Average dutch male, looking down from 6ft, wondering why everyone is so tiny.
As a severely below-average height Dutch woman, visiting Japan and seeing faces at the level of my face instead of chests was quite the experience.
You may find it interesting to know that around 150 years ago, Dutch men were amongst some of the shortest populations in Europe at an average of 165cm (5 ft 5 in).
Good exercise, better diets, and various other good things went into contributing to a taller average height today.
Source: https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/1081602X.2023.2192193#d1e165
We don’t even have to go 150 years back if we take a look at North and South Korea’s. Photos of soldiers from both countries standing side by side show staggering difference.
I’ve seen those, huge difference!
better diets
Looks aren’t everything. Overall my gut feels incredible after a trip to the Netherlands! Great ingredients.
Mag ik een berehap pinda, een frikadel speciaal en een patatje oorlog?
British and American viewers: Wow, that food looks good. Why can’t we have food like that.
the little shits gonna cut you down a notch
My partner’s response on learning this factoid while we were in Japan: “I’m not short, I’m just a samurai!”
They would most likely still whoop my ass
Same, I’m big and tall but anyone with fighting experience can fold my clothes while I’m still in them.
*crumpling soda can noises*
I love this so much. This is so funny 😭
Also they have a sword. I don’t have a sword.
A pen is mightier than a sword
They were short but feisty
Except they’re on horseback, putting arrows in you from 30 meters away.
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“When his hands are higher than your head, his groin is level with your teeth”
Ancient Dwarven wisdom at its best
Right up there with “T’dr’duzk b’hazg t’t!”
Today is a good day for someone else to die
Hey little fella
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It’s unlikely they would ever be scary. Their bows are floppy, their steel is brittle, and they probably have higher pitched voices than I would expect. Little killer voices that shriek in the octave of children.
They’ll be scary enough when they cut off your head.
I would cut off their head if it stood but a little higher from the ground.
Average mongolian invasion horse height vs average modern horse height.
It’s all relative innit.
Anyone has civilized equivalent numbers ?
Between 2 stone and 14 fathoms.
That’s just over 1 and 2/3 yards
Sure, that’s like between 1 meter and 2 meters
