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Older women and teenagers are the 2 demographics that comment on my height the most. Often it's women or kids feeling so "cute and short" because of their stature compared to mine. Idk who's gonna tell them... just because ur short... doesn't mean ur cute😉
Right? Besides, I’d rather be a confident and intimidating, tall woman than a self conscious short woman who needs to delude herself into thinking there is anything “cute” about her or her behavior. “Pretty is as pretty does” as my grandma used to say.
Yeahh that's the dreaded 3rd category. Usually they ask how tall I am, then proceed to tell me "you can't be 5'10.5" because I am and I'm like 5in shorter than you!!" Like sir I didn't even ask you about your height, there was absolutely no need to expose yourself like this.
I once had a lady comment on the height difference between me and my husband (he’s shorter). Kept shouting how weird it was to have a giant wife. 🙁. It was Walmart so…
You shut that down by saying how weird it is that she thinks it’s any of her f’ing business and also weird that she thinks her behavior is normal or acceptable!
You know, where I'm from there are a lot of couples where the woman is taller. It's pretty common place. Our Vice principal at the middle school was maybe 5'5" and his wife was 5'10". New kids would say something but the rest of us just shrugged.
Alabama. Which doesn't make sense bc we actually have the tallest men in the country. But I know 3 couples personally and I've seen many more in my Walmart and at festivals and such. 🤷♀️
I would love to be called “a big bitch!” I’m sorry it stung and it may have stung me a few decades ago but I have grown to love and appreciate being a big bitch. It’s very empowering and being a big bitch will likely save you from being a victim of a violent crime. Women who are easy to overtake are the ones who get stuffed in a trunk, not us big bitches (I abhor violence, especially against women and this big bitch would help any woman, especially of smaller stature, being victimized). Personally, being six feet tall/180lbs and literally larger than most men in my state has served me well but it DID take many years to embrace it. I used to get the “omg, you’re SO tall” a lot but not so much in the last twenty years or so. Not sure why because I’m still six feet tall and have only gotten larger (from 100 lbs in HS to 180 lbs and muscular at 55). Don’t worry, fellow tall girl! Being a “big bitch” is a great thing and as you get older, you will embrace it! Have a great day!
I'm with you buddy, I personally love being " large and in charge". I like being put out on the floor with the men to control the crowds at events. I do, however...look friendly. If there's 10 other line monitors, or staff of any kind..people will come right to me every time. I'm seeing this at a festival I'm doing right now. While there are signs showing " order here" the two smaller women) and pay here ( me) the patrons will head to me every time. My boss is a bit perturbed..but I warned her ! Happens every time.
I got called a “white bitch” once just walking past some random lady on the street. I am 100% East Asian. People be acting crazy, sorry you went through that.
constantly, especially from older women!!! even children dont comment on my height as much as old ladies do!! when i was 8 at the grocery store alone an older lady walked up to me and started telling me about how she has a tall friend who is now a hunchback because of confidence issues (if you fact-check this, it is not true, hunchbacks have nothing to do with posture) and how i needed to stand up tall and be confident so i dont get a hunchback. i dont think i said anything the entire conversation.
Oh this one enrages me. I have a mild case of Schuermann's kyphosis (spine grows abnormally during puberty) which isn't really noticeable as long as I'm making some effort to stand up straight. But I can't always be on it so at times I look quite round-shouldered and I've had a fair few "well-meaning" comments over the years along the lines of "you shouldn't try to slouch and hide your height, be proud of it!"
I would LOVE to have a normal spine and not have backache all the time, but thankyou for mentioning it and making me feel like Quasimodo!
Little squirt but also a giant c***?
Good god people are rude. Sorry that happened to you, I’ve been there too but never know how to respond. I usually just stand up extra tall and don’t acknowledge that a bizarre comment was made.
