25 November 2008, 8:47 am
I have a 'personal' question (which may be seen as a collective of many questions in one) which concerns me genetically. Information about me: - Young man in his late teens - 185cm tall (a bit over 6 feet) - give or take, 100kg (240 or so pounds) - Large pectoral, calf and quad/thigh muscles. Broad shoulders. Muscular frame (not going to lie, I have some fat, but I am more or less of a more muscular build) - Hairy as hell. - Ethnicity of Burmese (Southeast Asian) decent. Basically, I kind of look like a pacific islander with a more distinctly Asian face. What this question is concerned about, is the matter of my size and “hairiness” so to speak. Firstly, my height isn’t that much of a surprise, it’s more so my ‘largeness’ with a wide frame. I gather it may be due to my 1/8th English heritage on my mother’s side, as most peoples of Burma and the rest of Southeast Asia generally do not grow very tall, let alone large like I do, making me an “oddity”. Also, another attribute may be due to the fact I was born and raised in Australia, as most Asian children generally grow larger in a more developed nation then they would in their own. In terms of my ‘hairiness’ I can most certainly say that I acquired this trait from my father’s side (as he and the rest of his family are hairy). The thing is, most Asians (especially Burmese) seem to be hairless. Now fair enough I could attribute this to the fact I’m 1/8th of English decent on my mother’s side, but the fact is, they’re all pretty much hairless on my mother’s side. Besides that 1/8th, from what I can tell, I’m essentially Southeast Asian. One possibility could be that later down my genetic history there may have been some Middle Eastern immigrant in the mix as Islam seems to be a practiced religion in those Southeast Asian regions (If you totally ignore the fact that my father and his side of the family are totally Buddhist). Basically, I’ve come to the realisation that without scientific study done on my genetics, there is no telling for sure what makes me “me”, but essentially I’m curious as to whether anybody else may have any theories or ideas as to what may attribute to this rather odd phenomenon, that is my life. P.S. When I was in High School I played on the school’s rugby league team as a prop/forward. Just to give you an idea of what I mean by an “oddity” in terms of size. I mean, come on, an Asian as a prop for a rugby league team in Australia? That sort of thing doesn’t really happen. Lol.... Read More »
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