Why are asians always regarded as petite and skinny?

Question

i don't understand. i'm asian and i am definitely tall. yes, i am skinny, but that is due to a medical condition which involves a wicked fast metabolism. i know plenty of asian girls and yes, some of them are petite and skinny but not more so than white girls would be in a given group. and that thing about asians having small feet is just untrue. i wear size nines which isn't small. most of the asian people i know have big feet too. i just don't get it. will someone please explain

Answer 1

they are all petite and skinny
except the big fat ones
and the medium sized ones

Answer 2

I'm currently learning Japanese, so I meet a lot of Asian women, and for the most part they are petite, skinny and have small meet (I think). But they are mostly from Japan so maybe the culture is different. Are you Asian-American? I had a friend from Korea who was here for about a year and she weighed about 135 pounds and said her friends back home saw a recent picture of her on-line and commented on how much weight she had gained. She is about 5'4. Is that fat to you? I think oriental food might be healthier and therefore less fattening. Asian guys I meet seem to be slender for the most part too.

Answer 3

Just because one person, or 10% out of a 100 people don't share the same features doesn't make all of the rest have the same features. Majority rules. If you were to make a clothing store for Asians, why would you dedicate a section for overweight tall people when there really aren't many? Most of them are smaller and shorter. I have rarely ever seen a fat asian person, especially over in the asian countries. I learned that you guys have a great intolerance to lactose or something like that. Also, you eat healthy things such as seafood, which is low in fat.

Answer 4

I'm of the opinion that Asians are generally of smaller size structure comparatively to Europeans or Americans.

But, I disagree that Asians are generally "skinny".

Asian feet are generally wider, but generally smaller sized (not as long) than Europeans or Americans (was in the shoe industry for a number of years).

Answer 5

Size nine isn't small, so you kinda have big feet for a girl. I'm a size 16 though so that is relative!

Answer 6

this may be because of the kama sutra stuff that have long ago simulated and stimulated western "appetites"..plus the chinese practice of women having small feet..
frankly,compared to other western women, generally asian women have a smaller body built..maybe because of our diet (asians are more into vegetables, herbs and spices and the ever popular tofu) our bone structures are smaller than our western counterparts..

Answer 7

I have yet to see an morbidly obese Asian person and the Asian girls that I see are usually petite you girls should take it as a compliment i wish i could say i haven't say a morbidly obese Black women

Answer 8

you're one in a million asians who is tall. back then asians mostly tall and big but what i see nowadays mostly they're small. probably bcoz the foods and genetic. i wonder which in asia are you from? bcoz you said asians have big feet, well in my place they have small feet :D

Answer 9

Most people regard asians as chinese and japanese people who are generally skinny and petite. They usually forgot Indians (like me) who are not as skinny as japanese or chinese people

Answer 10

Well most people are just making general statements based on the one or two Asians they have actually seen. lol But I have to be honest, my wife is Asian and until I first visited the Philippines I assumed all Asian (women) was cute, sweet, and tiny little gorgeous things. Boy was I wrong!"