Tall Story: Why Northern Europeans Tower Over Their Southern Counterparts

[Brás Garcia de Mascarenhas]

It is more than just genetics, I guess. In the late nineteenth century, the Netherlands was a land renowned for its short population. In 1829, the average urban and rural Dutchman was 164 cm (5 ft 4.6 in). By 1856, the average rural Dutchman was 162 cm (5 ft 3.8 in) and urban Dutchman was 158.5 cm (5 ft 2.4 in).

http://www.digitalis.uni-koeln.de/JWG/jwg_149_77-85.pdf

[Antimage]

LOL!!!!! AND THE INDIAN SOLDIER GREW UP STARVING!!!!!

That was a Sikh Jatt - known for height. Other Indians were classified by the british as unfit for war.

[Antimage]

It is more than just genetics, I guess. In the late nineteenth century, the Netherlands was a land renowned for its short population. In 1829, the average urban and rural Dutchman was 164 cm (5 ft 4.6 in). By 1856, the average rural Dutchman was 162 cm (5 ft 3.8 in) and urban Dutchman was 158.5 cm (5 ft 2.4 in).

http://www.digitalis.uni-koeln.de/JWG/jwg_149_77-85.pdf

Exactly. Only 150-200 years ago Europeans were dwarves by today's standards. SSA male height in SSA countries is 160 ish to 170 and many of them are malnourished as fuck and literally starving. I saw a documentary about nigerian immigrants in Hungary the interviewer asked questions about life in Hungary and the nigerian said he likes eating meat in Hungary because he didn't really eat meat at home. So go figure. I don't think negroids have less genetic height than whites. In 1850 German,French, Italian, Swedish, Danish avarage male height were below 170 according to military records.

[Colonel Frank Grimes]

IT CAN ONLY INCREASE THE AVERAGE, YOU FUCKING IDIOT

Yes, but by how much? I'm mocking your silly attempt at math to come to a conclusion. You needed to be shown that it's not as simple as that and that your attempt is absurd to begin with since it's a self reported study. For trolling purposes you've latched on to defending the legitimacy of a self reported test as if it's just as valid as a measured study because you think it annoys me but making yourself look stupid doesn't annoy me.

That being said the sample size for the measured study and that of the self reported study is not the same. I'm going to stop here because I want to see if you understand the relevance of what I just said (hopefully you now understood). If you don't understand, I'll be happy to educate you on it.

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IT'S OVER HALF THE ADULT POPULATION, YOU FUCKING IDIOT

No, it's not half the population. It's a sample of 57% of the population. I went out of my way to specifically point out where you could read - in simple English - what was meant by 57%. It's stated in the wiki article. It's not hidden. Unfortunately you're an illiterate.

For some absurd reason you actually think more than half the population were involved in a study where they reported their own height. Common sense alone should tell you that isn't correct. It would take so much time and energy for a government to direct something like that. It's just silly. You're a silly goose.

[paircity]

The disadvantage of being tall is you have more capacity to fill out over time, even if you were slim initially. Also the extra weight is harder on the muscles & joints.

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This Polish teen was mobbed to death for his height

Bart Palosz



After attending his first year as a sophomore at Greenwich High School in Connecticut, Bart Palosz committed suicide using the family owned shot gun. Friends of the 15 year old boy, claimed that Bart has suffered years of bullying, due to his physical appearance and Polish background.

The teen was mocked for being tall—6 foot 3 inches (190cm)—and for having a Polish accent. Although his friends described him as being a little awkward in his appearance, he was considered to be a young man with a sweet heart who generally related to adults more than students his own age.

Despite Bart’s family doing everything they could to combat the bullying situation, including frequently informing the school about the situation, Bart still suffered mockery from his peers. As he was a very quiet, he didn’t show any physical signs of a child in distress. Although his family and friends knew about the bullying, his suicide was still a terrible shock that no one had anticipated.