• Question: people say that ginger people are the cleverist types of people. do you think this is true? also, Are you a natural redhead?

    Asked by whalefish to Stephen, Pete on 17 Jun 2010 in Categories: .
    • Photo: Stephen Curry

      Stephen Curry answered on 14 Jun 2010:

      As far as I know, I am the only person who says that… 😉 (It’s still true though and don’t let anyone tell you any different).

      Seriously, there are some real differences between ginger people and others. We are more sensitive to the sun — I burn easily and usually wear a hat and suncream in the summer.

      I believe I read somewhere recently that we also have a lower pain threshold – and therefore may need higher doses of local anaesthetics for minor operations. Poor us!

      Here’s the science: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/mid/NIHMS5931/ (just look at the abstract or summary to see what they say…)

      P.S. Missed the last bit of your Q: yes, I am a natural redhead. I was born in Northern Ireland so my ancestry might have something to do with that.

    • Photo: Pete Edwards

      Pete Edwards answered on 17 Jun 2010:

      Hi whalefish
      Maybe I should have used a better picture ’cause what little hair I have is not ginger 🙂

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