American joke on the Brits

Peter Twydell wrote:
In article , Peter Kemp
writes
On 30 Jul 2003 18:50:10 GMT, (ArtKramr) wrote:

Subject: American joke on the Brits
From: (bendel boy)

The people are smaller, too.

They were back then. But with more protein in their diet and
cleaner air, they are now growing a lot bigger.

Spot on. My Dad's generation (b. 1944 - average about 5'8") average
about 3" shorter than mine (b.1975 - average a hair under 5'11"),
mainly from good nutrition compared to the war and the austerity
period afterwards compared to the modern day - critical for the first
10 years or so.

All heights are IIRC since it's a long time since my biology classes.

My Dad (b.1904) was a mere 6'2", and 3 of his 4 brothers were over
6'. I managed to get to 6'6", so genetics has an effect too.
SWMBO and I have noticed on our visits to NL that the Dutch have got a
lot taller in the last 30 years or so.

When that much of the country is below sea level I guess it helps to be tall


--
James...
http://www.jameshart.co.uk/

"Paul J. Adam" wrote:


Oddly, I was tall compared to most of the passers-by in DC, while in
London I've usually got a fair few people at or above my eye level. No
idea why - less crowded sidewalks so fewer people total so fewer tall
ones?)

Speaking of which, you ever notice that tall people have a hard
time with judging height?. I'm fairly tall (6'2") and unless the
person in question is my height or taller I have a hard time to
judge. I think it's because we (tallies) are generally looking
down (actually-not fig.).
--

-Gord.

Subject: American joke on the Brits
From: (ANDREW ROBERT BREEN)
Date: 7/30/03 4:18 PM Pacific Daylight Time
Message-id:

In article ,
Peter Twydell wrote:
In article , Peter Kemp
writes
On 30 Jul 2003 18:50:10 GMT, (ArtKramr) wrote:

Subject: American joke on the Brits
From: (bendel boy)

The people are smaller, too.

They were back then. But with more protein in their diet and cleaner air,
they
are now growing a lot bigger.

Spot on. My Dad's generation (b. 1944 - average about 5'8") average
about 3" shorter than mine (b.1975 - average a hair under 5'11"),

My Dad (b.1904) was a mere 6'2", and 3 of his 4 brothers were over 6'. I
managed to get to 6'6", so genetics has an effect too.
SWMBO and I have noticed on our visits to NL that the Dutch have got a
lot taller in the last 30 years or so.

The place I've noticed this most is Finland - when I first went there
in (IIRC) 1991 it was quite startling - people of mid-40s and older were
5'-5'6", people in their early 30s and 20s were well over 6'. But of
course Finland had gone from scorched earth and famine in the 1940s to
probably the highest standard of living in the world by the 60s, 70s and
80s (and then got stuffed again by the collapse of the neighbour, and
then put themselves back together again to the extent that they
effectively own the mobile communications industry - I have a lot of time
for the Finns)..

--
Andy Breen ~ Interplanetary Scintillation Research Group


What was interesting was that if we saw a bunch of guys in Brit uniforms we
could tell at a distance who was English and who were Aussies, New Zealanders
and Canadians, They were tall and strong. The little guys were English..

Arthur Kramer
Visit my WW II B-26 website at:
http://www.coastcomp.com/artkramer

In article ,
(ArtKramr) wrote:

We were surprised when we got to England during the war. The men were short,
hollow chested, round shouldered and pale. They looked ill. Then we saw some
German prisoners, tall, strapping, well muscled and energetic. We just shook
our heads in bewilderment.

All the strapping, big Brits were in service and somewhere else?

ANDREW ROBERT BREEN wrote:

In article ,
Peter Twydell wrote:
In article , Peter Kemp
writes
On 30 Jul 2003 18:50:10 GMT, (ArtKramr) wrote:

Subject: American joke on the Brits
From: (bendel boy)

The people are smaller, too.

They were back then. But with more protein in their diet and cleaner air, they
are now growing a lot bigger.

