Korean Job Discussion Forums

[okokok]

[Forward Observer]

Isn't milk wonderful?

[Yesterday]

yeah yeah...

these days many Koreans are eating more healthy - so more tall people

(thats what the report focused on)

however - they neglected to mention many koreans are also eating more "junk" food - and there is an obvious amount of more FAT koreans...

[Joe666]

Everyone focuses on diet and hormones as the reason why humans are bigger than in the past. I believe this is partly the case, but no one seems to state just plain evolution as a possible cause.

Look at the progression over time. On average, there's been a fairly steady increase in height for all humans on this rock. People are just plain bigger.

Americans have been consuming milk for over 100 years and the kids today are much bigger in general than they were say 60-80 years ago.

Enviromental factors play a huge role in evolution, but there seems to be something more than just diet and the hormones in milk at play in this phenomenon.

[Pwillig]

Amazing the change from a 3rd world country to a modernizing one can do :-p

"Oh, wow, we can get FULL now!"

Haha.. just had an image of that dumb Taco Bell commercial. "I'M FULL!!!!"

[bogey666]

weren't some people around here claiming recently that the average height for young Korean males is 5-10? and I basically called massive BS?

let's see

173 cm- a shade over 5'8 !

thank you. my eyes would concur with that statistic.

[ryoga013]

[RACETRAITOR]

Is Korea the only country that cares about face sizes and proportions?

[JongnoGuru]

[asams]

[Sleepy in Seoul]

[Drew345]

Whenever I try on shirts or jackets in Korea, the body is too wide, the neck is too big, and the sleeves are 2 inches too short. Never had that problem in America. (or if the neck fits, the sleeves are 4 inches short, or if the sleeves fit, the neck is 2 inches too big).
Hopefully they'll start making clothes for the new body type of Koreans.

[Joe666]

ryoga013:I believe in evolution but for a change like this within 40years, it seems a little unrealistic. I think the "not having enough food" to having excess" is the biggest part for the time being.


I have no problem with this statement other than countries who have had plenty of food and nutrition for well over 100 years. American's have been eating "high on the hog" for many years and the kids are just bigger than in the past.

[Gillian57]

Funny how noone mentioned that the pure Korean gene pool may have gotten a bit polluted, too. Combine that with better nutrition, and you might just be on to something. Nutrition alone would not cause a change in the bone structure of the face.....

[GreenlightmeansGO]

From what I've seen, I think face/head size is kinda important to Koreans. Some Koreans have what I would think are the biggest heads I've ever seen.

Isn't that part of the stereotypical Korean image? Having a small head is seen as attractive here.