yea those dutch must be on stretching machines. Why are they so tall?
On my trips to the Netherlands I have always been struck by how tall the women are. And the Latvians are taller?
I work with a Korean who is between 7’5 and 7’6
Lots of pickled foods and lots of fatty fish. Nutrition.
I am 1/2 Dutch. Mother came from Haarlem. I am not short but not tall. 6 ft is averageish.
To keep their heads above water in case the dikes fail.
A Dutchman I know attributed it to all the dairy in their diet, especially the cheese.
homogenous population genetics versus diluted genetics of multicultural populations? “Americans” encompasses a lot of different racial combinations/genetic dilutions, whereas Laplanders or Icelanders remain a persistent genetic base.