I've had the same conversation at least three times this week:
"Yeah, well, I am pretty short."
"What? How tall are you?"
"Five-four."
"What? Really? You seem taller."
Today I told someone about this, one of the shortness-disbelievers, how no one seems to think I'm so small at first, and he said, "I know now that you're only 5'4", but you carry yourself like you're 5'8"."
I love this.
Posted by thevieve at July 3, 2006 8:44 PMI think it really is all about how you carry yourself. I'm 5'9", but people (and doctors, even) think I am 5'10" or 5'11"
Being tallish does have its setbacks though, especially when shopping for pants. I thought all my problems were solved when Gap came out with the "long and lean" jean, but alas I am apparently too much of the latter according to the g-a-p. They should come out with "lanky," "stringbean" or "a tall drink of water" jeans. Or maybe the "freakishly proportioned" jean. Yes. That would be a jackpot.