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I have anecdotally noticed this with tall people and short people, I will notice a group of friends who are all 6'2"+, or who are all <=5'7", both of which seem
by okreallywtf 9y ago
I have anecdotally noticed this with tall people and short people, I will notice a group of friends who are all 6'2"+, or who are all <=5'7", both of which seem statistically unlikely. There are plenty of more diverse groups (in terms of height) but its hard to say whether they are work friends or something else where you have less overall choice.
- cgag 9y agoMy experience is short people mostly get ignored in an otherwise tall group.
- orbitur 9y agoAnd to take this further, outside of jr. high/high school, this ignoring is unintentional. I'm 5'7" which makes me tall among the shorts, but the number of times I've felt like I had to jump, to make sure other guys pay attention when I interject, is high. Seated meetings/meetups are my friend.
- emodendroket 9y agoI'm your same height and have never observed this. Frankly a lot of stuff I see online about supposed travails of being my height are bewildering to me.
- eric_h 9y agoI'm 5' 4". I've generally found that in a professional setting, my height is not generally an issue. However, if, at a bar, my height is considerably (>= 6-8") below the median of the people i'm hanging out with, interjection does require more effort than it does amongst those who are closer to my own height. It may just be pure acoustics :P [Edit: in case it isn't clear, this is in situations where everyone is standing]
- choward 9y agoIt works the other way too. I'm relatively tall and when I'm in a loud crowded place hanging around shorter people I have no idea what they are saying to each other.
- csomar 9y agoIf you are a western and wants to experience this, go to some countries in SEA like Philippines or Indonesia. It could get really uncomfortable.
- oh_sigh 9y agoTall friends could be explained from sports which are useful to be tall like basketball or volleyball teams.
- okreallywtf 9y agoI've had that thought too, I would say there is some validity to that explanation.
- jawns 9y agoA few possible explanations: * People who are statistical outliers tend to seek out similar outliers to form a support network. * People who are involved in activities in which their physical size is pertinent (e.g. dancers in the Rockettes) tend to befriend others in those activities. * If height affects success (whether or not that is warranted) and if friendships are stratified along success-based lines, then you might expect groups of friends to have similarities in height.
- vidarh 9y agoAlso: One might be more likely to notice groups of mostly tall or mostly short people more than generic, mixed groups.
- jlebrech 9y agosimple explanation is that normies are quite diverse and group together, which then leads to non-normies to group by traits. and then studies happen and less normies take part in them.
- doctorstupid 9y agoI think we have a tendency to form groups in which the individuals have roughly the same ability to beat each other up. It's a primitive mutual respect.