AA ATTITUDE TOWARD HEIGHT
(Updated to reflect the 100 most recent valid responses.)

Assuming you are an Asian American, how important is height in your assessment of a person's attractiveness?
It's a key element of attractiveness. | 20%
It's one of many factors I consider. | 44%
It's less important than other personal qualities. | 28%
I am not attracted to tall people. | 8%

Assuming you are an Asian American, which best matches your feelings toward your own height?
I'd like to be 3 inches taller. | 43%
I'd like to be an inch taller. | 27%
I'm happy with my height. | 26%
I'd like to be an inch shorter. | 4%
Dude, we're all from the same tree. Just be happy that you're Asian. ; )
L.A. Korean    Friday, November 02, 2001 at 02:14:43 (PST)
"we will never find the height gene."
-Dr. Craig venter
Celera Genomics

Look guys. Genes are a small factor in determining ones height. They do matter, but not as much as most people think. Everyone has the potential to reach 6'6". and I mean everyone!

(rate of tissue growth) =
(amount of oxygen for tisssue growth) * (amount of calories);

(amount of oxygen for tissue growth) = (amount of oxygen consumed) - (amount of oxygen expended);

(amount of calories) = (amount taken in) - (amount not absorbed and excreted);

(amount of oxygen) is simply how much ones breathes in. Deep belly breathing(lots consumed) v.s shallow chest breathing(very little consumed)

(amount of oxygen expended) is simply how much your body uses for outwardly activities such as walking and stress.
so relax! Even if laying down, your heart rate can be going at 100 beat/min if your stressed out. some of you guys could grow an additional few inches if you just relaxed! your brain is also a big conumser of calories. so stop worrying!

(amount taken in) is simply how much food you eat. for everyone in the industrialized world, this is not the limiting factor. you can probably eat just 3 small meals a day and still grow tall.

(amount not absorbed and excreted) is simply because of not chewing and cooking you food. unchewed food is not digested well and thus not absorbed. so chew each bite well with lots of saliva(saliva predigest your food). You can be eating tons of food, but if you are not absorbing, you're not really eating.

p.s. ok, the quote wasn't by venter, but by someone with just as much stature in the field of genomics. I forgot his name. I just know he is fat and bald.

read my earlier post. Its a few pages back.


AK    Thursday, November 01, 2001 at 21:28:36 (PST)
Miyagi,

Hey interesting info about the different Japanese regional types. I'm Fujianese Chinese and I have known that Okinawans are closely related to us in blood, culture and language. In fact, many Okinawan names and words are pronounced exactly the same as in our language. And we look similar too, at least from the ones that I've seen.

Also, I know that many Southern Japanese, especially from Nagasaki, have Fujianese blood. We have long been a major maritime province so we have cultivated deep ties with Southern Japan/Okinawa for a long time. And there has been much intermarriage and culture sharing.

Nice to hear from you, anyways.
Fujian ren    Wednesday, October 31, 2001 at 19:48:07 (PST)
Curious Corean guy,

No problem. Yeah, I don't get some of the Koreans who are so hostile towards Chinese people. And the problem is that they think all Chinese are Cantonese, who are only less than 5% of the whole country.

Back in Northeast China, local Koreans and Hans get along great. And many of my cousins back there have ethnic Korean friends, and it's no big deal. Everyone considers themselves Chinese first, then Han, Mongol, Korean, Manchu second. It's like Irish Americans, German Americans and British Americans intermiggling here in the US, there is no real tension.

I hear that Koreans in Japan are really discriminated against. But back in NE China, we always thought of the local Koreans as our own fellow Chinese. They are our neighbours, brothers, sisters and comrades. When we were poor, they were poor. When we prospered, they prospered. We went through bad times and good times together, as one people. Now, all the peoples of China is going through another prosperous period. And if you go to the Korean prefectures of NE China, many have become quite prosperous in recent years.

BTW, many young N. Chinese are now really interested in Korean music, pop culture, society, and history. It's a big fad now and many are learning the Korean language.
N. Chinese guy    Wednesday, October 31, 2001 at 19:00:27 (PST)
Curious Corean Guy,

I know lots of Southern Chinese who don't look Vietnamese or Southeast Asian. I've seen quite a few who are lighter skin and even have sharp features. You make it sound as if the majority of Southern Chinese look Vietnamese (which is not necessarily a bad thing-many of you people write in a manner that makes it seem less desirable to be of Southern Chinese stock- beauty is in the eye of the beholder), but I can usually tell the difference in feature and stature. The average Southern Chinese tend to be lighter and taller than the average Vietnamese.

