being short

i think jordan s is also taller than bob dylan.

and also jordan s is taller than my dog who does not even reach my knee, sometimes i exclaim at him about that.

youre still awake?! its almost 6 am!

i know it is in some places but for me it's 7.36 pm sunday.

i was worried

i'm a bit disappointed you didn't express your concern by writing a rap about it.

I used to be short. I'm glad I'm not anymore.

I used to be too $hort then...

one thing that sucks about being short is finding clothes that fit you

lol amon

This is actually pretty interesting to me. As I said earlier I like being tall - a lot. I'm either 5'9" or 5'10" depending on who by and when I'm measured and I think that's sort of the perfect tall height for a woman. It's not so tall that it seems freakish but it's tall enough that I reap the benefits. I think that being a tall woman can be a huge benefit in terms of commanding respect and being taken seriously by men. That might sound strange but I think it's a lot easier for people to dismiss small women than it is for them to dismiss taller women and I feel like in certain situations (work, school) smaller female friends have had to work work harder at being heard and taken seriously than I have. In some ways height and physical presense = power and I think definitely benefited from being tall.

― \(^o\) (/o^)/ (ENBB), Saturday, June 18, 2011 5:18 PM (Yesterday) Bookmark Suggest Ban Permalink

this is a thing i have a complex about in terms of being short but tbf maybe people dismiss me because i'm crazy and it has nothing to do with my height.

That's basically what I meant -- always reminds me of that little bit before Daydream Believer where Davy Jones asks "is it because I'm short?" (or us it just ME?)

one thing that sucks about being short is finding clothes that fit you

this sucks for tall ppl too, ime

really the one thing that sucks about being short & finding clothes is that stuff that's on sale is always L & XL

I'm a short woman and also have a complex abt not being taken seriously. I've always put it down to other looks-related issues rather than height specifically but actually shortness may play into it more than I've realised.

(this is really winding me up at work lately, hence the thread I attempted to revive y/day about bitterness, cz the things which set it off are not going to go away but I was hoping maybe my reaction to them could be tamed. oh well)

i'm the same height as ENBB and it does help as far as being taken seriously. i didn't think about it so much because wherever i've worked, i've been used to generally being about the same height as most of the men. but the guy who's currently the head of my department is kind of soft spoken and probably 6'3 - and i found him pretty intimidating for a while, just because of that. not used to talking to people who are that much taller.

jordan you gotta be kidding, 90% of sales items are for dudes with 30 inch waists ime, gimme the names of these xxxl bargain stores

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1NvgLkuEtkA

jordan you gotta be kidding, 90% of sales items are for dudes with 30 inch waists ime, gimme the names of these xxxl bargain stores

― beta the drivel you know (darraghmac), Sunday, June 19, 2011 7:05 PM (5 minutes ago) Bookmark Suggest Ban Permalink

ime its 9-10-11 size shoes, 30-34 inch waists, medium t-shirts that are hardest to find

^^^

i feel like prob everyone thinks their size is hard to find

XL t-shirts are always on sale!

some tiny girls shop in the kids section ive heard

wait i'm talking european sizes

jordan you gotta be kidding, 90% of sales items are for dudes with 30 inch waists ime, gimme the names of these xxxl bargain stores

― beta the drivel you know (darraghmac), Sunday, June 19, 2011 7:05 PM (5 minutes ago) Bookmark Suggest Ban Permalink

ime its 9-10-11 size shoes, 30-34 inch waists, medium t-shirts that are hardest to find

Yup.

medium size t-shirts, so hard to find.

i found him pretty intimidating for a while, just because of that. not used to talking to people who are that much taller

It's so weird when this happens because sometimes I don't even realize that's what it is at first.

idk height is weird

And that is my profound conclusion to this discussion.

;p

having a long torso means there are basically no t-shirts for me that don't cause Bill S Preston Esq bare midriff awfulness.

I think my posture is messed up from crouching. I hate looking down on people (literally) during convos.

jordan you gotta be kidding, 90% of sales items are for dudes with 30 inch waists ime, gimme the names of these xxxl bargain stores

If you go to outlet stores for fancy menswear brands basically everything on their shelves is 44/46/48 inch chest and 38+ waist - I once asked if they ever had anything smaller and the guy said "oh no, those sell out instantly".

oh outlet stores, right.

I may be fat but i wear from this season, tyvm

lol

I thought most clothes sold in outlet stores nowadays were either seconds or made especially to be sold there.

It depends on the store.

As for height, I am 5'6". I like short, average, and tall men.

so what's the dividing line between 'short' and 'average' - like I think of the 5'7-5'10 range as some kind of DMZ between the two but would be curious what your ranges would be

As for height, I am 5'6". I like short, average, and tall men.

Haha, so discriminating!

Dayo that range is average

Like, average in the states is 5'10, worldwide is 5'9

I guess 5'7 would be " short side of average"

i think the spread is 5'9"-5'10" in uk, maybe an inch taller in europe. any shorter/taller than that and you are a freak imo.

the peoples of the former yugoslavia are the tallest in the world iirc

no it is the peoples of wales

whales are not people man, wouldve thought youd know that being a a scientist and all

the peoples of the former yugoslavia are the tallest in the world iirc

― ice cr?m, Monday, June 20, 2011 1:32 PM (2 minutes ago) Bookmark

It's interesting that you say that!

My maternal grandparents were from Yugoslavia and my mom is also 5'10". She said she felt like a complete freak growing up because I think overall ladies were even smaller then. She and my dad went to Yugoslavia as part of there honeymoon and she said that she noticed how tall everyone was and was like, "Yes, my people!".

"their" not "there" honeymoon

i am sure i have linked to this on ilx before, but this is full of fun facts http://www.newyorker.com/archive/2004/04/05/040405fa_fact

goes a long way towards explaining why theyve produced so many good basketball players too xp

whales cant play basketball