Asian American Attitudes toward Height | Asian American Poll

AA ATTITUDE TOWARD HEIGHT
(Updated Saturday, Jun 6, 2026, 12:07:54 AM 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%

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N. Chinese,

Thanks for the praise. I wouldn't worry about not being "pure" Manchu or having lost the culture too much. In my mind there is no such thing as a purebred ethnicity anyways and culture is really what you make of it. The way I see it, we are Manchu, Chinese, Han, or Tibetan not so much because of our bloodlines but because we embrace it, celebrate it, advance it and want to learn about it.
I eagerly await to see China emerge as a greater nation. And hopefully one where options and paths are open to all. Wouldn't it be great to see Southern generals, Manchu holymen, and Uygur moguls?

Man of Lha-sa(mancha) Thursday, March 14, 2002 at 07:28:52 (PST)

Angelique,

I'm glad you liked the poem. I was pretty happy with it.

Truth be told . . . I'm not really Tibetan (or Spanish). I just thought that it would be a funny handle to adopt given all the hair splitting everyone here has been making about the authenticity of the their gallantry of their ancestral Chinese-ness, and what conditions made them bigger, taller, prettier, etcetera. (Regardless of the political situation, I think it will be a long time before many Tibetans think of themselves as Chinese). Other than "Dalai Lama," "Lhasa," and "Kundun" I don't think I know a single word in Tibetan.

As for La Mancha, I think it is a region in Spain (by Nuevo Castille I believe). But it's fame derives from being the literary home of Cervantes' great hero, a cavalier and old world gentleman (with bad vision) in a world of change. In reality I'm probably more Sancho Panza than anything.

Man of Lha-sa(mancha) Thursday, March 14, 2002 at 07:09:59 (PST)

N. Chinese,

Yes, the Manchus did aid in expanding China's present territories. But, if you had studied the actual conquests, you would find that most of the Chinese soldiers and even generals sent to conquer the Uygurs in Xinjiang and the Tibetans were for the most part Han Chinese troops from Hunan. Han Chinese during the Ming were more pacifist towards its neighbors, but the Qing military wielded them into a fighting force that combined Chinese foot soldiers, strategy along with Manchu/Mongol cavalry.
General Guo Wednesday, March 13, 2002 at 22:59:51 (PST)

ODE FROM THE MANCHU PRINCESS

Manchurians... beautiful and tall,
with eyes as large as ping-pong balls.
Hair....sophiscated like the books in their hands,
is fashionably put into ponytails with rubber bands.
Complexion...pulchritudinous like those in paintings,
aroused jealousy from many Shanghai and Canton lifeforms slash beings.
Coming out of nowhere in the mountains out in the boonies,
aristocrates were what became of their courageous men and gorgeous ladies.
Manchurians....a bunch that is truly unique!!!!!!!
This poem written by their fairest Angelique...
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** Side note** No Shanghai and Cantonese creature/ being was shortened in height by the content of this literature.

I'm ugly in Manchuria (:But I'm HOT in Shanghai and Guandong!!!!!!!:) Wednesday, March 13, 2002 at 22:58:28 (PST)

N. Chinese:

What Southeast country did you say related to the Zhuangs?
Beijing Angelique Wednesday, March 13, 2002 at 14:30:24 (PST)

ka,

"All I'm saying is please show me how the Manchu rule was any WORSE."

They lost to the westerners. That's the only difference.

AC Dropout Wednesday, March 13, 2002 at 13:32:44 (PST)

Manchus were Sinicized even before invading Ming,

"A Ming rebel general had opened the Great Wall for them to come in and quell a peasant rebellion"

He was forced to open it. The manchu captured his true love. But she turned out to be a spy. Its true I've seen this story and variations of this story at least 100 time in HK/China/Taiwan soap operas.

Anyways in these TV shows the manchus are speaking perfect chinese. More evidence to the fact that they were Sinicized. ^_^

If there really was a bunch of Manchu in China, saying they weren't Chinese. The PLA would gone there an crush the uprising already...HAHAHA.

But in all seriousness, just watch popular Chinese TV. Even though historical acurracy can be questioned. The premise of these shows is based on the preception that the Manchus are Chinese.
AC Dropout Wednesday, March 13, 2002 at 13:29:17 (PST)

N. Chinese,

"Let's stop the inter-Chinese hate."

But we wouldn't be Chinese if we stop this behavior entirely.

You should talk to the Chinese Bureau of Public Relations.
AC Dropout Wednesday, March 13, 2002 at 12:22:53 (PST)

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