Darya Akbari wrote:It's interesting why 30% of the Irish have that red hair gene while only 1-2% of the rest of us bear that gene.
I'm of Irish descent, and I love red haired women. I think its genetic on the appreciation side as well.
I expect that the red hair gene is recessive, like blond hair. The weather in the old country is dreadful, cold, gray, windy, wet. Worse than England due to the prevailing westerlies.
My mother brought me a gift when she visited Ireland, a cable knit sweater. Beautiful. But it was far to warm to wear 99% of the time here in the Washington DC area.