Are Lao people short? what is your parents height and your current height particularly people in America?

laoamerican125 · Newbie

Are Lao people short? what is your parents height and your current height particularly people in America?

laoamerican125 · Newbie

I'm 14 years old five foot 8 inches with parents 5'3 I'm wondering is nutrition the cause for height

Date: Feb 18, 2013

Are you worried about your height young grasshopper? It is all in your genes and not just the height of your parents. Unless you have a tall relative in your family, then the chances of you being short like most Lao people is more than likely. I don't know many that are over 6 feet, only 2 brothers who are taller than their parents, so it is possible, just very rare. I've never met a tall Lao girl either, although I've met some really, really short ones under 5 feet, almost midgets.

I don't think you can change your height by eating or drinking stuff, it's just like your dikk size, you are stuck with what you got unless you do some surgery. Drinking milk only makes the bones stronger but they will grow to their pre-destined size due to genetics.

Why you want to be tall for? You want to play ball like buk dums? Lao people don't make it to the NBA or any sport in America. We either sell drugs or gamble and drink, choose wisely young ka boo sabi...

laoamerican125 · Newbie

All of my cousins had short parents and they are 6 foot and up. There are plenty tall Lao and we are not shortpeople

Date: Feb 19, 2013

Anonymous wrote:
Are you worried about your height young grasshopper? It is all in your genes and not just the height of your parents. Unless you have a tall relative in your family, then the chances of you being short like most Lao people is more than likely. I don't know many that are over 6 feet, only 2 brothers who are taller than their parents, so it is possible, just very rare. I've never met a tall Lao girl either, although I've met some really, really short ones under 5 feet, almost midgets.
I don't think you can change your height by eating or drinking stuff, it's just like your dikk size, you are stuck with what you got unless you do some surgery. Drinking milk only makes the bones stronger but they will grow to their pre-destined size due to genetics.
Why you want to be tall for? You want to play ball like buk dums? Lao people don't make it to the NBA or any sport in America. We either sell drugs or gamble and drink, choose wisely young ka boo sabi...

My 15 yr old son is 5' 11"

Date: Feb 19, 2013

Since Laos is not on this chart, I'm going to look at the neighboring countries like Thailand, Vietnam and China on this chart which has an average height for a male to be around 5'5. This is in accordance to what I've seen also. This is the "average" and yes, there could be taller people but they are few, especially since the overall Laos population in the world is very small compared to others. I think there are about 6 million people in Laos and about 2 million around the rest of the world. If you are Lao and you are tall, then you are lucky cause you carry the rare tall gene.

This has also been discussed before: http://laomate.activeboard.com/t36564063/average-height-country/

source: http://www.disabled-world.com/artman/publish/height-chart.shtml

Chart showing the average height of males and females in various world countries.

