@MelonBreadz, Believe it or not a lot of Lao people (especially Northern Lao stock) are pretty tall. I would definitely say average height comparisons similar to Northern Asians of China or South Korea. Lao people are definitely not the typical “petite” Asians found throughout most of Southeast Asia. I had an ex who you would think grew up in the West for being so tall, but in reality was malnourished early in life because of the War. For sure, there is something about Lao genetics because why else are Lao so big as opposed to say the average Filipino, Hmong or even Vietnamese?