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    dramatic_irony

    [41]May 12, 2008
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    khalid13 wrote:
    But on another note, for people who live as far South as the Pole, have you noticed how dark Sokka and Katara's skins are? They have quite a North Indian/Arab skin colour. Toph, from a warmer climate, is fairer than both of them.

    i believe that the Inuits have such dark skin due to the snow and ice.

    you get a tan from sunlight, right? well, remember light is absorbed and reflected depending on the colour of the object the light is shining on. a green apple would absorb all of the spectrum except green, where green light is reflected. the white shade of the snow doesn't absorb any and reflects all light, and so causes their skin to grow dark easily. that's why you can still have a suntan when you go a skiing trip. ^^

    EDIT: dammit, Absarroth beat me to it. ;_;

    Edited on 05/12/2008 8:23am
    Edited 2 total times.
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    WiseLad

    [42]May 12, 2008
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    Asia = Far east(Japan to vietnam are), India-Bangladesh area, Russia and former satellites, Euphrates area (Irak-Iran), Arabian peninsula, Indonesia area( along with Philippines, Malaysia and Brunei) and the Jordanian area(including Israel)
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    khalid13

    [43]May 12, 2008
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    WiseLad wrote:
    Asia = Far east(Japan to vietnam are), India-Bangladesh area, Russia and former satellites, Euphrates area (Irak-Iran), Arabian peninsula, Indonesia area( along with Philippines, Malaysia and Brunei) and the Jordanian area(including Israel)


    No mention of Pakistan? I'm offended.
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    WiseLad

    [44]May 12, 2008
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    khalid13 wrote:
    WiseLad wrote:
    Asia = Far east(Japan to vietnam are), India-Bangladesh area, Russia and former satellites, Euphrates area (Irak-Iran), Arabian peninsula, Indonesia area( along with Philippines, Malaysia and Brunei) and the Jordanian area(including Israel)


    No mention of Pakistan? I'm offended.


    India-Bangladesh area
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    khalid13

    [45]May 12, 2008
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    We are to the West! But since Sonar Bangla* was once part of Pakistan, I'll let it lie. Never assume Pakistan is part of India! You'll always hurt a Pakistani's feelings!

    *I think that's Bengali for Beautiful Bangladesh. Not really sure though.
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    WiseLad

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    khalid13 wrote:
    We are to the West! But since Sonar Bangla* was once part of Pakistan, I'll let it lie. Never assume Pakistan is part of India! You'll always hurt a Pakistani's feelings!

    *I think that's Bengali for Beautiful Bangladesh. Not really sure though.
    pakistan gets mad if people say "part of India" than they get mad if someone says "they part of the "Euphrates area" (Iran and countries near it)
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    ddendong116

    [47]May 12, 2008
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    yillyiscool wrote:
    This reminds me isn't the fire nation in the equator? Shouldn't they be the bronest characters in the series?
    A bit off topic, but may I ask why you have Blaster33456's Sozin's comet protection icon?
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    khalid13

    [48]May 12, 2008
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    WiseLad wrote:
    khalid13 wrote:
    We are to the West! But since Sonar Bangla* was once part of Pakistan, I'll let it lie. Never assume Pakistan is part of India! You'll always hurt a Pakistani's feelings!

    *I think that's Bengali for Beautiful Bangladesh. Not really sure though.
    pakistan gets mad if people say "part of India" than they get mad if someone says "they part of the "Euphrates area" (Iran and countries near it)


    Not exactly. We don't agree, but we don't get "mad" either. But no 'India', please. Decades old rivalry and hard-fought independence and all, if you get my gist.

    We're generally a mix of Indian, Central Asian and Arab culture, and yet we refuse to identify ourselves with either of these. Kind of like an identity crisis .
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    WiseLad

    [49]May 12, 2008
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    ddendong116 wrote:
    yillyiscool wrote:
    This reminds me isn't the fire nation in the equator? Shouldn't they be the bronest characters in the series?
    A bit off topic, but may I ask why you have Blaster33456's Sozin's comet protection icon?
    too lazy to ask for one with his name, and too impatient to wait it seems
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    Maria93

