# Are you tall enough? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [June 27, 2014, 9:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-tall-enough/691818 "2014-06-27T21:35:51Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 4
**Author:** ![Ponch8](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ponch8/32/9883_2.png) [@Ponch8](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ponch8)\ **Post date:** [June 28, 2014, 7:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-tall-enough/691818/61 "2014-06-28T19:50:58Z")
I’m 5’10"–about average for men, so I said “just right.” Being a couple inches taller would be nice, but any taller than that would make it hard to fit into airplane or bus seats, etc. ---
**Author:** ![gotpasswords](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/c57346/32.png) [@gotpasswords](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gotpasswords)\ **Post date:** [June 28, 2014, 8:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-tall-enough/691818/62 "2014-06-28T20:15:41Z")
I’m too short. I used to be 6’1" but spinal degeneration shrank me to 5’10". After a fusion and an artificial disk implant, I’m up to 5’11. ---
**Author:** ![Weeping\_Wyvern](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/858c86/32.png) [@Weeping\_Wyvern](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Weeping_Wyvern)\ **Post date:** [June 28, 2014, 8:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-tall-enough/691818/63 "2014-06-28T20:22:45Z")
I’m a 5’6 male who has been told he is short, but doesn’t particularly feel short. ---
**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Post date:** [June 28, 2014, 9:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-tall-enough/691818/64 "2014-06-28T21:58:56Z")
I’m of average height but I should be taller based on my weight. According to charts, I should be 8’11". ---
**Author:** ![Antinor01](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ecae2f/32.png) [@Antinor01](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Antinor01)\ **Post date:** [June 28, 2014, 10:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-tall-enough/691818/65 "2014-06-28T22:22:52Z")
> [@Little\_Nemo](#): > > I’m of average height but I should be taller based on my weight. According to charts, I should be 8’11". Of course. You’re not overweight, you’re undertall. ---
**Author:** ![asterion](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/4da419/32.png) [@asterion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/asterion)\ **Post date:** [June 28, 2014, 10:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-tall-enough/691818/66 "2014-06-28T22:28:00Z")
My father and my brother are both six feet and I’m only 5-10. That’s not short for a man, but I wouldn’t mind being those extra couple inches taller. ---
**Author:** ![Poysyn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/f4b2a3/32.png) [@Poysyn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Poysyn)\ **Post date:** [June 28, 2014, 11:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-tall-enough/691818/67 "2014-06-28T23:30:54Z")
> [@LavenderBlue](#): > > I’m a woman. I’m 5"1 and have always been amused by it. The real pain is not being on the short side, especially as I am female. The real pain has always been having very large breasts. Short and large breasted is a very odd combination. On the surface it sounds nice but finding shirts that fit and don’t show too much has always been a problem. I’ve also been the center of unwanted male attention many times. If it’s any consolation, it’s not much better to be taller and big-chested. You still can’t find clothes that fit right! ---
**Author:** ![Hector\_St\_Clare](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/b5ac83/32.png) [@Hector\_St\_Clare](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hector_St_Clare)\ **Post date:** [June 28, 2014, 11:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-tall-enough/691818/68 "2014-06-28T23:54:07Z")
> [@Ambivalid](#): > > You don’t _really_ measure your height out to the quarter-inch, do you? This is humor, right? Hey don’t begrudge me that extra quarter inch! ---
**Author:** ![epbrown01](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7ba0ec/32.png) [@epbrown01](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/epbrown01)\ **Post date:** [June 28, 2014, 11:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-tall-enough/691818/69 "2014-06-28T23:57:07Z")
I’m a smidge over six feet, which I’m okay with. I could actually stand to bet a little shorter, say five ten. I’m into sports cars and motorcycles and both seem designed for people a bit shorter. I am SO sick of low seat height being the chief selling point of modern bikes. ---
**Author:** ![johnpost](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/f17d59/32.png) [@johnpost](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/johnpost)\ **Post date:** [June 29, 2014, 12:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-tall-enough/691818/70 "2014-06-29T00:43:25Z")
pastry option should be a Long John. ---
**Author:** ![panache45](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/panache45/32/64_2.png) [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)\ **Post date:** [June 29, 2014, 12:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-tall-enough/691818/71 "2014-06-29T00:44:32Z")
I’m ok with being 5’10", so that’s what I answered. But I wouldn’t mind being a few inches taller, because my partner is 6’10". And of course he wouldn’t mind being a little shorter. ---
