Thursday, July 28, 2011
How do you respond to people constantly asking you your height when you're tall? ?
How do you respond to people constantly asking you your height when you're tall? ?
Okay so my aunties exchange student from Poland is 6 foot 5, an people Constantly ask her what her height is. She usually answers "Tall." an then they bug her with "No, really!! What is it!" she an my aunty were talkin' about ways to respond because it's really getting tiring for her.
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1 :
tell her to answer in metric!
2 :
Say something that doesn't sound right, like 5 feet 17 inches.
3 :
Be proud! I wish I was tall! I'm only 5.10 which isn't very tall at all!
4 :
Give it to them in metric form. They won't have any idea how to convert it and hopefully will shut up.
5 :
I share this pain! I am tall and I can't tell you how many people ask if I play basketball - constantly! Now my response is "I HATE BASKETBALL!" God, just because I am tall does not mean I play sports! And it's always stupid ignorant men who ask. Have her just tell them "I don't own a measuring tape."
6 :
I'm 6'5" and I just say I'm 6'5" but I'm a guy. On women it may be different.
7 :
I was working at macdonalds when I was 17, and this SUPER tall guy came in, he was a friend of my co workers. I was like omg "how tall are you?" He flipped his bottom lip down like a pout and 6'7 was tattooed there. I don't think it hurts, and you can do it really fast. I thought it was super cooL!
8 :
Just give them what they want. Tell them the answer and they will probably not have thought up another answer. Maybe you could say "Tall enough to kick your ass" or "Tall enough to see your dandruff: etc.......
9 :
U can be honest and tell them to go away, or just measure her and tell them that. Hope it helpssss!!!!! :D
10 :
give 'em a math problem! No one likes math! They won't want to know anymore! Make the problem = 57812 for the heck of it
11 :
"Taller than you." That might shut them up. :) Or just the truth. But they won't always let it be at that. Or say a very short height. Again, this might not always work. Or you can just give them this link. It says her height right up there. :)
12 :
Oh, man, I'm sorry. I'm not tall, but my little (ha!) brother's 6' 7". He's been asked if he plays basketball so many times by now... You could always suggest Miss Manners' advice for anyone being asked annoying personal questions: just say "why do you want to know?" or "why would you ask me that?" At the very least, she can get away while they're trying to figure out what to say back.
13 :
My tall friend replies, "5 foot 16 inches."
14 :
Well, I would screw with their minds. Like, hard to describe, so here is what a chat would look like: Person #1: How tall are you? Exchange Student: 6"4 Person #2: How tall are you? Exchange Student: 6"5. Person #3: How tall are you? Exchange Student: 6"6 Person #4: How tall are you? Exchange Student: 6"7 Person #5: How tall are you? Exchange Student: 6"8 Person #6: How tall are you? Exchange Student: 6"9 Person #1: How tall are you again? Exchange Student: 5"11 Like that >:)
15 :
im 6'ft 2 and ppl ask me why im a girl and why im so tall it pisses me off but i igonore them . so just ignore and walk the other way
16 :
I always answer in inches. 76" here!
17 :
I guess that WOULD get annoying after a while, but, personally, it doesn't bother me. I'm 5' 7/8", which, apparently is pretty damn tall in this town compared to all the other girls. Whenever I go to friends houses, their mothers always ask me how tall I am and compare the height to mine. My friends, family, and people I meet also do that. It doesn't happen all that often so maybe that's why I'm not annoyed by it. Personally, it makes me feels kind of special that there's something that sticks out about me. Plus, I like being tall! I can tower over some guys in my classes to appear more opposing (though I'm not very opposing to being with lol) and I tower over almost all girls.
18 :
She can go with the more powerful approach and say" Taller than you'll ever be!" Or she could tell a large group of people that she is 6 foot 5 inches. Naturally, they will be amazed by her and tell everyone. She wouldn't have to tell anyone else then.
19 :
tell them to say, "taller than you." :)
20 :
She should ask them what their weight is in return, or how many times a day they masturbate, or something equally personal and antagonizing...
21 :
Yeah. Metric with confuse them or just shut them up. :) I get that a lot, too.
22 :
im tall. ppl always ask my height and if i play basketball. the height is ok. but the basketball question is annoying. someone else on here said they had the same problem, i completely understand. and yes, it is mostly small-minded guys that ask the basketball question. as to how i answer, im usually just polite and tell the the truth. they arent really hurting me by asking a question so i just answer and move on. although i did like someone's response of "5 feet 17 inches."
23 :
ugh..i get it a lot ..im 6'3 and still growing ....i just say tall, taller than you
24 :
I was going to say just what Red said, 5 foot 17
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