Discussion Cried myself to sleep because of my height

[MorganJones]

Anyone else here relate to this problem? Sometimes it just bottles up and the best way to deal with it is just to cry it out.

I’m getting over it though I guess

 

[Raccoon]

on the one hand, this is a wild first thread

on the other, I feel you brother

 

[LoneRanger]

I think it really depends on the country. Its not the same at United Stated or Netherlands rather than Italy or Bolivia.

 

[MorganJones]

on the one hand, this is a wild first thread

on the other, I feel you brother

I was thinking about what to post as my first thread and really this is what’s itching at me

 

[Mendinso]

5'5

 

[MorganJones]

5'5

I wanna see how honestly people are claiming there height tbh in the end it should look like a normal distribution graph

 

[Mekanos]

I wanna see how honestly people are claiming there height tbh in the end it should look like a normal distribution graph

You have to account for people who come from all sorts of different countries and places where height is known to vary wildly. The data from this poll is not really going to resemble an actual study.

But maybe I'm not one to talk because I'm the tallest person in this thread so far

 

[Mendinso]

Really the biggest issue I have is that everything tends to be just slightly out of my height and then I can never find pants that are length that fit me.

 

[MorganJones]

You have to account for people who come from all sorts of different countries and places where height is known to vary wildly. The data from this poll is not really going to resemble an actual study.

But maybe I'm not one to talk because I'm the tallest person in this thread so far

How do you know I’m not a giant and live with giants I haven’t voted yet

 

[MorganJones]

Really the biggest issue I have is that everything tends to be just slightly out of my height and then I can never find pants that are length that fit me.

Can you fit into large child shoes? That saves a lot of money and no tax

 

[Mekanos]

How do you know I’m not a giant and live with giants I haven’t voted yet

I calls it like I sees them, and from up here I see a lot

 

[paranoodle]

I'm 5'3", but it's definitely different being that height in mainland Europe than it is in, say, the US.

And in my experience it's also way easier to be short if you're not a straight man (or to be tall if you're not a straight girl).

Really the biggest issue I have is that everything tends to be just slightly out of my height and then I can never find pants that are length that fit me.

Yeah I have this same issue, somehow the pant lengths are always too long regardless of whether I check the men's or the women's section, I always have to roll them up :'(

 

[MorganJones]

I'm 5'3", but it's definitely different being that height in mainland Europe than it is in, say, the US.

And in my experience it's also way easier to be short if you're not a straight man (or to be tall if you're not a straight girl).


Yeah I have this same issue, somehow the pant lengths are always too long regardless of whether I check the men's or the women's section, I always have to roll them up :'(

It’s easier to hem a pant leg then to not have the material there at all, at least you have that going for you

 

[Dusa]

I wanna see how honestly people are claiming there height tbh in the end it should look like a normal distribution graph

Doesn't work, you're not accounting for the fact that men are overrepresented in this poll.

 

[paranoodle]

It’s easier to hem a pant leg then to not have the material there at all, at least you have that going for you

Yeah, I also get to not hit my head on door frames, but in exchange I need help reaching for the top shelf at the supermarket. At least some stranger will often take pity on me and help.

 

[MorganJones]

Yeah, I also get to not hit my head on door frames, but in exchange I need help reaching for the top shelf at the supermarket. At least some stranger will often take pity on me and help.

You could have been under 5ft though and be in real trouble

 

[Mendinso]

Can you fit into large child shoes? That saves a lot of money and no tax

Well, sadly, my feet are 9/9.5 (US), so...

 

[MorganJones]

Doesn't work, you're not accounting for the fact that men are overrepresented in this poll.

Yes when I made this poll I didn’t factor that in

 

[Mendinso]

You could have been under 5ft though and be in real trouble

My cousin is. She's about... 4'9?

 

[MorganJones]

My cousin is. She's about... 4'9?

Good Lordy lord lord, is this in america?

 

[Mendinso]

Good Lordy lord lord, is this in america?

Yes!

She's the shortest in my family to my knowledge. It might've been on her dad's side, but not sure.

 

[MorganJones]

Yes!

She's the shortest in my family to my knowledge. It might've been on her dad's side, but not sure.

Is america as short as the averages say?

 

[Raccoon]

I wish I were either smaller or bigger, as it stands I'm kinda the worst height

but I tend to think in terms of the fact that it doesn't inhibit my health, mobility, or the essentials of my life. the problems of being the wrong size are pretty minor in a modern society

 

[Mendinso]

Is america as short as the averages say?

Honestly, I feel America, it's all over the place.

 

[MorganJones]

I wish I were either smaller or bigger, as it stands I'm kinda the worst height

but I tend to think in terms of the fact that it doesn't inhibit my health, mobility, or the essentials of my life. the problems of being the wrong size are pretty minor in a modern society

How tall are you? Why would you wanna be shorter?

 

[Raccoon]

How tall are you? Why would you wanna be shorter?

I think if I said I might get banned

 

[big lantern ghost]

I think if I said I might get banned

OK well now I need to put the coffee on and solve this riddle

 

[MorganJones]

I think if I said I might get banned

Just say

 

[touchfuzzy]

No, I am 5’ 11”. Taller than average but not so tall that it’s an inconvenience. North America was made for me.