Country	Average male height	Average female height
Argentina	174.46 cm (5 ft 8.6 in)	161.03 cm (5 ft 3.4 in)
Australia	178.4 cm (5' 10.2")	163.9 cm (5' 4.5")
Bahrain	165.1 cm (5' 5")	154.7 cm (5' 1")
Belgium	176.6 cm (5' 9.5")	163.3 cm (5' 4.3")
Brazil	169.0 cm (5' 6.5")	158.0 cm (5' 2.2")
Cameroon	170.6 cm (5' 7.2")	161.3 cm (5' 3.5")
Canada	174 cm (5' 8.5")	161.0 cm (5' 3.4")
China (PRC)	164.8 cm (5' 4.9")	154.5 cm (5' 0.8")
China	169.4 cm (5' 6.7")	158.6 cm (5' 2.5")
Colombia	170.64 cm (5' 7.2")	158.65 cm (5' 2.4")
Cote d'Ivoire	170.1 cm (5' 7")	159.1 cm (5' 2.7")
Czech Republic	180.3 cm (5' 11")	167.3 cm (5' 6.0")
Denmark	180.6 cm (5' 11.1")
Dinaric Alps	185.6 cm (6' 1.0")	171.0 cm (5' 7.2")
Estonia	179.1 cm (5' 10.5")
Finland	178.2 cm (5' 10")	164.7 cm (5' 4.7")
France	174.1 cm (5' 8.5")	161.9 cm (5' 3.7")
Ghana	169.46 cm (5' 6.7")	158.53 cm (5' 2.4")
Gambia	168.0 cm (5' 6.1")	157.8 cm (5' 2.2")
Germany	178.1 cm (5' 10")	165 cm (5' 4.9")
Guatemala (Maya people)	157.5 cm (5' 2")	142.2 cm (4' 6")
Hong Kong	170 cm (5' 7")	158.8 cm (5' 2.6")
Hungary, Debrecen	179.14 cm (5' 10.4")	165.84 cm (5' 5.2")
Iceland	181.7 cm (5' 11.5")	167.6 cm (5' 6")
India	165.3 cm (5' 5")	165.3 cm (5' 5")
Indonesia	158.0 cm (5' 2.2")	147.0 cm (4' 10.0")
Indonesia, East Bali	162.4 cm (5' 3.9")	151.3 cm (4' 11.5")
Iran	174.24 cm (5' 8.6")	160.0 cm (5' 3")
Iraq	165.4 cm (5' 5.1")	155.8 cm (5' 1.3")
Israel	175.6 cm (5' 9.2")	162.7 cm (5' 4.1")
Italy - Middle & North	176.9 cm (5' 9.7")	163.2 cm (5' 4.2")
Italy - South	174.2 cm (5' 8.0")	160.8 cm (5' 3.3")
Japan	171.2 cm (5' 7.4")	158.8 cm (5' 2.6")
Korea, South	175.26 cm (5' 9")	162.56 cm (5' 4")
Lithuania	176.3 cm (5' 9.4")
Malaysia	164.7 cm (5' 4.8")	153.3 cm (5' 0.4")
Malta	169 cm (5' 6.5")	159 cm (5' 2.6")
Malawi	166 cm (5' 5.3")	155 cm (5' 1.1")
Mali	171.3 cm (5' 7.4")	160.4 cm (5' 3.2")
Mexico, State of Morelos	167 cm (5' 5.7")	155 cm (5' 1.1")
Netherlands	184.8 cm (6' 0.8")	168.7 cm (5' 6.4")
New Zealand	177.0 cm (5' 9.7")	165.0 cm (5' 5")
Nigeria	163.8 cm (5' 4.5")	157.8 cm (5' 2.1")
Norway	179.9 cm (5' 10.8")	167.2 cm (5' 5.9")
Philippines	163.5 cm (5' 4.4")	151.8 cm (4' 11.8")
Portugal	172.8 cm (5' 8")
Singapore	170.6 cm (5' 7.2")	160 cm (5' 3")
South Africa	169.0 cm (5' 6.5")	159.0 cm (5' 2.5")
Spain	170 cm (5' 7")	161 cm (5' 3.3")
Sweden	180 cm (5' 10.9")	166.9 cm (5' 5.7")
Switzerland	175.5 cm (5' 9")	164.0 cm (5' 3.8")
Taiwan	171.45 cm (5' 7.5")	159.68 cm (5' 2.75")
Thailand	167.5 cm (5' 5.9")	157.3 cm (5' 1.9")
Turkey	173.74 cm (5' 8.4")	161.4 cm (5' 3.5")
United Kingdom	176.8 cm (5' 9.6")	163.7 cm (5' 4.4")
U.S.	178.2 cm (5' 10.2")	164.1 cm (5' 4.6")
Vietnam	167 cm	156 cm

Date: Feb 20, 2013

My son is 17 and he is 5' 11. Not all Laotians are short :)

Date: Feb 20, 2013

a lot of what "tai" you are have to do with it. tai phuen are very very tall. Hungsa are tall. the current mixed vientiane capital people moderate. Samnuer are very short. 7'4" guy in Mueng Kow. there are very tall people in Paksa.

you must be seeing many short lao American people.

Date: Feb 21, 2013

Lao people need to stop being so critical about how you look! Beauties come in different sizes, shapes, and shades! Be proud of who you're and focus more on EDUCATION!!!!!

Date: Feb 21, 2013

Many think Lao people are short because a big portion of Lao population have Vietnamese blood. And we all know the Vietnamese are short people.

Date: Feb 22, 2013

Why do people want to be tall for? I'm fine with my height, it doesn't prevent me from enjoying life. I'm 5'5 and there are a lot of people shorter than me and a lot of people taller than me, so what. I'm me, that's all I can be. You will be you. People who worry about comparing themselves to others, lack self confidence. Does being taller make someone better than me? If it does, then good for them, but it doesn't affect me. I use what I got to my advantage.

Date: Feb 22, 2013

Anonymous wrote:
My son is 17 and he is 5' 11. Not all Laotians are short :)

in America good food , i m 5 2 my son 5 8

Date: Feb 23, 2013

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