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brandy
31st December 2011 |
I recently found out iam half Czech half Cherokee Indian I have slovic features high forehead big nose and light brown hair and green eyes. But I have the Indian mean and onerous attitude. |
alexandra
18th December 2010 |
I'm from the united states. My father is Czech, mother Czech and German. People often ask if I'm Italian or French or jewish.
What is the general looks of czechs in Czech. |
Double A
8th August 2009 |
Czechs generally have a basic central European look and northern Italians are often closer in looks to central Europeans than they are to the southern Italians. Plus, many Czechs also have darker features, which is an Italian stereotype, so perhaps those reasons explain why Czechs and Italians can look alike. Incidentally, I'm largely of Italian ancestry myself and have been told once or twice that I look Czech or "Slavic." I've also been told that I simply look Italian, so it probably just depends on the person and the people from that group that they've seen who feel that a person looks like a particular ethnicity. For example, if the Czechs one has seen have been mostly darker in coloring, then it's quite reasonable that someone who is Italian might get told that he or she looks Czech. Perceptions like these are all subjective and are largely shaped by personal experiences.
Regarding Gypsies, they are primarily of non-European background. Their distant ancestors emigrated from northern India/Pakistan centuries ago. Although there has been some intermarriage with Europeans since that time, Gypsies generally tend to be noticeably darker than all Europeans, regardless as to whether they live in Scandinavia or Italy. Gypsies are much more numerous in Eastern Europe, including the Czech Republic but more so in Romania actually, which explains why some people confuse Gypsies as representing what ethnic Romanians look like, which is false. Romanians are actually of distant Latin origin (hence the name "Romania" means "Land of the Romans") and speak a Romance language. They're partially descended from Roman soldiers and colonists who established themselves in the Balkans during the period of Roman occupation. |
aniczka (Czech Republic)
15th March 2007 |
well i live here almost 20years and never noticed any czech looking like italians:) ok,there were some guys from abroad telling me that i look like an italian,but others said that i look like a french etc. so i dont really believe it:)....
but it really surprises me that you think so - interesting idea...but now i think that maybe you thought-gypsies?they are darker...maybe look a bit like italians...
but about language - there certainly arent any words from italian ...maybe only our "čau" (means "hi") which i suppose is from "ciao" but that is the only one... |
Livia (Italy)
23rd February 2007 |
Yes,I agree with John, there are many chech people that look italians, I don't know way either but I am sure there is something thta links Italian people to czech ones |
John Manetti
22nd August 2005 |
I have seen some Czech people that look Italian,5 Felix legions of the Roman army was stationed there at one time,so is it possible that the Czech people could be Italian?I have a second question:why do many czech words sound Italian? |
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