
Here are the top five things you will hear as a tall person:
5. How is the weather up there?
Ahhhhh yes, what a great question! Why do people ask this? Do they like to sound ignorant? I don’t want to get into a whole metrological lecture here but I understand that heat rises, so my weather might be a fraction warmer than a shorter person. What are people expecting to hear? “It’s a tornado! Run for your life!
4. What size shoe do you wear?
I understand that most tall people do have larger feet to carry around their bodies and maintain their balance. But is this an appropriate question to ask? Do all people have a foot fetish? The last thing I want to know about someone is their shoe size. Bra size maybe, but why must they go for the feet?
3. Wow, you are tall!
Yes I am and you are ugly, thanks for noticing.
2. How tall are you?
Yet another appropriate question… Why are you asking? Do you work for Guinness? Why does no one else of large size get asked this question? Have you ever seen an overweight person be approached and asked, “Gosh how fat are you?” I doubt it! But for some reason it is OK to ask tall people to spout off their measurements like they are reporting for duty. And it never fails when you answer this question you always get the repeat. “How tall are you?” “I’m 6 foot seven.” “Wow, six foot seven!” Maybe this is to make sure us tall guys know our message has successfully reached the lower part of the atmosphere…..whatever the reason, knock it off!
1. Do you play basketball?
This one is my favorite. I used to be very nice and respond with a, “well yes I did in high school”. But as I have heard this question some 1 million times I have become a little more cynical in my responses. Question “Do you play basketball?” Answer: “No do you jockey a horse?” or “No were you in Willy Wonka?” Once again you don’t see people approaching obese people and asking them if they sumo, or approaching Kenyans and asking when they are running their next marathon.
"Though I thoroughly enjoy being a tall man, I do get tired of the pointless questions. So next time you are out in public and see one of my kind, remember to not ask one of these questions, you might get crushed by a unbelievably large foot!" - From the author
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