Being Short Vs Being Tall

rossie1977 · 09-07-2008 2:28pm

akamossy wrote: »

Im that height and i consider myself tall. It is quite tall for a girl, im taller than my mum and my older sister, i'm reaching the heights of my olders brothers and dad :eek:

5'10, at least 5'10 barefoot for a girl is very very tall it would be the same as a 6'3-6'4 man, i have only seen a handful of women taller than me in my lifetime (ie 6ft barefoot+)

Pepe LeFrits · 09-07-2008 2:34pm

I'm 6 foot but would have liked to have been 6'1 or 6'2, particularly as most of my mates are bleedin giants and I look like a titch by comparison. Wouldn't have wanted to be any taller than that though.

Reku · 09-07-2008 2:41pm

Earthhorse wrote: »

By "look up to" I hope you mean in a physical sense and not that you would respect or admire her.

Well assuming she had the hypothetical good heart and sound mind I refered to earlier couldn't I both have to crane my neck to look at her and admire her? Certainly wouldn't want to waste time with someone I have no respect for.

09-07-2008 2:45pm

Gyalist wrote: »

It's strange how many people on this thread claim that they are very tall and yet I see very few tall Irish people around.
I presume that it's the done thing to exaggerate your height on the internet.

Men generally overestimate their own height.
They have the ability to see what they want to see in general.

09-07-2008 2:47pm

farohar wrote: »

Well assuming she had the hypothetical good heart and sound mind I refered to earlier couldn't I both have to crane my neck to look at her and admire her? Certainly wouldn't want to waste time with someone I have no respect for.

Now I'm starting to understand Mr. Fussypants logic.

Acid_Violet · 09-07-2008 2:49pm

My cousin is about my height (5'7'') and his girlfriend is about 6' tall and likes to wear heels a lot. So, so funny......

pq0n1ct4ve8zf5 · 09-07-2008 2:49pm

Short men are cute. Like toys. They get mad if you say that to them though, madder still if you then go "ooh, you're an ANGRY elf"

FlexiLexi · 09-07-2008 2:50pm

Gyalist wrote: »

It's strange how many people on this thread claim that they are very tall and yet I see very few tall Irish people around.
I presume that it's the done thing to exaggerate your height on the internet.

ive been modelling for three years.
i know my height, thanks.

briano · 09-07-2008 3:02pm

panda100 wrote: »

6'1 and female.
Random people will stop and say 'wow your tall','u should play basketball'...

"While you, my little friend, should take up miniature golf".

That usually stops them.

Reku · 09-07-2008 3:09pm

Moonbaby wrote: »

Men generally overestimate their own height.
They have the ability to see what they want to see in general.

As I understand it we tend to suck at measuring the parts of our bodies that women care about, there could well be a secret motivation behind that...;)

Moonbaby wrote: »

Now I'm starting to understand Mr. Fussypants logic.

You leave my pants alone!:p

rossie1977 · 09-07-2008 3:10pm

Moonbaby wrote: »

Men generally overestimate their own height.
They have the ability to see what they want to see in general.

both sexes overestimate, some of my female friends overestimate by at least 2 inches, if madame tussauds is correct then alot of female celebs are overestimated the likes of princess diana and especially Elle Macpherson

bill_ashmount · 09-07-2008 3:12pm

FlexiLexi wrote: »

ive been modelling for three years.
i know my height, thanks.

You bitch like a model anyway.......

Charlie · 09-07-2008 3:16pm

I'm 6ft 3' an whilst being tall has many advantages, it does have a few burdens.

- As mentioned, most means of public/commercial transport can be a right auld cnut. Dublin Bus's older fleet certainly weren't designed with the taller gent in mind.

- Beds can be a problem. Luckily I have a double, but because of my length (insert joke here), I sleep kinda sideways. If I ever kip over in someone elses house and have to sleep in a single bed, I feel totally outside of my comfort zone, and will get a crap nights sleep.

- When I was younger, it was the only thing relations would comment on, "we'll have to stick a brick on your head to stop you growing" :rolleyes: Even worse though was the fact that my friend was also tall and we were constantly told to stand back to back to see which of us was marginally the tallest.

- Getting into the back seat of a 3 door car can be a right pain, particulalry if i'm wearing jeans.

- I think in general were much more of a hungry bastard as well.

