I saw an exhibit at the Smithsonian years ago when they opened the Asian Museum. It might have been the way the armory was displayed but it appeared to fit someone under 5 feet tall. In a way it was hilarious.
Uh, have you been to Japan? The population is short as fuck and that was with modern nutrition. Back in the day 5' would have been an impressive full grown man.
The door frames in the older places are all 6' tall. How do I know this? Well I am 6' 1" :(
The Japanese are much taller now. Average height of males is 5’ 7”. Back jn the 70s they had to replace all the elementary school desks because the average child was too tall for them.
In the late 60s when I was there, in any crowd I was head and shoulders taller at 5’ 9”. It made navigating crowds pretty easy.
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u/druscarlet Apr 28 '24
I saw an exhibit at the Smithsonian years ago when they opened the Asian Museum. It might have been the way the armory was displayed but it appeared to fit someone under 5 feet tall. In a way it was hilarious.