• ArbitraryValue@sh.itjust.works
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    2 months ago

    A friend of mine back in high school liked coming to school in a full Chinese military uniform, including the hat. She was a short woman so I wonder where she got one that fit.

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      2 months ago

      I mean a lot of Chinese people of the time were pretty short due to experiencing famine and food insecurity. Between the Opium wars, Japan, and then their self-own from killing the sparrows there were long periods of insufficient food. Its a noticeable thing that gen X and Millenial Chinese are often significantly taller than their Silent/Boomer parents as food insecurity went down.