Why do Oriental people have slanted eyes ?

Question

Why do Oriental people have slanted eyes ?

Answer 1

Thats their genetic makeup.

Answer 2

Three reasons:

1. Highly elevated and pushed forward cheek bones.

2. Extra layer of skin over the eye that helped Asians adapt to cold weather during the last ice age.

3. Different eye structure in the skulls.

Answer 3

I have heard that orientals have extra fat layer in th eye lid as an adaptation to cold though I remain mildly skeptical of that.  Their eyes aren't slanted.  Their eye balls are oriented pretty much the same as every other race.

Answer 4

I wouldn't say that Oriental people (or Asians) have slanted eyes, but a structure called the epicanthus is rather common within that population. The epicanthus is a fold of skin over the eye, and is present in most areas of the world. All humans develop the epicanthus (and some then lose it) in the womb, and children of any ancestry may develop it before their faces begin to grow and mature. Wikipedia has a decent article on the epicanthus, if you want to look it up.

Answer 5

Ask yourself: Why do caucASIANS have round eyes? Or only two?

Answer 6

dont be a racist