Many are descendants of French settlers who intermarried with local Vietnamese people. Descendants of different European ethnic groups often intermarried in Chile. These families freely intermarried with aristocratic nobility. Africans and Europeans worked and lived together; some natives also intermarried with them. Another important consideration is that Genghis' descendants intermarried frequently. Several thousand Cantonese men intermarried and cohabited with Malagasy women. For over 400 years, Thai Chinese have largely intermarried and/or assimilated with their compatriots. They often intermarried with the Mexican colonists. Despite racial tensions, Arabs and Berbers intermarried frequently. Many of these settlers also intermarried with local Amerindians, creating a Mestizo population. Through the generations they had intermarried with neighbors but identify culturally as Tuscarora. Africans and Native Americans worked together, some even intermarried and had mixed children. The Norse invaders intermarried with local people and abandoned their pagan beliefs. They intermarried with Saxons and Bohemians. They appear to be intermarried with lowlanders.