2007-03-28 18:16:42 · 6 answers · asked by romira T 1 in Society & Culture ➔ Other - Society & Culture
Caucasian comes from the Caucaus region and speaks a caucausian lanaguage white americans are mainly anglo-saxons from british/ english/ heritage and then those who are not anglos like french/polish/irish/dutch origin people
these are caucasian-Peoples of Caucasus that speak languages that belong to the Caucasian language family are divided into two groups - North Caucasian and South Caucasian.
Northwest Caucasian peoples:
Abkhazians
Abazins
Adyghe
Cherkess
Kabardins
Ubykh
Nakh peoples:
Bats
Chechens
Ingush
Northeast Caucasian peoples:
Avars
Aguls
Dargins
Laks
Lezgins
Rutuls
Tabasarans
Tsakhurs
Udins
Archins
South Caucasian peoples:
Georgians
Mingrelians
Svans
Ajarians
Laz
you have all these types of terms but the U.S cant pick one or the right one and stick to it.
European American, White American, and Anglo American
not all whites are anglos and not all whites are caucasians
2007-03-28 18:17:39 · update #1
What you have failed to realize is that the earliest evidence of racially 'Caucasian' people occurs in the Caucasus mountains region. When humans began to migrate out of Africa they settled in many areas.
Now when older evidence of racially Caucasian people is found elsewhere then we'll probably have to be renamed.
2007-03-28 18:28:04 · answer #1 · answered by tropicalturbodave 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
That's great, I just call myself white, and check the Caucasian box because I'm not of Spanish Decent, or African American. I am German and French if you want to get down to where my family came from.
2007-03-29 01:20:22 · answer #2 · answered by DnBprincess850 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
what others said about that's the most appropriate choice on the forms when we are forced to choose. fwiw, there aren't as many American Whites from the British Isles now as there were 250 years ago.
2007-03-31 16:02:06 · answer #3 · answered by Mira N 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Good question, you have me thinking now, where did you get your info from? I'd like to research that because I'd like to know what an italian-scottish person would be.Actually I'd be a 'european anglo'?
2007-03-29 03:20:42 · answer #4 · answered by davincis_dreams 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Tell that to the Government prick who decides what boxes to put on the forms.
2007-03-29 01:20:30 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
blue eyed devils works for me
2007-03-29 02:39:12 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