Sometimes, a thread is so unintentionally hilarious, it deserves to be highlighted. Today, journalist Wesley Yang asked if people can tell Americans apart from Europeans just by looking. The replies were a hoot!
Can you differentiate white Americans from Europeans just by looking at them?
— Wesley Yang (@wesyang) October 29, 2025
Absolutely. https://t.co/pe3w1vFjex
— Adele Scalia (@AdeleScalia) October 29, 2025
In New York I mostly can, although sometimes it's hard to tell if they're European or gay. https://t.co/RfmHqJulHA
— Craig Mahoney (@CraigMahoney) October 29, 2025
Touche.
https://t.co/7irWDdT9ak pic.twitter.com/WyNEnyaqes
— Conor Friedersdorf (@conor64) October 29, 2025
Yes the American ones look less poor and more free. https://t.co/Uhsn2G82En
— Sunny (@sunnyright) October 30, 2025
Also, Americans have better teeth.
White Americans have a bit more roundedness to them even with low body percentages. Also their white skin is a bit 'deeper' in tone than a Euro White.
— mikayla (@honeyNonABG) October 29, 2025
Euros are SUPER white. White as snow. More chiseled jawlines on average. They look more like what American WWII solider poster… https://t.co/qZ9ATq3Pq0
Depends. I can't really with Germans. But with Eastern Europeans, I usually can. Ethnic Europeans have very distinctive looks and American whites have blended ethnic groups that they can't be traced to a specific country by just appearance. https://t.co/ggC0eHuQvL
— Corey Walker (@CoreyWriting) October 29, 2025
Americans are the round ones. https://t.co/13EeTlWP6m
— Erbun Ninja (@ErbunnNinja) October 29, 2025
Sad, but true!
I can differentiate Mormons of every race by just looking at them https://t.co/EoHlw2qbPT
— Mattitude (@mattreedah) October 30, 2025
They are always the nicest ones.
Do they do slides with socks in Europe? Because that. https://t.co/Sb92YY01T0
— japecake (@japecake) October 30, 2025
That's uniquely American.
Americans of any race are spotted instantly abroad https://t.co/tDwAzMbFa6
— Oliver Cromwell, Lord Protector (@Lurker27794215) October 30, 2025
I don't even need to see europeans. You can smell them. https://t.co/hChS4RPnrq
— Trailer Park 'Ndustries (@TPNdustries) October 29, 2025
Go to Disney World and this will be verified.
Aside from clothing and haircuts, Europeans tend to look like their specific ethnicity/nationality. They don’t just look white, they look Russian, English, French, German etc. American whites are more mixed so they’re less obviously from any particular stock.
— Nakba Survivor Barbie (@AnarchistBarb1e) October 29, 2025
Mostly, yes. Accuracy increases further when they show their teeth.
— EverydayisWednesday (@EverydayisWedn3) October 29, 2025
Americans with enough money to travel Europe have dental work that's more flawless/artifical than what we do here (not about price differences, just talking about Europeans aiming for more natural/believable…
American teeth are way different.
A field guide. 100% accurate pic.twitter.com/j7wrxgkQbU
— Alyssa, Pumpkin Queen🎃 (@AlysssaHazel) October 29, 2025
'Merica!
A student from Europe once told me that Europeans and Americans carry themselves differently. The Euro posture is more closed, arms close to body. Americans are more gangly.
— Paul Brassey (@pbrassey) October 29, 2025
Apparently, Americans are also louder. Let freedom ring!