Asian American Attitudes toward Height | Asian American Poll

AA ATTITUDE TOWARD HEIGHT
(Updated Wednesday, Jan 22, 2025, 06:39:09 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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fujisan,

Not all Europeans are that tall. Some certainly are, like the Dutch, who AVERAGE 185cm (can you believe that shit?). Germans average about 175-180cm, which is tall but not amazing, despite what propaganda you've read about the supposedly genetically superior "pure aryan" race. However, the Brits, some Spanish and also the Italians average about 170-175cm. Above average by Asian standards, but not eye-popping either. But I think caucasians tend to naturally have more upper body mass (and more fat, unfortunately for them).
some dood. Thursday, October 11, 2001 at 03:07:23 (PDT)

fujisan,

I'm Korean, and I am 172cm, which is just about 5'8". So I guess I'm under average for a Korean. Most young Korean men range from 170 to 183 or so (5-7 to 6 feet). Rarely do you run into a young Korean man shorter than 165cm (5-foot-5). O well. I think most of your gernalizations are true, except for the Japanese. They are significantly shorter than Koreans, prob in the mid-to-upper 160s (165~169cm). Today, there are more Japanese individuals that are taller than 175, but the overall height is still quite low. I think it's probably because they are islanders. The English are also islanders, and are sometimes quite short compared to their other European neighbors. I read that they average about 170-172 cm, which is quite short for Europeans. Must be some connection between the lifestyle and diet that go hand-in-han with living on an island.
Korean boi Thursday, October 11, 2001 at 03:02:53 (PDT)

sorry, but i don't think the northern chinese average 185 cm. neither do most europeans. i'd say aroung 178-180 cm is more plausibly.
really Wednesday, October 10, 2001 at 21:49:27 (PDT)

Im a 5'11 Laos guy, my sister is 5'9 and my bro is 5'5 and parents are even shorter. I believe WHOLE MILK does contribute to your height. As for my own experience, I saw Cindy Crawford do a milk commercial and I saw her results. Not saying I want curves, but to see what milk does I drank it since grade school. I'm perfectly happy with my height, thankyou Cindy! :)
5'11 3/4 Laos guy (Drivers Liscense says 6'0) hbzkham@hotmail.com Wednesday, October 10, 2001 at 11:26:20 (PDT)

I'd say that in general, the tallest people in Asia are:

1) Northern Chinese who range about as tall as Europeans are, around the 185cm mark.

2) Manchurian Chinese, although kinda like the Han Chinese nowadays, are of a diffewrent root. They are around the 180ish to 185 mark.

3) Korean who are around 175+ to 180

The remainder may be dispited but...:

4) Southern Chinese and Japanese around the low 170s.

5) All other SE Asians who are mainly in the 160s.

Note: there may be exceptions and these are for male heights.

fujisan Tuesday, October 09, 2001 at 23:38:13 (PDT)

grew 4 inches at age 28??? i read somewhere that biologically, people begin to shrink after age 28.
wow! Tuesday, October 09, 2001 at 20:15:41 (PDT)

steps to growing and reaching your full height potential.
1) Do not eat rice. pound for pound, wheat and potatoes give you more calories. Wheat has very strong growth promoting properties. While rice is just mainly water and fiber. All carbos are not equal.
2) You don't need to drink milk to become tall, but if you do you have to drink whole milk and warm. The fat helps you absorb calcium. This is something intuitively known by babies and animals. Babies/animals will not drink cold/fatfree milk.
3)THIS IS THE MOST IMPORTANT RULE! You have to learn to relax. The brain consumes 20% of your body's oxygen and calories.
4) the reason why most people stop growing is b/c of their mind. the mind is all powerful. Check out Micheal Murphy's "The Future of the Body". I
bought it years ago( I think about 7 yrs ago?)
Anyways. Good Luck.
AK
p.s I'm currently 35yo and 5'11"/205 lbs.

how I grew 4 inches at about the ages of 28-30 Monday, October 08, 2001 at 19:33:44 (PDT)

Northern And Southern Chinese people
are two different sort of people. The culture is different and yes the physical features are different also. The Northerners are for sure taller on an average basis. Most of the Southerners of descendants of places like Hong Kong and Guangzhou. You notice that Hong Kong people in general are quite short. I'm a southerner, and I think I got it lucky for me, cause I'm 6'1 and perfectly satisfied with my height.
CBC-Ray Monday, October 08, 2001 at 12:33:37 (PDT)

If you want to grow taller, and are still in your growing years--drink milk! (that's if you can tolerate milk)

my younger siblings drank lots of milk growing up, but I hated it, and had heard that it made you FAT, so I tried to avoid dairy products from mid-teens to my mid-20s. The ones that drank milk shot up an extra 5 inches taller than me (though I am not short either --5'6" for a female). Anyway, it could have been a coincidence, but I don't think so. We are first generation Canadian Chinese. My mother is about 5'2", and my father was about 5'5". On the other hand, I do have uncles who are over 6 feet tall and were from China. So who knows, maybe it was just the luck of the draw genetically. Still, I think it was the milk.
chinese cdn girl Sunday, October 07, 2001 at 07:45:25 (PDT)

6'5" Thai Chinese,

Like they say, it easier said than done. Would you not give a hoot if you were 5'6"?
I'm 5'8" , thanx very much Saturday, October 06, 2001 at 04:42:09 (PDT)

asian gurl
naahhhhhh...you're done. don't sweat it.
just wear high heels! lol
lol Friday, October 05, 2001 at 19:47:20 (PDT)

im a chinese/thai 6'5" guy. and im happy with it. i dont understand why everyone is so inscure with height issues. it deosnt matter if someone is short or tall, it doesnt talk away from the identitity and personality of the person, so stop whining.
DJ Arson Friday, October 05, 2001 at 00:07:35 (PDT)

hey I am 15 and 5'2 and three fourths. my mom is five and a half and my dad is five eleven. Think I have anymore room to grow, anyone?
asian gurl Thursday, October 04, 2001 at 18:57:13 (PDT)

As a 6'1 Asian American male speaking, where are the 5'7-5'9 Asian girls out there? :) There have been too many dates where I'm a foot taller than the girl
ZenithNadir divinity@u.washington.edu Saturday, September 29, 2001 at 03:11:04 (PDT)

One of the residence I work with is like Chinese, 6'5 and total cutie!
CrzySxyCool Wednesday, September 26, 2001 at 05:09:55 (PDT)

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