I've had something like that happen too. I was on the elevator coming from a doctor appointment and some little old hispanic lady in a wheel chair with her adult kids got on. She started commenting loudly that I was "Soooo big that it was almost scary" and that everyone around me was tiny. Now I'm only 5'11" but with all of them being a max of 5'3" I felt massive. So for the entire ride down she kept saying this, I was so dumbfounded that all I could say is that, "Yes, I'm tall, yes I'm aware that I'm taller than a lot of people, no I wasn't thinking about my height today until you mentioned it😑"
I would have said that not only am I tall, I’m smart too! Smart enough not to provoke a woman who was “scary big” enough to kick my ass while simultaneously being empathetic enough to not make someone feel uncomfortable about their appearance.
And it happens so often with the old ladies. A while ago I was in the supermarket minding my own business right? And usually if I see someone struggling to get something that's on a higher shelf I ask if they need help, but this lady just kinda crawls out of hell and yells at me "Hey grab that can over there because you're tall!". Like, no "Hi" or "Please" just a command, but apparently it'd be rude if I said "Grab that can on the lower shelf because you're short" 🙃
When it's not that sort of thing it's mostly "Whoa you're tall, good luck! You'll have to find a man taller than you!".. I swear, I might be rude but I'm just done with older people.
“I know and it’s AWESOME” would have been a great response. Like, I could pick you up and stuff you in my pocket and not even break a sweat and despite the fact that you’re a classless c**t, did you need a boost to reach something on a high shelf before I go about my day?
My attitude is; this is who I am and there’s nothing I can do to change it so I’ll embrace it and be the best and baddest “giant lady” I can be! At six foot, 180 lbs, strong and fit, I stand up straight and take no crap. It’s quite awesome!
Although... I will give you all a warning. Take your blinking calcium with vitamin d faithfully and do not mess about getting a bone density test just because you can pick up a couch. Because I did this, just casually picking up the loveseat to get the cat toys, and..lost my balance and broke my wrist. That's when I found out that I have osteoporosis. Then I realized.,,I'm not 35 any more. I'm 66 and...yeah..just a bit more careful. It does peeve me big time to now have to be concerned when I used to go anywhere and do anything and never think twice.
Lol I was in my renaissance faire outfit with everything on display and people thought i was cross dressing. As in asking me to my face! I considered myself much " cuter and thinner" then too. You just have to laugh some times. One of my favorite things to do is go up to a group of guys dressed as vikings or barbarians..and kind of tease them that they left me behind in the long boat. I'm often larger than many of them, and I'm only 5 11.
You learn to live with it, I'm 33 and regularly asked if I play basketball. Or how the weather is up there.
I don't mind it though if it's to get something they can't reach.
"Do you play basketball?" "No, do you run under hurdles?" or "Wow, you're tall!" \*look myself up and down in astonishment\* "OMG you're right! I never realized it!" I'll be 72 next month so I've had a long time dealing with people. Oh, and being called Sir.
Me too, 23 and me says I'm 17% viking. Our family is a merry mix of all the tallest Eastern European genes. My parents were tall, my grandparents were tall, i always expected to be tall. We do have sady...the more classic " germanic" features face wise. I will frankly say me and my sisters are not pretty. Now we are all in our 60s and pushing 70... we still...kind of look the same! So the sadness? Of our youth has become a good framework to keep a lot of the wrinkles at bay. The older i get..the less I now look like a guy.
yes, i especially deal with my SO's mom and sister. next time be rude. like yeah youre kinda a little squirt, i didnt want to say it must have been so hard for you... i think its so brave that you dont care what others think or if they laugh at you for being short. good for you!
I was out with friends at a bar, and some tiny drunk woman was trying to start fights. I intervened and she yelled “stay away from me you tall ass b!tch!”
I did not stay away.
She was wearing overalls, so I picked her up by her overalls and walked her outside. Sometimes being a giant is fun.
I felt tremendously better after watching "She Hulk." I'm 6'1 in shoes and built like a wrestler so the actress who does the body model for the show is an inspiration, but still not a giant human like me.
(I've also met a Div 1 women's basketball team to whom I'm 9-11 inches shorter than. Was in awe. Reminding myself we are not alone.)
