11 Sep 2007, 5:26 pm
Ragtime wrote:
LePetitPrince, thanks for the article -- it was very enlightening. I forwarded it to my two closest friends (who are 6'3" & 5'11").
And it just proves what I've already known and observed: that I've made a substantial decision by boosting my height from 5'7" to 5'9". As the article says, the average male height in America in 5'8", so, I was below average -- now I'm above average. In less than a week of having the shoes, I've already experienced the difference in social reactions:
1. Girls look at me nicer, and longer, than before.
2. More people I don't know smile at me and/or verbally greet me.
I get the feeling people here think short people are "up to no good" or something. The "...scheming little short people..."
Note that someone deemed to be conniving is almost always called "little", i.e., "that little punk". Of course, "big" is used as an insult too, but not nearly as often.
And it just proves what I've already known and observed: that I've made a substantial decision by boosting my height from 5'7" to 5'9". As the article says, the average male height in America in 5'8", so, I was below average -- now I'm above average. In less than a week of having the shoes, I've already experienced the difference in social reactions:
1. Girls look at me nicer, and longer, than before.
2. More people I don't know smile at me and/or verbally greet me.
I get the feeling people here think short people are "up to no good" or something. The "...scheming little short people..."
Note that someone deemed to be conniving is almost always called "little", i.e., "that little punk". Of course, "big" is used as an insult too, but not nearly as often.
Your experience reminds me of Gwyneth Paltrow' s experience that she talked about in the making of Shallow Hal movie. The director wanted her to experience the obese's social life . So they made her to wear the 'mech of obese woman' that was actually used in the movie in her 'fat scenes' and she went to a public bar , she told that no one in the bar seem really want to talk to her or even interested to look at her and this is out of the ordinary to her . I remember she said that this was an ugly and sad experience .
11 Sep 2007, 5:52 pm
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12 Sep 2007, 9:56 am
GoatOnFire wrote:
Ragtime wrote:
The shoes make a minor but significant improvement in my daily lifestyle. They're functional for being able to reach things easier, like in my particular job, top shelves at home, etc. When I exercise, I wear my normal shoes, and stand 5' 7", and ya know what? I feel just fine wearing my regular shoes in the gym -- I'm personally secure in being 5'7". But I get more done, and have less trouble, in the world being 5'9". It's a practical matter. The problem is with the world, not with my height. But I can either scream from my rooftop for the world to change, or I can simply adapt.
(And they have a nice, wide assortment of all styles in any certain exact height. I could be 5'11" if I liked dress shoes, but I don't.)
(And they have a nice, wide assortment of all styles in any certain exact height. I could be 5'11" if I liked dress shoes, but I don't.)
When you talk about your height are you talking with shoes or without?
5' 7" is without shoes
5' 7.5" is with normal shoes
5' 9.5" is with these elevator shoes:
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12 Sep 2007, 10:01 am
Ragtime wrote:
GoatOnFire wrote:
Ragtime wrote:
The shoes make a minor but significant improvement in my daily lifestyle. They're functional for being able to reach things easier, like in my particular job, top shelves at home, etc. When I exercise, I wear my normal shoes, and stand 5' 7", and ya know what? I feel just fine wearing my regular shoes in the gym -- I'm personally secure in being 5'7". But I get more done, and have less trouble, in the world being 5'9". It's a practical matter. The problem is with the world, not with my height. But I can either scream from my rooftop for the world to change, or I can simply adapt.
(And they have a nice, wide assortment of all styles in any certain exact height. I could be 5'11" if I liked dress shoes, but I don't.)
(And they have a nice, wide assortment of all styles in any certain exact height. I could be 5'11" if I liked dress shoes, but I don't.)
When you talk about your height are you talking with shoes or without?
5' 7" is without shoes
5' 7.5" is with normal shoes
5' 9.5" is with these elevator shoes:
Nice white shoes you got. They are either new or someone just collects white shoes to keep them clean.
12 Sep 2007, 12:49 pm
Rag, using these shoes in your daily life is like living in the Matrix . I prefer to live reality than living a lie even if it's ugly.
You wear look Neo , so go back to reality Neo 
12 Sep 2007, 1:13 pm
LePetitPrince wrote:
Rag, using these shoes in your daily life is like living in the Matrix . I prefer to live reality than living a lie even if it's ugly.
You wear look Neo , so go back to reality Neo
You wear look Neo , so go back to reality Neo
I comb my hair every morning, even though it's more real not to. No one says that combing one's hair is "living a lie", yet these shoes serve more purpose than combing my hair does. Combing my hair serves only the purpose of what other people see, whereas my shoes help me to reach things more easily, and to walk faster everywhere I need to go everyday. I'm an impatient walker, usually walking as fast as possible everywhere I go -- but with short legs, it never feels fast enough for my brain, and I start daydreaming. But now, I'm faster, because my legs are effectively longer.
Does a person who shaves every morning "live a lie"? How about a person who uses mouthwash every morning? How about a person who takes showers? All these things could be viewed as "denying who you are", but obviously they're viewed as simply being practical toward living in society. Same for the shoes. Are very short women who wear high heels "living a lie"? Are they "not being true to themselves"? Personally, I think shorter people have more right to wear these shoes than medium-height people who just want to be tall just for the fun of it, just as parapalegics have more right to use a wheelchair than people who can walk just fine but want to use a wheelchair for the fun of it.
My point is that it's all a matter of individual perception. One has to draw one's own lines for when one is "not being true to" oneself.
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12 Sep 2007, 1:18 pm
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12 Sep 2007, 3:01 pm
LePetitPrince wrote:
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Same for the shoes. Are very short women who wear high heels "living a lie"? Are they "not being true to themselves"?
I admit that you have a point here , women wear heels for the same reasons that you are talking about .
High heels are less practical than Ragtime's shoes. They don't help women walk faster, they're purely for vanity (not that I mind
). It makes them taller and it makes their asses look better.
12 Sep 2007, 3:06 pm
GoatOnFire wrote:
LePetitPrince wrote:
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Same for the shoes. Are very short women who wear high heels "living a lie"? Are they "not being true to themselves"?
I admit that you have a point here , women wear heels for the same reasons that you are talking about .
High heels are less practical than Ragtime's shoes. They don't help women walk faster, they're purely for vanity (not that I mind
). It makes them taller and it makes their asses look better....and their legs... ^_^
12 Sep 2007, 3:12 pm
