# 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:** 4
**Author:** ![Lukeinva](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lukeinva/32/17872_2.png) [@Lukeinva](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lukeinva)\ **Post date:** [October 16, 2012, 5:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-tall-are-you/637840/61 "2012-10-16T17:44:21Z")
There was a woman, from Russia, who was like 6’4" tall, this was back in the 80’s. She was very self-conscience about her height so she looked for medical opinion, and at the time it was commonplace that medical science was experimenting with body enhancements and alterations. Well… the Russian scientists determined that they could remove up to six inches of femur from both legs that would lower he height to 5’10" ish. She agreed to, and had, the operation. One thing the doctors forgot consider though… when she stood up her arms hung to the floor. ---
**Author:** ![Rhiannon8404](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rhiannon8404/32/17929_2.png) [@Rhiannon8404](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rhiannon8404)\ **Post date:** [October 16, 2012, 6:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-tall-are-you/637840/62 "2012-10-16T18:29:11Z")
I was 5’4" from age 13 to my early 30’s. Then one day I went to the doctor and they told me I was 5’5". I think years of yoga “grew” me an inch. ---
**Author:** ![Jman](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jman/32/4416_2.png) [@Jman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jman)\ **Post date:** [October 16, 2012, 6:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-tall-are-you/637840/63 "2012-10-16T18:32:56Z")
Male. Just shy of 6’. (Measured barefoot, I’m 5’ 11.5".) I round up on my license. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![tomcar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/7993a0/32.png) [@tomcar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tomcar)\ **Post date:** [October 16, 2012, 6:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-tall-are-you/637840/64 "2012-10-16T18:37:26Z")
5’9" male. It is considered average… I am convinced it is the large hispanic population that keeps the average this low. ---
**Author:** ![Shagnasty](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/9dc877/32.png) [@Shagnasty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shagnasty)\ **Post date:** [October 16, 2012, 6:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-tall-are-you/637840/65 "2012-10-16T18:48:17Z")
6’1". Tall but not too tall. I feel a lot taller in Massachusetts than I do in Louisiana or Texas. ---
**Author:** ![SciFiSam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/47e85d/32.png) [@SciFiSam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SciFiSam)\ **Post date:** [October 16, 2012, 6:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-tall-are-you/637840/66 "2012-10-16T18:53:03Z")
5’5". I swear I was measured as an inch taller last year. ☹ That’s taller than the supposed average height for a woman, but that must include lots of little old ladies or something, because most women my age seem to be taller. It’s taken a bit of adjustment to accept myself as a short-arse. ☹ ---
**Author:** ![XT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/xt/32/456_2.png) [@XT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/XT)\ **Post date:** [October 16, 2012, 6:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-tall-are-you/637840/67 "2012-10-16T18:53:42Z")
I’m 5’11"…with a 34" waist. I mention this merely to illustrate that I’m pretty much the average size (in the US), and that the world is built around me (unlike that F.L. Wright person :p). ---
**Author:** ![Kizarvexius](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/da6949/32.png) [@Kizarvexius](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kizarvexius)\ **Post date:** [October 16, 2012, 6:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-tall-are-you/637840/68 "2012-10-16T18:59:33Z")
Somewhere between 6’2" and 6’3", according to most measurements. I lived in El Paso for 20 years, and was a grizzly bear by local standards. Here in Austin, I’m still considered tall, but not head and shoulders above the other 99%. ---
**Author:** ![JRDelirious](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jrdelirious/32/9531_2.png) [@JRDelirious](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JRDelirious)\ **Post date:** [October 16, 2012, 7:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-tall-are-you/637840/69 "2012-10-16T19:06:32Z")
5’9" male. Nice and average, slightly to the tall side of the peak of the curve for my age group around here. ---
**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:** [October 16, 2012, 7:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-tall-are-you/637840/70 "2012-10-16T19:15:41Z")
> [@Sicks\_Ate](#): > > 6’8". I predicted you would say that. I guess Iim just psychic that way 😃 ---
