Which TES races seem closest to real world counterparts

Post » Fri May 27, 2011 11:53 pm

Hey im kinda new so im sorry if this has been done, anywho this is what i ended up with

Dunmer: Native Americans
Redguards: Spainerds
Altmer: The French(duh)
Bosmer: ?(need help with that one)
Orc: ?(need help with that one too)
Imperials: USA/UK
Bretons: Canadians
Khajiit: Mexico(lol that one wasnt well thought out)
Nords: Norway, Sweeden, etc
Argonians: The Zulu (Powerful sophisticated society overun by outsiders)
Tsaesci: Japan

anything else?
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Post » Sat May 28, 2011 9:52 am

Hey im kinda new so im sorry if this has been done, anywho this is what i ended up with

Dunmer: Native Americans
Redguards: Spainerds
Altmer: The French(duh)
Bosmer: ?(need help with that one)
Orc: ?(need help with that one too)
Imperials: USA/UK
Bretons: Canadians
Khajiit: Mexico(lol that one wasnt well thought out)
Nords: Norway, Sweeden, etc
Argonians: The Zulu (Powerful sophisticated society overun by outsiders)
Tsaesci: Japan

anything else?

This seems kinda racist, also, the Dark Elves took the Argonians from their land and forced them into slavery, likewise with Kajiit. Does that sound like the Native Americans? Also I always thought the High Elves would be the British sort of people with their British accents (in some games) and snooty attitudes, just give em' a monocle and some tea and we're good to go.
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Post » Sat May 28, 2011 7:11 am

This seems kinda racist, also, the Dark Elves took the Argonians from their land and forced them into slavery, likewise with Kajiit. Does that sound like the Native Americans? Also I always thought the High Elves would be the British sort of people with their British accents (in some games) and snooty attitudes, just give em' a monocle and some tea and we're good to go.

Take a real life history class. and maybe learn a little about anthropology. you accuse me of being racist. thats fairly ironic
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Post » Fri May 27, 2011 9:34 pm

Hey im kinda new so im sorry if this has been done, anywho this is what i ended up with

Dunmer: Native Americans
Redguards: Spainerds
Altmer: The French(duh)
Bosmer: ?(need help with that one)
Orc: ?(need help with that one too)
Imperials: USA/UK
Bretons: Canadians
Khajiit: Mexico(lol that one wasnt well thought out)
Nords: Norway, Sweeden, etc
Argonians: The Zulu (Powerful sophisticated society overun by outsiders)
Tsaesci: Japan

anything else?


I don't know how you came to a lot of those conclusions, and the only way I can come up with is that you used stereotypes.

If you can tell us exactly how you came to these conclusions then I'll take it back, but at the moment it looks like you just took, for example, the snobby french stereotype, saw that the Altmer were snobby, and figured they were the same.
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Post » Fri May 27, 2011 7:05 pm

I think your list is more on sterotypes then culture.

This seems kinda racist, also, the Dark Elves took the Argonians from their land and forced them into slavery, likewise with Kajiit. Does that sound like the Native Americans? Also I always thought the High Elves would be the British sort of people with their British accents (in some games) and snooty attitudes, just give em' a monocle and some tea and we're good to go.


And the Americans don't have a favoured race, as Tamerial has yet to discover fast food and Middle-Eastern countries.
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Post » Sat May 28, 2011 5:28 am

I don't know how you came to a lot of those conclusions, and the only way I can come up with is that you used stereotypes.

If you can tell us exactly how you came to these conclusions then I'll take it back, but at the moment it looks like you just took, for example, the snobby french stereotype, saw that the Altmer were snobby, and figured they were the same.


Altmer=french- rich cultural history, sophisticated.
Dunmer=Tribal Aspect, different ideals between tribes, taken over by outside force,
Redguards= Sailors. that was main reason for that one
Imperials: Well this one is obvious. if you dont get it then im not going to make any attempt to explain it to you.
Bretons: Peaceful, and known for it
Khajiit: like i said this one i just took a guess. most hispanic people i know are athletic, like sugary things(dias de muerto) .
Nords: well yah this one is pretty damn obvious too.
Argonians: If you dont know anything about the Zulu then you wont understand it.
Tsaesci: Mostly the Weaponry and design of architecture.

learn a little about history and you might come to understand what forms stereotypes.
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Post » Sat May 28, 2011 9:25 am

I think your list is more on sterotypes then culture.



And the Americans don't have a favoured race, as Tamerial has yet to discover fast food and Middle-Eastern countries.

oh my god you guys are ridiculously hypocritical. try and think outside the box. what are you, 7th graders?
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Post » Fri May 27, 2011 8:02 pm

OK, enough.

Please read the forum rules before you post again, especially the part about flaming, and do not open this topic again. These games are not real life, the races are not supposed to be associated with it.
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