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At 6'2" I'm doing my part Travis_0004 Jul 2014 #1
Hey... 5' 10.5" Here... WillyT Jul 2014 #2
Sorry. I ate a lot of spam and peanut butter as a kid. Erich Bloodaxe BSN Jul 2014 #3
6'4" here! conservaphobe Jul 2014 #5
The ethnic makeup of our nation is changing LittleBlue Jul 2014 #4
My Hispanic relatives are all very short mwrguy Jul 2014 #9
That's the first thing I thought of. Growing Latino population here. Comrade Grumpy Jul 2014 #15
agreed. europeans, african americans taller than avg. Liberal_in_LA Jul 2014 #16
You can see this in the SF Bay Area Retrograde Jul 2014 #19
If the Netherlands has the world's tallest people, keep an eye on Colorado and Washington. Uncle Joe Jul 2014 #6
sweet response kpete Jul 2014 #10
LOL malaise Jul 2014 #11
5'7"- but I have a 6'2" son. cali Jul 2014 #7
HHhmm...when donco Jul 2014 #8
It's Genetics and Nutrition and Environment Demeter Jul 2014 #12
there could be many reasons for this including things like immigration, europe was also at War JI7 Jul 2014 #13
In school I was usually one of the tallest girls in my class. I'm 5'2". LeftyMom Jul 2014 #14
Same here. In high school in Hawai'i I could look out over a sea of shorter girls, so I felt tall Hekate Jul 2014 #23
Still the fattest though. KentuckyWoman Jul 2014 #17
Nope. Jenoch Jul 2014 #24
i think Mexico has beat us in this JI7 Jul 2014 #25
haha KentuckyWoman Jul 2014 #28
I think it's because we're not getting any new Dutch blood anymore MisterP Jul 2014 #18
Well it ain't my fault Cali_Democrat Jul 2014 #20
Reich is wrong to make this an issue. joshcryer Jul 2014 #21
As mentioned in this thread, much of it is tied to the demographic changes of the US over the years Drunken Irishman Jul 2014 #22
6' 1" Rex Jul 2014 #26
Same here. TexasTowelie Jul 2014 #27
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