"Some Coreans here who are putting down Chinese don't realize the differences between Northern and Southern Chinese."- Carious Corean guy-
Do you think it's justified for Coreans to look down on people of Southern Chinese stock? I agree with the others who wrote that the stature difference is not that noticeable. I see many Koreans guys and they don't appear to be as tall or large framed as many of you represent them to be.
Southern Chinese Don't Look Vietnamese    Wednesday, October 31, 2001 at 15:41:45 (PST)
True, we Japanese are shorter than the average Chinese or Korean but that is due to our mixed heritage with the ancient Jomon and Ainu peoples, the original indigenous peoples of Japan. The Jomon people are thought to be of south-asian stock, sharing the same cultural and physical features. The Ainu are thought to be a causacoid race originating from Siberia. Modern Japanese were formed when many asians from the northern mainland migrated to the Japanese Archipelego and intermingled with the Jomon and Ainu. This occurred thousands of years ago and their combination produced the seeds of Japanese culture. Like China, Japanese facial features vary greatly depending on region. In the far North (Hokkaido), Japanese are very pale and have very sharp features. In Western Japan, you have very Korean faces while the southern Okinawans resemble Fukinese of China. You see, even a homogenous people like us Japanese have great variety in spite of our common height.
Miyagi    Tuesday, October 30, 2001 at 23:50:02 (PST)
Northen Chinese brethen
Thanks for the info. Although I'm Corean American I've always considered Northern Chinese as brothers, along with the Mongols. I think we share more similar culture, physical appearence and customs than any other ethnic groups. Some Coreans here who are putting down Chinese don't realize the differences between Northern and Southern Chinese.
Most of us I guess are just familiar with Southern Chinese in America who tend to be short and more Vietnamese looking.
Carious Corean guy    Tuesday, October 30, 2001 at 18:20:22 (PST)
I'm what you call the Southern Chinese type (Taiwanese). I'm around lots of Koreans and I don't find myself looking up at them. Most of them I look eye level with them.
Holo Taiwanese-American    Tuesday, October 30, 2001 at 12:12:55 (PST)
lol, that was me. It's funny that I got the height genes but not the ones for bulk. My relatives in Shandong are all rather large, in terms of height as well as weight, but not to an excessive extent. And besides, with some protein supplements, I could quickly get bulky. You must remember I am still 16 and growing more in the height category right now. I believe you could call it potential. This is a forum regarding AA HEIGHT, not AA weight, thus, I discuss my HEIGHT, not my weight. btw, I'm round and about 145-150, and I specifically stated "145", as opposed to your claims of 140.

As for Iron Monkey, here are my thoughts: I saw 'Iron Monkey' on Saturday and I simply must say it was an excellent movie. Not in the sense that 'Crouching Tiger, Hiddern Dragon' was excellent, but rather on a totally distinct accord. This accord is far more fitting in the genre of 'Rush Hour 2', movies that are simply great without being profound or deeply moving. Although CTHD may have been one of the greatest examples of cinematography in history, it did not outclass 'Iron Monkey' in the sense of being entertaining.
As for the matter of dubbing, no it is not dubbed, but there are subtitles as there were in CTHD. The movie was in Cantonese, as opposed to Mandarin Chinese, which meant that I couldn't understand what was being said. However, the experience was smooth and flowing, hardly hindered by linguistic discreperancies. And unlike 'Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon', 'Iron Monkey' had several hilarious scenes that were implicitly comical simply from the actions and expressions of the characters.
As for action, it is like something I've never seen before. This film took CTHD, matrix, and every jet li movie, combined the fight sequences, and producing a conglomerate unlike anything before it in the US. It surely defies imagination, even for hard core gamers and martial-artists.

It seems that true Han would be more slender than pure Manchurians. They seem to follow more along the lines of larger versions of their southern cousins, minus the Malay blood. In the west, Chinese look drastically different from those in the east, or at least as drastic as it gets between east asians. Here, the Chinese have bushy eye brows and high nose-bridges, although they do not exactly top the scales in the height and weight categories. As you head towards the northeast, mixtures with Manchurians and Mongols are more prominent, whereas in the west, it leans more towards those of middle eastern descent.
chinatown    Monday, October 29, 2001 at 20:09:13 (PST)
Maybe many Coreans think Coreans are taller since most Chinese we see in the US are southern Chinese. I don't think most Coreans know that China has many different ethnic groups. Maybe Northen Chinese are taller than Coreans on average but most Chinese I've seen in NYC look shorter.
Soju    Monday, October 29, 2001 at 19:48:44 (PST)
for some information on the Hakka language:

http://www.asiawind.com/hakka/language.htm
Meixian Hakka    Monday, October 29, 2001 at 15:08:30 (PST)
To Cantonese,

The Taiwanese physical type is more similar to the Southern Chinese. However, I think the study by the Taiwanese geneticist is credible. The Hoklo Taiwanese (descendant from Fujian) are actually a mixed breed. They may have some Northern Chinese, but are largely Southern native (Yueh kingdom). They also have some Plains Taiwanese aborigines blood- (to be distinguished with the mountain aborigines who did not assimilate or mix). The former group (Plain Aborigine)-their genes are mixed in with the Fujianese Taiwanese.
Tall Taiwanese-American    Sunday, October 28, 2001 at 20:12:38 (PST)

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