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OUJayhawk36 , cottonbro studio/pexels Report

We don't need to ever clean those top shelves you say are dirty. I don't see them. Thus, they do not exist.

Final score:

109points

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zububonsai 8 months ago (edited)

On the other side, I wish I'd never seen the underside of the kitchen drawers that hung above the oven in my airBnB flat in London (in a posh borough). First errand I ran was for Latex gloves and cleaning supplies.... 🫣😬😱🤢😖 ,*smol person problem*

12points

Vivid_Sport9191 , Victoria Strelka_ph/pexels Report

It makes me feel unsafe if you talk about how easily you can pick me up and take me. Or how easily someone could overpower me. why would you tell me that when I'm already afraid of it happening.

Final score:

108points

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Tracy Wallick 8 months ago (edited)

I think a lot of women can relate to this, it's just even worse when you're petite. If it's any consolation, it also means you'd be easier to rescue in the event of an emergency like a fire.

51points

Sleepy 8 months ago

This is a consolation! Thank you!

5points

Kare Deter 8 months ago

I could never tolerate it when someone would pick me up. I'm not a freaking child, put me down or I WILL BITE YOU.

9points

Clown fish 8 months ago

I do and will bite, kick, go for private parts. I'm 4ft 11 but I will kick a#se

6points

Betty Vanderhooven-SchmaaSchmaa 8 months ago

Ladies, listen to your gut when it tells you something isn't right. It's better to be an alive mean person than an UN alive heavenly one.

7points

HTakeover 8 months ago

Learn the various pressure points you can get to if someone does that. Then when (sadly not if) they do scoop you up, you poke them in those spots. Also know the spots that will prevent a person from doing something regardless of size, things like kicking out the knee. Can't run after you if their knee doesn't work.

5points

I’ll have a treble thanks. 8 months ago

Sadly real life doesn’t generally work like that, you can be a fit above average height female and a male will be stronger. And when adrenaline kicks in few people have the ability to override it and think in a calm manner.

2points

detective miller's hat 8 months ago

This was especially frustrating growing up. Thanks to the male cousins I grew up with, I learned very early how absolutely useless I would be against any of them in a physical fight. Your only option is to become a professional at flailing.

3points

Stardrop 8 months ago

i weigh 85 pounds and it scares the s**t out of me knowing that someone could just yoink me up and there's little to nothing i can do about it

2points

Jay Scales 8 months ago

It helps in this situation to be short but built like a Dalek :D

2points

Stardrop 8 months ago

EXTERMINATE! EXTERMINATE! EXTERMINATE!

3points

mindblank 8 months ago

yah, I saw someone in highschool get picked up and when I asked why they said because he's small

1point

Lori Jabi 8 months ago

That's why I workout a lot. You have to be strong as a petite one.

1point

Deborah B 8 months ago

A "May I pick you up?" and respecting their answer may feel less spontaneous to you, but it feels a lot better than being grabbed by someone larger than you and swung through the air when you're not prepared for it.

1point

DC 8 months ago

I'd not like mention it all the time, but if you're afraid of it happening, I could recommend some courses that teach you how to use your body - regardless of size, strength, oldth - more efficient and successful in overpowering even larger, more violent people. Because, luckily, most of them are stupid and inefficient. Those who really are able to efficiently use their body, most times, aren't after anybody for no reason anyway, ...

0points

Robyn Ward 8 months ago

Just means you are lower to the ground so we have the advantage of duck and run because they have to bend to pick you up

-1point

Silly-Resist8306 , George Chambers/pexels Report

Most short people can’t sit with their back against the back of a chair or sofa AND have their feet touch the floor. Without a pillow behind them it gets uncomfortable quickly. A lot of guys make fun of all the decorative pillows, but they also serve a function.

Final score:

96points

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pineapple87 8 months ago

This! Guys always complain about my throw pillows and I'm like "if it's in your way, give it to me! I will take all that I can get"

24points

Pennyfeather46 , Laura Stanley/pexels Report

When you’re in a crowd of people, you can’t see a damn thing!

dogballet:

I'm 5ft tall and I have almost never enjoyed a live music event in my life.

Final score:

93points

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zububonsai 8 months ago (edited)

Though, there's been TWO exceptions that made me feel not "too short for life": in January 2020 at a "The HU" Concert in Berlin, a second before they shot to fame. They are a Mongolian band, so half of the audience were Mongolians (4'5''-5'2''?), even the Ambassador of Mongolia to Germany was there (,on a balcony). I'm 5'1'' and could stand in the middle! of! the! crowd! and still see the band over the peoples' heads.Awesome. (In 2023 there was a much more "standard German white bun" crowd aka 3-6'' taller than me 😢).

22points

LichtbringerU , Clem Onojeghuo/pexels Report

If you walk normally I have to basically power walk. Even if you tell them, either they don't seem to understand, can't adapt on short notice or don't care.