Greendaze · 09-07-2008 3:33pm

Im 5ft 8 and most of my mates are 6ft plus, they call me Yoda.I hate them

jellie · 09-07-2008 3:36pm

charlie mchugh wrote: »

- Getting into the back seat of a 3 door car can be a right pain, particulalry if i'm wearing jeans.

im 5ft & i hate this, cant imagine how a taller person would handle it.

but how do the jeans make a difference...?

Earthhorse · 09-07-2008 3:37pm

farohar wrote: »

Well assuming she had the hypothetical good heart and sound mind I refered to earlier couldn't I both have to crane my neck to look at her and admire her? Certainly wouldn't want to waste time with someone I have no respect for.

A good heart. I hear you buddy. Can never be too careful in case the ole ticker gives way. Just make sure she's the same blood type and it's a match made in heaven.

FlexiLexi wrote: »

ive been modelling for three years.
i know my height, thanks.

Because you need a professional qualification to know your own height.

Reku · 09-07-2008 3:38pm

sar84 wrote: »

but how do the jeans make a difference...?

They impair flexibility at the joints due to being a heavier, less stretchy & less flexible material than many other fabrics.

GirlInterrupted · 09-07-2008 3:50pm

Moonbaby wrote: »

Men generally overestimate their own height.
They have the ability to see what they want to see in general.

I'm tall, 5ft 11 and I've been told on many occasions that I must be taller, because the guy saying it is convinced he's over 6ft. I would say that in my experience most men overestimate their height.

I've never gone out with anyone who was bothered by me being taller either, but that might be because I'm good at picking them:).

experiMental · 09-07-2008 3:55pm

charlie mchugh wrote: »

I'm 6ft 3' an whilst being tall has many advantages, it does have a few burdens.

- As mentioned, most means of public/commercial transport can be a right auld cnut. Dublin Bus's older fleet certainly weren't designed with the taller gent in mind.

- Beds can be a problem. Luckily I have a double, but because of my length (insert joke here), I sleep kinda sideways. If I ever kip over in someone elses house and have to sleep in a single bed, I feel totally outside of my comfort zone, and will get a crap nights sleep.

- When I was younger, it was the only thing relations would comment on, "we'll have to stick a brick on your head to stop you growing" :rolleyes: Even worse though was the fact that my friend was also tall and we were constantly told to stand back to back to see which of us was marginally the tallest.

- Getting into the back seat of a 3 door car can be a right pain, particulalry if i'm wearing jeans.

- I think in general were much more of a hungry bastard as well.

Sleep on the floor on a mattress - that's what I did, and there's no shame in it. It felt a lot safer than sleeping on bed.

Pepe LeFrits · 09-07-2008 4:02pm

FlexiLexi wrote: »

ive been modelling for three years.
i know my height, thanks.

Congratulations.

Reganio 2 · 09-07-2008 4:09pm

Try being 7 ft.

Disco Stu · 09-07-2008 4:26pm

Gyalist wrote: »

It's strange how many people on this thread claim that they are very tall and yet I see very few tall Irish people around.
I presume that it's the done thing to exaggerate your height on the internet.

Suppose I'm lucky I'm not Irish.... Another of those giant johnny foreigner blow ins :cool:

Irish do seem to be a bit shorter in general than he good people of my native Scotland... must be the great diet of battered mars bars and chips that makes us so tall...!

Gyalist · 09-07-2008 4:31pm

Disco Stu wrote: »

Suppose I'm lucky I'm not Irish.... Another of those giant johnny foreigner blow ins :cool:

So am I.

thefinalstage · 09-07-2008 4:40pm

Disco Stu wrote: »

Suppose I'm lucky I'm not Irish.... Another of those giant johnny foreigner blow ins :cool:

Irish do seem to be a bit shorter in general than he good people of my native Scotland... must be the great diet of battered mars bars and chips that makes us so tall...!

I am 6'3. I'm not short...

turf · 09-07-2008 5:07pm

im short. fuk.

Aoibheann · 09-07-2008 11:28pm

Disco Stu wrote: »

Haha being 6ft5 I have a thing for the smaller ladies also... not so much amusingly awkward as potential for huge amounts of entertainment

The old stepladder joke is one I've heard frequently.. :P Otherwise, couldn't agree more!

Black Swan · 09-07-2008 11:39pm

6'2" is not tall for a lad. I'm almost that tall in my 3" spikes.

thefinalstage · 09-07-2008 11:46pm

Blue_Lagoon wrote: »

6'2" is not tall for a lad. I'm almost that tall in my 3" spikes.

Cheater.

rossie1977 · 10-07-2008 12:04am

Blue_Lagoon wrote: »

6'2" is not tall for a lad. I'm almost that tall in my 3" spikes.

6'2 barefoot is tall for guy, only 3% or thereabouts of the male population would be 6'2 or over, the average height in the nba is 6'5 i believe and some of them are the tallest people on earth

Reku · 10-07-2008 9:15am

Average height in Britain is 5'9", seems a fair assumption that we'd have about the same average, as such I guess I must in fact be rather short (3 inches shy of the average). Oh well. *shrugs*

http://www.independent.ie/lifestyle/relationships/the-secrets-of-attraction-what-makes-a-person-desirable-1267254.html?service=Print

Can a boy be too tall?

Women are always looking for someone tall, dark and handsome, right? No one specifies "short, mousy and ugly" in a personal ad.

But how much does a man's height really matter? It was the psychologist Alfred Adler who coined the phrase "Napoleon complex" to describe shorter-than-average men who overcompensated for lack of height by being overaggressive and wanting to rule the world. It has been proven that taller men have more children than their averagely tall counterparts, and that taller men receive more replies to personal ads. But don't worry, Mr Five Foot Nine (the average height of the UK male): many studies show that men of average height are more attractive and likeable than very tall men like Stephen Merchant, and some research suggests that above-average height can indicate poor health.

Disco Stu · 10-07-2008 1:15pm

Aoibheann Brady wrote: »

The old stepladder joke is one I've heard frequently.. :P Otherwise, couldn't agree more!

I was thinking the other way around...

but hey the stepladder is also good...!!

horseydevine · 10-07-2008 1:22pm

i'm hitting 6 foot 4".. Any drunk in a pub or club looking for a fight turns to us ha (Helps im 17 stone of gym material ha)

galah · 10-07-2008 1:37pm

Dord wrote: »

The guys version of the shop is called Topman, tbh the clothes are pretty mingin'

I have the same problem, very hard to find longer trousers. It seems most shops just cater for short fat midgets.

Try New Look - they have a section for tall women (supposing you are a women - can't tell from the nic ;-)).

Or try Long Tall Sally (I think they have a shop in Dublin - but definitely in Edinburgh - combine it with a long weekend ;-)!) - they cater for tall people.

And what annoys me is that the makers of long trousers here seem to think that when you're tall, you're also fat - very, very irritating...It's really difficult to get a pair of jeans with a 36" leg and a 29" waist...

Tupins · 10-07-2008 4:14pm

I'm 5'10" in bare feet (female) and feel quite tall. I used to hate towering over people when I was a teenager and always felt really awkward, expecially as most of my girl friends were average height or below. The fact that people would say "you're really tall" used to piss me off too. As if I didn't know - however if I replied "you're really fat" or some other comment on their physical appearance, they would for some reason take offence!!!!

On more than one occassion I've turned down guys that asked me out because I was taller than them - not that I've anything against smaller men but I'd feel uncomfortable myself standing next to them.

Plus people forget that girls wear some sort of heel on their shoes most of the time, especially for going to work or going out at night. So on an average day I would add 1.5" - 3" to my height. At least nowadays it's fashionable to wear flat shoes (thanks Kate Moss!) but it used to drive me mad before when (short) men would moan at me about wearing heels - I was hardly going to go out in my runners! (It can still be hard to find shoes with a modest heel by the way)

I really love when I meet a girl taller than me - I love standing next to them and feeling normal!!

My husband is 6' but would secretly love him to be taller. When I was single it would drive me mad when I'd see a small girl going out with a really tall guy - I'd think "you can go out with any man you want - leave the rare tall ones for the tall girls".

Any other tall girls feel like this?

thefinalstage · 10-07-2008 5:04pm

Tupins wrote: »

"you can go out with any man you want - leave the rare tall ones for the tall girls".

Any other tall girls feel like this?

Ahwww, you poor thing. Want a cookie?

Dord · 10-07-2008 5:51pm

galah wrote: »

Try New Look - they have a section for tall women (supposing you are a women - can't tell from the nic ;-)).

Or try Long Tall Sally (I think they have a shop in Dublin - but definitely in Edinburgh - combine it with a long weekend ;-)!) - they cater for tall people.

And what annoys me is that the makers of long trousers here seem to think that when you're tall, you're also fat - very, very irritating...It's really difficult to get a pair of jeans with a 36" leg and a 29" waist...

/checks

Nope, I is a man. :pac:

Some tall women might see your post and find it useful anyways.

36" leg? What height are you! :eek:

Disco Stu · 10-07-2008 6:06pm

Dord wrote: »

/checks

Nope, I is a man. :pac:

Some tall women might see your post and find it useful anyways.

36" leg? What height are you! :eek:

As a lad... I know your pain, have 35.5" leg so 34" looks like i'm in oliver twist or something...!

Was in US recently and had problems there too... but prob get kicked from this thread for suggesting trying online (JCPenney) if you're looking for long leg trousers... seem to do Dockers/Levis up to 38 inch leg and deliver here...! If you're in the UK try going to a place called Slaters... menswear shop all over the UK that cater for all shapes and sizes... should sort you out..!

Have to say if I found myself a tall slim lady of 5ft 10 - 6ft 2 i'd be happy out!! Stop me getting a crick in the neck from all that bending over

10-07-2008 7:14pm

galah wrote: »

And what annoys me is that the makers of long trousers here seem to think that when you're tall, you're also fat - very, very irritating...It's really difficult to get a pair of jeans with a 36" leg and a 29" waist...

29 inch waist for a man is a age 13-14.
They aren't assuming your fat.....just an adult.

ejmaztec · 10-07-2008 8:03pm

Disco Stu wrote: »

Have to say if I found myself a tall slim lady of 5ft 10 - 6ft 2 i'd be happy out!! Stop me getting a crick in the neck from all that bending over

Are you sure you've been going out with ladies?:eek:

Reku · 10-07-2008 8:03pm

Moonbaby wrote: »

29 inch waist for a man is a age 13-14.
They aren't assuming your fat.....just an adult.

Yeah... age 13-14...

rabbitinlights · 10-07-2008 8:56pm

6'4" and I love it. Although I would not like to be any taller as one of my best mates is over 6'7" and he has it pretty tought with things like clothes and shoes. He is very handy for finding at concerts and events though.

S.

Fizman · 10-07-2008 9:10pm

I'm 6'2 and a lot of my mates are taller. Two of them are 6'5, two more are 6'3 and two or three more are 6' - 6'1. Tis funny on a night out. Little people get quite intimidated! Good for the ladies tho.

Flamed Diving · 10-07-2008 9:19pm

I'm 6'4 and its ****ing brilliant. I wouldn't change it for anything.

Aoibheann · 10-07-2008 11:06pm

Disco Stu wrote: »

I was thinking the other way around... but hey the stepladder is also good...!!

Hilarious..

Clearly I haven't been getting the worst jokes so.. :pac:

Acid_Violet · 10-07-2008 11:36pm

Disco Stu wrote: »

I was thinking the other way around... but hey the stepladder is also good...!!

The germans have a specific word for that....

Disco Stu · 11-07-2008 12:08pm

Acid_Violet wrote: »

The germans have a specific word for that....

Share it then... I may be a cunning linguist but my German isn't that good...!

moco · 11-07-2008 1:38pm

I'm 5 ft 3 and feel quite tall!:)

Catari Jaguar · 11-07-2008 3:01pm

Tall = teh sex0r.

No seriously, Vince Vaughn would be ideal in height/ build for me (before he got riddled with flabitis). My boyf is 5' 11 and that's a grand height.

Then again, I'm only 5' 1 so really everyone is taller than me..

Disco Stu · 11-07-2008 3:01pm

ejmaztec wrote: »

Are you sure you've been going out with ladies?:eek:

/reaches over hoping it's not going to be a crying game moment..... phew

Bad neck.... not bad back!!!

galah · 11-07-2008 3:31pm

Moonbaby wrote: »

29 inch waist for a man is a age 13-14.
They aren't assuming your fat.....just an adult.

But I'm a girl!!!! (and 5'11" - so any trousers shorter than 36 inch look stupid...)

Being Short Vs Being Tall

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