Quote: (04-02-2013 10:28 PM)SouthernWizard Wrote:
First of all I think that map Is quite non-accurate,
*inaccurate
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having been to britain many times, the place is hardly filled with blonds, In fact 80% are brunettesa and around half of the people are brown eyed (Im talking about natives, not foreigners).
There are far more natural blondes (germanic/aryan types) in netherlands and even germany than there are in britain (both countries colored darker haired than the UK), And I would even include Belgium for that matters
I'm not finding your anecdotes very convincing. The map claims that the percentage of blondes in North/Central Great Britain rests at anywhere from 50-79%. The low end of that estimate (50%) could hardly be considered "filled with blondes". Most of Britain's population is in the south, where the blonde percentages are said to be much lower anyway. The data could easily be read to correlate with your anecdotes-there could still easily be more natural blondes in Germany than in the UK in the aggregate. Blondes are only a majority in a portion of Great Britain, and nobody said that majority was far higher than 50% (the percentage could easily be JUST 50%).
That being said, I'm not going to weigh your anecdotes more heavily than the actual data, which (though probably imperfect) is the best elaboration we have on the subject so far. Give us something better if you disagree with it.
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In britain both being blonde and have a complete nordic stock, 100% nordic facial features, tall height and golden blonde hair is quite rare in my experience.
The map is about blondes. Height and nordic facial features aren't taken into account here.
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Second Its stupid to say americans go to sweden because they are obsessed with blondes with blue eyes,
Good thing I didn't say that, then.
I spoke of American perceptions/romanticization of Scandis (not only Swedes). I was not speaking of American travel habits.
Americans think that blonde hair and blue eyes are endlessly abundant in the region, and so they romanticize women who originate there as a feminine ideal. That is my point.
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Americans live on stereotypes thats why they visit sweden I'd say.
Nobody is talking about visiting Sweden.
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