Yeah, super good point. I always do that. At our kids' concerts, I'm at the back (6'4") and my wife is at the front (5'3"). Sort of sucks, but there's no other way that's reasonable.
I'm tall and I hate going to concerts and events. My wife is short (5' 0")and likes to be near the front, but it always makes me feel rude and awkward. I usually have back and shoulder pain by the end of the night from slumping my posture. She gets offended if I don't hang out with her at the front.
And not 6' 4" tall. Just 6' 1". I would hate to be any taller than that.
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Inspired by an evolutionary psychological perspective on the Napoleon complex, we hypothesized that shorter males are more likely to show indirect aggression in resource competitions with taller males. Three studies provide support for our interpretation of the Napoleon complex. Our pilot study shows that men (but not women) keep more resources for themselves when they feel small. When paired with a taller male opponent (Study 1), shorter men keep more resources to themselves in a game in which they have all the power (dictator game) versus a game in which the opponent also has some power (ultimatum game). Furthermore, shorter men are not more likely to show direct, physical aggression toward a taller opponent (Study 2). As predicted by the Napoleon complex, we conclude that (relatively) shorter men show greater behavioral flexibility in securing resources when presented with cues that they are physically less competitive. Theoretical and practical implications are discussed.
I like the Dutch. They usually all speak 3-5 languages, educated and intelligent, interesting to talk to, and best of all their symphonic metal bands are all fantastic.
Wooden shoes. Wooden head. Wouldn’t listen.
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Haha, so true. The Dutch are probably the friendliest and most humble people in the world. Massive contributions to the arts and political/economic philosophy in Western culture given their small numbers. Really attractive people in general too. I remember being in Holland and having strangers ask me if I was lost and giving me unsolicited help. Or being on the train and seeing punk rockers and total suit and tie guys chilling and hanging out like they were best buddies.
Dork alert, but before the age of 6 I used to have to wear wooden shoes. I had an issue where one of my legs was a little shorter than the other and maybe it is a European thing or just my family was poor, but we had a guy make wooden shoes for me. My legs are normal now though... I swear.
(Sorry, really OT there)
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Yeah, I've gotten this a number of times as well. You also see it in online dating where girls will specifically put in their profiles that they won't date guys under 6'. In one sense, it's nice that the truly superficial remove themselves for you, but the attitude definitely exists.
Really?? I only got on Tinder a few months ago, I'm glad I haven't come across this yet! Stuff like that makes me happy that I find exotic brunettes the most beautiful; they're usually short themselves. Enjoy your pasty blondes with hilarious minimum height requirements, fellas..
Even though I'm short, I can feel Sliver's pain. Most of my friends and extended family are tall, seeing them crammed into airplane seating looks brutal. It kinda sucks growing up short through the grade school years, but once you get into your 20's it doesn't really matter anymore, and once you're in your 30's and older when aging negatively starts taking over, I think its actually preferable. Seems every tall person I know has at least one of, or a combination of; back, knee, or foot pain regularly. Seems its hard dragging those large bodies around as you begin to decompose. I'm 37 and I'll take my stubby, pain free body, thank you very much.
6'3" and I don't have that tough of a time on a plane except when I sit with somebody who has no concept of personal space.
One time I was at a conference sitting on chairs that were too close together and I got stuck between two guys, one was 6'4" and the other was 6'5" and they were both easily well into the mid 300s for weight too. I never felt so small. It was weird and awkward.
Tall people on average make more money than those shorter than them.
Airlines have figured this out, that is why they charge more for economy plus, business class, and first class. Pick your seat based off your height and associated income class.
What tall person is riding in the backseat of any car that isn't a Bentley?
I'm not advocating we tall people take over the world and mold it to our liking, but only because we're already in charge. Ya bunch o'hobbits.
I think we should be rounding up everyone over 6 feet and interning them in camps where they're forced to manufacture step-stools so that they're all hunched over all day.
Re-Education through labour!
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When you were in grade three and had to play duck-duck-goose in school, and some 2'9" girl named Lindsay would always pick taller people knowing she had 75% less distance to make it off the ground. Total BS, totally rigged game in favour of short people
Anyway. Some tall person (you wouldnt know him, he lives in Argentina now...) eventually went all Darius Kasparaitis, sidelining her career.
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