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My experience is short people mostly get ignored in an otherwise tall group.
by cgag 9y ago
My 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.