Spot on. My Dad's generation (b. 1944 - average about 5'8") average
about 3" shorter than mine (b.1975 - average a hair under 5'11"),

My Dad (b.1904) was a mere 6'2", and 3 of his 4 brothers were over 6'. I
managed to get to 6'6", so genetics has an effect too.
SWMBO and I have noticed on our visits to NL that the Dutch have got a
lot taller in the last 30 years or so.

The place I've noticed this most is Finland - when I first went there
in (IIRC) 1991 it was quite startling - people of mid-40s and older were
5'-5'6", people in their early 30s and 20s were well over 6'.

Same thing in South Korea. Pre-war people are short. First generation post-war are
taller. And, the next generation is as tall as people in the USA. More and better food
seems to help.


--
Jim

carry on




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Subject: American joke on the Brits
From: av8r
Date: 7/30/03 8:15 PM Pacific Daylight Time
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Hi Art

The 'little' ones fit nicely into the turrets. So, they must of all be
air gunners. LOL

Cheers...Chris


They were little guys, but tough as nails.

Arthur Kramer
Visit my WW II B-26 website at:
http://www.coastcomp.com/artkramer

On Thu, 31 Jul 2003 01:33:29 GMT, "Gord Beaman" )
wrote:

"Paul J. Adam" wrote:


Oddly, I was tall compared to most of the passers-by in DC, while in
London I've usually got a fair few people at or above my eye level. No
idea why - less crowded sidewalks so fewer people total so fewer tall
ones?)

Speaking of which, you ever notice that tall people have a hard
time with judging height?. I'm fairly tall (6'2") and unless the
person in question is my height or taller I have a hard time to
judge. I think it's because we (tallies) are generally looking
down (actually-not fig.).

I've noticed the same - I'm only 6'1" - no, down here Gord, further
down, keep on looking down...there I am - you tall git :-)
Ever since I passed 6' I have a lot of trouble with heights under
5'11" or so.

Based on an intensive survey of people at Disney Orlando (I looked
around me while waiting in the lines), in size, as in so many other
areas, the US growth rate continues at a higher rate than the UK. Not
so much up, you understand.

(ArtKramr) wrote in message ...
Subject: American joke on the Brits
From: (bendel boy)
Date: 7/30/03 8:57 AM Pacific Daylight Time
Message-id:

(ArtKramr) wrote in message
...
I remember during the war in England there was a joke that went around. The
best time and place to tell it was in an English pub with lots of RAF
around.
The joke went like this:

Eveything in England is smaller.
The cars are smaller.
The trains are smaller.
The rooms are smaller
The houses are smaller.
And they shoot .303's.



Arthur Kramer
Visit my WW II B-26 website at:
http://www.coastcomp.com/artkramer

The people are smaller, too.


They were back then. But with more protein in their diet and cleaner air, they
are now growing a lot bigger.

Arthur Kramer
Visit my WW II B-26 website at:
http://www.coastcomp.com/artkramer

Subject: American joke on the Brits
From: (bendel boy)
Date: 7/31/03 2:26 AM Pacific Daylight Time

Based on an intensive survey of people at Disney Orlando (I looked
around me while waiting in the lines), in size, as in so many other
areas, the US growth rate continues at a higher rate than the UK. Not
so much up, you understand.

Sadly you are right. (sigh)

Arthur Kramer
Visit my WW II B-26 website at:
http://www.coastcomp.com/artkramer

(bendel boy) wrote:

Based on an intensive survey of people at Disney Orlando (I looked
around me while waiting in the lines), in size, as in so many other
areas, the US growth rate continues at a higher rate than the UK. Not
so much up, you understand.

And based on an intensive survey of people from the UK and Europe
visiting our lovely state of Florida (I looked around me while waiting
in the lines) in hygiene, as in so many other areas, the UK and
European continues to be non-existent. ****-breath, rotten teeth,
fanny packs and dark socks with sandals, or weenie benders on
the beach, you understand.

-Mike (Remember, everyone has guns in America. Shooting foreigners
isn't a crime anymore) Marron