# Your Gender, Height, & Shoe Size? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [December 13, 2007, 7:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-gender-height-shoe-size/429827 "2007-12-13T07:09:47Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 10
**Author:** ![Freudian\_Slit](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/5daacb/32.png) [@Freudian\_Slit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Freudian_Slit)\ **Post date:** [December 16, 2007, 8:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-gender-height-shoe-size/429827/181 "2007-12-16T20:36:57Z")
Has **elfkin** posted the hypothesis yet? I’ve been trying to follow the thread but haven’t seen it… ---
**Author:** ![Alice\_The\_Goon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ed8c4c/32.png) [@Alice\_The\_Goon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alice_The_Goon)\ **Post date:** [December 16, 2007, 8:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-gender-height-shoe-size/429827/182 "2007-12-16T20:40:40Z")
[QUOTE=Ruffian] **HazelNutCoffee** and **Sleeps With Butterflies** , I feel YOUR pain. Many shoes come in 5 1/2, 6, 6 1/2, 7, 7 1/2, 8, 8 1/2, 9…10. Um…hello? Us 9 1/2 people have feet, too! [/QUOTE] I rarely have problems finding size 9 1/2. Lots of problems finding 9 1/2 Narrow, but the wides are all over the place, in my experience. ---
**Author:** ![FilmGeek](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/b19c9b/32.png) [@FilmGeek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FilmGeek)\ **Post date:** [December 16, 2007, 8:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-gender-height-shoe-size/429827/183 "2007-12-16T20:57:26Z")
Female 5’9" 10 mens, 12 womens. I don’t buy women’s shoes if I can possibly avoid it… as 12s are extremely hard to come by. ---
**Author:** ![Enright3](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/enright3/32/2897_2.png) [@Enright3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Enright3)\ **Post date:** [December 16, 2007, 10:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-gender-height-shoe-size/429827/184 "2007-12-16T22:22:46Z")
[QUOTE=matt\_mcl] Male, 13, 6’2". [/QUOTE] me too ---
**Author:** ![Astroboy14](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/df705f/32.png) [@Astroboy14](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Astroboy14)\ **Post date:** [December 16, 2007, 11:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-gender-height-shoe-size/429827/185 "2007-12-16T23:01:35Z")
[QUOTE=Khadro] Sorry… Male 18 6’9" [/QUOTE] Dayam, homie!! Where do you get your shoes? I find [www.zappos.com](http://www.zappos.com) has a pretty good selection of large sizes, but do you have a better place? ---
**Author:** ![PetW](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/d2c977/32.png) [@PetW](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PetW)\ **Post date:** [December 16, 2007, 11:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-gender-height-shoe-size/429827/186 "2007-12-16T23:13:40Z")
[QUOTE=Freudian Slit] Has **elfkin** posted the hypothesis yet? I’ve been trying to follow the thread but haven’t seen it… [/QUOTE] Nope. I even PM’d him a few days ago to get him to come back. Strange. ---
**Author:** ![elfkin477](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/a9a28c/32.png) [@elfkin477](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elfkin477)\ **Post date:** [December 16, 2007, 11:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-gender-height-shoe-size/429827/187 "2007-12-16T23:14:13Z")
This was what I wanted to test: In my observation thus far, women’s feet size has seemed much more closely related to their height then men’s. The only women I’ve ever met with big feet have also been very tall for women, but on the other hand I’ve met several short men with big feet. So I want to see if this might be test-able. I haven’t figured out a way to sort the data yet to see if this bears out, but a couple people have begged for the hypothosis, so there you have it. ---
**Author:** ![Wile\_E](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/c37758/32.png) [@Wile\_E](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wile_E)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2007, 2:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-gender-height-shoe-size/429827/188 "2007-12-17T02:08:44Z")
[QUOTE=BaneSidhe] Gender: Female Shoe Size: 7 Height: 4’10" [/QUOTE] Oh, thank Og! I am not alone! a) Female b) 5.5 wide or a kid’s size 4.5. Might be smaller if I didn’t have flat feet. c) 4’10" ---
**Author:** ![OtakuLoki](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/ac8455/32.png) [@OtakuLoki](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OtakuLoki)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2007, 2:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-gender-height-shoe-size/429827/189 "2007-12-17T02:14:03Z")
[QUOTE=elfkin477] This was what I wanted to test: In my observation thus far, women’s feet size has seemed much more closely related to their height then men’s. The only women I’ve ever met with big feet have also been very tall for women, but on the other hand I’ve met several short men with big feet. So I want to see if this might be test-able. I haven’t figured out a way to sort the data yet to see if this bears out, but a couple people have begged for the hypothosis, so there you have it. [/QUOTE] Thank you! (So, the black helicopters brought you back, already? Or is this a clone?) ---