Final score:

90points

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howdylee 8 months ago

My mom is 5', her brother is 6'2". It's funny watching them try to walk together. I call my mom a "sand piper" with how fast her legs have to run to keep up with him!

13points

That people won't respect you as much as a tall person in a professional setting.

Prosperous_Petiole:

4'8 here. Customers at my work often think I'm the trainee. I'm the manager.

Yansura25 , Canva Studio/pexels Report

Final score:

88points

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Kira Okah 8 months ago

4'11. I've never been treated as "the trainee" at work in retail/fast food when the manager, nope. Coworkers and customers alike instead treated me like an impetulant toddler.

30points

centralperk_7 , Andres Ayrton/pexels Report

If I gain 5lbs I may need a different size pants. 5lbs is so much to a person with no place to put it.

missdawn1970:

OMG, yes! I'm 5 feet tall, and gaining even 2 pounds makes my pants and skirts dig into my waist.

Final score:

80points

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wowbagger 8 months ago

And I will have to hem those new pants before I can wear them. I've become an expert at hemming pants.

39points

MEG4NTRON , San Fermin Pamplona/pexels Report

In crowds it can become difficult to breathe. Taller people can reach the fresh air, but I’m trapped under where everyone else is breathing out.

Final score:

77points

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ynyrhydref56 8 months ago

Not to mention the BO!

37points

Hagridsbuttcrack66 , João Jesus/pexels Report

#10

My space matters too. I also like to be comfortable. I don't appreciate being squeezed into the smallest space all the time "because it's easier". I don't want the s****y seat, bed, etc. every time we travel.

Being told constantly that you just need to roll with whatever because your comfort matters least HONESTLY had an effect on me.

Final score:

75points

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Tempest 8 months ago

I’m average height but really skinny and I get this same treatment. I’m always expected to squeeze into the tightest spaces. Once some friends and I hired a car to go on a hike at a location that was about a 6 hour ride from our place (one way) and the car had one less seat that the number in our group so naturally I was made to sit on a pile of bags in the space between two seats for the whole duration of the trip up and down. I had back pain for days afterwards.

25points

#11

How difficult it is to get clothes out the bottom of a top loading washer. I have repurposed some kitchen tongs to be used as laundry tongs.

Beers4All Report

Final score:

74points

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Jesse 8 months ago

This is where front loading washers come in handy

18points

str4ngerc4t , grilledcheese2332/reddit Report

#12

Y’all tall b**ches need to stop hovering over toilets and making them wet and gross. Short women cannot hover pee, and we should not have to. If no one hovered this would not be an issue.

Final score:

73points

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ynyrhydref56 8 months ago

How about we all wipe the seat when we're done!

53points

#13

Being used as an armrest is annoying, and not peak humor that some tall people think it is.

Aoife226 , Samson Katt/pexels Report

Final score:

70points

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"Disembodied voice" 8 months ago

Depends on the person, it's silly couples humor for me and my partner

16points

ProfessionalPin5993 , Kampus Production/pexels Report

#14

People really do show preferential treatment to tall men and discriminate against short men.

Final score:

69points

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Kira Okah 8 months ago

Oh yes, I've seen it. People are horrible to short men.

23points

#15

That annoying, tip of the fingers making the thing turn around instead of being able to grab it off an upper shelf.

zardozLateFee Report

Final score:

69points

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Little king trash mouth 8 months ago

Ugh or you just push it further back! I wanted cookies the other day at my in-laws. They were on the tippy top shelf. Now, No one cares if I eat cookies but I didn't really need to announce to the whole house that I needed help gaining access to said cookies. Frustrating!

27points

zardozLateFee , Amar Preciado/pexels Report

#16

I have rocked out calves because I go up on tiptoes twenty times a day.

Final score:

66points

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detective miller's hat 8 months ago

I never thought about that.... As chubby as I get (and I'm pretty darn chubby at this stage of my life :/ ), my leg muscles are always rock solid.

19points

#17

How awesome it is to be able to pull the covers up to your chin without having your feet sticking out from under the duvet even when you’re lying stretched out on the bed.

mechtil_d Report

Final score:

66points

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LB 8 months ago

This is a huge downside of being tall (6' or 183cm) for me.

12points

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#18

**I'm still a m***********g adult.**

I am a 43-year-old adult who has been working in my career for **20 f*****g years.**

I am a grown-up. Just because I'm the height of the average 12-year-old and also have a baby face and also just happen to be traditionally attractive does not mean that I am not a *serious f*****g adult.* This has been my biggest pet peeve since I was in my 20s, where at my first job out of college everyone assumed I was not a college intern, but someone who somehow was in high school yet coming to an office job from 8 to 5 every day?!

