PolskiMoc: Quote I notice Polish Americans are typically taller than Poles from Poland. I would say Poles born in America are typically about 2 inches taller on average than Poles coming from Poland. My Polish friend is 6foot3. His parents born in Poland like his Father who is 5foot9 & his mother 5foot5. I think the american diet is what supported this. Where I live Polish Americans seem to average close to 6 feet for males. I think it is because the American diet with more milk & dairy promotes more growth. Under Communism alot of Poles did not have a diet which promoted as much growth as in Western Capitalism societies.
I'll second this. My Dad while very large boned and stocky, was only 5'10" at best, but very strong and very big bones. at 5'10" he wears a size 11 shoe and his wrists are as big as mine at 60 years old and i'm 25 6'3" and 305 pounds. My mom is also a big Polish woman... and so is most her family and my dads family. Polish women I think tend to have more curves and taller and bigger bones and stockier than women from other countries. I can't think of ANYONE in my family taller than 5'10'', maybe my aunt she's tall for a women like almost 6' otherwise nobody is that tall.. yet I am like 6'3".... I was born here, my parents left Poland before 1982 when solidarity topled the soviet regime.
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