt they probably have Slavic admixture, but probably evermore so they have Finnish and Scandinavian blood. Wouldn't Lithuanians in general be more related to the Vikings ? Lithuanians definitely seem more fun loving and free spirited than their depressed Slavic neighbors.

[Russki]

Lithuanians are genetically close to Polish Slavs, and they are by no means close to Finns or Scandinavians (which lie in completely different directions from them).

Lithuanians are also closer to the Proto-Slavic cluster than the majority of Russians, except the Southern ones.



https://eurogenes.blogspot.com/2018/...geography.html

[Richmondbread]

Lithuanians are genetically close to Polish Slavs, and they are by no means close to Finns or Scandinavians (which lie in completely different directions from them).

Lithuanians are also closer to the Proto-Slavic cluster than the majority of Russians, except the Southern ones.



https://eurogenes.blogspot.com/2018/...geography.html

No, I think they are more close to Finland. You can see how they look and then compare with the Slavs. Slavic people hate Lithuanians and seem jealous.

[Richmondbread]

Lithuanians are genetically close to Polish Slavs, and they are by no means close to Finns or Scandinavians (which lie in completely different directions from them).

Lithuanians are also closer to the Proto-Slavic cluster than the majority of Russians, except the Southern ones.



https://eurogenes.blogspot.com/2018/...geography.html

No, I think they are more close to Finland. You can see how they look and then compare with the Slavs. Slavic people hate Lithuanians and seem jealous.

[cass]

... Lithuanians definitely seem more fun loving and free spirited than their depressed Slavic neighbors.

Wrong
They are stereotypically melancholic and depressed.
The suicide rate in Lithuania is the highest in the EU and the OECD.

[Richmondbread]

Wrong
They are stereotypically melancholic and depressed.
The suicide rate in Lithuania is the highest in the EU and the OECD.

No. Lithuanians love to play basketball and drink.

[cass]

No, I think they are more close to Finland. You can see how they look and then compare with the Slavs. Slavic people hate Lithuanians and seem jealous.

There is nothing to be jealous of.

[Russki]

No, I think they are more close to Finland. You can see how they look and then compare with the Slavs. Slavic people hate Lithuanians and seem jealous.

You create a thread about genetics and then lump Finns and Scandinavians together.

I actually have no idea what you have been doing on TA since 2018 if you are so ignorant about such basic things.

Slavs, Balts, Estonians, Russians — all of these people are genetically closer to Scandinavians than Finns are.



https://www.discovermagazine.com/the...so-homogeneous

Sweden-Finland is one of the "hard", "extreme" genetic borders in Europe.

[Richmondbread]

You create a thread about genetics and then lump Finns and Scandinavians together.

I have no idea what you have been doing on TA since 2018 if you are ignorant about such basic things.

Slavs, Balts, Estonians, Russians — all of these people are genetically closer to Scandinavians than Finns are.



https://www.discovermagazine.com/the...so-homogeneous

Sweden-Finland is one of the "hard", "extreme" genetic borders in Europe.

I didn't intentionally lump Finns and Scans together. I was just suggesting the relationship between Lithuanians and those categories are closer than Slavic. Lithuania is a Baltic country and has a Baltic language, culture, customs, etc.

[cass]

No. Lithuanians love to play basketball and drink.

Maybe from American perspective but the truth is different.

To complement this archetype, Lithuanians proclaim themselves to be the community of sufferers. We suffer for history, for the influence of other nations, the restriction of interests, the harm done to us, the fragile self-esteem. With the establishment of Christianity, the identification with the suffering of Christ helped us survive and retain hope.

For Lithuanians, suffering means survival and life. Psychoanalyst Clarissa Pinkola Estés claims: “Suffering does not mean being a victim. Instead, this word refers to the courage in the face of threat, strength and dignity. And even if you cannot fully grasp the situation or fate at hand, you must do everything that is in your power.” It is namely not being the victim that constitutes the essence of suffering as a form of survival. In the positive sense, suffering makes Lithuanians stronger: it helps them not to give up, it toughens and inspires them.

The Lithuanian regular guy or gal archetype is marked by exceptional loneliness: most often we unite at times of hardship or danger but not in the moments of festivity or joy. Our ideological regular guy or gal is a person who inspires positive thinking, is sincere and simple but at the same time does not smile too wide and stays melancholic.” Often we socialise in silence, which is nothing bad unless it leads to withdrawal.

Despite the results of the study showing a significant part of Lithuanians identifying themselves with the traits of the jester, this archetype is the forbidden land. Lithuania lacks jesters, we do not know how to enjoy life, we see pleasure as temptation and sin, and we do not let ourselves forget that we must suffer.

https://lithuaniatribune.com/no-wise...nal-character/