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RochelleH

Ok, r/fitness, most of us don't buy into the somotypes thing, but have you noticed any general physical traits about your ethnicity?

So most of us are nay on the existence of somotypes, but I think we can all agree that our respective ethnicities have certain physical traits. Naturally, this is a big generalisation, I know, but in my travels, I've heard some very curious ones, and then observed them to be true.

For example, I was told that Chileans tend to have atrophied calf muscles. Weird, but noticeably true. Someone else once commented to me that Australian girls tend to have strong thighs and calves. I'm Australian-Argentinean myself, and I've actually found truth in this as well. I've been able to pick Australian girls outside of the country, just by looking at their legs. Another example, Argentinean men, tend to have very high-set butts, with a very developed gluteus medius.

I want to hear about some of these less commonly known traits from your countries, old wives' tales or not!

Posted Dec 2, 2011, 12:06 AM UTC

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