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I'm 6' 6", and I'm sure the other tall people out there can relate to some of this crap:
"How tall are you?"
"Do you play basketball?"
"How's the weather up there?"
Then there are the strangers who don't actually ask a question, but say things like "What's up, Stretch?" and "Hey there, Shorty!"
One of the dumbest things about all this is that the above stupid cliches have been around for decades, and yet everyone acts like they're the first person who's ever asked me how the weather is up here. Everyone's a comedian.
Another thing that bugs me is when co-workers who I've known vaguely for two years (I work at a big firm) suddenly find themselves standing right next to me, and it just then dawns on them that I'm really tall, so they have to ask me how tall I am. I usually reply, "We've worked together for two years and you're just now asking me how tall I am?" Then I walk away. Let them figure it out for themselves.
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