# How tall are you? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [October 16, 2012, 2:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-tall-are-you/637840 "2012-10-16T02:06:38Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Anna\_Nimity](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ecae2f/32.png) [@Anna\_Nimity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anna_Nimity)\ **Post date:** [October 16, 2012, 6:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-tall-are-you/637840/21 "2012-10-16T06:04:54Z")
5’8" female. ---
**Author:** ![Mosier](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/7ea924/32.png) [@Mosier](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mosier)\ **Post date:** [October 16, 2012, 6:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-tall-are-you/637840/22 "2012-10-16T06:10:15Z")
193ish cm, 6’4" It is quite an abnormal person who stands taller than I do. My brother was the only person I regularly come into contact with who is taller than me (at 6’5"), but there’s a new guy at work who’s 6’8" :eek: ---
**Author:** ![charmstr](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/53a042/32.png) [@charmstr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/charmstr)\ **Post date:** [October 16, 2012, 6:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-tall-are-you/637840/23 "2012-10-16T06:37:57Z")
I was 6’8" and weighed 142 pounds in 1973 when I joined the Navy. I’m a bit short than that now, I suppose. I know I’m quite a bit heavier. ---
**Author:** ![Pixiesnix](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/898d66/32.png) [@Pixiesnix](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pixiesnix)\ **Post date:** [October 16, 2012, 6:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-tall-are-you/637840/24 "2012-10-16T06:49:36Z")
5’0", female. My twin brother is 6’1", and my older brother is 6’4". Sigh. ---
**Author:** ![SanVito](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sanvito/32/2805_2.png) [@SanVito](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SanVito)\ **Post date:** [October 16, 2012, 6:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-tall-are-you/637840/25 "2012-10-16T06:53:59Z")
> [@polar\_bear](#): > > 185 or 6’1" average height in Holland. Tallest people in the world! My 6ft friend who moved there says he often feels short. Oh, 5ft 6, female. Bit above average for a Brit, but I have a lot of tall friends who make me feel little. ---
**Author:** ![chizzuk](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/e36b37/32.png) [@chizzuk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chizzuk)\ **Post date:** [October 16, 2012, 7:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-tall-are-you/637840/26 "2012-10-16T07:06:08Z")
5’4", female. Pretty average for an American woman. I have no complaints one way or another. ---
**Author:** ![Cazzle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cazzle/32/75_2.png) [@Cazzle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cazzle)\ **Post date:** [October 16, 2012, 7:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-tall-are-you/637840/27 "2012-10-16T07:43:03Z")
> [@chizzuk](#): > > 5’4", female. Pretty average for an American woman. I have no complaints one way or another. I’m 5’4" too, and have always thought of myself as average. I found out in recent years that other people often think of me as “tiny”. I don’t think I’m unusually small. ---
**Author:** ![Namkcalb](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/c89c15/32.png) [@Namkcalb](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Namkcalb)\ **Post date:** [October 16, 2012, 7:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-tall-are-you/637840/28 "2012-10-16T07:53:51Z")
Sorry for the confusion, I’m from England. O/T Why was this thread moved to IMHO, it’s a mundane and pointless bit of information. ---
**Author:** ![kenner116](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ecb155/32.png) [@kenner116](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kenner116)\ **Post date:** [October 16, 2012, 8:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-tall-are-you/637840/29 "2012-10-16T08:01:40Z")
Just under 6’1" or 185 cm. I only notice being tall in Hong Kong when I’m on the subway. ---
**Author:** ![Sleeps\_With\_Butterflies](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bb73d2/32.png) [@Sleeps\_With\_Butterflies](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sleeps_With_Butterflies)\ **Post date:** [October 16, 2012, 9:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-tall-are-you/637840/30 "2012-10-16T09:37:41Z")
5’2" or 157.5cm but I’m almost never wearing flats 🙂 ---
