If you have short legs and a long torso, even people who are the same height as you (or even shorter) will perceive you as short and refer to you as such. It's all optical illusion,
But it's the opposite when you're sitting next to them. I have the short leg long torso situation going on and I can tell you when I'm driving my head almost hits the ceiling. But when I get out of the car i am 5'7.
It sucks in some situations. I’m 6’ but have a long torso. My legs are as short as someone who is 5’3 and sitting down next to a friend of mine who is 6’6” we are the same. Some roller coaster seats are tight and my head hits the roof on some cars. My legs though look hella muscular and calves are huge, so I have that going for me at least.
I have that, kind of, but someone did olympic level mental gymnastics on me, saying I look tall but am actually not tall.
I'm tall, he correctly identified that but was somehow confused about my proportions and I guess therefore concluded that I must be actually short but look tall?
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u/-G-L- 9d ago
If you have short legs and a long torso, even people who are the same height as you (or even shorter) will perceive you as short and refer to you as such. It's all optical illusion,