Are you REALLY Celtic?

[Arlen]

I heard about this recently and it's one of those things that tends to be very, very true.
(For reference, my big toe is the same length as the other.)

Another good one is that native Scots/Picts/Britons have wider feet than those of Anglo-Saxon or Germanic heritage.
It's a technique archaeologists studying skeletons often use to determine if remains in the U.K are native peoples.

[gilmore]

My big toes are even shorter than my second toes. Does this mean I am more Celtic than you?

[McClef]

Like Gilmore my big toes are shorter too - we must be Super Celts!

[Colin]

My big toes are even shorter than my second toes. Does this mean I am more Celtic than you?

That makes 2 of us. I always referred to it as ET toes, but not it's my Celtic toe

I don't have red hair, but my beard is reddish...okay it was before it started turning grey.

[Drillagent]

I heard about the toe thing a few years ago. My first three toes are equal length. My hair (what little there is) is light brown, but my beard is a deep red. Never could figure that one out. Now I know.

Another good one is that native Scots/Picts/Britons have wider feet than those of Anglo-Saxon or Germanic heritage.
It's a technique archaeologists studying skeletons often use to determine if remains in the U.K are native peoples.

And this explains my problems finding shoes wide enough to fit my big feet.

[BoldHighlander]

I heard about this recently and it's one of those things that tends to be very, very true.
(For reference, my big toe is the same length as the other.)

I would think DNA testing would be a far more accurate measurement??

At any rate I had to unlace my lineman boots & then lace them back up!!

The second toe on my right foot curls slightly, so I have to actually force it straight to compare. It's very nearly the same length as my big toe, barely a fraction difference. My left big toe is slightly longer, but not by much.
Though I have (had) dark hair, like others I had reddish tints to it, & my people back in Missouri had a whole bunch of red heads.

Another good one is that native Scots/Picts/Britons have wider feet than those of Anglo-Saxon or Germanic heritage.
It's a technique archaeologists studying skeletons often use to determine if remains in the U.K are native peoples.

People in my family (including myself) have rather large & wide feet. Some have had to have shoes special made for them.