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[Adventurer]

I remember a year ago in another city seeing a Korean fellow who had light eyes. I thought maybe I just didn't see his eyes properly. Today, on the subway I was standing and this old fellow was sitting down, and I saw that his eyes looked like a mixture of blue and green. I saw his eyes clearly enough. I pointed to his eyes and acknowledged him, and he did the same and was very friendly to me. When he was getting out of his seat, he made sure he got up in a way, so I could sit down. He was very nice. I said bye to him and he said bye as well.

I also remember seeing a student with natural brown hair. She also had large, bright brown eyes and looked more like a Caucasian girl than a Korean girl or someone who was mixed. She said none of her parents
were mixed or grandparents for that matter.

Where does this come from?

[RACETRAITOR]

My first guess would be to check for contacts, but there are exceptions.

I met a Korean with eyes that were so light brown they were almost yellow.

[Adventurer]

[rocklee]

I'm going with either contacts or his eyes are greying out if there is such a term. I've seen people wear contacts and glasses (something to do with being able to see further and closeup).

[krats1976]

Could be some random recessive genes.

Dunno...


My friend has light brown eyes. I always tease her that she had an American GI somewhere back in here family tree.

[Lao Wai]

[Qinella]

Just a tangential note for y'all. I had a student who is very light-skinned and really does not look Korean at all. I mentioned it in class and she acted so embarrassed. The hagwon director later told me I should never say to a student they do not look Korean, as it will be very shameful for them. You know how it is with individuality here. Something to keep in mind.

[thebum]

used to have a japanese classmate with super light (almost yellow) and beautiful eyes.

[Leopard-Skin Pill-Box Hat]

[nobbyken]

I saw an elderly woman from India on the TV the other night, and she had blue eye's which I thought looked pretty cool.

[kurva anjad]

Types of human albinism

About 1 in 17,000 human beings has some type of albinism, although up to 1 in 70 is a carrier of albinism genes.[10]

There are two main categories of albinism in humans:

* In oculocutaneous albinism (despite its Latin-derived name meaning "eye-and-skin" albinism), pigment is lacking in the eyes, skin and hair. (The equivalent mutation in non-humans also results in lack of melanin in the fur, scales or feathers.)
* In ocular albinism, only the eyes lack pigment. People with oculocutaneous albinism can have anywhere from no pigment at all to almost-normal levels. People who have ocular albinism have generally normal skin and hair color, and many even have a normal eye appearance.

While there is only one major type of ocular albinism, there are several varieties of oculocutaneous albinism (and disorders which produce the same or similar results), some of which have subtypes. Some are easily distinguished by appearance, but in most cases, genetic testing is the only way to be certain.


http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Albinism

[Adventurer]

[OiGirl]

[OiGirl]

All better. Now it's The Bum's avatar...

[Hollywoodaction]