**Author:** ![Jungian\_Camisole](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/8baadc/32.png) [@Jungian\_Camisole](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jungian_Camisole)\ **Post date:** [June 29, 2014, 1:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-tall-enough/691818/72 "2014-06-29T01:50:46Z")
> [@Poysyn](#): > > 5’9" female. I love being tall-ish. 🙂 As am I. I also loved wearing 3" heels until the bones in my feet said “Knock it off, bitch.”. As a child, I wanted to be tall. I remember looking into the bathroom mirror and standing on my tiptoes. “I want to be 5’ 8” when I grow up." Must have been some Miss America vestigial memory stuck in my head. ---
**Author:** ![Student\_Driver](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/3da27b/32.png) [@Student\_Driver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Student_Driver)\ **Post date:** [June 29, 2014, 2:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-tall-enough/691818/73 "2014-06-29T02:07:57Z")
5’10" male. I’m pretty happy with my height. Average, which was a nice change from being the shortest kid in class my whole childhood. ---
**Author:** ![Siam\_Sam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/d78d45/32.png) [@Siam\_Sam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Siam_Sam)\ **Post date:** [June 29, 2014, 2:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-tall-enough/691818/74 "2014-06-29T02:40:17Z")
> [@Siam\_Sam](#): > > I voted “just right,” but really in Thailand I’m a bit _too_ tall at 6’3" (but no, I don’t wish I were shorter). I feel more normal back in the West. And the wife is a little tall for a Thai woman. In fact, her mother used to worry she would not be able to find a husband due to being too tall. All of her documents officially list her as 161 centimeters, but that’s only about 5’3" and I swear she must be a couple of inches taller than that. ---
**Author:** ![Infovore](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/infovore/32/420_2.png) [@Infovore](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Infovore)\ **Post date:** [June 29, 2014, 3:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-tall-enough/691818/75 "2014-06-29T03:59:27Z")
5’10", female. I love being tall, and wouldn’t want to be shorter. In fact, I wouldn’t mind being an inch or so taller. The spouse is just a shade taller than I am. Works out great. ---
**Author:** ![UncaStuart](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/uncastuart/32/404_2.png) [@UncaStuart](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/UncaStuart)\ **Post date:** [June 29, 2014, 5:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-tall-enough/691818/76 "2014-06-29T05:02:13Z")
At my peak I was 6’2" but am 6’1" now that I am navigating my late 60s. In high school I never felt tall because I was the second shortest in my crowd, with the others ranging from 6’3" to 6’9", with a 6-footer being the one shorter than I. Regardless of being on the lower end in that group, I have always been content with my height, except in economy class. ---
**Author:** ![donkeyoatey](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e47c2d/32.png) [@donkeyoatey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/donkeyoatey)\ **Post date:** [June 29, 2014, 5:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-tall-enough/691818/77 "2014-06-29T05:16:57Z")
Tall enough to be sick of your post party bullshit. ---
**Author:** ![Derleth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b9e5f3/32.png) [@Derleth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Derleth)\ **Post date:** [June 29, 2014, 5:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-tall-enough/691818/78 "2014-06-29T05:56:27Z")
Male, 6’1", tall enough I don’t have short person problems, short enough I don’t have tall person problems. My perception is probably influenced by the fact I was taller than both parents by high school, if not middle school. ---
**Author:** ![Suburban\_Plankton](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/suburban_plankton/32/219_2.png) [@Suburban\_Plankton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Suburban_Plankton)\ **Post date:** [June 29, 2014, 6:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-tall-enough/691818/79 "2014-06-29T06:04:08Z")
I’m male, and 6’ 1/2". I’ve never had a problem with my height. ---
**Author:** ![Nava](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/da6949/32.png) [@Nava](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nava)\ **Post date:** [June 29, 2014, 6:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-tall-enough/691818/80 "2014-06-29T06:14:07Z")
> [@tonyfop](#): > > The minimum height is 5’ 4". What I have heard is that if I ever had to eject from a jet, because my thighs are to short I would either break my back or rip my legs off. If I sit forward in the chair so that my legs go down, that pulls my lower back away from the seat back. If I sit all the way back, my legs stick out… That seems like it shouldn’t be so much a requirement for total height as for leg length, although I’m not surprised the people who defined them weren’t that subtle. I’m 5’4", but seated I’m as tall as the 5’10" people (short legs or long torso, take your pick). I have serious problems getting car seats as forward as I need it in order to be able to slam the pedals down, without hitting the steering wheel with my knees; some makes I just don’t even bother trying to drive. I’ve had to reject rentals because it was simply Not Possible to get things set properly. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-tall-enough/691818.md?page=3) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-tall-enough/691818.md?page=5)