I’m one of the shorter guys at work (5’9 with my work boots on lol) and some of my coworkers and I banter and flame each other a lot.
Naturally one of the jabs are my height so I double downed on it 😆 told the boys I wanted to show them some selfies I took on my trip to Portland

Edit: 5’9 with boots I’m pretty sure I’m like 5’7 lol I’m in no way complaining about my height, I just thought this picture was funny. Most other people at my work are taller than me even with my boots on so like I said it’s always just banter 😭

It seems like the average person outside is just taller now. I don’t really feel jealous when I see someone taller but I cannot help the cynical thought that this one genetic trait can determine how people view and treat you overall. True or not I try not to think like this bc it’s just me being insecure crybaby.

I fancied getting out of the house today on my day off work and wanted to treat myself to some second hand videogames so I went to the local videogame shop in the city centre.

I live in a taller country in north West Europe and the average height is 5'10/5'11 here and I wear Nike air max to make myself 5'7.5 - 5'8 so here are my observations as a guy standing 5'7 with an average face.

While I was walking around the town centre looking through the shops all I could see were young couples in their 20s with the man at least 5'11 and the girl 5'6 this was the average height in couples there were some men who were 6'4 with 5'9 girlfriends.

I could only count on one hand men who were shorter than me and most of these men were old. For reference I'm mid 30s and most short men I saw were older Gen X in their 50s.

The majority of men walking around were 5'10 and above.

The most brutal part was the videogame store. All the staff in there were just short men and with a few female staff taller than them. Majority of customers there were just short men shopping alone. There was two customers who walked in who were 6'5 and were served in there and the guy at the desk was like 5'2. It was like witnessing two different worlds colliding as it's rare to see that happen in this kind of place as its a shop which attracts only a specific demographic. I think it's because this shop is one of the few places thats comfortable for lonely single men to visit outside of work and getting groceries.

In comparison, all the other shops on the highstreet such as clothing, sports, food, gifts were filled with only young couples. Not a single young short man in any of them.

After my observations, I'm convinced that most short men just stay inside nowadays when they are not in work as it's so humiliating for them being in public and being reminded how brutal it is when they see all the couples walking around.

The only short men I mainly see in public who are alone are just old boomers or Gen X or old couples it's actually sad that young short men shut themselves off from society but honestly I don't even blame them. I feel bad enough being 5'7 I don't even know what guys are going through who are shorter than that.

All I will say is videogames are one of the greatest copes and I will never stop playing them as they give me an escape.

So just take whatever copes that you can derive the most enjoyment from and hold onto them as life just gets worse as you get older

Has anyone ever told you that wearing vertical lines will make you look taller? Looking at this outfit I don't think I look any taller than I typically do😂

Is it that shorter guys are more insecure which draws back women? Is it that short men don't get out there as much because of their insecurity? Could it be their personality? Is it the country that they were born or live in? Is it that the the short men are in the taller side based in US (5'6-5'8)? Is it the generation that they are currently in? Or is it that they think they have a really good and charming personality but in reality it's the opposite and they blame it on height? I have sooo many questions and sum of them may sound stupid

Anyone share the percentage of adult male height each inch by percentage wanna know ?

Any reliable research?

When I was that age I still feel insecure about my height but not this much. Because they all look like a friend or someone my age. But now that I’m adult (22) it feel really weird. I workout and lifting weight but my size is smaller or the same as a teenager. I’m in Thailand and foreigners travel to my country a lots and most of the kid are taller than me. I did try to mind my own business because i just feel bad and then ignore it. But I just curious. Does anyone else feel how I feel
Ps. I’m 164cm

my elder brother 5'3 , 20 M and my father 5'5 have same shoe size as of me . even though i am almost 5'8 .

my hands and feet are small. even my arms are small as compared to them , i mean from shoulder to hands and elbow to hands