tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27720304.post1444952463607696094..comments2023-10-08T06:02:09.812-07:00Comments on Cultureplaces: Changes in Latitude ~ Changes in AttitudeTom Merlehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09948201337303721158noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27720304.post-67873962307811990302007-01-28T22:15:00.000-08:002007-01-28T22:15:00.000-08:00The migration into Northern Europe was minimal, co...The migration into Northern Europe was minimal, consistently mostly of those forced out of more temperate climates. The harsh elements did foster ingenuity and a more cerebral "lifestyle". I'm not sure that movements across IndoEurope violated Darwinian principles. There may be something in the DNA that stimulates HS and his forbears to wonder. The first migrants stayed pretty close to lower France, Italy and the Middle East. A few got into the balkans.Tom Merlehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09948201337303721158noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27720304.post-90450664136944458132007-01-27T12:34:00.000-08:002007-01-27T12:34:00.000-08:00As a northern European descendent, I find myself a...As a northern European descendent, I find myself attracted to those who origins are closer to the equator (which I suspect motivated me to tan year-in and year-out). The Stoic northern European vs. the cathetic equatorial is documented across the globe. So, why did H. sapiens migrate to such cold and inhospitable climes? Perhaps, it forced H. sapiens to use more of their brain and less of their brawn, but since sexual selection is a Force stronger than Reason, such a trade seems to violate Darwinian evolution. Choosing between Norway or Spain as one's habitat seems pretty obvious to favor Spain, sun, beaches, mild temperatures, and hot personalities. We humans do some of the oddest behaviors, but that may be implanted in our genes, just as melanin is planted in our integument. Darker skins still attract this lighter skin dude, and the sun seems ever more warmer and physiologically relaxing, so why am I residing in San Francisco rather than Rio de Janeiro? Because it is not Nome!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com