**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, 10:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-tall-are-you/637840/71 "2012-10-16T22:18:58Z")
> [@elbows](#): > > I am 5’ 3", shortest in my family.:dubious: On the bright side, you’re still taller than me. I’m not the shortest in my family, though. My aunt is 4’11" (and 3/4", as she likes to point out). ---
**Author:** ![elfkin477](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/a9a28c/32.png) [@elfkin477](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elfkin477)\ **Post date:** [October 16, 2012, 10:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-tall-are-you/637840/72 "2012-10-16T22:56:36Z")
> [@FairyChatMom](#): > > I’m 5’5" and I feel like I’m pretty average. You should feel average - 5’5" is average height for a woman (in the US). Me? 5’3.75"…so I usually round up to 5’4" ---
**Author:** ![MeanOldLady](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/meanoldlady/32/10737_2.png) [@MeanOldLady](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MeanOldLady)\ **Post date:** [October 16, 2012, 11:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-tall-are-you/637840/73 "2012-10-16T23:21:40Z")
> [@HoneyBadgerDC](#): > > 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. Ditto! Well about being 5’7" and somehow being taller than people who are 5’8" plus, not the male part. I’m about the height of men who claim to be 5’9" or even 5’10". I’m only 5’7" and people often say (well men will often say), “Oh no, you’re taller than that!” Nope. That’s my true stature, folks. It’s just that height inflation just runs so rampant, nobody even knows what looks like what anymore. If you ask me how tall I am, I’ll say 5’7" or 5’8" depending on my mood, but one of those answers is a lie. ---
**Author:** ![interface2x](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/c0e974/32.png) [@interface2x](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/interface2x)\ **Post date:** [October 17, 2012, 12:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-tall-are-you/637840/74 "2012-10-17T00:21:47Z")
Guy - I’m somewhere between 5’7" and 5’8", a little closer to the upper range. All the girls on the dating sites want someone taller than me ☹ ---
**Author:** ![Typo\_Negative](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/typo_negative/32/484_2.png) [@Typo\_Negative](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Typo_Negative)\ **Post date:** [October 17, 2012, 12:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-tall-are-you/637840/75 "2012-10-17T00:26:48Z")
Male 6’ 1" ---
**Author:** ![applebetty](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/4af34b/32.png) [@applebetty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/applebetty)\ **Post date:** [October 17, 2012, 1:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-tall-are-you/637840/76 "2012-10-17T01:47:52Z")
5’8", female. Most of the women at work are much shorter, the men range from a little shorter to 6’4" or so. There is a lot of Italian blood around here and the older generation seems tiny. But I do regularly see women over six feet. ---
**Author:** ![SCAdian](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/scadian/32/3292_2.png) [@SCAdian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SCAdian)\ **Post date:** [October 17, 2012, 3:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-tall-are-you/637840/77 "2012-10-17T03:12:36Z")
5’ 10 1/2". I noticed the short people in Japan more than the ones in Hong Kong. ---
**Author:** ![BigT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bigt/32/12044_2.png) [@BigT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BigT)\ **Post date:** [October 17, 2012, 4:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-tall-are-you/637840/78 "2012-10-17T04:49:23Z")
I measure as 6’3" (190 cm) for clothing, so that’s what I usually say. At the doctor’s office I’ve measured as low as 6’1" (185 cm) but usually measure around 6’2" (188 cm). BTW, I find it funny when people think I’m tall. I guess I am, but I knew 10-15 people who were taller than me in high school. ---
**Author:** ![Corcaigh](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/eb8c5e/32.png) [@Corcaigh](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Corcaigh)\ **Post date:** [October 17, 2012, 10:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-tall-are-you/637840/79 "2012-10-17T10:10:46Z")
Just about 6ft, female. ---
**Author:** ![GuanoLad](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guanolad/32/42_2.png) [@GuanoLad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GuanoLad)\ **Post date:** [October 17, 2012, 10:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-tall-are-you/637840/80 "2012-10-17T10:32:52Z")
Almost exactly average. 176cm, but with bad posture and age. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-tall-are-you/637840.md?page=3) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-tall-are-you/637840.md?page=5)