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by Wytwwww 925 days ago
> 90%+ accuracy pick a (third-generation) Iberian vs Frank vs Polack vs Scandi

If they have the same haircut, tan and clothes? Highly doubtful...

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Someone posted a photo of eight Italian soccer players all wearing the same uniform and said “there is no meaningful difference between northern and southern Italians, try to tell them apart.”

I guessed, and got 7 of 8 correct. (The one I missed was Sardinian)

The average Swedish or Danish man is more than three inches taller than the average Spanish man.
That doesn’t mean much and wouldn’t be particularly useful when picking a limited number of people from a lineup (certainly not at at 90% accuracy)

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Standard_deviation