Why are white people smellier and hairier than east asians?

Question

Is it a genetic or diet thing?

i'm white btw and it defintely is true, much as i hate the fact

Answer 1

urrr? we both no thats not true!!!!

Answer 2

Whites do have a stronger body odor compared to east asians. Sweat glands are divided into two types: apocrine and eccrine. Apocrine glands is the main culprit in producing offensive body odor and are located primary under the armpits, breats and groin region. Apocrine sweat has no smell when it is made and makes contact with the skin. In about an hour, bacteria that lives on the skin breaks it down, producing offensive body odor. East asians have less apocrine glands and their apocrine glands are least active compared to white people and there are asians that have no apocrine glands at all. The other sweat gland, eccrine, are located all over the body in both whites and east asians. It is normally odorless but can cause offensive odor if bacteria ever get the chance to break it down, while the sweat is stale. Also depending on the type of diet of the person, alcohol or certain types of medication. So from this, whites have smellier armpits, breasts and groin compared to east asians because east asians has less apocrine or no aprocrine glands in those regions, therefore the bacteria will break down less aprocrine sweat therefore producing a weak stinky smell. However east asians feet can smell just as bad as whites since the sweat caused from the feet are from eccrine sweat. Both races have the same amount of eccrine glands so the bacteria breakdown is the same.

For body hair, white people probably have more body hair due to white women in the past having a sexual preference for hairy men. Certain white cultures shows that having body hair is a sign of manliness and virility which would make hairy men desirable for a mate. East asians most likely had no culture embracing body hair and therefore would result with east asians have less body hair than whites.

So I think its most likely its genetic that white people are smellier and hairier than east asians by the reasons I gave you. I am white and always wondered why east asians I knew never used deoderant in their life. The social stigma in Asian countries causes east asians even with minimal body odor seeking treatment for it. The only parts where whites are smellier than east asians are from the armpits, breasts and groin region due to apocrine glands primary located there.

Answer 3

I don't know about hairier - that's probably genetic. But a friend of mine who is Japanese, and married to an Irish guy, says that Irish (and European) people are naturally smellier than Asians because of all the dairy products in our diet. She says it took her three years of living in Ireland to get used to the sour smell from us. We don't even notice it, but she said it was so strong at first that it made her ill. Weird, eh?

Answer 4

By East Asians, do you mean the Far-East? If so, it's probably because we're less developed. Therefore it's a Genetic thing.

Answer 5

White people work for a living

Answer 6

anatomically speaking ,asian,african,white or whatever continent he belongs to are all the same,there are some differences but not much ,like the muscle fiber,the quantity of fast twitch and slow twitch muscle fiber in a person,some people sweats a lot cause of their diseases like people with diabetes they sweats a lot,definitely it depends on the hygiene really if they smells bad,we just have different languages but still we have only one race and that is human race,dnt worry to much its not a big problem.

Answer 7

I never noticed. It's not good to generalize people anyway. All "white" people aren't the same, just as all Asians aren't.

Answer 8

2 points on the way to level 2

Answer 9

Asians sweat less. Not sure why, but i saw it on oprah. African Americans sweat the most. Sweat is just getting the gross stuff out of your body. Perhaps Asians eat better? Asians are cute lil people.

Answer 10

it might be the hormone present in the body. or is it bcos u clean urself properly. in asian coutries they clean themselves with water wen the go to toilet, but here in europe people do it rarely. the best way is to clean with water.

Answer 11

i know what you mean its rotten all that spices, goats heads and sheeps eyeballs it stinks the pours out,"wait a minute" sorry thats asian people that eat that muck!! white people just don't bath "LOL"