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HerenIstarion · 01-31-2006, 07:53 AM

From Constantinople to eastern borders of Iraq, Iran & Afghanistan (not quite Burma, but not far off either) people genetically belong to 'white' (even if linguistically Altaic, but even there - Persian is Indo-European language). Middle Asia lean closer to China. So 'other' here may mean Hindu (which are also quite close to 'white', to the extent I count it there) or selfsame Middle Asia (Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan etc, and of course all else not covered by China etc entries). Turkmenistan may be set apart, but than again - closer to 'white' than 'China'.

The term employed instead of what the poll has marked as 'Asia' when I was studying biology was 'mongoloid', but this one is out of use long since (it was out of date even than). Probably, if I were making the survey some 30 years back, the Asia entries would have been titled 'mongoloid', but they are none, since it is not 30 years back but is now.

I should stress, therefore, that white here is used in broader sense than merely geographical 'Europe/North America'

01-31-2006, 07:53 AM	#6
HerenIstarion Deadnight Chanter Join Date: Sep 2000 Posts: 4,244	From Constantinople to eastern borders of Iraq, Iran & Afghanistan (not quite Burma, but not far off either) people genetically belong to 'white' (even if linguistically Altaic, but even there - Persian is Indo-European language). Middle Asia lean closer to China. So 'other' here may mean Hindu (which are also quite close to 'white', to the extent I count it there) or selfsame Middle Asia (Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan etc, and of course all else not covered by China etc entries). Turkmenistan may be set apart, but than again - closer to 'white' than 'China'. The term employed instead of what the poll has marked as 'Asia' when I was studying biology was 'mongoloid', but this one is out of use long since (it was out of date even than). Probably, if I were making the survey some 30 years back, the Asia entries would have been titled 'mongoloid', but they are none, since it is not 30 years back but is now. I should stress, therefore, that white here is used in broader sense than merely geographical 'Europe/North America' __________________ Egroeg Ihkhsal - Would you believe in the love at first sight? - Yes I'm certain that it happens all the time! Last edited by HerenIstarion; 01-31-2006 at 07:56 AM.