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? I wonder if the modern genetic composition of Dutch society impacts that statistic. The massive growth in length is something that happened to the indigenous
by levosmetalo 7y ago
? I wonder if the modern genetic composition of Dutch society impacts that statistic. The massive growth in length is something that happened to the indigenous Dutch population, but the effect won't be present in the Dutch who hail from immigrant stock.
> Basically, when you are the tallest people in the world, any immigration will tend to shorten the average length.
I know it's popular in Holland to blame the immigration on everything, including destroying the average height, but since a significant part of the population comes from Balkans, those immigrants are actually "improving" the average.
- econcon 7y ago>significant part of the population comes from Balkans, those immigrants are actually "improving" the average. Aren't Turks the biggest immigrant group?
- Freak_NL 7y agoYes, Turks, Moroccans, and people from Surinam. They came as labourers in the second part of the twentieth century. The medical growth charts used here to chart the progress of children and detect potentially harmful deviations even come in specific variants for children with their genetic heritage.