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>I read somewhere that the typical Westerner, or someone not used to squatting for extended periods, will squat on the balls of their feet.

My calf muscles don't allow my thighs to press against my calves along their length as in images of people squatting full footed. The lever created means a huge amount of pressure on my knees like when you use a bar under a claw-hammer to increase upward force. I've tried squatting flat footed and holding onto something - it's very painful on the front of my legs and my thighs don't go closer than about 15deg from my calves.

I crouch down a lot as I spend a lot of time next to tables talking to people sitting.

I also can't sit cross-legged comfortable, never could. It made school assemblies hard for me I have to hold my legs crossed in an elevated position (knees away from the floor) which then adds pressure on the buttocks.

Perhaps it's just me. I don't consider myself to appear obviously anatomically dissimilar to those around me.