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Laugh till you cry Gold Member Offline Posts: 16619 In your happy place Gender:	Why are Europeans taller than Australians Jun 13^th, 2022 at 10:29pm Except for poms who are no longer European. The average height of the tallest Europeans is 10 cm taller than Australians. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Average_human_height_by_country
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Frank Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 59365 Gender:	Re: Why are Europeans taller than Australians Reply #1 - Jun 13^th, 2022 at 10:30pm We have more Chinese and SE Asians so the average height is lower.
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Re: Why are Europeans taller than Australians
Reply #2 - Jun 13^th, 2022 at 10:31pm

Frank wrote on Jun 13^th, 2022 at 10:30pm:

We have more Chinese and SE Asians so the average height is lower.

Equal Opportunity all the way here.....

Clearly you haven't seen the men in the generation after mine in my family.... my uncle the copper was 6'4"... I was a mere 6'1" (getting shorter as I age) - my son is 6'5"... two nephews are 6'4", and one is 6'6"... we're doing our bit...

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Belgarion Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 6148 Gender:	Re: Why are Europeans taller than Australians Reply #3 - Jun 13^th, 2022 at 10:31pm Do not feed the troll.
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Grappler Racist Filth Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 90475 Proud Old White Australian Man Gender:	Re: Why are Europeans taller than Australians Reply #4 - Jun 13^th, 2022 at 10:34pm Belgarion wrote on Jun 13^th, 2022 at 10:31pm: Do not feed the troll. He's one of those vegetables that grow on air alone... the hotter the better....
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UnSubRocky Gold Member Offline Crocodile Hunter: Origins Posts: 25519 Rockhampton Gender:	Re: Why are Europeans taller than Australians Reply #5 - Jun 13^th, 2022 at 10:34pm Whatever the height average of Australian men, we seem to have taller than average women in Australia. Imagine standing as tall as your teenage daughter.
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Baronvonrort Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 20676 Gender:	Re: Why are Europeans taller than Australians Reply #6 - Jun 13^th, 2022 at 10:36pm Belgarion wrote on Jun 13^th, 2022 at 10:31pm: Do not feed the troll. A pathetic pissant troll.
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Grappler Racist Filth Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 90475 Proud Old White Australian Man Gender:	Re: Why are Europeans taller than Australians Reply #7 - Jun 15^th, 2022 at 11:13am I don't know that they are... some are, some aren't..... why are Australians taller than Asians on the whole?
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Bobby. Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 120916 Melbourne Gender:	Re: Why are Europeans taller than Australians Reply #8 - Jun 15^th, 2022 at 11:17am Laugh till you cry wrote on Jun 13^th, 2022 at 10:29pm: Except for poms who are no longer European. The average height of the tallest Europeans is 10 cm taller than Australians. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Average_human_height_by_country 5 foot 9
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Laugh till you cry Gold Member Offline Posts: 16619 In your happy place Gender:	Re: Why are Europeans taller than Australians Reply #9 - Jun 15^th, 2022 at 11:35am Grappler Racist Filth wrote on Jun 13^th, 2022 at 10:31pm: Clearly you haven't seen the men in the generation after mine in my family Thank god for small mercies.
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John Smith Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 78311 Gender:	Re: Why are Europeans taller than Australians Reply #10 - Jun 15^th, 2022 at 11:50am Quote: Why are Europeans taller than Australians they wear high heels, we use thongs
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Re: Why are Europeans taller than Australians
Reply #11 - Jun 15^th, 2022 at 12:26pm

Most nations in the taller areas have a history of high protein food and good quality water often with a high calcium content. (bone growth)

The other major influence is that Woman tend to breed with taller men. In some places this is more pronounced. In these regions taller men produce more children and they tend to survive in higher numbers. The gene pool is taller and continues to build on itself as women get taller men get taller and woman have more taller men to select to breed with.

I would think that in some of the historically more violent areas taller people may have had a better chance of surviving on the battle field for enough times to allow for successful breeding.

Other parts of the world have what we would now call better diets (less protein) and more average water additives. They may have been less violent. The Woman while still selecting taller mates maybe not by so much, possibly driven by both need and availability of taller men.

People in Amsterdam have increased by 20cm in the last 150 years.

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lee Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 21227 Gender:	Re: Why are Europeans taller than Australians Reply #12 - Jun 15^th, 2022 at 12:29pm *
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UnSubRocky Gold Member Offline Crocodile Hunter: Origins Posts: 25519 Rockhampton Gender:	Re: Why are Europeans taller than Australians Reply #13 - Jun 15^th, 2022 at 1:16pm Did you get an "average height of people around the world" in your youtube recommendations video, too, laugh?
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Lisa Jones Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 39047 Sydney Gender:	Re: Why are Europeans taller than Australians Reply #14 - Jun 15^th, 2022 at 1:31pm John Smith wrote on Jun 15^th, 2022 at 11:50am: Quote: Why are Europeans taller than Australians they wear high heels, we use thongs That's right John. We Europeans wear high heels. You Aussies wear thongs.
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