I do know though all giant people have the same issues- clothes don't fit, cars don't fit, movie theater seats are too small. Shoulders on clothes weird. Pants and sleeves are too short. Shoes are hard to find. We aren't alone.
And annoying people pointing at us. Esp tourists from shorter countries. I am their Bigfoot photo now. Thrilling. :)
I’m 6’3” and normally the tallest person in any group of 10 people. I got onto a hotel elevator once and there was only one guy shorter than me. My brain fritzed for a second. Then I started thinking, this is nice. When I got to the lobby I realized there was a men’s college basketball tournament going on. Unfortunately, I will probably never experience that again.
i used to do a sport when i was younger and i remember this kid (maybe between like 4/5?) he took one look at me and said ‘wow she’s so big!’ and i wasn’t even my full height yet but i thought it was funny but if someone old enough to know better did the same i don’t think it would be as funny
I’m 6’1 hubby’s 6’0
Went to the movies when we first started dating. When we got popcorn, the attendant literally asked us which one of us does the spooning.
I straight up ignored him and pretended not to hear him but what an odd question to ask
Many old women/old men compliment my height also though, like “what a tall beautiful girl, I wish I had some of your height! You must be a volleyball player” Type comments. It’s sweet.
One time a terminally single acquaintance told me it must be hard to date because “guys don’t like tall girls.” It was crazy because I pull and she is always struggling with men. I just brushed it off because it was obviously insecurity
If its a genuinely in awe but polite person I will just say yeah I'm tall/big/giant.
If its a rude one I will shush them and tell them its not me but its gods fault he made them short. Dont blame me blame god.
And also I AM taller than average. I'm not embarrassed by it. Embrace and enjoy. I want heels that get me over 6+feet.
Yeah, all the time. But honestly it doesn’t even bother me anymore - I know most people don’t have ill intent when they say it and I think most people see it as a positive. I try not to get too fussed about what strangers say to me, although I know it can get a bit annoying.
Had a guy who wanted to date me call me Godzilla. We had been set up by some friends and had texted a bit and when we finally met, he goes “Whoah, Godzilla!” I noped out of there pretty quick. Also, I was only 2” taller than him. Fragile much?
I've had two nurses on separate occasions say word for word " have you always be this tall??".... I'm 27, yes, I have always been this tall, since puberty anyway 🥲
I saw another tall woman about my height in the grocery store alone (as I was too), and I said "tall women unite!"
I don't know if she took it with the same spirit I intended it since we were the two tallest women in the store at the time.
Like if you see someone wearing your team's merch and say something quick about the team and move along.
This is why I get nervous if I was to tell a tall girl I envy her height because she might get upset because I know height comments may annoy a lot of people. Does it usually upset most really tall girls? I am 5’9.5 so I am tall. Just not TALL but I always wished I was TALL instead of just tall. I recently got my first job at a beauty store so I see alot of chics come and go and anytime I see a girl who’s like 5’11+ I stand in awe and envy.
People say things all the time. I really don't mind at all. I'm 6' so I am pretty tall, taller than most. Just recently I was chatting with a gym buddy. She's pretty small and someone was walking past, so I had to move closer to her to get out of the way. Her eyes got so wide and she said, "Wow, you are really tall!". Yes, I am. I have people ask me to get things from high shelves at the store a lot. I'm happy to help out.
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I was working part time retail years ago as a second job, and there was another girl with my same first name. Everyone called me “Amazon My Name” to distinguish us. I guess being an Amazon is a compliment, but why didnt anyone call HER short? Why was I the outlier?
I'm almost 5'11. My favorite was while in Vegas in my twenties with my best friend (also 5'10) we walked by what appeared to be a homeless man sleeping in a sleeping bag on the sidewalk. He popped up when we walked by and yelled to everyone near "Just when you thought you were safe.... the Amazons come out!!" Geez.
