# Are Germans, Swedes, and the Dutch noticeably different from each other looks-wise?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-germans-swedes-and-the-dutch-noticeably-different-from-each-other-looks-wise/248255>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [June 2, 2004, 2:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-germans-swedes-and-the-dutch-noticeably-different-from-each-other-looks-wise/248255 "2004-06-02T14:29:56Z")\
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**Author:** ![Myglaren](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f1d935/32.png) [@Myglaren](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Myglaren)\
**Post date:** [June 4, 2004, 10:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-germans-swedes-and-the-dutch-noticeably-different-from-each-other-looks-wise/248255/41 "2004-06-04T10:44:18Z")

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> [@Jomo Mojo](#):
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> How do you explain **[Björk](http://unit.bjork.com/specials/pics/misc/exposededit.jpg)**? She looks more Skraeling than anything else.

That’s the nicest picture of Björk that I have yet seen

Carry on.

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**Author:** ![Charlie\_Tan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/charlie_tan/32/12582_2.png) [@Charlie\_Tan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Charlie_Tan)\
**Post date:** [June 4, 2004, 11:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-germans-swedes-and-the-dutch-noticeably-different-from-each-other-looks-wise/248255/42 "2004-06-04T11:46:45Z")

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> [@Jomo Mojo](#):
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> How do you explain **[Björk](http://unit.bjork.com/specials/pics/misc/exposededit.jpg)**? She looks more Skraeling than anything else.

Almond shaped eyes is not Inuit/Asian, it’s the fold over the eyes that distinguish them. It’s not her natural hair color either.

We weren’t discussing superficial features in this thread, remember.

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**Author:** ![Dunderman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ecb155/32.png) [@Dunderman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dunderman)\
**Post date:** [June 4, 2004, 1:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-germans-swedes-and-the-dutch-noticeably-different-from-each-other-looks-wise/248255/43 "2004-06-04T13:57:49Z")

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> [@The Gaspode](#):
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> We weren’t discussing superficial features in this thread, remember.

It’s worth noting that we’re not discussing individual people either.

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