Why are other countries less suspectible to balding?

[scud666]

ok, i'm from Hong Kong. And being from Hong Kong it is very rare to be bald even if u're 50+. its really a fact. i know someone's going to say its a myth and that its equally distributed around the world. not true. in Hong Kong its really rare.

my parents have always told me they had hair thinning and lossing problems when they were in canada. my mom especially. she even told me about a singer who resided in canada had to go back to Hong Kong cause his hair was thinning and balding. he came back to Hong Kong and i saw him a few years ago. He had alot of hair and very long hair (apparently he finally told the public he was gay and showed it with pride with his 2 feet long hair. later he commited suicide though). they blamed it on the hard water or chlorine. whatever it is, its just dofferent from water in asia. they also said the water in the states has amore cooling property and thus ppl in the states have less acne problems. my acne was improved alot since i came here btw. but that a different story.

i took my parent's suggestion with a grain of salt. BUt then tonight, my friend who's a girl sent me a few pictures. she asked me if i thought she was balding. i was like "wtf?" u're a girl, how can u be balding at 22? she told how her parents said the water here caused it. funny thing is she lived here for 11 years. and it suddenly triggered? anyway, she gave me another example about this co-worker who had alot of hair before he left vietnam. than when he came to work in the states, he went BALD. completely.

Ok, i'm not saying that water is an ABSOLUTE factor in blading. yes, i understand David Schummer has a full head of hair. I'm just saying its a factor.

what do u guys think? or is this a genetic thing from different races? i find that asians in general have thicker hair than americans. well at least the asians from Hong Kong as opposed to the ABC's (American born Chinese).

 

[Ams99]

aww i seriously doubt it's the water. i mean, if you're going to blame anything other than genetics, maybe you should blame the hormone injected animals we are eating that they serve at all these fast food places? i have to admit though, i have noticed less cases of male pattern baldness in asian men (and black men too, i suppose) than I do with other races. However, ironically, the majority of females I've seen that suffer from fpb are actually asian. anyway, this is just from my own personal observation, and in the end, amounts to squat.

 

[drinkrum]

I'm sure diet has _some_ part in this whole puzzle. Oriental people tend to eat a lot of soy -- which is good for elevating estrogen-to-testosterone levels. But in the end genetics is the king.

D.

 

[Guest]

I have never seen a credible study that supports the notion of diet/male pattern baldness connection. Nor, have I seen one that suggests that Asians suffer male pattern baldness less than other regional or ethnic groupings.

 

[Trilidon]

Asians on average have more estrogen...could be a reason

 

[Guest]

Asians on average have more estrogen...could be a reason

A reason for what?

 

[maddoc23]

Actually, male pattern baldness like so many other genetic abnormalities is more prevalent in certain ethnicities. Asians express male pattern baldness less frequently than do Caucasions. Little comfort if you are one of those unfortuneate asians.

D

 

[cyberprimate]

BruceLee,

i strongly suggest you visit Vietnam like i did last december. The only balding men i saw were at least in their 50s. Of course i'm sure there are a few exceptions.

Waiting for rigorous statistical studies to confirm what's obvious to anyone that's been there is really not necessary.

Do we also need statistics to state that hairy chests are more frequent in Irak or Iran than in China or Vietnam?

 

[Guest]

BruceLee,

i strongly suggest you visit Vietnam like i did last december. The only balding men i saw were at least in their 50s. Of course i'm sure there are a few exceptions.

Waiting for rigorous statistical studies to confirm what's obvious to anyone that's been there is really not necessary.

Do we also need statistics to state that hairy chests are more frequent in Irak or Iran than in China or Vietnam?

can I just take your word for it. No offense, but I have to visit Tuscay (and a certain Italian woman) and take delivery on a Ducati Monster before I can travel to Viet Nam.

But thanks for the suggestion. :laugh:

 

[Stingray]

You know what this suggests? male pattern baldness is genetic. White males have a higher degree of balding men than do asians.

 

[Guest]

You know what this suggests? male pattern baldness is genetic. White males have a higher degree of balding men than do asians.

That may be but I still prefer Italan Women and Ducatis to going to Viet Nam.

:laugh:

 

[Racer]

ok, i'm from Hong Kong. And being from Hong Kong it is very rare to be bald even if u're 50+. its really a fact. i know someone's going to say its a myth and that its equally distributed around the world. not true. in Hong Kong its really rare.

