why do americans seem to always have thick necks in photographs?

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why do americans seem to always have thick necks in photographs? - Divisions by zero

Both men and women. Is it to do with the way they smile/pose for the camera or something? Seriously, I can almost tell someone is American by the way their neck looks in a photo

Car culture is huge in the United States. Most folks I know drive everywhere even if it’s only a mile away. Add fast food drive-throughs like McDonald’s to this and you get obesity and thick “necks”.

This guy looks like the “if humans evolved to survive high impact car crashes” figure they made a while back.
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I remember when I first saw Project Graham. I thought it was so cool and immediately homebrewed it into a human subrace for my D&D campaign.