Are tall men more respected?

mr_fegelien

Nevermind dating but in the business world/day to day life. I was reading something that said that almost all the U.S. presidents going back a long time, have been nearly 6ft tall. None was 5ft 6in (there were some but during the times of the Founding Fathers).

I also watched Dragons Den and saw that many presenters, especially Peter Jones were very tall. The guy is ****ing 6ft 7. It sounds a bit ridiculous but I can't help but think if he wasn't that tall, he wouldn't be as successful.

Any anecdotal truths to this? It makes sense that you'd have more respect for someone you look up to who is more intimidating.

Gregor Samsa

Tall men are more respected: you have to look up to them.

skooterblue2

Them fellas in Russia, like Stalin and Lenin Putin were knee high to dwarves.

fineso.mom

If you look around the site you will find a thread about this very subject.
Actually...that applies for most subjects. Just to save you some time starting all these threads.

mr_fegelien

skooterblue2 wrote: »

Them fellas in Russia, like Stalin and Lenin Putin were knee high to dwarves.

But height has increased over a century and the culture in Russia is slightly different.

In the West, I think height is unfortunately important for men. I know Putin and the PM, Medvedev are 5ft 7in and 5ft 4in respectively.

Wibbs

phutyle wrote: »

Tall men are more respected: you have to look up to them.

Hitler, Mussolini and Franco on t'other side weren't exactly tall either. Napoleon, who lends his name to short man syndrome, wasn't actually short, certainly not by the standards of his time. Around 5'6", which was slightly above average then. The short thing came about from propaganda and a mistake in translating the French measurement system into imperial.

ytpe2r5bxkn0c1

phutyle wrote: »

Tall men are more respected: you have to look up to them.

banie01

Of course!
I regularly and easily impose my will upon others merely by raising myself to my full height and slowly repeating myself!

Mini-folk, thats what us Vertically gifted call those afflicted with the malady of their holes being too close to the ground
Well the mini-folk automatically recognise that taller people are inherently superior and thus scuttle off to do my bidding!

Qualifications, experience and merit all matter naught to us tall folk!

Leg End Reject

A tall man is immediately noticeable, and tall men generally wear clothes better, especially suits. It would also be more difficult to stand your ground when you have to crane your neck to look them in the eye. Psychologically they have advantage of looking down on others to make eye contact.

In a "getting down to business" context a taller and broader man is more able to throw you around the bed too. I mean that in a non-violent context.

BDI

Tall people tend to be put in charge of a group just on the basis they are tall and the person choosing can’t be arsed finding out who should lead a project.

screamer

... well I can tell you tall women are feared. It’s very funny.....

LirW

In the last place I worked there were mainly shorter men in charge, same height or marginally taller. I'm 5'7.

mr_fegelien

screamer wrote: »

... well I can tell you tall women are feared. It’s very funny.....

I've always been fond of taller women but I've actually been surprised to learn that men generally find them unattractive and they're more self conscious. I'm surprised as I thought that tall women would portray an aura of power and confidence while still being feminine.

DEFTLEFTHAND

It's basic animal instinct.

It's seen across all species in nature, including humans.


You're not going to fck with somebody who could beat the living sh1te out of ya.

Filmer Paradise

I did internet dating many years ago.

Reading through women's profiles it was instantly clear to me they wanted men on the taller side.

In general it's much better to be on the taller side, for men at least.

5'10 to 6'3ish is a good enough height. It gets a bit freaky after that.

Your Face

Risky strategy for any person to try an physically intimidate another.

ILoveYourVibes

No.

Rich men are more respected.

A rich tall man vrs a rich short man....now you have me flummoxed.

BDI

LirW wrote: »

In the last place I worked there were mainly shorter men in charge, same height or marginally taller. I'm 5'7.

So long as it was men though I’m sure it was fine.


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ILoveYourVibes

Weird thing ....i have noticed i know very few tall men. I am 5'4 and female. So they never meet my eye line.

There are not many tall men in Ireland anyway. The US on the other hand. Wow!

mr_fegelien

ILoveYourVibes wrote: »

Weird thing ....i have noticed i know very few tall men. I am 5'4 and female. So they never meet my eye line.

There are not many tall men in Ireland anyway. The US on the other hand. Wow!

In the States, only 14.5% of men are over 6ft tall.

I wonder, would you ever date a man shorter than you? Not just a short man but a man shorter than you. i.e. 5ft3 and under.

banie01

ILoveYourVibes wrote: »

Weird thing ....i have noticed i know very few tall men. I am 5'4 and female. So they never meet my eye line.

There are not many tall men in Ireland anyway. The US on the other hand. Wow!

The average heights in both countries are within a cm of each other.
Granted U.S Conurbations are significantly larger and as such more tall men are likely to be seen at any particular time but on a per capita basis not a huge difference in heights.

BDI

Frozenlibro wrote: »

I'll answer that, the answer is no.

And have little short sons? Why would she do that?

ILoveYourVibes

Frozenlibro wrote: »

Try the Netherlands.

I don't quite relish the thought of everyone be able to look over my head.

ILoveYourVibes

mr_fegelien wrote: »

In the States, only 14.5% of men are over 6ft tall.

I wonder, would you ever date a man shorter than you? Not just a short man but a man shorter than you. i.e. 5ft3 and under.

Only a really insecure man would ask that.

JohnnyFlash

I’m 6’ 1” in my socks, and am beating the women off to be honest. Some of that is down to my amazing personality and sense of humour, but height certainly helps as well. So is having a big ‘love truncheon’.

banie01

ILoveYourVibes wrote: »

Only a really insecure man would ask that.

Which is why he asked...
Now that you've pointed it out you have messed up the whole game!!!! FFS!

Franz Von Peppercorn II

JohnnyFlash wrote: »

I’m 6’ 1” in my socks, and am beating the women off to be honest. Some of that is down to my amazing personality and sense of humour, but height certainly helps as well. So is having a big ‘love truncheon’.

If you walk around with the love truncheon hanging out it attracts the ladies alright. Be sure and send the pictures to the in private mail or DM, they love that.

harr

Are people in Ireland getting taller? When I was in school/college most of us were in and around 5,7 to 5,10 and 6 foot was considered tall but now when I see 16 or 17 year olds they seem huge not only tall but broad as well ...even my own lads are a hell of a lot taller than I was at that age.

Naggdefy

On the Operation Transformation measurement I did last February I came in at 6ft 2.7inches!

Am I 6ft 2 or 6ft3 or what?

Wanderer2010

As a man, the first thing, albeit its in my subconscious, I think is "Hes tall, he is bigger than me, he's a potential threat". Now he could be a pr!ck or a lovely fellow, but I think sizing another man up physically happens between men all the time, even if they aren't aware of it. Even if you really dislike him, you are going to have some level of respect for him if you are smaller and he is taller. That's my view anyway.

Rufeo

When I was in school, one of my mates was constantly being slagged off for being tall.

They used to ask him what the weather was like "up there"

Seriously. Children.