Men Exaggerate How Big They Are
I find it really irritating how many guys over estimate their size.
I am between 183 and 184 cm (a little over 6 feet tall), yet, other men constantly estimate me at being at least 6'2" (sometimes even 6'4").
"No, I'm just over 6 feet," I reply.
"Bah! Impossible!" they splurt back, "I'm 6 foot. You're at least a good 2 inches taller than me."
Then we do that whole measuring thing where it is obvious I'm at least 2 inches taller. Thus confirming I am at least 6'2".
No, I reply back, you are 5'10".
I know how tall I am. I have measured myself many, many times. I am always just over 6 foot.
I am a little taller if I am wearing New Balance joggers, but height is measured without shoes. This is really pervasive, because guys as tall as me, insist they are 6'2".
The moral of this is that guys add at least 2 inches to their size.
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I am between 183 and 184 cm (a little over 6 feet tall), yet, other men constantly estimate me at being at least 6'2" (sometimes even 6'4").
"No, I'm just over 6 feet," I reply.
"Bah! Impossible!" they splurt back, "I'm 6 foot. You're at least a good 2 inches taller than me."
Then we do that whole measuring thing where it is obvious I'm at least 2 inches taller. Thus confirming I am at least 6'2".
No, I reply back, you are 5'10".
I know how tall I am. I have measured myself many, many times. I am always just over 6 foot.
I am a little taller if I am wearing New Balance joggers, but height is measured without shoes. This is really pervasive, because guys as tall as me, insist they are 6'2".
The moral of this is that guys add at least 2 inches to their size.
Image nabbed from here.
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My friends Deb and Neal are the exception. He's about 5'9". She is 6'0". They are happily in love and never notice the height difference.
barbara: I find humans are always engaged in some sort of deception. Men with their size and women with their age.
MOI: We all get shorter of time (we are also shorter at the end of the day than at the beginning), but it is usually not too noticeable.
What the heck are negative heels?
breal: I have no idea if height = masculinity, but I find it irritating when people tell me something I know is obviously not true (and not only that, but I have reconfirmed on several occasions). I often wonder if people are consciously aware of social "lies" or not - I often have the impression they are not and will prefer to believe the lie rather than the truth. Even posted a quote about a while back.
Today's magic word ubicusm.
Richard: Negative heels were the very first shoes that Roots made in about '72. The soles on the forefoot were thicker than the heel so it was like you were slanting your foot down lower at the heel..which didn't work out well because it caused very tight calves! But everyone thought they were cool.
and
I am 5'6" --he claims to be 5'7" no matter how many times I stand next to him (barefoot while he is wearing shoes) and say
"Hey, I am only 5'6" how can you be 5'7" ?
I am 5'7" he replies.
Me:
It is OK to be honest about your height, no big deal.
Him: I know I am 5'7".
You women wear high heels!
Me: I'm barefoot dude. See? no shoes.
Him: Stop standing next to me.
(He's 5'3" will he ever accept it? No. He also sports a massive comb over.)
poor little fella.
Those shoes sound painful. Why would anyone think they were cool?
dcb: glad to hear I'm not the only one who has experienced this weired interaction.
ghee: women only take away two years? I know some who take away more.
I got an anonymous comment yesterday and there is a checkbox for anonymous. Maybe you changed some blogger setting?
It wouldn't really bother me if anonymous coments were not allowed. I get very few and most were SPAM anyway.