Is it just me, or do ppl often times lie about their height?

[bcroger]

Only true way to get an accurate height assessment is to get tested by a nurse(typically at a doctors office) or fitness person with no shoes on. I did so and I am about 5'9.75."

One thing that i've notice though is that ppl tend to overestimate their height. For example, there is an obese girl at work who claims to be 5'9" but I literally have to look down to talk to her. I thought, "yeah right, fat ass, maybe your waist is 5'9, you landwhale." She is probably around 5'6." This other guy is somewhat shorter than me but claims to be 6." I've had to look down to talk to ppl who claim to be 5'10" all the time.

Thoughts? Any experience in this?

 

[AtrociousCitizen]

I thought, "yeah right, fat ass, maybe your waist is 5'9, you landwhale."

 

[AtrociousCitizen]

Yeah, most people inflate their height by at least an inch or two.

 

[silently_said]

It's these same people that like to gaslight about height not mattering, but if it really didn't then they wouldn't be lying about it

 

[jej21]

It's these same people that like to gaslight about height not mattering, but if it really didn't then they wouldn't be lying about it

Well height doesn't matter for me as if I was 7'6" I still couldn't get laid.

 

[VoniLa]

i can get a male lying but why would a foid do that makes zero sense?

 

[glutty]

Yeah, most people inflate their height by at least an inch or two.

depends if they round up or not and because footwear can increase your height by 1-2 inches easily.

 

[bcroger]

Yeah, most people inflate their height by at least an inch or two.

I think the biggest liars are men who claim to be 5'10."

Crazy how variable people who claim to be 5'10" seem to be in height. My older brother claims to be 5'10" and I have to look slightly upward to talk to him. My guess is that when he got measured he did not stand up straight in the doctors office. Another person claimed to be 5'10" and I have to look down to talk to him. My female biology teacher claimed to be 5'10" and she was like 3 inches taller than me (I was like 5'9" when I graduated though, so somewhat shorter than today)

 

[sub5chud]

Men lie their ass off about height i remember people shorter than me saying they were 6’2 back in high school

 

[Grodd]

Yeah, most people inflate their height by at least an inch or two.

 

[bcroger]

Men lie their ass off about height i remember people shorter than me saying they were 6’2 back in high school

I think the biggest liars are men who claim to be 5'10."

Crazy how variable people who claim to be 5'10" seem to be in height. My older brother claims to be 5'10" and I have to look slightly upward to talk to him. My guess is that when he got measured he did not stand up straight in the doctors office. Another person claimed to be 5'10" and I have to look down to talk to him. My female biology teacher claimed to be 5'10" and she was like 3 inches taller than me (I was like 5'9" when I graduated though, so somewhat shorter than today)