 

[oldpuck]

I'm 5'9", but I'm the shortest male member of my family by a large margin.

I went to japan a few years back, and suddenly, I was the tallest person in the room at all times. I injured myself going to the bathroom in our airbnb for the first time because my head went through the ceiling.

A few years before I was in the emergency aisle on an airplane, beside an Olympic basketball player. A charming enough young man, very charismatic, but he had nearly a foot on me and the way he described his relationships with women was so alien to me. It turned a little bit into a mentor moment over the flight - his father was an executive at a South African telecom, he'd been rich, tall and athletic his whole life, but had never had anyone tell him the truth.

I realize that I'm average height, after a few years of dealing with feeling like a short person because of my family. Judging people in anyway for their bodies is so naturally dumb, but having been placed in situations where I was suddenly tall in every social interaction - or short for that matter - and realizing none of this matters.

What you're crying about isn't that you're short. It's that people, in small ways and in big ways, in obvious ways and in subtle ways, make you feel like shit about it. I can't stop them from doing that, but I can tell you that they're wrong. And that, if you're not from Japan, maybe go there?

 

[Mekanos]

Is america as short as the averages say?

America varies wildly based on race and class (mostly nutrition). Americans generally have poorer nutrition than a lot of developed countries which is why heights can be on the low end in comparison.

 

[MorganJones]

America varies wildly based on race and class (mostly nutrition). Americans generally have poorer nutrition than a lot of developed countries which is why heights can be on the low end in comparison.

I’d say genetics matter a lot more then nutrition

 

[NateDrake]

I'm 6'2.

Never really gave height much thought.

 

[Mekanos]

I’d say genetics matter a lot more then nutrition

They do, but general environment and nutrition still plays a big role. It's why you often see middle class and upper class families with kids that are taller than their parents, since they often had a better lifestyle growing up.

 

[ngpdrew]

I'm 6'2.

Never really gave height much thought.

Thus answers the oft-asked question: Who would you take for your pickup basketball game between Nate and MVG?

 

[Donnie]

5"5 here, but a lot of Scottish people are short so it's a different experience here, my height has never been something I think about. I'm tallest in my family for example lol sorry that it bothers you OP you gotta love yourself!

 

[Joe]

Forget anybody who gives you a hard time about your height. It's something people have no control over and I really don't understand why anyone would ever bully someone over it. Anyone who does that is not worth the time of day.

 

[Donnie]

My cousin is. She's about... 4'9?

Haha not quite this short but my sister is 4"11!

 

[MorganJones]

I'm 6'2.

Never really gave height much thought.

So your the same height as Nathan drake himself

 

[NateDrake]

So your the same height as Nathan drake himself

Is the character actually that height?

Thus answers the oft-asked question: Who would you take for your pickup basketball game between Nate and MVG?

We'll have to pick a more neutral sport like bowling (I'd win).

 

[MorganJones]

Is the character actually that height?



We'll have to pick a more neutral sport like bowling (I'd win).

Google says he’s 5’11 but a naughty dog employee posted on a Twitter a mesuring stick with there characters heights

Joel is a little under 6ft and Nate’s a little under 6’2

 

[Raccoon]

the real nathan drake is 5'11"

edit: I uh stand corrected

 

[MorganJones]

the real nathan drake is 5'11"

edit: I uh stand corrected

Yes if you go down the rabbit hole he’s 6’2

But many video game characters heights are a bit wobbly I wonder how tall guys like Leon and rdr leads are

 

[Mekanos]

Yes if you go down the rabbit hole he’s 6’2

But many video game characters heights are a bit wobbly I wonder how tall guys like Leon and rdr leads are

Don't look up height and weight of fighting game characters

 

[MorganJones]

Don't look up height and weight of fighting game characters

But what if I’m the same height as one

 

[Mekanos]

But what if I’m the same height as one

You'll wonder how someone like this can be 5'10'' and only weigh 150 pounds

 

[MorganJones]

You'll wonder how someone like this can be 5'10'' and only weigh 150 pounds

150lbs is perfectly normal for that physique

I’m 160lbs and the same level of leaness and decent but taller it makes sense

Brad pitt in fight club who’s 5’11 was only 147lbs and he was rumoured to be on roids

 

[ermitron2]

The difference in my family is wild

I'm 6'2 and one of my cousins from my mother side is 4'6. Also this really sucks when you are in a plane

 

[TheSpaceBetween]

Male in USA, 5'5 and 1/4. It sucks. But I know that some people have it even rougher. And it makes it even more depressing when I go in height threads and people who are 5'10 lamenting their height.

 

[Mekanos]

150lbs is perfectly normal for that physique

I’m 160lbs and the same level of leaness and decent but taller it makes sense

Brad pitt in fight club who’s 5’11 was only 147lbs and he was rumoured to be on roids

You’re really underestimating how much muscle weighs lol. Compare Ryu’s figure to the guy on the left with similar attributes: