Are some Latinos more similar to Arabs?
Many people from Argentina may look more like a mixture of Arabs and Europeans, for example. Some Mexicans strike her as a mix between Kayble Berbers and Arabs, and so on. Basically, some Latinos from some countries tend to more closely, or less, resemble Arabs than others from other countries.
Can a Latin American woman tell Arabs apart from other races?
Basically, some Latinos from some countries tend to more closely, or less, resemble Arabs than others from other countries. Some roughly look “Arab-like” but she can at least tell them apart from Arabs or Berbers. Others however are dead ringers and she can’t tell them.
What made southern Spanish people more like Middle Easterners?
This made Southern Spanish people more like Middle Easterners, due to the Arab and Jewish blood. Forced conversion to Catholicism was part and parcel of the reconquista. It was common to – Southern Spain was part of the Muslim world for 700 years (it was called Al-Andalus, and is where the place name “Andalucia” comes from).
Can she tell Sicilians apart from Arabs?
Here’s the rub, and getting to the soap opera story above. Whereas she can at least tell some Latin Americans apart from Arabs, when it comes to many Italians, and Sicilians in particular, it’s even more confusing. By in large she can’t tell Sicilians apart from Arabs at all, in a general sense.
Where do some people look like they come from?
Others look like they come from Oran, others look Sahrawi. Some people look like they come from her province. This varies also by Latin American countries. For example she’s noticed many people from Peru whom she’s met look more like Arabs from a specific part of her country than many Mexicans.
Do Latin Americans display the same body language as Americans?
According to her, often it isn’t just appearance, but it’s also body language. Many Latin Americans walk, move, and display the same body language people in her country to, adding to her confusion. And it’s not all Latin Americans, but many.