Genetically similar groups that look very different?

[Sikeliot]

Who would you say?

I have heard Albanian and Greek cited as examples, but I'd more likely pose British and German.

[Mortimer]

British and Germans look similar so do Albanians and Greeks.

[Sikeliot]

British and Germans look similar so do Albanians and Greeks.

There are some Germans who cannot pass in the UK. Angela Merkel is an example of a German who looks very, very German and not like a Brit.

[Mortimer]

There are some Germans who cannot pass in the UK. Angela Merkel is an example of a German who looks very, very German and not like a Brit.

Maybe to someone who studies ethnicities but for the average joe Angela Merkel wouldnt stand out in the UK. I doubt she would be looked at in the street

[SardiniaAtlantis]

Me.

[kantez]

Albanians look nothing like Greeks. Although the women look very generic Balkanic/South European, so they can pass more easily. But the men look nothing alike.

Greeks can recognize an Albanian miles away because of his head shape.

Example: this head shape is nonexistent among Greeks.

[Sikeliot]

Albanians look nothing like Greeks. Although the women look very generic Balkanic/South European, so they can pass more easily. But the men look nothing alike.

Greeks can recognize an Albanian miles away because of his head shape.

Example: this head shape is nonexistent among Greeks.

He looks Caucasian to me.

[Tooting Carmen]

Spaniards and ethnic French people (granted, France actually does have a lot of Med types, but they tend to look more Italian than Spanish).

[Sikeliot]

Spaniards and ethnic French people (granted, France actually does have a lot of Med types, but they tend to look more Italian than Spanish).

Not sure I agree. Northern Italians, if anything, look more French.

[Tooting Carmen]

Not sure I agree. Northern Italians, if anything, look more French.

So why don't you agree? Common French Med types include Alpine-Meds and Dinaro-Meds, who are more common in Italy than Spain, as opposed to Iberian Gracile Meds and Berids which are not common in France at all. In addition, France has a lot of Germanic types that are far less prevalent in Spain.