**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:** [October 16, 2012, 9:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-tall-are-you/637840/31 "2012-10-16T09:45:18Z")
5’10" male, in the Midwestern US. Pretty average height, though one ex-girlfriend was convinced I was shorter than average, and complained about it. ---
**Author:** ![ASanders](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/asanders/32/3367_2.png) [@ASanders](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ASanders)\ **Post date:** [October 16, 2012, 9:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-tall-are-you/637840/32 "2012-10-16T09:59:41Z")
> [@InternetLegend](#): > > I’m a woman and about 5’10" tall. I used to say I was 5’11", but the highest actual number I ever got to was 5’10 3/4"; I’ve settled a bit, so I go with the shorter number now. Me too, exactly. ---
**Author:** ![HoneyBadgerDC](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/honeybadgerdc/32/1033_2.png) [@HoneyBadgerDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HoneyBadgerDC)\ **Post date:** [October 16, 2012, 10:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-tall-are-you/637840/33 "2012-10-16T10:16:22Z")
Male 5’7" funny thing is I am about 1" taller than most of the guys at work who are 5’8". I decided 5’8" for dating sites. ---
**Author:** ![DrumBum](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e79b87/32.png) [@DrumBum](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrumBum)\ **Post date:** [October 16, 2012, 11:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-tall-are-you/637840/34 "2012-10-16T11:53:23Z")
Male and I am 1.85m ( 6’1" ) which seems slightly above average around here. ---
**Author:** ![Hari\_Seldon](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hari_seldon/32/5173_2.png) [@Hari\_Seldon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hari_Seldon)\ **Post date:** [October 16, 2012, 11:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-tall-are-you/637840/35 "2012-10-16T11:58:37Z")
I used to be 6’ 3/4", but seem to have settled at 6’ even. ---
**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:** [October 16, 2012, 11:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-tall-are-you/637840/36 "2012-10-16T11:58:58Z")
> [@charmstr](#): > > I was 6’8" and weighed 142 pounds in 1973 when I joined the Navy. I’m a bit short than that now, I suppose. I know I’m quite a bit heavier. How (were) you doin’? ---
**Author:** ![Mr.Greenjeans](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mr.greenjeans/32/551_2.png) [@Mr.Greenjeans](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Greenjeans)\ **Post date:** [October 16, 2012, 12:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-tall-are-you/637840/37 "2012-10-16T12:27:11Z")
Short male checking in. My driver’s license says I’m 5’ 5" (so are you gonna argue with the Dept. of Transportation?). More realistically, I’m 5’ 4" if I stand up really straight. (I drive a Mini, so I look big when I 'm in the car!) ---
**Author:** ![Troppus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/a587f6/32.png) [@Troppus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Troppus)\ **Post date:** [October 16, 2012, 12:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-tall-are-you/637840/38 "2012-10-16T12:27:26Z")
> [@twickster](#): > > Bit over 5’7" – used to be a bit under 5’8". ☹ Tall for a woman, but not grotesquely so. You must be completely appalled by the ogres in fashion mags. ---
**Author:** ![Sicks\_Ate](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/258eb7/32.png) [@Sicks\_Ate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sicks_Ate)\ **Post date:** [October 16, 2012, 12:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-tall-are-you/637840/39 "2012-10-16T12:46:11Z")
6’8". ---
**Author:** ![Count\_Blucher](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/c5a1d2/32.png) [@Count\_Blucher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Count_Blucher)\ **Post date:** [October 16, 2012, 1:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-tall-are-you/637840/40 "2012-10-16T13:10:06Z")
> [@InternetLegend](#): > > I’m a woman and about 5’10" tall. I used to say I was 5’11", but the highest actual number I ever got to was 5’10 3/4"; I’ve settled a bit, so I go with the shorter number now. Wow. Guy but Spot-on. > [@ASanders](#): > > Me too, exactly. Ok, now you’re scarin’ me… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-tall-are-you/637840.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-tall-are-you/637840.md?page=3)