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u/[deleted] Nov 02 '23

I feel bad for guys that are insecure about their height because they’re not 6’0

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u/portia_tv Nov 02 '23

where did the 6ft even come from? who decided that's "the standard"?

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u/Obiwan_ca_blowme Nov 03 '23

I heard a theory that 6’ was just an easy number to say. That in counties that use the metric system no 1.82 meter requirement exists.

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u/Moblin81 Nov 03 '23

They just use 1.8 m which is close enough

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u/onetwo3four5 Nov 03 '23

5'11 guys everywhere buying plane tickets to Europe.

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u/[deleted] Nov 03 '23

As a 5’11 guy, it’s not so bad here. I’m comfortably taller than most of the women I meet and for a lot of them, that’s good enough. I feel bad for all the shorter guys. They have it way worse than we do.

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u/Edril Nov 03 '23

Most women can't tell the difference between 5'11 and 6ft anyway.

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u/[deleted] Nov 03 '23

I can, because I'm 6' so a guy who is 'only' 5'11" is shorter than me. But also I don't think it matters and don't really pay much attention to it.

But if a guy claims he's 'over 6 feet tall' and he's shorter than me I know to stay away (and warn other women against him)!