How tall are you?
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Anonymous
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So, I am a bit obsessed with being tall/short, probably because I consider myself short and it has caused me to be insecure in many aspects. Now, I moved to MD and people keep saying I am not short. In CO, I am on the shorter side. I am 5'4" and a half, but people say I am 5'5".
So here goes my question, how tall are you, what is your gender and do you consider yourself, short, average or tall? You can include ethnicity and such of your ancestor or your own if you are a recent immigrant and you are not uncomfortable including that info. I hope this isn't an offensive question to people. Would love to hear about height perception from different people. |
Anonymous
| Never cared. Why would I? |
Anonymous
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I'm 5'1.25". (That 0.25" is important!)
Female I definitely consider myself short. I like it, though--I can squeeze into tight places on the Metro, for example. Though it does make going to SRO concerts considerably more difficult. Ashkenazi Jewish |
Anonymous
I'm short, and ok with it. All 5'1" of me, thank you very much. Very few people are shorter than me. And I actually only know how tall I am because they measured us while we have been testing our now-20-month-old to find out why she hasn't grown much since she was like 9 months old. They looked at us and said "well, neither of you is very tall" NO SHIT SHERLOCK 
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Anonymous
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5'2"
Consider myself slightly short Female |
Anonymous
these are the bane of a short person's existence. I tend to wind up throwing elbows because people think they can just push right past me. I may be small, but I am feisty. I might bite your ankle if you don't pay attention. 
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Anonymous
| I'm 5'8". Consider myself a relatively normal height in most circumstances. I work with a lot more men than women though so that might affect my perceptions of height. |
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I'm 5'6", female, white with European ancestry (just did the Ancestry DNA so I know there's nothing else mixed in  )
I consider myself average, though wikipedia says 5'4" is average, so I guess I'm a little above average. Doesn't matter though because I have short legs and long arms so getting clothes that fit is not a lot of fun. |
Anonymous
| I'm 5'10", female with Croatian roots. I consider myself rather tall for a woman and feel kinda awkward standing next to shorter people. I feel like I stick out I guess and sometimes wish I would just shrink a bit to fit in. It's also tough to find a nice pair of pants that go down far enough and consequently, sleeves that reach my wrists. My DH is 6'1" and biracial. (Caucasian/Filipino) He frequently laments being tall, especially when riding on a train, plane, or anywhere that he has to scrunch up his legs. Our 2.5 year old son is 40 inches tall. We are a house of giants I guess! |
Anonymous
| 5'8" - female. The average height for an American woman is 5'4" so I know I'm on the taller side. |
Anonymous
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5'6"
white female In my family I am short. 
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Anonymous
| 5'9" woman here. Hungarian. Consider myself tall. |
Anonymous
| 5'11" woman here, originally Swiss. I feel tall and enjoy it. |
Anonymous
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5'2"
Woman Feel short and hate it |
Anonymous
| OP here. Thanks to all for replying. It is interesting to see such differences in height and opinions about it. I hope more will participate. |