Being Short Vs Being Tall

AckwelFoley

Maximilian wrote: »

I'm 6'4" also. Airplanes are a problem but I'd hate to be a short person. I have it on good authority that they have no reason to live.

Yes, i heard that too.

Must be true.

Poor little peoples.

*facepalms a midget*

WindSock

Earthhorse wrote: »

Why?

Pretty much everything as a complaint in the OP can be reversed for small people e.g. finding it hard to find clothes that fit etc. and being tall comes with plenty of advantages too.

Fitting into aeroplane seats,small cars, wardrobes, games of hide and seek, etc. Plus, it's easier to adjust clothes that are too big rather than the other way around.

Maximilian

snyper wrote: »

*facepalms a midget*

If only you would leave it at that and nothing more. Poor little midgets.

GirlInterrupted

A_M101 wrote: »

Hmm, as a 5'11" female I would happily give away 3".

Can't count the number of times lads have said "Jaysus, you're tall!" before they realise I'm even wearing flat shoes!

Anyway, it's 5 o'clock, I'm off to do some jeans shopping in the Topshop Tall section with the other freaks!

:eek::eek: I'm 5 11 too:eek::eek: And I'm horrified that you're not enjoying your tallness! I like being tall, its nice to stand out from the crowd, most guys seem to like it, and you look really striking in heels. And in flats I'm generally considered not that tall.:)

Maximilian

Short people, there is help at hand. Here and here also.

dfx-

193cm (6'4) person here. Never has there been a more accurate OP in boards' existence..

Flying Heathrow to Cape Town in an SAA 747 downstairs thanks to the travel agent's incompetencies is a 14 hour nightmare short people don't want to know about.:(

One woman was actually lying in wait for some poor, unsuspecting, innocent tall person to come along in a shop in Bray to reach for stuff.

snyper, you're 6'4"? :eek:

Ross_Mahon

Hundreds of years ago people were small, If you were to go back in time, People would think you were a giant.

AckwelFoley

dfx- wrote: »

193cm (6'4) person here.

Ive seen u.

The last time u were 6'4 is when u squatted to take a shoite.

You are well over 6'4

thebiggestjim

The Scientist wrote: »

Also affects sleeping conditions... I slept in a tent recently and i had to unzip the 'doorway' to leave my legs out...
6'3".....

HAHA this happened me a few weeks ago aswell. It rained during the night and my feet were all wet when I woke up.

6'4''

dfx-

snyper wrote: »

The last time u were 6'4 is when u squatted to take a shoite.

You are well over 6'4

Back on my heels with no shoes..I'm 6'4. Though you're not the only person to have said that.

Another thing..I cannot tell the difference in height below 6'..it all blurs into one.

Davexirl

Good thread, well i'm 6ft4 and i like being tall. Laugh when i'm out in the pub and people ask you all stupid questions. Do you play basketball? How tall are you? Ah we all know the questions i'm on about. Its a real pain in the arse trying to get clothes that fits me, or jeans/trousers that ard long enough and as someone said earlier its great at concerts, you have the best view, like i will at ****** this weekend, But can get annoying when people ask can i get up on your shoulders, well unless she's a stunner ha ha

Earthhorse

WindSock wrote: »

Fitting into aeroplane seats,small cars, wardrobes, games of hide and seek, etc. Plus, it's easier to adjust clothes that are too big rather than the other way around.

Would trade the small, temporary discomfort of seats for being more attractive to women. Pretty sure they dropped hide and seek from this year's quality of life survey too.

But let's face it. This world is designed for average heigth people. Instead of bickering amongst ourselves we should form an alliance. The tall ones pretend to befriend the norms whilst the small ones crouch behind them then, WHAMMO! Don't see you smiling know Mr. Average pants!

Gyalist

Almost 6'7" here. Life is good.

goodburger

I'm 4' 11", and would kill for an extra 5 or 6 inches in height, at my age now i'm pretty ok with being small, i find heels are a blessing. But man trying to buy clothes off the peg to fit are a bitch. While i am short i am not dwarfish looking, before anyone thinks so. growing up I hated being small, and I remember in a job once, I had a go at someone for being out of order and they actually said that they didnt think i would have stood up for myself because i was so short, like ffs, i got that a lot. anyway i'd much prefer to be taller anyday, you lucky sods who are tall!!!

Acid_Violet

Tall guys tend to get laid more than short guys, short guys tend to be dictators whom history frowns upon more than tall guys, tall guys got it good!

ejmaztec

Acid_Violet wrote: »

Tall guys tend to get laid more than short guys, short guys tend to be dictators whom history frowns upon more than tall guys, tall guys got it good!

So why didn't a tall guy sort Napolean out before he went on a rampage across Europe? Why didn't one of them pick him up and slap his arse?

Shorter women get picked up physically by drunken/angry/idiotic people.
Thats not good.

akamossy

im a 5'11 girl, hate it, feel too self-concious to wear heels

Dyr

It must get awful lonely up there for tall people. Plus they die younger or soemthing.

ejmaztec

Moonbaby wrote: »

Shorter women get picked up physically by drunken/angry/idiotic people.
Thats not good.

Isn't that a sport in Australia?

ejmaztec

ejmaztec wrote: »

Isn't that a sport in Australia?

No really....It has even happened to me and I'm robustly built.
Just the once though and clearly that man was on drugs.

Terry

I'm 5'8", so I can reach stuff on the high shelves and can also stand up on busses.
All is good.

Tall people suck.

akamossy

Terry wrote: »

I'm 5'8", so I can reach stuff on the high shelves and can also stand up on busses.
All is good.

Tall people suck.

Whats standing up on the bus got to do with your height?

Terry

Terry wrote: »

I'm 5'8", so I can reach stuff on the high shelves and can also stand up on busses.
All is good.

Tall people suck.

oohh In my imagination your pocket sized. :-|

silvo

Shorter women get picked up physically by drunken/angry/idiotic people.
Thats not good.

So true, Im 4' 11" and have been thrown into skips, bins, shopping trollies, bushes, cardboard boxes, suitcases, kitchen cabinets... drunks love small people

truecrippler

women prefer us

Jahsus man, you's have it all so...

Karoma

akamossy wrote: »

Whats standing up on the bus got to do with your height?

I think he means that he can, as a shorty, stand upright on a bus without getting a sore neck, back or head. Tall people have to bow their head for the duration of a journey or back, or end up getting a knock on the noggin when going over a bump.

KnifeWRENCH

Terry wrote:

I'm 5'8", so I can reach stuff on the high shelves and can also stand up on busses.
All is good.

Amen!

I'm around 5'9".
Not too tall, not too small. I'm just right!

raemie21

Female & 5"10

Adv-
Less head-straining at gigs.
Also easier to see people in a pub/room etc.
Zara trousers fit better.
I was able to go on rollercoasters before my older sister.

Dis-
Men are definitely getting smaller & with heels, often the tallest person in the place...
On Saturday, a barman told me I should go shoot some hoops.
Some other guy randomly shouts on Grafton St. that I "shouldn't be that tall" as he passes. Yeah.
Sometimes my feet don't stay under the duvet

Epic Tissue

Terry wrote: »

I'm 5'8", so I can reach stuff on the high shelves and can also stand up on busses.
All is good.

Tall people suck.

snap.. I think!