19 Perks Of Having A Sky-High Height
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19 Perks Of Having A Sky-High Height

5'9 and proud.

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Two weeks ago, I wrote a piece headlined "19 Towering Troubles Every Tall Girl Has Faced," and while tons of my tall friends laughed and praised it with an amen, it got me thinking. I was not expecting so much positive feedback; I had just written based on my own daily struggles. I realized that while being a towering girl can have its troubles, it definitely has its perks. So without further ado, I present to you the unplanned part two of my "life of a tall girl" series.


1. You have the pleasantries of standing on the top-most row of the class pictures in elementary school.

Let's be honest, everyone was dying to be one of the few kids who got to be on "top of the world" for those few seconds on class picture day. It was a really great feeling. You felt like you were the commander of your class — for approximately five seconds.

2. You don't have to get out of your car when you need to punch in the gate code.

Our arms can just reach through the windows with ease as they punch in the passcode.

3. I said before that tall people struggle with heels...

But hey! At least we don't end up getting bunions from wearing heels all day.

4. You look intimidating — even when you don't mean to.

Either when you don't mean to:

Friend: Hey, are you okay? You seem really — err — upset.

Me: What? I'm fine. Why would I be upset?

Friend: I don't know. You aren't smiling.

Me: I have to smile to show I'm not upset?

Friend: Well since you're so tall, if you don't smile, you look at people like you're about to kill them. You even scared away the two freshmen next to you.

Me: Great.

Even when you do mean to:

Friend: *makes fun of something I did*

Me: *stands up and looms over her 5'4' height*

Friend: *looks around nervously*

Me: You want to say that to my face again?

5. We use short people as armrests.

Well, not necessarily as literal armrests like above, but it does make standing a whole lot easier.

6. Your legs look amazing even if you're not a model.

I'm not joking when I say that I'm a pizza and burger girl. Salads are not for me. But I still receive comments from friends on how long and slender my legs are. What can I say? It's a tall girl thing.

7. Need to reach the top-most shelf in the library? Not a problem for us.

8. We get to places on time, without even meaning to.

Our long strides end up taking us to places on time. At school, we have six minutes to get to our classes. It's not enough time — believe me. Fortunately, my long strides allow me to get to class with at least a minute and 30 seconds to spare.

9. Movies, concerts and crowds, in general, are not a problem.

While all my short friends complain about how they can't see at our auditorium class meetings, movies, concerts or school pep rallies, I usually have no problem seeing over people heads. It's probably since I'm one of those few people that are causing the problem for shorter people.

10. Deep pools aren't a problem.

While the dwarves are drowning in the six feet area of the pool, we're comfortable lounging about as our feet are firmly planted on the floor.

11. We can go on all the theme park rides.

The entire "You must be this tall to ride this rollercoaster" rule never really applied to tall people. We were probably born already passing the minimum height requirements. Nowadays, rides are starting to have maximum height requirements. Maximum height requirements? That's just discrimination.

12. During presentations, you command the room.

Presentations are an absolute breeze. There's no need to have stage fright when you're a tall person because your presence is enough to convince anyone on your topic. And there's nothing better than the mix of height and confidence. You're golden if you have both.

13. Your extra-long arms allow you to reach for the remote or practically anything that's across the room without having to get up.

There's no need to get into fights with siblings on who should get up to get the remote or the food. Our long arms can easily reach across the table to grab whatever's needed.

14. It's been statistically proven that taller people earn more money.

To be honest, we probably scare our bosses into giving us a pay raise.

15. We have a day dedicated to us.

It's called #internationalhugatallpersonday! Our bear-hugs deserve some credit. Get ready to celebrate on Feb. 11!

16. 30 out of the 45 U.S. presidents have been 5'10 or taller.

You might be looking at the next U.S. president. Be nice to them.

17. We're usually the first ones chosen when divided into teams for activities in P.E.

Kickball is our thing. Basketball is a no-brainer. We win at life without even meaning to.

18. We don't have to worry about calling dibs on the passenger seat of the car, because our height is the perfect excuse.

19. We just ooze sarcasm.

Thanks to the lifetime supply amount of comments about our height, we've perfected our art in sarcasm. This is especially if it's about how tall we are, expect a reply that's just dripping in sarcasm.

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