Space between 2 front teeth? baltic origins?

[pavel2]

I noticed that most people with a gap between there 2 front teeth usually have some sort of baltic origins? Does this run in the bloodlines there? No I don't mean the Condi Rice/Madonna type gaps but the real, prominent gaps. In another forum somebody posted a picture of an Italian actor and compared him to a European with a sizeable gap between his front teeth?

Somewhere I remember reading that this was a trait of baltic ancestry, along with long fingers(tend to be slightly crooked) and extra bone on the top of your foot, a wider space between first and second toes, and light blue eyes with a hint of yellow.

I just did an internet search, turns out it's called diastema

[Josh]

Before I had braces, I had a very large gap between my teeth, though not quite as extreme as the guy in the post you are talking about. I also have a wider space between my first and second toes than between my others. This is interesting to me, as I don't have any ancestry from groups with significant East Baltic strains. My dad is Scottish and Irish. My mom is half Italian, with the rest of her being a mix of French, English, and Chippewa Indian.

[alexandrian]

Are you telling me Condoleeza Rice's gap isn't substantial? I have a gap between my two front teeth and my first toe and my second toe, but I'm not Baltic, and my gap was smaller than that of Rice, so I don't know if it qualifies. Speaking of Rice, see the terrible things affirmative action brings?

[pavel2]

I meant the space between your first and second toes is larger compared to other people's spaces of there first and second toes. not compared to the spacing of your other toes.

here's the full article I found, it was on skadi. unfortunately racism gets in the way of alot of good discourse on that forum

"A few Characteristics of Balts
by Chris McCoy
Physical Characteristics :

Many people are surprised to find the physical characteristics
running in their family, indicate they are descendants of Balts. At
this point I usually have someone who accuses me of perpetuating
superiority of Nordic Europeans. Well, the characteristics I will
mention are all based on medical studies. A little research is all
that is needed if someone is interested in the facts behind them.
Slanty almost oriental looking eyes evolved to reduce visual glare
from snow, Lazy eyes in children. Heavy "fat" eyelids where the
eyelid appears to have an extra fold. A melanin (pigmentation) in the
back of the eye on the retina peculiar to people of Baltic
ansectory,Muscles which cause the slanty eyes in pure Balts,Makes
some have large eyes in the morning, and slanty in the later part of
the day as the muscles relax, this is found only in East Prussians
who have ancestry from Germany (proper).Balts also have moles
strictly on one side of the body or the other, Also Unique to
Latvians,Estonians,and Pruszi is a form of Hair known as "Banded
Hair" in which each strand of Hair has patterns of Light and dark.
"Shovel" teeth, the teeth have a ledge on the backside. Run your
tongue across them, they feel almost like a shovel shape. Large front
teeth with a slight or more than slight gap. Lack of the Carrabelli
cusp on the maxillary first molars, which is missing in people of
Baltic ancestry.
Large heavy earlobes. Crooked fingers particularly the little finger
or pinkie. An inverted breastbone. Often called a Chicken Breast. The
bone actually makes an indentation in the chest.
Also notable is that the Balts have a system of body purification
unique to Balts alone in which the body craves large amounts of
Sodium in which toxins are forced out by the pressure from the
sodium, Large salt crystals form when sweat evaporates around pore
openings, Balts who donated blood for use by non Balts, were told
they had lethal levels of sodium in their bloodstreams,Yet had
Neither High Cholesterol or High Blood Pressure.
Little toes that lie under the next one. A second toe longer than the
big toe. A wider space between the big toe and second one. An extra
ridge of bone along the outside of the foot.
Stamford University researchers have a new method of scanning a
genetic mutation that exists only in the samples of Teutonic
populations in Scandianavia/Germany and in Baltics.
Comparing families characteristics to old photographs of recognized
Baltics is all the proof many people need. Some who require more
proof can explore the scientific and medical avenues. While those
whose ultimate goal is tribal recognition, must accumulate pertinent
documentation of their direct line (birth, marriage and death
records) back to the recognized Baltic Ancestor.
For years I didn't know of my own heritage. I was constantly amazed
by people who would come up and ask me which Baltic people I was
from. I felt complimented, but thought they were confused. Though I
actually had early confirmation of my heritage.
When I was in elementary school I was an Outdoors child. I loved
being barefoot, and used to take my shoes off even in school. Until
the day we traced our feet and I my feet were different. My big toes
are shorter than the next toe, with a wider gap between the toes. I
thought I was deformed and started wearing socks even without shoes
or sat with my feet under me to hide them. A mother helping in the
class noticed the change. She told me that in some Clans, feet like
mine were a sign of Baltic royalty. She actually used a different
word I didn't understand, that she explained was like a Warlord. Even
though she was Latvian, I didn't believe her. I just accepted her
reassurance as any young child would.
I was a senior in High School in 1974, when we found out my mother's
Great Great Grandmother was Full Latvian. In 1981 an Army Doctor
comment that he'd only seen toes like mine once before, as a Medic in
WW2 when he was Inspecting German POWs from the Providence of East
Prussia. A roommate of German ancestry who always went barefoot had
the weird toes too. And when they asked him what was wrong with his
feet he said they were "just German feet".
In addition to the physical attributes mentioned, there are five
major diseases that we look for in Baltic German Families.
Everyone knows about the drunken German. Alcoholism, many attribute
this to the surplus among Balts of an enzyme which converts alcohol
in the bloodstream. Balts also have addiction problems with sedative
substances such as Pain Killers and Opiates, It is beginning to
appear that Fibromyalgia is also related to Baltic ancestry.
Diabetes.Hemophilia(Both Infusion Dependant,and Clotless). Arthritis.
Crone's Disease, Heart Disease. Chronic Constipation, Kidney problems
including Kidney stones.and Chronic Insomnia
Also noted are numerous family instances of thyroid problems,
para,hypo and hyper. "

[Springa]

It's incredible, I've got every single one of these traits. I don't look like anything remotely baltic, but I've got the toes, the teeth, the fingers, etc... I've got baltic ancestry on both sides of my mother's family. My grandfather had a Latvian (I think) grandmother and my grandmother's grandfather was a half Prussian German half Polish man who moved to Portugal.
I think that's too little to give me any baltic appearance, but I like to think it has anything to do with it. I feel more exotic that way.

[zemelmete]

I don't think that space between 2 front teeth has baltic origin. I live in Latvia and can say that very rare somebody has this thing.

[chairface]

I think Madonna has that trait.

[murphee]

So does the French singer Vanessa Paradis.

[herrx]

If not exaggerated, a small space between the two front teeth can be very sexy. ;D