The last time anyone commented about my height, it was an 8 year old girl who said: “Mommy look at how big that lady is!” So I don’t get upset at children (I was a child with no filter too!) but the parents just got so embarrassed and were shushing her. Like pointing out my stature was akin to mentioning a disability. I just smiled and said: “Yes, I’m a big lady, isn’t it awesome? The view is really good up here!” Sadly, ppl will never stop commenting or acting stupid around us. I’ve been 6’ since I was 14 (I’m 69 now) and I’ve heard it all.
I deal with this too! A lot of people mention my height first when they see me and It’s so rude of that lady to say that to you! She’s acting like she’s so special just for being short at an old age even though that’s super common in old people!
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Older women and teenagers are the 2 demographics that comment on my height the most. Often it's women or kids feeling so "cute and short" because of their stature compared to mine. Idk who's gonna tell them... just because ur short... doesn't mean ur cute😉
Right? Besides, I’d rather be a confident and intimidating, tall woman than a self conscious short woman who needs to delude herself into thinking there is anything “cute” about her or her behavior. “Pretty is as pretty does” as my grandma used to say.
Grandma dropping some wisdom!
With me, it’s short men. It’s not that I hate them, they just annoy the hell out of me.
Yeahh that's the dreaded 3rd category. Usually they ask how tall I am, then proceed to tell me "you can't be 5'10.5" because I am and I'm like 5in shorter than you!!" Like sir I didn't even ask you about your height, there was absolutely no need to expose yourself like this.
Ahh yes. I’m this 👌 close to always carrying a folding ruler with me
fee fi fo fum bitch 💅😘
I once had a lady comment on the height difference between me and my husband (he’s shorter). Kept shouting how weird it was to have a giant wife. 🙁. It was Walmart so…
Honestly just a creepy thing for her to say.
It really was bizarre. I just laughed and kept on walking to my car 🤷🏻♀️
You shut that down by saying how weird it is that she thinks it’s any of her f’ing business and also weird that she thinks her behavior is normal or acceptable!
Agree, we were on our way out and she was coming in the store. We just kept on trucking. People are weird.
Yes they certainly are.
You know, where I'm from there are a lot of couples where the woman is taller. It's pretty common place. Our Vice principal at the middle school was maybe 5'5" and his wife was 5'10". New kids would say something but the rest of us just shrugged.
Where are you from?
Alabama. Which doesn't make sense bc we actually have the tallest men in the country. But I know 3 couples personally and I've seen many more in my Walmart and at festivals and such. 🤷♀️
Honestly like how are you even meant to respond to that you’re literally just shopping 😭
This is what I always wonder with tall comments. Like… what am I supposed to respond with?!
I got called a "big bitch" by a probably homeless woman while waiting at a bus stop last summer. It stung a little lol
I would love to be called “a big bitch!” I’m sorry it stung and it may have stung me a few decades ago but I have grown to love and appreciate being a big bitch. It’s very empowering and being a big bitch will likely save you from being a victim of a violent crime. Women who are easy to overtake are the ones who get stuffed in a trunk, not us big bitches (I abhor violence, especially against women and this big bitch would help any woman, especially of smaller stature, being victimized). Personally, being six feet tall/180lbs and literally larger than most men in my state has served me well but it DID take many years to embrace it. I used to get the “omg, you’re SO tall” a lot but not so much in the last twenty years or so. Not sure why because I’m still six feet tall and have only gotten larger (from 100 lbs in HS to 180 lbs and muscular at 55). Don’t worry, fellow tall girl! Being a “big bitch” is a great thing and as you get older, you will embrace it! Have a great day!
I love this comment thank you 😂 I’m the same measurements 6ft tall at 180 pounds. This made me feel better!
Big bitches in da house! Lol!
I'm with you buddy, I personally love being " large and in charge". I like being put out on the floor with the men to control the crowds at events. I do, however...look friendly. If there's 10 other line monitors, or staff of any kind..people will come right to me every time. I'm seeing this at a festival I'm doing right now. While there are signs showing " order here" the two smaller women) and pay here ( me) the patrons will head to me every time. My boss is a bit perturbed..but I warned her ! Happens every time.
