Are Lithuanians more similar to Germans in a way than they would be to Russians?

[Rumata]

I noticed that Lenin came from the west.

[Finnish Swede]

Now that you've explained your quote I don't think you were about to start your usual wealth boasting anymore.

Please, explain.

[Rumata]

Please, explain.

Please nevermind. It's not worth the time.

[Richmondbread]

I don't believe it's accurate to say that Lithuanians are borderline Slavic. This is the whole point of my thread. But then it got flipped into "You hate Slavic people!".

I'd expect this from Reddit users, but not here. Are people not able to question things here?
Lithuanians are not Russian cousins and they never will be. Native Lithuanians would laugh at anyone for saying that too.

[Italicus]

I don't believe it's accurate to say that Lithuanians are borderline Slavic. This is the whole point of my thread. But then it got flipped into "You hate Slavic people!".

I'd expect this from Reddit users, but not here. Are people not able to question things here?
Lithuanians are not Russian cousins and they never will be. Native Lithuanians would laugh at anyone for saying that too.

It isn't a matter of opinions, it is genetic reality. Not that I'd expect a cretin like you to understand the complexity of haplogroups and autosomal DNA. You're far too stupid for that.

[Sandis]

Returning to the main question, genetically all Lithuanian regions are closer to Russians than to Germans.
From Russians the closest are from West-Central regions (Pskov, Smolensk) at the Belarusian border. Even Russians from Kostroma (to the northeast of Moscow) are closer to Lithuanians than East Germans are.
Overall the closest populations (subgroups) to Lithuanians are Latvians, Belarusians, Estonians and Russians from Pskov and Smolensk oblasts.

Culturally closer is different thing. It is also important as the author of this thread mentions it.

[Finnish Swede]

Culturally closer is different thing. It is also important as the author of this thread mentions it.

I think some simply can not understand (in TA) that sometimes possible genetic closeness means very little. These DNA test have gotten much too high role to analyze humans.

It is very easy (very simple) to think that those people will
a.) look same
b.) behave same
c.) like each others (and more than someones who are ''more distant'' to them)

Only the first one can be said someway be true (most of time). Other two? How Americans will feel about Brits or how Scandinavians will see each others have very little to do how some eastern Europeans will see each others.

If Finns will not feel to be similar as Russians, I think nobody can decide behalf of them (against their will). Same goes with Baltic ethnics.

[Sandis]

I will mention that from Germanic subgroups Swedes from Gotland are genetically closest to Lithuanians, but still further than average Poles are.

And i agree with Finnish Swede that DNA test importance is overrated.

[Harkonnen]

I think some simply can not understand (in TA) that sometimes possible genetic closeness means very little. These DNA test have gotten much too high role to analyze humans.

It is very easy (very simple) to think that those people will
a.) look same
b.) behave same
c.) like each others (and more than someones who are ''more distant'' to them)

Only the first one can be said someway be true (most of time). Other two? How Americans will feel about Brits or how Scandinavians will see each others have very little to do how some eastern Europeans will see each others.

If Finns will not feel to be similar as Russians, I think nobody can decide behalf of them (against their will). Same goes with Baltic ethnics.

I don't know why you still think Finns are genetically similar to Russians. I'm not genetically similar to any Russians with exception of maybe some very far Northern Russians. Just because ADMIXTURE forces fake components to form which makes quite dissimilar people look rather similar doesn't mean anything when whole genome similarity distances in FST IBD etc say complete different. Now some people will pull out the drift card. I've never believed in it, and even if true, drift is still not without meaning when measuring man in face of gods and tempests. Now I may be more similar to Russians in relation to many other peoples, but I've always been man of absolutes.

[Finnish Swede]

I don't know why you still think Finns are genetically similar to Russians. I'm not genetically similar to any Russians with exception of maybe some very far Northern Russians. Just because ADMIXTURE forces fake components to form which makes quite dissimilar people look rather similar doesn't mean anything when whole genome similarity distances in FST IBD etc say complete different. Now some people will pull out the drift card. I've never believed in it, and even if true, drift is still not without meaning when measuring man in face of gods and tempests. Now I may be more similar to Russians in relation to many other peoples, but I've always been man of absolutes.

Oh, I did not write how I think. More like how Finns are seen in here in TA by quite many. Same with Estonians and rest of Baltics.

Nope, Finland would not be there as it is, as a country, if Finns would be similar.