Is tallness common among Polish people?

i am comfortably over 6 ft and consider myself above average hight in the uk and poland - i know people as tall, and taller, than me but this is not the norm

I am feeling smaller by the minute. :(

ahhh... but good things come in small packages... :)

Don't worry, we love you anyway :)

Girls are taller these days, Im average height at 172 but see young girls who are 183 and that is quite common place, maybe Americans are slightly shorter than their European counterparts. Im attracted to tall men and not short men, I have already mentioned that it all comes down to how you perceive things, Im quite tall so see men that are under 182 as short.


:( now I didn't say that, and I can see from your picture that you are certainly not a short repellent, weak midget. :) As for men in tights, no thanks they're in the bracket as men with high heels...:)

Thank you, Grzegorz. :)


We call women like that "Amazon women". :)

Thats funny because we generally call them models here :)

Both of my Mother's Father's parents were from Poland. My maternal Grandfather(my Mother's Father) was very short. He was about 5'5,at the tallest.His hair was black,and he never lost any of his hair. His eyes were Hazel. His skin was very dark. I remember him having a very slight yellowish color to his skin. But his skin was very brown. His Brother and Sister were both blonde headed and blue eyes. They were both his full blooded siblings. He changed his name in the military to make it sound more American. I am not going to spell his last name. Because,his Brother is still alive,and lives in Massachusetts.

He was born in Massachusetts. His Mother never denied or confirmed to being Jewish.
But,we believe we are sure she was born a Jew. I have noticed that a lot of Polish people are light complected. I have read that Huns invaded Poland,and that they were Mongolian. I believe that is where he got his looks. But,I don't know for sure. If anyone has any idea,please tell me. I have allways been very interested in history,and genealogy.

i just wanted a general answer, like mostly seafood or different types of meats. that sort of stuff


yeah a country can't be labelled tall ot short, but areas can. Most countries around the Baltic tend to have taller people, while the mediterranean countries have shorter people. On Average of course.

Thank you, BubbaWoo. :)

My bf is 6ft 5. I am 6ft 1. Hes Polish and I am British, but most people think Im Dutch or German...not sure this is representative, but just thought Id share..

Hehe.. More like a she-puppy then. :)

Alright, I'm about 176 cm tall, and I'm considered to be a somewhat shorter than average fellow in Holland. You shouldn't pin me down on this one, but I think the average height here would be 185 cm.

You would change your mind after seeing me dance wearing them. :)


All my girlfriends were about this size. I like petit women. :)

It all depends on our genes. Okay, my father's family is tall. His parents were 6'9(205cm) and 6'5 (196cm). My father and I are both 6'1 (186cm) and my youger sister 6'0(183cm).

Now, my mother side of the family is average I think. My mom is 5'7(170cm) and my oldest sister is 5'8 (173cm). My son who just turned 11 is as tall as my oldest sister and still growning.

Like I said it's all in the genes. :)

Yes, Poles are a tall people. Just about every dude in my family is in the mid to high 6' range.

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It's also in things like diet during upbringing.

I know a tall Pole.
I know a short Pole.
I know one who bangs his head on the ceiling.
I know one when he's stnding it looks like he's kneeling.

my greatx4 grandmother was about 5'10 when the common height for women was 5'0 but i dont know what she was

Czechs are the tallest Slavs.Then come Poles.Czechs taller than Poles who are taller than Ukrainians who are taller than Russians.It is like that.

Tallest nations in Europe Dutch and Swedish.Then come the Slavs,that is the Czechs and Slovaks.Germans have the same height as Poles(except northern Germans who look like Dutch),so in european continent the tallest are the Dutch and Swedish,second are the Czechs,Slovaks and Serbs,third the Germans and Poles.

This is obvious if you cross the one country and go to the other.

Good you please provide some sources? Half-Pole and Half-Greek here and truth is I am 6'2, and no the Polish side of my family isn't the taller.

You can't say all Polish people are tall, like Chinese people, a lot of people say they are all so short, but they have some of the tallest people in the world coming from China. It is typical that Polish people are tall, and this is not a silly question because I have observed it too! I mean, I mean most people from Africa are dark, but then there are some that aren't dark (that isn't to be racist) My Grandfather was from Poland and he was 6'7" and my father is half Polish and is 6'3" and I am a girl, My Mother is 5'2" and I am 5'6". We can't say that all Polish people are tall, just like we can't say all British people have bad teeth, or all French people smell, or all Germans are racist or all Irish people eat potatoes, because I am all of those things and none of those stereotypes apply to me.

all poles DO drink :]

All of those things? So you are tall, have bad teeth, you smell, you're racist and you eat potatoes? Or did you mean to say that you are Polish, British, French, German and Irish at the same time?

:)

Funny, I know.

Poles is a proper noun, Alisha XXX. Look up what that means, and then go back where you came from instead of digging up a 3 year old thread and posting a stupid comment.

I think average. I have met some tall Polish people, and some short. I'm one of the tall ones ;)

185 cm

Sorry, I know this is an old thread, but the mods didn't close it yet, and I just had to comment on this statement.

It is false: All Poles do NOT drink. I am a Pole (well, if you want to get picky, I am technically a Polish-American), and I do not drink liquor. I drink other beverages, of course, but not alcohol. It's not that I have any moral objections to it, I just don't like the taste of it.

My boyfriend and most of his family is very tall. he is 6 ft 2 inches. big to me.

From what i know the taller poles are from the north, and were usually in some sort of position of power. Shorter poles were more common in the south. My polish ancestory is very short and stocky, 5'5-5'8 and were peasents from southern Poland near the mountains.

Poles are low in general but those with Lithuanian heritage often have some "tall" genes correct me if I am wrong ^^

196 cm baby

I'm 180 cm tall, which is relatively short for Dutch standards. (I'm part French.) But compared to Polish standards, I'd say I'm pretty much average height, if not a little bit taller than most? But it's okay really, it's said shorter people live longer!

:)