Whenever I've been back to visit the Mother Country, my size is usually a topic of conversation. Admittedly I'm tall for an asian (at approx. 5'9) and when I ride the subway in HK, I can see over people's heads.
The theory my relatives have is that of the "Goldfish Bowl Effect'. That is, when a fish lives in a tank, it will only ever grow to a certain size to be able to swim around and not out-grow its environment. When it is put in a pond, the spacious conditions allow it to grow larger, but still relatively confined to its genes. There are also contributing conditions such as the quality of food, water and air.
In comparison to a cousin (so we share half the same genes) who is exactly 1 year older , who grew up in a 2 bedroom apartment which was maybe slightly larger than my parent's kitchen, to me, with a large house and a less city population density, I stand at least a head taller and substantially more "athletic" (as my relatives likes to put it nicely).
Perhaps its all the chicken I eat.
2 comments:
hahaha.. nice blog.. thanks for explaing me 'goldfish bowl effect' with a good example.. and thanks to all those chicken who contributed on your height..
Its the only explanation i could think of.. unless you have other theories?
There could be something in the water.
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