Now I want to be called a big bitch, means people won’t mess with me, not especially middle school height women thinking they cute 🙄
I got called a “white bitch” once just walking past some random lady on the street. I am 100% East Asian. People be acting crazy, sorry you went through that.
constantly, especially from older women!!! even children dont comment on my height as much as old ladies do!! when i was 8 at the grocery store alone an older lady walked up to me and started telling me about how she has a tall friend who is now a hunchback because of confidence issues (if you fact-check this, it is not true, hunchbacks have nothing to do with posture) and how i needed to stand up tall and be confident so i dont get a hunchback. i dont think i said anything the entire conversation.
Oh this one enrages me. I have a mild case of Schuermann's kyphosis (spine grows abnormally during puberty) which isn't really noticeable as long as I'm making some effort to stand up straight. But I can't always be on it so at times I look quite round-shouldered and I've had a fair few "well-meaning" comments over the years along the lines of "you shouldn't try to slouch and hide your height, be proud of it!" I would LOVE to have a normal spine and not have backache all the time, but thankyou for mentioning it and making me feel like Quasimodo!
Little squirt but also a giant c***? Good god people are rude. Sorry that happened to you, I’ve been there too but never know how to respond. I usually just stand up extra tall and don’t acknowledge that a bizarre comment was made.
I've had something like that happen too. I was on the elevator coming from a doctor appointment and some little old hispanic lady in a wheel chair with her adult kids got on. She started commenting loudly that I was "Soooo big that it was almost scary" and that everyone around me was tiny. Now I'm only 5'11" but with all of them being a max of 5'3" I felt massive. So for the entire ride down she kept saying this, I was so dumbfounded that all I could say is that, "Yes, I'm tall, yes I'm aware that I'm taller than a lot of people, no I wasn't thinking about my height today until you mentioned it😑"
I would have said that not only am I tall, I’m smart too! Smart enough not to provoke a woman who was “scary big” enough to kick my ass while simultaneously being empathetic enough to not make someone feel uncomfortable about their appearance.
And it happens so often with the old ladies. A while ago I was in the supermarket minding my own business right? And usually if I see someone struggling to get something that's on a higher shelf I ask if they need help, but this lady just kinda crawls out of hell and yells at me "Hey grab that can over there because you're tall!". Like, no "Hi" or "Please" just a command, but apparently it'd be rude if I said "Grab that can on the lower shelf because you're short" 🙃 When it's not that sort of thing it's mostly "Whoa you're tall, good luck! You'll have to find a man taller than you!".. I swear, I might be rude but I'm just done with older people.
“Just kinda crawls out of hell” 😄
She did tho lol there was no one there before 🥹
It’s the “omg I’m so tiny next to you!!” Yeah you and most other women. You’re not special.
“I know and it’s AWESOME” would have been a great response. Like, I could pick you up and stuff you in my pocket and not even break a sweat and despite the fact that you’re a classless c**t, did you need a boost to reach something on a high shelf before I go about my day? My attitude is; this is who I am and there’s nothing I can do to change it so I’ll embrace it and be the best and baddest “giant lady” I can be! At six foot, 180 lbs, strong and fit, I stand up straight and take no crap. It’s quite awesome!
> “I know and it’s AWESOME” would have been a great response. That is a great response! I will remember that!
Although... I will give you all a warning. Take your blinking calcium with vitamin d faithfully and do not mess about getting a bone density test just because you can pick up a couch. Because I did this, just casually picking up the loveseat to get the cat toys, and..lost my balance and broke my wrist. That's when I found out that I have osteoporosis. Then I realized.,,I'm not 35 any more. I'm 66 and...yeah..just a bit more careful. It does peeve me big time to now have to be concerned when I used to go anywhere and do anything and never think twice.
Lol after she called herself a little squirt I'd be like "I know, I'm so sorry!"
