Where I work, there are some Asians (mostly Chinese). I noticed there are two types. One type is short and the other type is really tall.
For instance, there is this one Chinese lady who is the tallest lady there. They had to put two bricks on each leg of her desk for it to be high enough for her.
The tall ones usually have large frames but are very slim and have very light skin. Are they from different regions of China?
2006-10-22 21:53:12 · 8 answers · asked by rectar 1 in Family & Relationships ➔ Other - Family & Relationships
Well, every race will have taller people than others but I do think it's the Northern Chinese who are taller than the Southern. I don't quite know why this would have become this way but in Northern China, it has harsher winters and milder summers than the south so they are not big farmers, mostly herders, I believe. As for the South, they grow a lot of rice because it's ideal weather for it there. The kinds of physical activity depending on the region could possibly have affected the height. I find that a lot of my Mandarin friends(the dominant language of the North) are 5'6"-6'0" while my Cantonese friends (the dominant language of the South) are 5'0"-5'5". I myself am Southern Chinese and stand at 5'2 1/2". This is not to be taken as a racist statement but the reason why Westerners often view the Chinese as short is probably because most of the Chinese immigrants to the West were from the Southern provinces of China.
2006-10-23 16:15:52 · answer #1 · answered by KiMM CHEE 3 · 8⤊ 0⤋
Tall Asians
2016-10-02 22:22:03 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's something to do with genes and diet too. I'm asian my father and mother are not really tall but most of us are taller than average Asians - my parents say that it's probably the milk (which is part of our daily diet) and the food supplements.
2006-10-22 23:02:32 · answer #3 · answered by tagaCEBU 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i think it depends on the genes of the person.If the persons parents are tall then there is a possibility that the child will also be tall if the parents are short then the child will also be short so i think the height of the person is based on the characteristics of the parents.
2006-10-22 22:01:38 · answer #4 · answered by ernah 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
stereotypical, northern chinese are taller than southern chinese.
northern china- beijing, or china, suzhou, etc
southern china- shenzhen, hainan island, guizhou, guangzhou & southeast asia countries: hk, taiwan, japan, korea, singapore, m'sia, thailand, because typically most of their southern chinese ancestors migrate to SEA.
2006-10-22 22:07:00 · answer #5 · answered by sista! 6 · 2⤊ 1⤋
Same thing for other races. There are brits who are short....and tall....
Nature....
2006-10-22 22:00:20 · answer #6 · answered by Sob Sob 2 · 1⤊ 4⤋
its nature
2006-10-22 21:55:12 · answer #7 · answered by rajan naidu 7 · 5⤊ 0⤋
i noticed the same thing. they are such a beautiful race.
2006-10-22 21:56:44 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 12⤊ 6⤋