What are the downside to being tall?

[her209]

I can't think of any...

 

[MotF Bane]

Low doorways?

 

[pontifex]

you get rained on first?
tiny cars?
you're easy to spot in a crowd when you're trying to escape the bad guys.

 

[ric1287]

doors, cars, clothes, beds

 

[Epic Fail]

bigger bed

 

[iwearnosox]

The first shitty dancer to be spotted on the dancefloor. You're like a lighthouse for other crappy dancers.*



*White guys only.

 

[eplebnista]

Back problems?

 

[zerocool84]

Originally posted by: eplebnista
Back problems?

Not if you're in shape.

 

[OUCaptain]

Every public anything is made for short people or handicap. You have to bend over to reach everything. From that perspective, it kinda sucks. I'm not real tall but at 6' i'm above average. I've noticed that every public sink is way too short for me.

 

[CallMeJoe]

Originally posted by: ric1287
doors, cars, clothes, beds

:thumbsup:

As an avionics technician very slightly short of 2 meters height, I can add aircraft to the list.

edit: also short kitchen counters made for 5'2" housewives.

 

[nobody554]

It takes longer to fall?

 

[ric1287]

Originally posted by: OUCaptain
Every public anything is made for short people or handicap. You have to bend over to reach everything. From that perspective, it kinda sucks. I'm not real tall but at 6' i'm above average. I've noticed that every public sink is way too short for me.

add Left Handed to that list. I am 6'4" and left handed...i'm a walking death trap.

 

[Freshgeardude]

I think shoe size is worse. I have to get 13 6E and there are only like 4 options TOTAL besides custom made

 

[CallMeJoe]

Originally posted by: freshgeardude
I think shoe size is worse. I have to get 13 6E and there are only like 4 options TOTAL besides custom made

15C is not much better...

 

[her209]

Originally posted by: pontifex
you're easy to spot in a crowd when you're trying to escape the bad guys.

You're easily spotted by enemy soldiers.

 

[duragezic]

Originally posted by: nobody554
It takes longer to fall?

LOL. My buddy, aka The Big Champ, who is fairly tall I swear falls in slow motion (when we were snowboarding and such).

 

[Perknose]

Relationships. If you have a short gf, you'll probably be nuts over her.

 

[imported_Imp]

Short people like me call you 'green giant', or 'six foot mother f***er' behind your back.

Oh, and apparently they have the same trouble finding clothes that fit as short people.

 

[Ruptga]

Originally posted by: OUCaptain
Every public anything is made for short people or handicap. You have to bend over to reach everything. From that perspective, it kinda sucks. I'm not real tall but at 6' i'm above average. I've noticed that every public sink is way too short for me.

Originally posted by: ric1287
doors, cars, clothes, beds

I'd like to add airline seats to the list, but that pretty much covers it, cars are the worst for me though. I usually can't sit in the back at all, and I usually find that the friggin rearview mirror is exactly at eye level, so I have to lean my seat way back just to see anything to the front-right of the car.

Almost forgot, it can be hard to look women in the eye, seeing as you often have a clear view down their shirt.

 

[zerocool84]

Originally posted by: Perknose
Relationships. If you have a short gf, you'll probably be nuts over her.

Most girls like tall guys.

 

[rudder]

small penii looks really really small on a big body.

Planes are designed for pilots 5'8".

 

[CallMeJoe]

Originally posted by: zerocool84

Originally posted by: Perknose
Relationships. If you have a short gf, you'll probably be nuts over her.

Most girls like tall guys.

Think more altitudinally.

 

[mozirry]

amplifies your smaller penis

*edit, damn someone beat me to it!*

 

[zerocool84]

Originally posted by: CallMeJoe

Originally posted by: zerocool84

Originally posted by: Perknose
Relationships. If you have a short gf, you'll probably be nuts over her.

Most girls like tall guys.

Think more altitudinally.

lol ok got me there

 

[CallMeJoe]

Originally posted by: rudder
small penii looks really really small on a big body.

For those of us "built to scale", it's an advantage rather than a problem. You can be quite large there without being scary (until they get a good look up close).

Planes are designed for pilots 5'8".

European and Japanese designed aircraft are particularly bad in crew quarters.