For most of my life I have been a tall girl. At just under six feet tall, I can’t go one day where my height doesn’t affect me at least a little bit, whether it’s by hitting my head while getting out of the car or having nice old ladies ask me to reach things at the top of a shelf in the grocery store for them.
I get a lot of compliments on my height and I get even more questions and comments dealing with it. Here are 10 things I, and the other members of the Giraffe Pack, have heard most of our lives:
1. “Do you play *insert sport that tall people are supposed to be good at*?”
I can’t swim, I don’t play basketball, and I’m not even good at volleyball.
2. “You’re really tall.”
Usually people say this just after they see you standing up for the first time. You’ve been sitting down, having a nice conversation with the other person, and then you get up to leave and the realization sets in for them. They’re so surprised, they feel the need to share the news with you that you are, indeed, really tall.
3. “Are your parents tall?”
I always find it interesting that people like to hear your genetic history when you’re tall. And they’re very fascinated when the answer is “no.”
4. “How’s the weather up there?”
I remember hearing this joke for the first time when I was in fifth grade. For a bunch of 10-year-olds, I guess it was a funny joke, but I’m still hearing it in college and I don’t know how that makes me feel.
5. “We don’t have tall sizes.”
I always seem to find a petite section, but the tall section is somehow never there. Shout out to Gap and American Eagle for being the only suppliers of my extra-long sized jeans since 2008.
6. “I wish I had your legs.”
Trust me, you don’t. All you’d have to do is spend an hour debating whether something is a dress or a skirt and you’d understand why.
7. “You give the best hugs.”
On the off chance I actually hug another human, I can’t help but feel very uncomfortable because of how much they enjoy it. Tall people give good hugs, apparently?
8. “Exactly how tall are you?”
Maybe I’ll get it a button that says, “5’11” on it and just wear it on my jackets all the time.
9. “You’ve gotten so much taller since I last saw you.”
Actually, I haven’t. I'm the same height.
