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I'm 6'3" and would love to be shorter. I think the ideal height is "just barely tall enough to reach the top cabinet in the kitchen". 5'10" is probably what I'd

I'm 6'3" and would love to be shorter. I think the ideal height is "just barely tall enough to reach the top cabinet in the kitchen". 5'10" is probably what I'd choose?

wccrawford 4y ago
I'm 5'11" and I have to say it's a pretty nice height. Just tall enough to out-reach most people, and just short enough that I don't usually have to worry about hitting my head on things.
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sureglymop 4y ago
I'm 6'1 and it's pretty great. Luckily not too tall. But my back and neck often hurt because I grew almost too quickly. And sitting in front of a computer all day really doesn't help.
- Gregoriy 4y ago
  6'0 can confirm
toast0 4y ago
I'm 6', and reaching everything is nice, but kitchen countertops are never an appropriate height, and accessible counter tops are even worse. A little shorter might be nice.
- harvey9 4y ago
  I'm 5'10 and countertops are a little low for me too.
- wintermutestwin 4y ago
  >kitchen countertops are never an appropriate height FTA: https://www.thoughtco.com/optimal-kitchen-counter-top-height-1206599 https://www.thoughtco.com/optimal-kitchen-counter-top-height... >Be aware, though, that these design standards are aimed at making things comfortable for average people, who are 5 feet 3 inches to 5 feet 8 inches in height (women average 5'3" and men 5'8" in the US) At 5'11", I find that any long prep sessions in the kitchen create a lot of mid back pain and so I have to use multiple thick cutting boards to raise up the counter level. It would be awesome to have a prep table sturdy enough for kitchen use that could be easily raised/lowered like a standing desk.
  - deafpolygon 4y ago
    I have the opposite problem.. I'm 5' 10 1/2" and counter tops are slightly too high for me in the Netherlands.
    - zbrozek 4y ago
      What is their countertop height? I'm about to remodel a kitchen.
    - wintermutestwin 4y ago
      Considering that the average male height in the Netherlands is 6'1", I am not surprised. I'd be curious to know how high kitchen counters are there.
John23832 4y ago
I'm 6'2", size 13 shoe. I remember as a kid all the cool shoes I couldn't get because they stopped at 10 (some went to 11). I have a friend who is 7', he basically can't fly. Being tall, or larger, isn't all that it's cracked up to be.
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fergie 4y ago
6’1" here. Grew up in the UK and clothes were always too short and wide. Moved to Scandinavia as an adult and for the first time in my life normal clothes from normal shops actually fitted me.
analog31 4y ago
A drawback of being the "average" size, is that all of the stuff in your size runs out first at shops. By the time there's a clearance sale, everything left is either tiny or huge.
strtby 4y ago
I'm M 196cm (6'6") and I wouldn't want to be shorter. My brothers are taller than me and I don't think they would want to be shorter either. I think the author is just frustrated with her height. Why else would she write such a long article.
sandermvanvliet 4y ago
I’m 6’10” and I wouldn’t want to be shorter at all. It’s a question I get quite frequently and sure, sometimes it’s not super handy (think airplane seats or hotel beds) but otherwise this is who I am and I kinda like it. Other than that, the article seems pretty weird with a lot of assumptions on benefits of being small(er). The calorie intake one especially, I know a lot of smaller folks who consume a lot more food than I do...
petodo 4y ago
As 196cm (6'6" in crazy units) I don't think I would want to be shorter, sure it would be more convenient/cheaper in past when trying to buy shoes and pants and I can't count how many times I hit my head while living in Eastern Asia for years (and even apartment I bought have only 191cm door frame and not gonna cut concrete to make them standard 200cm), but I am still fine with my height, though I would prefer for my kid to be at some higher average, something like 185-190cm would be fine with me. It seems it will work out considering his mother is lower than average 158cm and lower than my mother (I outgrown my father, same as pretty much everyone in extended family). Btw. travelled a lot, took numerous flights (I remember good times where you could be upgraded to emergency row for free), 30+ hours bus/train journeys (India/China) while travelling and honestly travelling is not an issue, door frames and clothing/shoes are much worse. I remember hitting my head multiple times in narrow apartment hallway this summer vacation where AirBnB owner had great idea to put sticking sharp top side of hanger furniture around 190cm height, even proposed him in review solution to just cut tennis ball and put it on corner of furniture, which will be appreciated by anyone above 190cm in future and it solves issue for less than a euro.

