NetNews Usenet Archive 1992 #27/NN_1992_27.iso/spool/misc/kids/29043

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From: [e-mail] (Steve Simmons)
Subject: >>>>> a new fun thread??..kids looking like parents
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First, Amerasian is a term that became popular during the Vietnamese War.
The French generally did like to be associated with the illegitimate children
left by our GIs.  However, Eurasian is just as vague. After all, a blond hair
German does not look like a Mediteranean Italian and neither looks like
a freckled face lighthaired Irishman.  All of these are European (not to
mention the possibilities of immigrants to these countries).  Also, I did not
mean to imply Caucasian only;  however, that can get us into a religous war
(or maybe a race riot ;-)). You see that most American people are hybrids
(or muts) and the recessive genes are breed out of us.

> OK, after checking with my office partner to make sure I am not the only
> clueless person on the net, I now have to ask -

Most non-Asians have double eyelids.  That is, both lids move when they
blink.  Many Asians have single eyelids and only the top eyelid moves
when they blink.  My wife likes to tease me about having double eyelids.

Thank you.


                    Steve Simmons