    [50]May 12, 2008
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    DeeDuck33 wrote:
    vampys_girl wrote:
    tomtitan wrote:
    khalid13 wrote:
    Maria93 wrote:
    Avatar is inspired in Asian culture and India is in Asia
    Correction: Avatar is inspired by Buddhist and Hindu (but mainly Buddhist) culture. Saudi Arabia is also in Asia. So are Turkey and Russia. --- But on another note, for people who live as far South as the Pole, have you noticed how dark Sokka and Katara's skins are? They have quite a North Indian/Arab skin colour. Toph, from a warmer climate, is fairer than both of them.
    Probably because the waterbenders originated from tropical areas. Swampbenders, for example. Pure speculation, BTW.
    It doesn't seem to work like that in the avatar world. The tropical area of the Avatar world would be the fire nation and a part of the earth kingdom. But the people from the fire nation have fair skin, at least most of them. Poeple from the water tribes have tan skin, but also have blue or grayish blue eyes. Is there a race in this world with that combination? because I must admit cultures and history is not my strength. My question is... what nation do you think the Guru is from? We know he's not from the Air Nomads but he doesn't fit with the poeple of the fire nation. He also doesn't appears to be from the Water Nation. The earth nation has more diversity so my guess is he's from this one.
    I think the main purpose of eye color is to determine which nation the person is from. Of course there are some people who are different (such as Ty Lee or the swampbenders), but mostly, the eye color follows this pattern: Water - blue (are there any other eye colors? I don't remember) Earth - green or brown Fire - red Air - grey Or something like that.

    the people in the Fire Nation don't have red eye color

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    KingAtticus

    [51]May 12, 2008
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    Guru Pathik spends his days meditating in the sun. Has it ever occured he might be extremely tan?

    Yeah, that theory sucks. My next guess is that he's from the Southern Earth Kingdom.
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    khalid13

    [52]May 12, 2008
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    Maria93 wrote:

    DeeDuck33 wrote:
    vampys_girl wrote:
    tomtitan wrote:
    khalid13 wrote:
    Maria93 wrote:
    Avatar is inspired in Asian culture and India is in Asia
    Correction: Avatar is inspired by Buddhist and Hindu (but mainly Buddhist) culture. Saudi Arabia is also in Asia. So are Turkey and Russia. --- But on another note, for people who live as far South as the Pole, have you noticed how dark Sokka and Katara's skins are? They have quite a North Indian/Arab skin colour. Toph, from a warmer climate, is fairer than both of them.
    Probably because the waterbenders originated from tropical areas. Swampbenders, for example. Pure speculation, BTW.
    It doesn't seem to work like that in the avatar world. The tropical area of the Avatar world would be the fire nation and a part of the earth kingdom. But the people from the fire nation have fair skin, at least most of them. Poeple from the water tribes have tan skin, but also have blue or grayish blue eyes. Is there a race in this world with that combination? because I must admit cultures and history is not my strength. My question is... what nation do you think the Guru is from? We know he's not from the Air Nomads but he doesn't fit with the poeple of the fire nation. He also doesn't appears to be from the Water Nation. The earth nation has more diversity so my guess is he's from this one.
    I think the main purpose of eye color is to determine which nation the person is from. Of course there are some people who are different (such as Ty Lee or the swampbenders), but mostly, the eye color follows this pattern: Water - blue (are there any other eye colors? I don't remember) Earth - green or brown Fire - red Air - grey Or something like that.

    the people in the Fire Nation don't have red eye color



    Finally ... back on topic.

    And Aang has blue eyes.
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    DeeDuck33

    [53]May 12, 2008
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    Maria93 wrote:

    DeeDuck33 wrote:
    vampys_girl wrote:
    tomtitan wrote:
    khalid13 wrote:
    Maria93 wrote:
    Avatar is inspired in Asian culture and India is in Asia
    Correction: Avatar is inspired by Buddhist and Hindu (but mainly Buddhist) culture. Saudi Arabia is also in Asia. So are Turkey and Russia. --- But on another note, for people who live as far South as the Pole, have you noticed how dark Sokka and Katara's skins are? They have quite a North Indian/Arab skin colour. Toph, from a warmer climate, is fairer than both of them.
    Probably because the waterbenders originated from tropical areas. Swampbenders, for example. Pure speculation, BTW.
    It doesn't seem to work like that in the avatar world. The tropical area of the Avatar world would be the fire nation and a part of the earth kingdom. But the people from the fire nation have fair skin, at least most of them. Poeple from the water tribes have tan skin, but also have blue or grayish blue eyes. Is there a race in this world with that combination? because I must admit cultures and history is not my strength. My question is... what nation do you think the Guru is from? We know he's not from the Air Nomads but he doesn't fit with the poeple of the fire nation. He also doesn't appears to be from the Water Nation. The earth nation has more diversity so my guess is he's from this one.
    I think the main purpose of eye color is to determine which nation the person is from. Of course there are some people who are different (such as Ty Lee or the swampbenders), but mostly, the eye color follows this pattern: Water - blue (are there any other eye colors? I don't remember) Earth - green or brown Fire - red Air - grey Or something like that.

