On this note, even though Scandinavia is obviously closely interrelated, I noticed a substantial difference in appearance between Danes versus Norwegians/Swedes. Danes are, generally, shorter, stockier and, I guess, less "blonde-looking". Both women and men.
Which is interesting, considering the history of those regions, and historic intermingling. It's interesting that it is still noticeable, even though Sweden is now almost as urbanised/cosmopolitan as Denmark is.
Same as how I can generally tell the difference (most of the time) between Aussies and New Zealanders. Although an outsider might struggle more with that, I guess...
I read that the Dutch are now the tallest people in the world and it's no co-incidence they also have the highest intake of dairy products
Yeah, I mean I don't know about the dairy bit, but the Dutch have been the tallest in the world, on average, for some 200 years or so, I believe...
Good nutrition is definitely a huge part of that, so you're right in that regard!
But I think the "West Germanic" ethnicity probably also trends towards height, at least in recent centuries...
Seems to peter out when you get towards Western/Southern France, and the UK, though!
The Zulu/Pygmy Dichotomy is a strange one given their proximity
On this note, even though Scandinavia is obviously closely interrelated, I noticed a substantial difference in appearance between Danes versus Norwegians/Swedes. Danes are, generally, shorter, stockier and, I guess, less "blonde-looking". Both women and men.
Which is interesting, considering the history of those regions, and historic intermingling. It's interesting that it is still noticeable, even though Sweden is now almost as urbanised/cosmopolitan as Denmark is.
Same as how I can generally tell the difference (most of the time) between Aussies and New Zealanders. Although an outsider might struggle more with that, I guess...