**Author:** ![Kuboydal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ecb155/32.png) [@Kuboydal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kuboydal)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2007, 2:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-gender-height-shoe-size/429827/190 "2007-12-17T02:26:45Z")
I think that this answer was a clever diversion meant to distract us from the real intent of the research. ---
**Author:** ![Alice\_The\_Goon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ed8c4c/32.png) [@Alice\_The\_Goon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alice_The_Goon)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2007, 2:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-gender-height-shoe-size/429827/191 "2007-12-17T02:33:50Z")
If your research does bear out the connection between height and foot-size, I will be convinced that caffeine stunted my growth, and I was supposed to be 6 feet tall. As for all you biatches out there with small feet, never forget- I hate you. ---
**Author:** ![Wile\_E](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/c37758/32.png) [@Wile\_E](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wile_E)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2007, 3:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-gender-height-shoe-size/429827/192 "2007-12-17T03:27:16Z")
[QUOTE=Alice The Goon] If your research does bear out the connection between height and foot-size, I will be convinced that caffeine stunted my growth, and I was supposed to be 6 feet tall. As for all you biatches out there with small feet, never forget- I hate you. [/QUOTE] If it’s any consolation we tend to tip over more. ---
**Author:** ![Secret\_Volcano\_Lair](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/5f8ce5/32.png) [@Secret\_Volcano\_Lair](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Secret_Volcano_Lair)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2007, 3:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-gender-height-shoe-size/429827/193 "2007-12-17T03:42:35Z")
Male 13 (US) 6’ ---
**Author:** ![Leiko](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/c5a1d2/32.png) [@Leiko](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leiko)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2007, 5:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-gender-height-shoe-size/429827/194 "2007-12-17T05:01:26Z")
Female 9 US, 40 European 5’6-1/2" I know you said you don’t want a range, but I want to say that the European size I gave is a guess- it’s where I start with shoes that are listed by the European sizes, but most of the time I need to go bigger or smaller. If they’re American, 9 almost always works. ---
**Author:** ![Cyn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/a88e4f/32.png) [@Cyn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cyn)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2007, 5:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-gender-height-shoe-size/429827/195 "2007-12-17T05:36:25Z")
Female, almost 5’9", size 10M ---
**Author:** ![Lobsang](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lobsang/32/4067_2.png) [@Lobsang](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lobsang)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2007, 5:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-gender-height-shoe-size/429827/196 "2007-12-17T05:39:22Z")
Male 6’1 10 (UK) ---
**Author:** ![Eyebrows\_0f\_Doom](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/eyebrows_0f_doom/32/3119_2.png) [@Eyebrows\_0f\_Doom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eyebrows_0f_Doom)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2007, 7:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-gender-height-shoe-size/429827/197 "2007-12-17T07:36:27Z")
Female 5’7’’ size 9-10 US (or Men’s 8) ---
**Author:** ![gouda](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/c77e96/32.png) [@gouda](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gouda)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2007, 7:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-gender-height-shoe-size/429827/198 "2007-12-17T07:43:57Z")
Male 6’ Size 11 (UK) ---
**Author:** ![Kuboydal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ecb155/32.png) [@Kuboydal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kuboydal)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2007, 2:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-gender-height-shoe-size/429827/199 "2007-12-17T14:11:55Z")
[QUOTE=Alice The Goon] If your research does bear out the connection between height and foot-size, I will be convinced that caffeine stunted my growth, and I was supposed to be 6 feet tall. As for all you biatches out there with small feet, never forget- I hate you. [/QUOTE] Yikes, if it were not for the devastating quantity of coffee I have consumed since age 13 I may have anded up even taller? Fill 'er up! I’m tired of hitting my head on things the shorties must have designed or installed. ---
**Author:** ![Kalhoun](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/3bc359/32.png) [@Kalhoun](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kalhoun)\ **Post date:** [December 19, 2007, 6:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-gender-height-shoe-size/429827/200 "2007-12-19T18:20:17Z")
[QUOTE=irishgirl] Female Height:5 feet/152cm Weight: 7 stone/45kg/98lbs Shoe size: UK 2/US 2.5/Eu 33.5/Australia 3/Japan 21 I’m lickle. My feet are one size down from where most of those International size conversion charts start. I wear a lot of insoles, thick socks, kids shoes and shoes that are too big for me. [/QUOTE] Damn…those are some itty bitty feet! [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-gender-height-shoe-size/429827.md?page=9) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-gender-height-shoe-size/429827.md?page=11)