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Just for fun, I figured I’d write a post on why it’s better to be tall, than to be short. For those that may be vertically challenged, take no offense to what I write, but do feel free to comment. Even if it’s to tell me I don’t know what I’m talking about. So why is it better to be tall? Here are a few of my reasons:

1) If you’re tall, you will almost always have people looking up at you when they’re talking to you. This isntantly gives you an advantage as you will subconsciously be given more respect and authority. This is one of the main reasons why children listen to adults. The adults are simply taller!

2) People will notice you first! This can be considered an advantage if you’re in a crowd of people, and someone’s trying to find you, they’ll be able to see your head sticking above everyone else. Also, if you’re walking in a row with other people who are shorter than you, then those that notice your group will typically notice the tallest of the group first.

3) This one’s mainly for guys: Being a tall guy gives you one advantage over guys that are shorter than you in the minds of most girls I’d say. You’ll almost always hear the saying “Tall, dark, handsome” when girls are looking for that guy. You’ll almost never hear them looking for someone short. This isn’t to say that the shorter guy can’t win out, but it’s just one more obstacle that the tall guy doesn’t have to deal with.

4) Another reason that it’s better to be tall is that when you’re tall, you can reach higher places. You can reach to that top shelf, or that higher rack in a store where that shirt you want is hanging from. No need for stools or small ladders when you can just get on your tip toes and reach what you need.

5) A fifth reason is that you’ll have a chance at basketball. While the world doens’t revolve around basketball, if you’re tall you open up the possibility of being able to play professionally. While only 0.00005% of the population or some ridiculously small number of the population actually can play basketball as a profession, that 0.00005% are almost always tall! You’ll be able to find some exceptions here and there, but it’s harder to make it as a basketball player if you’re short. Even if you’re not athletic, and you’re tall, people will still ask you if you’re a basketball player.

6) If you’re tall, you’re more likely to earn more in a job. There’ve been studies done which have shown that for every extra inch you are over someone else, you will earn an extra $500-600 in salary. While there are also many other factors in salary, it’s better to have height on your side than not.

7) You’ll always be able to ride on amusement park rides. I don’t remember ever seeing any rollercoaster with you must be shorter than signs in order to ride, unless it’s a kiddy ride. Typically you’ll have to be taller than a certain height in order to ride. It’s no fun if you’re the only one of your friends who isn’t tall enough to ride.

While these are only a few advantages to being tall, there are a few disadvantages though. You can’t really ride in small cars since your head will almost always hit the top of the car. This can be really annoying when driving. Actually, that’s the only disadvantage that I can think of right now For those that need help on growing taller, take a look at a post written last year by me.