American whites have distinct features. They don't look like British, French, Germans, or anybody else. It's weird.
Americans mostly resemble Germans: Horst Köhler Please Register or Log in to view the hidden image! I don't know about American histroy enough, but I'll suppose that there were a lot of Germans involved there.
This raises the question, can you tell an australian from a American ? eg, can you tell her Please Register or Log in to view the hidden image! from him Please Register or Log in to view the hidden image! Other than their sex, they're the same in idealogy.
Look what Wikipedia says, I swear I truly honestly had no idea what so ever Please Register or Log in to view the hidden image! German Americans (German Deutschamerikaner) are citizens of the United States of ethnic German ancestry and currently form the largest ancestry group in the United States, accounting for 17% of US population. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/German_American I always thought the majority of whites would be British Americans. This is what cuased the issue.
Insteresting. I'm was curious about the one county in Pennsylvania that has a plurality of "other" on the map given: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Census-2000-Data-Top-US-Ancestries-by-County.svg Turns out they're Polish.
You may think you can, but I very much doubt it. You are likely basing your belief on biased examples, even if you don’t realize it. I’d bet good money that in a properly designed blind test you would not achieve results better than chance alone.
Or how about an Irish-American male comedian from a Finnish female president? Please Register or Log in to view the hidden image! http://www.shanatinglipton.com/blog/uploads/separated.jpg