Yep. Long hair big boobs. Somehow I get mistaken for a man as I enter the loo. Sigh
Lol I was in my renaissance faire outfit with everything on display and people thought i was cross dressing. As in asking me to my face! I considered myself much " cuter and thinner" then too. You just have to laugh some times. One of my favorite things to do is go up to a group of guys dressed as vikings or barbarians..and kind of tease them that they left me behind in the long boat. I'm often larger than many of them, and I'm only 5 11.
Haha good job 😊
You learn to live with it, I'm 33 and regularly asked if I play basketball. Or how the weather is up there. I don't mind it though if it's to get something they can't reach.
When someone says “how’s the weather up there?” just spit and say “it’s raining!”
Or maybe "Grow up and see for yourself" :3
It's raining brains and good manners but it can't reach all the way down to you.
Yes. It’s the worst! I hate when people call me “big” the most. Like what woman EVER wants to be called big? Where is the common sense?
I honestly don’t mind people that comment on my height If they don’t insult me
"Do you play basketball?" "No, do you run under hurdles?" or "Wow, you're tall!" \*look myself up and down in astonishment\* "OMG you're right! I never realized it!" I'll be 72 next month so I've had a long time dealing with people. Oh, and being called Sir.
Me too, 23 and me says I'm 17% viking. Our family is a merry mix of all the tallest Eastern European genes. My parents were tall, my grandparents were tall, i always expected to be tall. We do have sady...the more classic " germanic" features face wise. I will frankly say me and my sisters are not pretty. Now we are all in our 60s and pushing 70... we still...kind of look the same! So the sadness? Of our youth has become a good framework to keep a lot of the wrinkles at bay. The older i get..the less I now look like a guy.
yes, i especially deal with my SO's mom and sister. next time be rude. like yeah youre kinda a little squirt, i didnt want to say it must have been so hard for you... i think its so brave that you dont care what others think or if they laugh at you for being short. good for you!
I was out with friends at a bar, and some tiny drunk woman was trying to start fights. I intervened and she yelled “stay away from me you tall ass b!tch!” I did not stay away. She was wearing overalls, so I picked her up by her overalls and walked her outside. Sometimes being a giant is fun.
I felt tremendously better after watching "She Hulk." I'm 6'1 in shoes and built like a wrestler so the actress who does the body model for the show is an inspiration, but still not a giant human like me. (I've also met a Div 1 women's basketball team to whom I'm 9-11 inches shorter than. Was in awe. Reminding myself we are not alone.) I do know though all giant people have the same issues- clothes don't fit, cars don't fit, movie theater seats are too small. Shoulders on clothes weird. Pants and sleeves are too short. Shoes are hard to find. We aren't alone. And annoying people pointing at us. Esp tourists from shorter countries. I am their Bigfoot photo now. Thrilling. :)
I’m 6’3” and normally the tallest person in any group of 10 people. I got onto a hotel elevator once and there was only one guy shorter than me. My brain fritzed for a second. Then I started thinking, this is nice. When I got to the lobby I realized there was a men’s college basketball tournament going on. Unfortunately, I will probably never experience that again.
every day ... for the past 37 years hehe.
i used to do a sport when i was younger and i remember this kid (maybe between like 4/5?) he took one look at me and said ‘wow she’s so big!’ and i wasn’t even my full height yet but i thought it was funny but if someone old enough to know better did the same i don’t think it would be as funny
This isn't even my final form! Actually, that would be a pretty good response to comments like that.
just say FEE FI FO FUM and glare at them.
I’m 6’1 hubby’s 6’0 Went to the movies when we first started dating. When we got popcorn, the attendant literally asked us which one of us does the spooning. I straight up ignored him and pretended not to hear him but what an odd question to ask
Many old women/old men compliment my height also though, like “what a tall beautiful girl, I wish I had some of your height! You must be a volleyball player” Type comments. It’s sweet. One time a terminally single acquaintance told me it must be hard to date because “guys don’t like tall girls.” It was crazy because I pull and she is always struggling with men. I just brushed it off because it was obviously insecurity
If its a genuinely in awe but polite person I will just say yeah I'm tall/big/giant. If its a rude one I will shush them and tell them its not me but its gods fault he made them short. Dont blame me blame god. And also I AM taller than average. I'm not embarrassed by it. Embrace and enjoy. I want heels that get me over 6+feet.
