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Yeah, all this plus more men working physical labor jobs and working outside. Sunlight ages your skin pretty hard, especially at lower melanin levels.
by snovymgodym 3y ago
Yeah, all this plus more men working physical labor jobs and working outside.
Sunlight ages your skin pretty hard, especially at lower melanin levels.
- est31 3y agoDating apps in both southern europe as well as northern europe show such a massive difference in how old people look compared to their actual ages.
- willsmith72 3y agoIn which way? Are the northerners older-looking because their skin can't handle the sun? Are the southerners older-looking because they get more sun?
- runnerup 3y agoI’d also be curious about any disparate economic conditions 30-50 years ago as were judging older peoples appearances.
- est31 3y agoExactly, northerners look younger and southerners look older. It might be genetics, but I think it's more due to the sun. Exceptions exist of course, but I think there is a trend.
- wizofaus 3y agoYet supposedly the "Mediterranean" lifestyle is better for us overall...
- Arrath 3y agoI've heard that espoused in reference to their diet, not the sun exposure of their more southerly located environ.
- wizofaus 3y agoThat and an arguably a better work/life balance, and lack of SAD from excessively dark/cold/long winters.
- Arrath 3y agoFair point about SAD, knowing plenty of people in far north Alaska. But there is a huge difference between "23 hours of darkness in the winter" and "On the beach so often your skin resembled tanned leather by 32 years of age"
- hgsgm 3y agoWeathered skin doesn't kill you.
- wizofaus 3y agoSkin cancer, on the other hand, is my one of own country's bigger killers (11th biggest cause of death I think).
- est31 3y agoInterestingly, skin cancer incidences are highest in northern europe, which is maybe due to the fair skin that people up there have: https://www.euronews.com/next/2023/07/19/skin-cancer-which-eu-countries-have-the-highest-melanoma-incidence-and-mortality-rates https://www.euronews.com/next/2023/07/19/skin-cancer-which-e...
- wizofaus 3y agoTrue, but it also seems the fatal occurences are more common in southern Europe. In Australia we have the worst of both worlds - large numbers of us with northern-European heritage, hence fairer skin, yet very high levels of UV (esp. due to ozone layer thinning).
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