Is it possible to be greek and have red hair/blue eyes?

All italians/greeks i have ever seen or met have had dark features. Just recently I met a young man with light skin, blue eyes and reddish tinted hair, who claimed to be purely greek. how is this possible?

Is it possible to be greek and have red hair/blue eyes?

its quite possible compliments of the crusades and sailors

Is it possible to be greek and have red hair/blue eyes?

more than possible... it's happening right now...

Is it possible to be greek and have red hair/blue eyes?

I do believe some Greeks are fair-skinned/haired, but it's pretty rare. Did his last name sound Greek?

Is it possible to be greek and have red hair/blue eyes?

Only if the mailman was Irish

Is it possible to be greek and have red hair/blue eyes?

it is possible if you have other nationalites. but usually it's dark hair, dark eyes, and olive skin

Is it possible to be greek and have red hair/blue eyes?

it is possible

Is it possible to be greek and have red hair/blue eyes?

I've seen Greek women with red hair.It is the prettiest color of hair to me.Beautiful.

Is it possible to be greek and have red hair/blue eyes?

Your avatar don't look so white yourself.

Is it possible to be greek and have red hair/blue eyes?

well, personally, i am half greek and have blonde/red hair and grey eyes. i could also pass for an albino, well not literally but ya get my point.

my fathers side if the family is irish, BUT it is my mothers side, the pure blood greeks, who have a straight line of women with red hair and blue eyes. the men also have some red, but mostly in the facial hair.

they are from an island north of the coast of turkey,

so dont call me macedonian.

so yes, it is very possible

Is it possible to be greek and have red hair/blue eyes?

Throughout it's long and interesting history Greece has been at the crossroads of of trading and waring parties from every point of the compass.

Although there is a definitely a 'Mediterranean look' which you refer to, there are a variety of possibilities beside dark hair, dark eyes and olive skin. The descendants of your friend could have come from a number of places in Central and Northern Europe where Celtic features are still to be found, and have mixed with other tribal groups over the last 2 to 4 thousand years.

Is it possible to be greek and have red hair/blue eyes?

My mother is 100% Greek. She has the darker hair and eyes, while her sister is a "golden Greek" and had blonde hair and lighter eyes. I look more like my aunt, with the lighter coloring, (I have blonde hair and green eyes), and my cousins (my aunt's children), look more like my mom with dark hair and eyes!

Is it possible to be greek and have red hair/blue eyes?

Genetics my darling. Not every Greek or Italian individual have dark features

Is it possible to be greek and have red hair/blue eyes?

My birth father's side of the family is Greek, and I have red hair and blue eyes.