# What's His Ethnicity? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [October 23, 2014, 5:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-his-ethnicity/702230 "2014-10-23T05:04:36Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![IndianStones](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/ebca7d/32.png) [@IndianStones](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/IndianStones)\ **Post date:** [October 23, 2014, 5:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-his-ethnicity/702230/1 "2014-10-23T05:04:36Z")
[![](https://i75.photobucket.com/albums/i308/Nicola_Canadian/MY_SITE/hemaboys3aw_small1.jpg) ](https://i75.photobucket.com/albums/i308/Nicola_Canadian/MY_SITE/hemaboys3aw_small1.jpg) ---
**Author:** ![nani](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/58956e/32.png) [@nani](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nani)\ **Post date:** [October 23, 2014, 5:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-his-ethnicity/702230/2 "2014-10-23T05:13:48Z")
First guess: Kalash Second guess: Hazara ---
**Author:** ![madmonk28](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/madmonk28/32/20811_2.png) [@madmonk28](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/madmonk28)\ **Post date:** [October 23, 2014, 1:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-his-ethnicity/702230/3 "2014-10-23T13:25:07Z")
I would guess Pashtun. ---
**Author:** ![John\_Mace](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/john_mace/32/185_2.png) [@John\_Mace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_Mace)\ **Post date:** [October 23, 2014, 1:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-his-ethnicity/702230/4 "2014-10-23T13:33:35Z")
Is this supposed to be a game? Seriously, the guy could be any number of different ethnicities. Knowing his name would help… ---
**Author:** ![Dewey\_Finn](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dewey_finn/32/4222_2.png) [@Dewey\_Finn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dewey_Finn)\ **Post date:** [October 23, 2014, 1:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-his-ethnicity/702230/5 "2014-10-23T13:38:48Z")
Well, Google Image Search thinks that he’s a Brahmin Indian. ---
**Author:** ![DrFidelius](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/drfidelius/32/3447_2.png) [@DrFidelius](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrFidelius)\ **Post date:** [October 23, 2014, 1:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-his-ethnicity/702230/6 "2014-10-23T13:40:03Z")
> [@IndianStones](#): > > [http://i75.photobucket.com/albums/i308/Nicola\_Canadian/MY\_SITE/hemaboys3aw\_small1.jpg](http://i75.photobucket.com/albums/i308/Nicola_Canadian/MY_SITE/hemaboys3aw_small1.jpg) I wouldn’t begin to guess. You may need to ask him. ---
**Author:** ![QuickSilver](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/quicksilver/32/7832_2.png) [@QuickSilver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/QuickSilver)\ **Post date:** [October 23, 2014, 1:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-his-ethnicity/702230/7 "2014-10-23T13:46:19Z")
Too pretty. He could use more facial hair. ---
**Author:** ![Dervorin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/eb8c5e/32.png) [@Dervorin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dervorin)\ **Post date:** [October 23, 2014, 2:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-his-ethnicity/702230/8 "2014-10-23T14:00:43Z")
> [@QuickSilver](#): > > Too pretty. He could use more facial hair. Should he also act more American? ---
**Author:** ![Mr.Kobayashi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/4af34b/32.png) [@Mr.Kobayashi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Kobayashi)\ **Post date:** [October 23, 2014, 2:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-his-ethnicity/702230/9 "2014-10-23T14:05:06Z")
I dunno, but he gives me an idea for a story. “The Hot Guy Who Was Indian, Or Maybe Some Kind Of Turkic.” ---
**Author:** ![Dewey\_Finn](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dewey_finn/32/4222_2.png) [@Dewey\_Finn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dewey_Finn)\ **Post date:** [October 23, 2014, 2:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-his-ethnicity/702230/10 "2014-10-23T14:08:37Z")
> [@Dervorin](#): > > > [@QuickSilver](#): > > > > Too pretty. He could use more facial hair. > > Should he also act more American? He’d have to be some sort of amazing performer to act in a still photo. ---
**Author:** ![QuickSilver](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/quicksilver/32/7832_2.png) [@QuickSilver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/QuickSilver)\ **Post date:** [October 23, 2014, 2:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-his-ethnicity/702230/11 "2014-10-23T14:18:40Z")
> [@Dervorin](#): > > Should he also act more American? Couldn’t hurt. ---
**Author:** ![Cinnamon\_Imp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/58956e/32.png) [@Cinnamon\_Imp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cinnamon_Imp)\ **Post date:** [October 23, 2014, 2:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-his-ethnicity/702230/12 "2014-10-23T14:58:00Z")
> [@Mr.Kobayashi](#): > > I dunno, but he gives me an idea for a story. “The Hot Guy Who Was Indian, Or Maybe Some Kind Of Turkic.” I was also just going to go with ethnicity = “Hot”. ---
**Author:** ![Anaamika](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/5f9b8f/32.png) [@Anaamika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anaamika)\ **Post date:** [October 23, 2014, 3:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-his-ethnicity/702230/13 "2014-10-23T15:39:04Z")
> [@QuickSilver](#): > > Too pretty. He could use more facial hair. I actually agree - far too pretty for me. For me it’s the curly locks. ---
**Author:** ![wonky](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wonky/32/393_2.png) [@wonky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wonky)\ **Post date:** [October 23, 2014, 4:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-his-ethnicity/702230/14 "2014-10-23T16:28:27Z")
> [@madmonk28](#): > > I would guess Pashtun. Yep, I immediately thought of that famous National Geographic cover of the Afghan girl. ---
**Author:** ![GrumpyBunny](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/bc8723/32.png) [@GrumpyBunny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GrumpyBunny)\ **Post date:** [October 23, 2014, 4:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-his-ethnicity/702230/15 "2014-10-23T16:38:30Z")
I don’t care. What’s he doing tomorrow night, and how does he feel about older women? ---
**Author:** ![robert\_columbia](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e79b87/32.png) [@robert\_columbia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/robert_columbia)\ **Post date:** [October 23, 2014, 4:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-his-ethnicity/702230/16 "2014-10-23T16:43:14Z")
My guess is Iranian or Afghan. ---
**Author:** ![Bozuit](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/edb3f5/32.png) [@Bozuit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bozuit)\ **Post date:** [October 23, 2014, 5:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-his-ethnicity/702230/17 "2014-10-23T17:05:51Z")
Obviously French. You can tell from his accent. ---
**Author:** ![Abner\_Ravenwood](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/c4cdca/32.png) [@Abner\_Ravenwood](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Abner_Ravenwood)\ **Post date:** [October 23, 2014, 5:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-his-ethnicity/702230/18 "2014-10-23T17:22:15Z")
Arcturian ---
**Author:** ![Tamerlane](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tamerlane/32/7602_2.png) [@Tamerlane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tamerlane)\ **Post date:** [October 23, 2014, 5:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-his-ethnicity/702230/19 "2014-10-23T17:38:35Z")
I’m thinking a biracial cross of Kashubian and Efé. ---
**Author:** ![Doctor\_Jackson](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/doctor_jackson/32/32_2.png) [@Doctor\_Jackson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Doctor_Jackson)\ **Post date:** [October 23, 2014, 6:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-his-ethnicity/702230/20 "2014-10-23T18:51:18Z")
He’s English, maybe Irish. It’s a trick question having to do with regressive genes. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-his-ethnicity/702230.md?page=2)