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02 Aug 2023, 9:32 am

Id imagine so. I knew one who was around that claim it but i knew he wasnt.



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02 Aug 2023, 9:34 am

Men seem to want to be taller than they are, tall women might more often claim to be shorter. Probably due to idealistic gender stereotype conformity.



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02 Aug 2023, 9:47 am

From now on I'm going to tell people I'm 8 feet tall. :nerdy:


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02 Aug 2023, 9:51 am

jimmyjazzuk wrote:
Men seem to want to be taller than they are, tall women might more often claim to be shorter. Probably due to idealistic gender stereotype conformity.



I don't get why being tall is viewed as a good thing since bigger men tend to die younger.

But hey I guess quality of life over quantity.



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02 Aug 2023, 9:51 am

jimmyjazzuk wrote:
Id imagine so. I knew one who was around that claim it but i knew he wasnt.



Do you live in Europe or the US?



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02 Aug 2023, 10:00 am

Why would someone who is 6’3 want to be taller outside of something like basketball?



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02 Aug 2023, 10:15 am

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Why would someone who is 6’3 want to be taller outside of something like basketball?



You can be any height and want to be taller.



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02 Aug 2023, 10:27 am

Jamesy wrote:
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Why would someone who is 6’3 want to be taller outside of something like basketball?



You can be any height and want to be taller.

People can also want to be shorter. I seriously doubt most people want to be taller unless they are on the shorter side.



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02 Aug 2023, 10:30 am

I'd love to be shorter.


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02 Aug 2023, 10:35 am

TwilightPrincess wrote:
Jamesy wrote:
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Why would someone who is 6’3 want to be taller outside of something like basketball?



You can be any height and want to be taller.

People can also want to be shorter. I seriously doubt most people want to be taller unless they are on the shorter side.



Well the guy I know who claimed 6ft5 said he was “6ft4 1/2” on one occasion.

Weird a 6ft4 1/2 man rounding up to 6ft5.



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02 Aug 2023, 10:37 am

TwilightPrincess wrote:
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Why would someone who is 6’3 want to be taller outside of something like basketball?



You can be any height and want to be taller.

People can also want to be shorter. I seriously doubt most people want to be taller unless they are on the shorter side.



What would you classify as being on the shorter side? Some celebrities who are 6ft1 round up 1 inch and claim to 6ft2.



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02 Aug 2023, 10:44 am

^ It’s below whatever the national average is in your country. It’s still a ridiculous thing to lie about. People I know don’t go around talking about their height.



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02 Aug 2023, 10:48 am

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^ It’s below whatever the national average is in your country. It’s still a ridiculous thing to lie about. People I know don’t go around talking about their height.



I can understand celebrities lying about there height though



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02 Aug 2023, 10:50 am

Jamesy wrote:
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^ It’s below whatever the national average is in your country. It’s still a ridiculous thing to lie about. People I know don’t go around talking about their height.



I can understand celebrities lying about there height though

I can’t. It would be even more obvious and could set them up for ridicule.



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02 Aug 2023, 11:29 am

Jamesy wrote:

Well the guy I know who claimed 6ft5 said he was “6ft4 1/2” on one occasion.

Weird a 6ft4 1/2 man rounding up to 6ft5.



Maybe he *thinks* society will view him better as a 6' 5 man I dont know. Maybe its a competitive thing or insecurity, he wants to be perceived as taller than he is or as being exceptional or authoritative in some way.

It is also conventional to round up a .5
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11 Aug 2023, 2:32 am

I've never understood the obsession with height, I'm quite tall that's just how nature made me.
I noticed in the dating world it seems to be a big deal where a woman doesn't want a bloke shorter than her.
Anyone who meets me in real life can see how tall I am, unless I wear platform shoes or saw 6 inches off the bottom of my legs that's my height, nothing to lie about.