All italians/greeks i have ever seen or met have had dark features. Just recently I met a young man with light skin, blue eyes and reddish tinted hair, who claimed to be purely greek. how is this possible?
2006-12-14 12:46:42 · 15 answers · asked by Linda J 1 in Society & Culture ➔ Cultures & Groups ➔ Other - Cultures & Groups
its quite possible compliments of the crusades and sailors
2006-12-14 12:49:35 · answer #1 · answered by judy_r8 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Throughout it's long and interesting history Greece has been at the crossroads of of trading and waring parties from every point of the compass.
Although there is a definitely a 'Mediterranean look' which you refer to, there are a variety of possibilities beside dark hair, dark eyes and olive skin. The descendants of your friend could have come from a number of places in Central and Northern Europe where Celtic features are still to be found, and have mixed with other tribal groups over the last 2 to 4 thousand years.
2006-12-14 12:59:08 · answer #2 · answered by Bart S 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
well, personally, i am half greek and have blonde/red hair and grey eyes. i could also pass for an albino, well not literally but ya get my point.
my fathers side if the family is irish, BUT it is my mothers side, the pure blood greeks, who have a straight line of women with red hair and blue eyes. the men also have some red, but mostly in the facial hair.
they are from an island north of the coast of turkey,
so dont call me macedonian.
so yes, it is very possible
2006-12-14 12:55:50 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
My birth father's side of the family is Greek, and I have red hair and blue eyes.
2006-12-14 23:35:23 · answer #4 · answered by Eat At The Y 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Genetics my darling. Not every Greek or Italian individual have dark features
2006-12-14 14:31:33 · answer #5 · answered by dark&pure? 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
My mother is 100% Greek. She has the darker hair and eyes, while her sister is a "golden Greek" and had blonde hair and lighter eyes. I look more like my aunt, with the lighter coloring, (I have blonde hair and green eyes), and my cousins (my aunt's children), look more like my mom with dark hair and eyes!
2006-12-14 13:15:21 · answer #6 · answered by Agent99 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
6 ft tall (with 2" heel boots on) athletic (beer gut; probably smells like a locker room) darkish hair (armpits and underpants, he's bald on properly) blue eyes (probably... so he can say he's being honest) you could not even truly believe %., they could be years previous..... and on the grounds that each and every guy on right it is wondering it, i am going to assert it: we've a similar difficulty with the way the girls persons describe themselves........
2016-11-30 19:16:00 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I do believe some Greeks are fair-skinned/haired, but it's pretty rare. Did his last name sound Greek?
2006-12-14 12:49:19 · answer #8 · answered by Casey 4 · 1⤊ 1⤋
My friend is SUPER pale, with green eyes, orange hair and freckled. He is 100% Greek.
2014-07-24 09:32:17 · answer #9 · answered by anna 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I've seen Greek women with red hair.It is the prettiest color of hair to me.Beautiful.
2006-12-14 12:50:14 · answer #10 · answered by Sun 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