What IRL nationality do you think Azeroth's races are?

[superball]

Just for fun, what world nationalities do you think Azeroth's races represent? For starters, I'd say that goblins represent Italians, and trolls represent Jamaicans.

[Frozenbeef]

worgen= american attempting to do an english accent.... ^^
humans = american
troll= jamaican
dwarf = irish or scottish
tauren= american indian
space goat = russian
Be= = japanese
Undead = german
orc = african
gnome = polish/ swe/ etc
nelfs = hippieees from the past :P

[enzo]

I would say dwarfs represent Russians in some way.

[chaos01123]

human-Americans?
dwarf-Scottish
gnome-??
night elf-??
draenei-indian
worgen-British

orcs-african American
trolls-Jamaicans
tauren-native Americans
undead-??
blood elf-??
goblin-Brooklyn?


thats all i know or can guess based off the races voices.

[SeToY]

Undead = german

You now need to explain me this

[Belian]

Worgen = British
Human = Americans
Dwarf = Irish
Troll = Jamaican
Tauren = Native Americans
Draenei= Russians
Blood Elf = Californians
Undead = Germans
Orc = Africans
Gnomes = ???
Night Elf = Asians (Except for the tall part)
Goblin = Puerto Ricans

[NatePsy]

orcs-african American

I don't get it, how..? You listen to Thrall, Saurfang and Garrosh, they don't sound African American or even the slightest bit of African. I'd have to say American if you ask me, Trolls I could understand if they would represent African/Jamaican, cos they tend to do tribe dances, whereas Orcs barely do that and tribe dances are a big thing for Africans.

[beanburrito]

I don't get it, how..? You listen to Thrall, Saurfang and Garrosh, they don't sound African American or even the slightest bit of African. I'd have to say American if you ask me, Trolls I could understand if they would represent African/Jamaican, cos they tend to do tribe dances, whereas Orcs barely do that.

I don't understand it either. There is nothing in common with orcs and African Americans. They are more like Vikings imo.

[NatePsy]

I don't understand it either. There is nothing in common with orcs and African Americans. They are more like Vikings imo.

Exactly. If I was asked who they represent, I'd say Norse.

I think it's because they have big dicks.

Africans aren't muscly people either (Not trying to be racist in the slightest bit, just fact) So Trolls would fit the representation of Africans.

[Deleted]

Haha, orcs=african :P?

Orcs=Nomad people of central Asia( Huns, Turks, Mongols, ...)
Troll= Africans
Humans=West Europeans ( lol at the Americans :P)

[pionock]

As much as I can see your good intent for this, I really don't see this thread ending well.

[ScorchHellfire]

worgen= american attempting to do an english accent.... ^^
humans = american
troll= jamaican
dwarf = irish or scottish
tauren= american indian
space goat = russian
Be= = japanese
Undead = german
orc = african
gnome = polish/ swe/ etc
nelfs = hippieees from the past :P

americans don't make castles and wear plate armor... the stormwind humans are classic medieval brits without the accent

draenei have a russian accent but an indian dance and a culture that is neither...

belfs japanese? what? no... If anything they are medieval french with magic injected due to their lofty and intricate styles (think palace of versaille)

I'm not even sure how you got the undead being german one... maybe some sort of eastern european nationality but not german...

nelf architecture is a weird combo of japanese and roman with the usual naturey themes thrown in so don't know what to say about them...

[Breccia]

Taurens could be native North, Central, or South Americans. Their rugs, pottery, drums and tents seem to be a blending of all of them.

[ScorchHellfire]

I don't get it, how..? You listen to Thrall, Saurfang and Garrosh, they don't sound African American or even the slightest bit of African. I'd have to say American if you ask me, Trolls I could understand if they would represent African/Jamaican, cos they tend to do tribe dances, whereas Orcs barely do that and tribe dances are a big thing for Africans.

I think it was more based on their tribal culture and architecture than the way they talk... of course not everything is going to be spot on with fantasy races vs. real cultures... although now with garrosh's style of architecture they have totally shifted from those themes really don't resemble any real life culture...

[Legnir]

human - Americans
dwarf - Irish
gnome - Japaneese only for there teq?
night elf - Asian
draenei - Russians
worgen - British

orcs - Norse, Scandinavia
trolls - Jamaicans
tauren - native Americans
undead - Germans
blood elf - Asian
goblin - Japaneese only for there teq?

[Deleted]

human - Americans
gnome - Japaneese only for there teq?
draenei - Russians
orcs - Norse, Scandinavia
undead - Germans
blood elf - Asian

FAIL.

Sorry, but thoose are just not right.

[Dalehan]

I don't get it, how..? You listen to Thrall, Saurfang and Garrosh, they don't sound African American or even the slightest bit of African. I'd have to say American if you ask me, Trolls I could understand if they would represent African/Jamaican, cos they tend to do tribe dances, whereas Orcs barely do that.

One could argue that their dance (Hammertime) to be one sign of African-American, but I'd take it a step back and just say African. Their origin is rather tribal, after all.


Anyway:

Worgen = British
Human = Americans, but mostly Western European.
Dwarf = Scottish/Irish
Troll = Carribean/Jamaican
Tauren = Native Americans (please don't say Indians, or American Indians. They were never Indian to begin with )
Draenei= Russians/Romanian. Probably Romanian, they're more like gypsies than Russians.
Blood Elf = ... New Jersey? XD
Undead = German/Transylvania. They have a it of that "horror doctor" from the WW2 era vibe to them..
Orc = tribal Africa
Gnomes = I'd say... Japanese or Chinese, regarding their advanced technology
Night Elf = General Asian, especially in architecture
Goblin = Brooklyn as a city, Italian as a nationality.

[Deleted]

One could argue that their dance (Hammertime) to be one sign of African-American, but I'd take it a step back and just say African. Their origin is rather tribal, after all.

Orcs are nomad people of centeral Asia without horses, not Africans, the dance means nothing, nothing.

Look at their tents, early armor art, ...

Human = Americans, but mostly Western European.

Delete Americans please, thanks.

[Dalehan]

Orcs are nomad people of centeral Asia without horses, not Africans, the dance means nothing, nothing.

Look at their tents, early armor art, ...

Centaur are more like the central Asian nomads, evidently so.

[beanburrito]

Orcs are nomad people of centeral Asia without horses, not Africans, the dance means nothing, nothing.

Look at their tents, early armor art, ...

Yep. They are a war loving culture who love to conquer. This is just like Norse and Huns. Africans have no similarity at all, and the dance doesn't count one bit..