I live in Hong Kong too and I find the above description, from what I can see, to be absolutely untrue. I travel daily to work on the MTR, which is the underground railway system there, and every day I see LOTS of bald men and men with either receding hairline or diffuse thining, of all ages. The good lighting on a low ceiling inside the trains don't leave much for imagination.

I moved from Melbourne to HKG to work 2 years ago. I only realised I was losing hair about a year ago so my personal experience flies in the face of what was said above. And I am Asian.

There is definitely nothing rare about Asian bald men.

Oh, and hello everyone, I am new here but I have been reading this forum for a while. Got some great information from here which has helped me decide what to do with my hairloss.

 

[shivs]

Average Asian men have smaller penis too compared to other races. (Heard it in HBO) no I am not gay WE have more dht=male pattern baldness and bigger johnson :rockon:

 

[Redbone]

Blacks and Italians have the biggest Tally wackers that is the fact.

Anyhow I go to the Casino's allot and Asian Folk love to gamble, so you can find a good thousand in a gambling parlor, I have noticed that they have just as many balding guys as any other race. I have not yet seen a race that was imune to this, except maybe the Wookies from planet Xenon in the Marsh solar system far far away.

I do have a thing for asian women though, a big thing....

 

[LactoseFactory]

It doesn't matter how many people you notice that are or aren't bald. The only way you can can come close to knowing these things is via a population study. I'm not sure if there are any studies done on balding rates in different countries or on different races.

 

[cyberprimate]

If Hong Kong has a lot of balding men and, from my experience Vietnam hasn't, that would suggest there's a difference in lifestyle or the environment in HK that would cause male pattern baldness, as Vietnamese (especially North Vietnamese) people were mostly from southern China originally.

Water? That doesn't sound convincing to me, although I remember some scientits suggest the strong decrease in sperm density in the last 50 years that's noticeable in many countries like Denmark (in the West we lost about 50% of it), could be related to the presence in the water of various compounds like residues of women's contraceptive pills. That doesn't come as a logical conclusion or explanation of why I saw so few bald men in Vietnam.

BTW, my father is asian and my mum's white. I can't remember seeing his prick ever, but from the strange human noises i heard as a child I guess that wasn't really an issue for him.

 

[Mraish]

Guys its very clear:

Asian men:
1- shorter
2- in general not bald
3- small penis (sorry)
4- no hear on the face (many of them)
5- Soft voice
6- have less Men look

Other Races:
1- taller
2- more bald people than Asian ones
3- Big penis (no sorry this time)
4- have hear on face
5- hard voices
6- they tend to look more men

This proves that Asian men have less "T levels" and higher Estrogen levels

 

[Redbone]

I don't know, but as a race Japanese are very aggressive and will chop your balls off for looking at them the wrong way. Most Asians are aggressive thats why they invented Karate, so there has to be allot of free test flowing there somewhere.

In ancient japan you could get killed for sneezing in public. My point is they are not a passive culture which runs against your estrogen theory.

I do agree with your lists above though, cant remember the last time I saw a tall asian with a beard.

Did you also notice that when asians come to this country the 2nd generation grows allot bigger than the parents? I have had many friends from South Korea, China and Japan and they came here when they were children and are all over 5'8 and 170lbs., which is not typical for the asian race. Same is true for the ones that were born here. Explain that.

Did I mention that I love Asian women...

 

[Trilidon]

Testosterone is not the end all be all of aggression . I know plenty of women that hop in mosh pits and would boot stomp a guy for looking at her wrong.

Asian culture(s) is a nationalistic and racist. They are brought up that way and will continue to be brought up that way(doesn't only happen in this culture, look at Ireland). Even when they immigrate to other countries (oldham england) riots ensue, asian triad gangs etc etc. Asians usually grasp technological advances and tinkering with current inventions incredibly quickly. Nobody knows why, its like white creativity(more inventions throughout time then any other culture) just a difference in brain chemisty, like we have amongst all races. Nobody understands the mind, they are barely breaking its surface. I know a few women that prefer asian guys to other races, course 2 of them are asian but I mean thats not the point. They must be doing something right.

 

[Redbone]

Although Test is primarily a male hormone women can have to much also. But you are right it is how you are brought up, the women in those moshpits your talking about were no doubt brought up in a tough environment.

To continue with this thread I dont believe any race is more or less suseptable to Alopecia. I believe whites are just the biggest group to choose from in the scope of things. Because I do see more balding white guys than any other.