    the people in the Fire Nation don't have red eye color

    Azula's eye color always looked red to me. Maybe I was mistaken and they are actually brown?
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    catgator185

    [54]May 12, 2008
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    DeeDuck33 wrote:
    Maria93 wrote:

    DeeDuck33 wrote:
    vampys_girl wrote:
    tomtitan wrote:
    khalid13 wrote:
    Maria93 wrote:
    Avatar is inspired in Asian culture and India is in Asia
    Correction: Avatar is inspired by Buddhist and Hindu (but mainly Buddhist) culture. Saudi Arabia is also in Asia. So are Turkey and Russia. --- But on another note, for people who live as far South as the Pole, have you noticed how dark Sokka and Katara's skins are? They have quite a North Indian/Arab skin colour. Toph, from a warmer climate, is fairer than both of them.
    Probably because the waterbenders originated from tropical areas. Swampbenders, for example. Pure speculation, BTW.
    It doesn't seem to work like that in the avatar world. The tropical area of the Avatar world would be the fire nation and a part of the earth kingdom. But the people from the fire nation have fair skin, at least most of them. Poeple from the water tribes have tan skin, but also have blue or grayish blue eyes. Is there a race in this world with that combination? because I must admit cultures and history is not my strength. My question is... what nation do you think the Guru is from? We know he's not from the Air Nomads but he doesn't fit with the poeple of the fire nation. He also doesn't appears to be from the Water Nation. The earth nation has more diversity so my guess is he's from this one.
    I think the main purpose of eye color is to determine which nation the person is from. Of course there are some people who are different (such as Ty Lee or the swampbenders), but mostly, the eye color follows this pattern: Water - blue (are there any other eye colors? I don't remember) Earth - green or brown Fire - red Air - grey Or something like that.

    the people in the Fire Nation don't have red eye color

    Azula's eye color always looked red to me. Maybe I was mistaken and they are actually brown?

    I'd say amber.

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    DeeDuck33

    [55]May 12, 2008
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    khalid13 wrote:
    Finally ... back on topic. And Aang has blue eyes.
    No, his eyes are grey.
    Edited on 05/12/2008 4:43pm
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    Maria93

    [56]May 12, 2008
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    DeeDuck33 wrote:
    Maria93 wrote:

    DeeDuck33 wrote:
    vampys_girl wrote:
    tomtitan wrote:
    khalid13 wrote:
    Maria93 wrote:
    Avatar is inspired in Asian culture and India is in Asia
    Correction: Avatar is inspired by Buddhist and Hindu (but mainly Buddhist) culture. Saudi Arabia is also in Asia. So are Turkey and Russia. --- But on another note, for people who live as far South as the Pole, have you noticed how dark Sokka and Katara's skins are? They have quite a North Indian/Arab skin colour. Toph, from a warmer climate, is fairer than both of them.
    Probably because the waterbenders originated from tropical areas. Swampbenders, for example. Pure speculation, BTW.
    It doesn't seem to work like that in the avatar world. The tropical area of the Avatar world would be the fire nation and a part of the earth kingdom. But the people from the fire nation have fair skin, at least most of them. Poeple from the water tribes have tan skin, but also have blue or grayish blue eyes. Is there a race in this world with that combination? because I must admit cultures and history is not my strength. My question is... what nation do you think the Guru is from? We know he's not from the Air Nomads but he doesn't fit with the poeple of the fire nation. He also doesn't appears to be from the Water Nation. The earth nation has more diversity so my guess is he's from this one.
    I think the main purpose of eye color is to determine which nation the person is from. Of course there are some people who are different (such as Ty Lee or the swampbenders), but mostly, the eye color follows this pattern: Water - blue (are there any other eye colors? I don't remember) Earth - green or brown Fire - red Air - grey Or something like that.

    the people in the Fire Nation don't have red eye color

    Azula's eye color always looked red to me. Maybe I was mistaken and they are actually brown?

    they are amber

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    ddendong116

    [57]May 12, 2008
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    Aang's eye color changes throughout the series, ranging from gray to blue to green to brown.
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    WiseLad

    [58]May 12, 2008
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    ddendong116 wrote:
    Aang's eye color changes throughout the series, ranging from gray to blue to green to brown.
    depending on what he bends?
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    ddendong116

    [59]May 12, 2008
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    lol not necessarily. I've watched episodes where his eyes change multiple times.
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    khalid13

    [60]May 12, 2008
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    WiseLad wrote:
    ddendong116 wrote:
    Aang's eye color changes throughout the series, ranging from gray to blue to green to brown.
    depending on what he bends?


    No, randomly. I was watching a fanvid just now, and I saw gray and green. There's probably blue too ... I remember seeing it somewhere.
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