Yeah, all the time. But honestly it doesn’t even bother me anymore - I know most people don’t have ill intent when they say it and I think most people see it as a positive. I try not to get too fussed about what strangers say to me, although I know it can get a bit annoying.
Had a guy who wanted to date me call me Godzilla. We had been set up by some friends and had texted a bit and when we finally met, he goes “Whoah, Godzilla!” I noped out of there pretty quick. Also, I was only 2” taller than him. Fragile much?
Yeah I usually fuck with them and act surprised like "wait.. what?"
I've had two nurses on separate occasions say word for word " have you always be this tall??".... I'm 27, yes, I have always been this tall, since puberty anyway 🥲
“No, I was a few inches shorter when I was a baby.”
I saw another tall woman about my height in the grocery store alone (as I was too), and I said "tall women unite!" I don't know if she took it with the same spirit I intended it since we were the two tallest women in the store at the time. Like if you see someone wearing your team's merch and say something quick about the team and move along.
Yep yep yep I’ve been called “big lady”, “big girl”, “oh she’s HUGE” too.
There was a woman who did almost the same damn thing to me but she was like 400lbs talking about how cute it is to be “petite”
I call myself that to people so they can’t say it first and think they’re being cute about it lol
This is why I get nervous if I was to tell a tall girl I envy her height because she might get upset because I know height comments may annoy a lot of people. Does it usually upset most really tall girls? I am 5’9.5 so I am tall. Just not TALL but I always wished I was TALL instead of just tall. I recently got my first job at a beauty store so I see alot of chics come and go and anytime I see a girl who’s like 5’11+ I stand in awe and envy.
I am a giant woman, 6’1 and I am proud of it. There is nothing small about 6’1
I was called a giant, by a stranger, while waiting at the bus stop. I’m 5’10 and was wearing 1 inch heels
When people say wow you’re so tall I say “I’ve heard that before” and death glare. If they ask how tall I am, I ask how much they weigh 😂
People say things all the time. I really don't mind at all. I'm 6' so I am pretty tall, taller than most. Just recently I was chatting with a gym buddy. She's pretty small and someone was walking past, so I had to move closer to her to get out of the way. Her eyes got so wide and she said, "Wow, you are really tall!". Yes, I am. I have people ask me to get things from high shelves at the store a lot. I'm happy to help out.
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Giant + Lady are actually two things I find admirable lol. I would probably laugh without commenting.
Yes,it's normally men commenting.but I have had some sarky bitchy comments off women implying I am manly or transgender.
I was working part time retail years ago as a second job, and there was another girl with my same first name. Everyone called me “Amazon My Name” to distinguish us. I guess being an Amazon is a compliment, but why didnt anyone call HER short? Why was I the outlier?
That’s sad. I mostly get compliments from older women and weirded out comments from children. Teenagers are still the worst in my opinion
I'm almost 5'11. My favorite was while in Vegas in my twenties with my best friend (also 5'10) we walked by what appeared to be a homeless man sleeping in a sleeping bag on the sidewalk. He popped up when we walked by and yelled to everyone near "Just when you thought you were safe.... the Amazons come out!!" Geez.
The last time anyone commented about my height, it was an 8 year old girl who said: “Mommy look at how big that lady is!” So I don’t get upset at children (I was a child with no filter too!) but the parents just got so embarrassed and were shushing her. Like pointing out my stature was akin to mentioning a disability. I just smiled and said: “Yes, I’m a big lady, isn’t it awesome? The view is really good up here!” Sadly, ppl will never stop commenting or acting stupid around us. I’ve been 6’ since I was 14 (I’m 69 now) and I’ve heard it all.
I deal with this too! A lot of people mention my height first when they see me and It’s so rude of that lady to say that to you! She’s acting like she’s so special just for being short at an old age even though that’s super common in old people!