Are American people taller than English people?

IntrepidIsMe · **Thu Jul 08, 2004 6:42 pm**

Why do you have such a desire to be taller,

It can sometimes lead to medical problems, anywho. Not to mention it really isn't all that it's cranked up to be....

syd2002 · **Thu Jul 08, 2004 8:41 pm**

B'Elanna Torres 7 of 9 · **Thu Jul 08, 2004 11:48 pm**

i remember studying something about height and all in one of my highschool classes. It might've been health. Anyways, I think that lifestyle does indeed have a role to play - like someone else had stated earlier. I know in the US atleast, I have many many guy friends and such that surpass the height of both their parents. From what I learned in school, some some of it has to do with the amount of food people eat. Unlike other countires, the USA's portions of food are much larger than that in other countires. I've heard from many people from different countries that have visted here comment about how they couldn't believe how much food was being served for one person at restraunts and such. We here in the usa have become acustomed to that. You know, eatting more food can work both ways - it can make people fatter, but why couldn't it make people taller too?! Here's a fact I found on a website that you all may find interesting:

Ksim3000 · **Sat Jul 10, 2004 4:28 pm**

Yes that is indeed true but still, I think when it comes to the situation, the majority of English people are smaller than American people. Sure, you might get your 5'1's but it's pretty rare in America where as here, it is common.

Also, it is said that during The Second World War, an American Soldier could look above a Japanese Soldier with ease. However, an English Soldier could look a Japanese Soldier directly in the eyes, which means that in a way, we were a similar height.

Sonic74205 · **Sat Jul 10, 2004 4:43 pm**

IntrepidIsMe · **Sat Jul 10, 2004 5:00 pm**

Gosh, I see. That doesn't go on here, too much. But I guess I'd get a little annoyed, too,

Seven of Nine · **Sat Jul 10, 2004 5:19 pm**

I can no longer stand up straight. It's a combination of poor posture (trying to make myself appear shorter) and weak muscles in my back. I'm a hunchback!

Trekkie617 · **Sat Jul 10, 2004 7:44 pm**

Hasn't anyone thought of the fact that the United States is a melting pot? There are people from practically every country in the world I bet, we have many different genes in us. You can't base it soley on all that. That's one reason we have such a tall height average.

B'Elanna Torres 7 of 9 · **Sun Jul 11, 2004 8:07 pm**

Seven of Nine · **Mon Jul 12, 2004 6:38 pm**

I had to give up dancing

It's a part of my disorder. I'll live

B'Elanna Torres 7 of 9 · **Mon Jul 12, 2004 8:06 pm**

you danced!? What kind?!?! Tell me more - i'll pm you - i'm off topic!

Scapegoat Bob · **Mon Jul 12, 2004 10:28 pm**

We aren't very tall... and our natuionality is very questionable...

Jadzia Lenara Dax · **Mon Jul 12, 2004 11:08 pm**

Five - seveN · **Tue Jul 13, 2004 5:21 am**

But Dutch people are the tallest

! That's an officially scientifically blabla thingy..! I'm Dutch and ill be 198 cm when fully grown. (Don't know what that is in inches), thats not a normal size even in the Netherlands though...

GhostOfAMemory · **Sat Jul 17, 2004 1:16 am**

I'm 5'9, my mom is 5'1, my dad is 5'10, my grampa *dad's side* is 5'6 and my gramma was like... 4'9. Og course they may have been an inch or 2 taller when they were younger. I hear my great grampa was tall though, wich is why me and my dad are. We're american by the way, however my grampa's family came here from Italy and my gramma was german/czech in origin. I don't know about my mom's family...

Anyways, average height for a female in America is about 5'6. I'm thinking it's 5'10 for a guy. Women 5'8 and men 6' and up are considered to be "tall". So technically I'm the only "tall" person in my family

Seriously though, how many americans around now are descended fromt he original english colonists? Probably not a lot, at least not purely. People keep imigrating to America. We're all mutts now

What's the specific average height in england?

Commander Magado · **Sat Jul 17, 2004 5:17 pm**

well, i'm 6'5, my brothers are 6'5, 6'3, and 6'0. my dad is 6'4, my dads mom was about 6'0 (she was scot-irish) and my dad's dad was about 6'0 (full german) my moms dad is about 6'2, and her mom is about 5'6. so, i've got tallness from my dad and partially from my mom's side. my dad's cousin's son is about 6'7, his aunt is short but his cousin is about 5'9 (female) so it mainly comes from his mom's side, which takes us back to the england area. back in the day the scots and irish were mainly farmers, so i guess it is the farmer idea that you have.