Originally Posted by
Sloppy Joe
If this were real and I was short it would be a no-brainer. I'm 5'11".
Basically every study out there suggests that being a short man is a legit disadvantage - professionally, personally, etc. Women definitely don't go for short.
In the U.S. I've never been conscious of my height but when I lived in Nepal I was clearly much taller than the average guy (Google says it's 5'3"; anecdotally where I lived probably more like 5'5"-7) and could feel people defer to me more. The credibility offset the inconveniences of everything being designed for much shorter people. Don't think it was race related either, have been in other non-white areas and didn't notice.
My wife is a mere 5 feet; really hoping for my son's benefit that he's my height or more.
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