Being Tall is Apparently a Competition
Recently, I was in BabiesRUs to get presents for all of the people I know (SO MANY) having babies lately. My boyfriend came with me. And as a result, we had the privilege of engaging in some great conversation with the checkout dude. (Sarcasm font)
Checkout Dude: Not too often that you see two tall people together.
Me: I guess.
Checkout Dude to My Boyfriend: How tall are you?
My Boyfriend: 6’6″
Checkout Dude: I got you beat [notably, Checkout Dude was not taller than My Boyfriend]. My girlfriend’s dad is 6’8″
Can you tell me what the point of this conversation was? Was this guy so upset by the fact that someone was taller than him, that he needed to point out knowing someone even taller? It’s so strange.
Me: Well how tall is your girlfriend?
Checkout Dude: Tall, but not as tall as you.
Me: Well I guess I have you beat then.
People seem not to think when they ask the famous question (How tall are you?) I get so tired of that question. Yes, I am tall and I have no problem with being tall, but give it a rest nobody ask the over weight person how much they weight. I am a 6 ft tall women and growing up in the seventies I caught heck, that time has past yet people are still ignorant.
the time I really realized how many people talk about me behind my back (i am 6 ft 1) is when I first worked in a nursing home, the residents talk REAL LOUD to eachother without realizing so I could hear, “wow, look how tall she is” etc, ugh!