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re: What height is considered 'tall' for men and women?

Posted on 6/3/14 at 9:41 pm to
Posted by Easy
Los Angeles
Member since Dec 2008
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Posted on 6/3/14 at 9:41 pm to
Yeah I'm in LA and feel "tall" at only 6'. When I go to other cities I get a reality check.
Posted by xTHUNDERBOLTx
LA Kings Fan
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Posted on 6/3/14 at 9:42 pm to
6'4" here
Posted by lsu480
Downtown Scottsdale
Member since Oct 2007
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Posted on 6/3/14 at 9:43 pm to
quote:

Yeah I'm in LA and feel "tall" at only 6'. When I go to other cities I get a reality check.



I was the man at the Hollywood clubs at 6"5.....there are so many short frickers out there!
Posted by 3rdRowTailgater
Tulsa
Member since Jul 2006
19026 posts
Posted on 6/3/14 at 9:57 pm to
6'2" for men and 5'8" for women.
Posted by athenslife101
Member since Feb 2013
20499 posts
Posted on 6/3/14 at 10:05 pm to
I consider anything less than 6'3 to be short. And I'm well over 6'3 so I have validation in that line of thinking.
Posted by Easy
Los Angeles
Member since Dec 2008
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Posted on 6/3/14 at 10:09 pm to
Well 6'5 is going to be tall everywhere except maybe scandanavia!
Posted by Easy
Los Angeles
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Posted on 6/3/14 at 10:10 pm to
Yeah I think that 6'2 and 5'8 are the consensus.
Posted by thesoccerfanjax
Member since Nov 2013
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Posted on 6/3/14 at 10:17 pm to
Yea 6'2" is "tall" for a guy. 5'8" for a girl. Of course, those are much higher than the actual averages, but that's not what we're discussing.

And yea. The height that most people claim/think they are is like 2 inches taller than their actual height.
This post was edited on 6/3/14 at 10:18 pm
Posted by Guess
Down The Road
Member since Jun 2009
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Posted on 6/3/14 at 10:18 pm to
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In Scottsdale 6 foot IS about the average.


Actually, I would think that the average height in Arizona is a little shorter than the the average height in La because of you guys much larger hispanic population and their average height is a little shorter than blacks and whites so that should pull your average down a little.
Posted by Indfanfromcol
LSU
Member since Jan 2011
14933 posts
Posted on 6/3/14 at 10:23 pm to
quote:

Actually, I would think that the average height in Arizona is a little shorter than the the average height in La because of you guys much larger hispanic population and their average height is a little shorter than blacks and whites so that should pull your average down a little.




I don't know, these southern louisiana men down here are real short. I am 6'1 and always feel like a giant on campus.
Back in HS, I was 5'11 and the exact average in my graduating class of over 300.
This post was edited on 6/3/14 at 10:24 pm
Posted by thesoccerfanjax
Member since Nov 2013
6128 posts
Posted on 6/3/14 at 10:30 pm to
"white" people in AZ and "white" people in LA are practically two different races (generalizing, of course).
Posted by Henry Jones Jr
Member since Jun 2011
77128 posts
Posted on 6/3/14 at 10:33 pm to
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To me...tall means you are taller than average.

Well the average is 5'8 for a man.
Posted by The Dudes Rug
Member since Nov 2004
14067 posts
Posted on 6/3/14 at 10:36 pm to
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6 foot seems "average" to me for a man imo

wut
Posted by Easy
Los Angeles
Member since Dec 2008
5708 posts
Posted on 6/3/14 at 10:58 pm to
Where? Guatemala?
Posted by thesoccerfanjax
Member since Nov 2013
6128 posts
Posted on 6/3/14 at 11:01 pm to
I have noticed a lot of old dudes are really fricking short. Like a significant percentage are less than 5'6". Maybe that throws it off.
Posted by QJenk
Atl, Ga
Member since Jan 2013
17581 posts
Posted on 6/3/14 at 11:06 pm to
for men 6'3+ is tall. for women 5'8+ is tall

Im 5'11 and i am always called short. Im average
Posted by Ace Midnight
Between sanity and madness
Member since Dec 2006
95637 posts
Posted on 6/3/14 at 11:08 pm to
5'11" for men

5'7" for women
Posted by thesoccerfanjax
Member since Nov 2013
6128 posts
Posted on 6/3/14 at 11:08 pm to
If you're 5'11", that means you're like 6' - 6'1" with shoes on. Either you don't know your real height and you're like 5'9" or you hang out with basketball players.
Posted by Easy
Los Angeles
Member since Dec 2008
5708 posts
Posted on 6/3/14 at 11:11 pm to
I'm like 5'11.5 and of course I say 6'.

People in L.A. tell me that I'm tall all the time! I'm like...ok.
Posted by QJenk
Atl, Ga
Member since Jan 2013
17581 posts
Posted on 6/3/14 at 11:15 pm to
I am 6'0-6'1 in shoes. And yes i do hang around with alot of athletes. When you hang around with alot of athletes who are 6'2+ you are going to feel like a midget all the time
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