Just because we're short doesn't mean we're actually children. For the love of God, I am begging all of you to please remember this whenever you deal with a professional adult who just doesn't happen to be as tall as most adults.

ranchojasper , Keira Burton/pexels Report

Final score:

62points

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Kare Deter 8 months ago

When I went to rent my first apartment the landlord refused to rent to a "13 year old". I LITERALLY had to bring my father back to the guy to convince the guy I was 20. like wtf. He was sure my license was fake.

17points

Espressoencake , Luis Quintero/pexels Report

#19

Every time I go to see a movie or play, I hope that a kid is sitting in front of me, otherwise I can't see the stage/screen.

Final score:

61points

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Who? Me? 8 months ago

My grade school teacher was 6'7" (although, at that age, seemed 7'6"), his wife was ~5'6". When they sat down she was taller than him, he was all legs.

9points

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#20

No chairs are made for me. At 5’3, my feet always dangle and worsen my sciatica. It feels dumb to feel like a toddler in every chair.

HellyOHaint , Andrea Piacquadio/pexels Report

Final score:

56points

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Little king trash mouth 8 months ago

I would kill to be 5'3"! Ok so I'm only 5'2" but about 100x a day I wish I was just one inch taller to reach the thing juuuuuuust out of my reach.

9points

Rizalwasright , M. M. Sand/flickr Report

#21

We see up into your nostrils all the time.

Final score:

55points

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Javelina Poppers 8 months ago (edited)

At least have the decency to let us know if we're about to have a hanger.

12points

13-Penguins , Humphrey Muleba/pexels Report

#22

Even if the object isn’t that heavy, if my arms can’t wrap comfortable around to hold it, I can’t carry it.

Final score:

54points

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Limey 8 months ago

This!

8points

#23

The joy of going to Japan and finally having counters and cupboards in your size.

icantflyyet Report

Final score:

54points

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Laura Mortensen 8 months ago

When I taught English in South Korea, it made me feel tall. (I'm 5'2")

12points

razcalnikov , Alexy Almond/pexels Report

#24

I'm not eating small portions to starve myself, I'm eating small portions because if I consume more than 1300 calories a day I'll gain weight.

Final score:

50points

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Ricardo Ferreira 8 months ago

Summarizing, "your small portion is my normal portion."

30points

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#25

Carrying pretty much anything in bags or under arms is heavier because our arms are shorter. The bags or whatever we're carrying would probably drag on the floor if we left our arms hanging at full length. So we gotta bend them up, and sustain that muscle contracted all the way home.

Tall people can just grab a bag, and let their arms relax.

Lasdary Report

Final score:

50points

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rullyman 8 months ago

I have busted out the sewing machine to adjust bag strap lengths a couple of times

11points

#26

We can comfortably sleep on most couches/airplanes.

TrocCiroc Report

Final score:

49points

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Becca not Becky 8 months ago

Airplanes make me so grateful to be small 😀

10points

#27

Always having to find the step stool that they've moved.

Danivelle Report

Final score:

47points

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Kimmer 8 months ago

This!! ... My family know I have to use stools all over, and sometimes I have to go searching. But they have to move them out of the way to get to what they need AND can reach. I have them in several rooms of the house and in front of the washing machine. So, to be fair I am outnumbered 6 to one and don't mind having to look for my stool, cause if I can't find one I just call out to hubby to help me (he knows I will kiss him if he does, double the benefit for me). There are many times I know exactly where a stool is and call hubby to help anyway.... HAHA!

8points

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#28

As a shorter guy (5'5"M), you can literally be invisible in a group. At parties or gatherings, I've often had experiences where taller people will introduce themselves to each other and simply not notice me. I've learned to be more assertive, but it's annoying AF when it happens all the time.

lovebzz , Fox/pexels Report

Final score:

46points

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Sven Horlemann 8 months ago

I get that. Still... sounds like a superpower to me. I often whish people would NOT take note of me (6'5 here).

10points

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#29

The world is not designed for short people. As mentioned in other comments, items on higher shelves aren't easy to reach and dangling feet when sitting on a toilet or in a chair sucks. Consider my own 4'10" pet peeve... the average countertop height should reach the average person around mid-hip or thereabouts. This allows for hands to be in an ideal ergonomic position to do whatever. But for us short people, the countertop height trends upward to somewhere torso level making doing things at counter height just... miserable. I hate cooking, doing dishes, etc. simply because after a little while, my neck, shoulders, and back ache from extending my arms up and out rather than out and down like everyone else. I imagine taller than average folks have similar issues with needing to stoop down to reach the counter.

H0us3Hunt3r , Los Muertos Crew/pexels Report

Final score:

44points

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PeepPeep the duck 8 months ago

Once I learnt about air bags in cars, it just plays in my mind a lot. They scare me

20points