tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7785493.post7546935238825234396..comments2024-01-04T04:11:55.717+02:00Comments on Dienekes’ Anthropology Blog: Long, but not too long legs are attractiveDienekeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02082684850093948970noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7785493.post-39674487427490889022008-04-07T03:29:00.000+03:002008-04-07T03:29:00.000+03:00So I guess my question is...what % of leg length t...So I guess my question is...what % of leg length to height is considered "optimal" and does this figure vary by ethnicity?UncleTomRuckusInGoodWhiteWorldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07508650487951730570noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7785493.post-59498881347711179762008-04-07T03:26:00.000+03:002008-04-07T03:26:00.000+03:00I'm curious how this plays out into different ethn...I'm curious how this plays out into different ethnic groups.<BR/><BR/>My standing height is 188cm (6'3.5)<BR/><BR/>My legs (based on pants leg length in inches) is 88.9 cm (35 inch)<BR/><BR/>So my legs are about 47% of my height. <BR/><BR/><BR/>I'm African American.<BR/><BR/>My wife, a Japanese national...<BR/><BR/>Legs: 72cm<BR/><BR/>Height: 162.5 cm (5'4")<BR/><BR/>So 44% of her height.<BR/><BR/>I can visibly look at her legs and tell by Western standards (using a white Anglo-Saxon average) that they are "short" compared to her torso...but in Japan I believe her ratio is average.<BR/><BR/>Blacks in America (predominately West African) tend to have longer legs (on average) than white Americans (who are predominately Celtic and Germanic).UncleTomRuckusInGoodWhiteWorldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07508650487951730570noreply@blogger.com