I'm 6'3" and would love to be shorter. I think the ideal height is "just barely tall enough to reach the top cabinet in the kitchen". 5'10" is probably what I'd choose?

wccrawford 4y ago

I'm 5'11" and I have to say it's a pretty nice height. Just tall enough to out-reach most people, and just short enough that I don't usually have to worry about hitting my head on things.

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sureglymop 4y ago

I'm 6'1 and it's pretty great. Luckily not too tall. But my back and neck often hurt because I grew almost too quickly. And sitting in front of a computer all day really doesn't help.

Gregoriy 4y ago
6'0 can confirm

toast0 4y ago

I'm 6', and reaching everything is nice, but kitchen countertops are never an appropriate height, and accessible counter tops are even worse. A little shorter might be nice.

harvey9 4y ago
I'm 5'10 and countertops are a little low for me too.
wintermutestwin 4y ago
>kitchen countertops are never an appropriate height FTA: https://www.thoughtco.com/optimal-kitchen-counter-top-height-1206599 https://www.thoughtco.com/optimal-kitchen-counter-top-height... >Be aware, though, that these design standards are aimed at making things comfortable for average people, who are 5 feet 3 inches to 5 feet 8 inches in height (women average 5'3" and men 5'8" in the US) At 5'11", I find that any long prep sessions in the kitchen create a lot of mid back pain and so I have to use multiple thick cutting boards to raise up the counter level. It would be awesome to have a prep table sturdy enough for kitchen use that could be easily raised/lowered like a standing desk.
- deafpolygon 4y ago
  I have the opposite problem.. I'm 5' 10 1/2" and counter tops are slightly too high for me in the Netherlands.
  - zbrozek 4y ago
    What is their countertop height? I'm about to remodel a kitchen.
  - wintermutestwin 4y ago
    Considering that the average male height in the Netherlands is 6'1", I am not surprised. I'd be curious to know how high kitchen counters are there.

John23832 4y ago

I'm 6'2", size 13 shoe. I remember as a kid all the cool shoes I couldn't get because they stopped at 10 (some went to 11). I have a friend who is 7', he basically can't fly. Being tall, or larger, isn't all that it's cracked up to be.

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fergie 4y ago

6’1" here. Grew up in the UK and clothes were always too short and wide. Moved to Scandinavia as an adult and for the first time in my life normal clothes from normal shops actually fitted me.

analog31 4y ago

A drawback of being the "average" size, is that all of the stuff in your size runs out first at shops. By the time there's a clearance sale, everything left is either tiny or huge.

strtby 4y ago

I'm M 196cm (6'6") and I wouldn't want to be shorter. My brothers are taller than me and I don't think they would want to be shorter either. I think the author is just frustrated with her height. Why else would she write such a long article.

sandermvanvliet 4y ago

I’m 6’10” and I wouldn’t want to be shorter at all. It’s a question I get quite frequently and sure, sometimes it’s not super handy (think airplane seats or hotel beds) but otherwise this is who I am and I kinda like it. Other than that, the article seems pretty weird with a lot of assumptions on benefits of being small(er). The calorie intake one especially, I know a lot of smaller folks who consume a lot more food than I do...

petodo 4y ago

As 196cm (6'6" in crazy units) I don't think I would want to be shorter, sure it would be more convenient/cheaper in past when trying to buy shoes and pants and I can't count how many times I hit my head while living in Eastern Asia for years (and even apartment I bought have only 191cm door frame and not gonna cut concrete to make them standard 200cm), but I am still fine with my height, though I would prefer for my kid to be at some higher average, something like 185-190cm would be fine with me. It seems it will work out considering his mother is lower than average 158cm and lower than my mother (I outgrown my father, same as pretty much everyone in extended family). Btw. travelled a lot, took numerous flights (I remember good times where you could be upgraded to emergency row for free), 30+ hours bus/train journeys (India/China) while travelling and honestly travelling is not an issue, door frames and clothing/shoes are much worse. I remember hitting my head multiple times in narrow apartment hallway this summer vacation where AirBnB owner had great idea to put sticking sharp top side of hanger furniture around 190cm height, even proposed him in review solution to just cut tennis ball and put it on corner of furniture, which will be appreciated by anyone above 190cm in future and it solves issue for less than a euro.