During my time at university I met an Icelandic woman who is 6 foot 7 barefoot, put some 3 inch heels on and she's 6 foot 10—that's 1 inch taller than “The Mountain” from Game Of Thrones. She is exceptionally tall and towers every man she meets or any man/woman she is around with. Even in the Netherlands—a country of tall people, she towered over the majority of people there. I am a short 5 foot 3 and looking up at her was a pain, as my neck would get so sore at the end of the day of talking with her while standing and looking up.

She comes from a super tall family. Her father is 7 feet 4, her mother is 6 feet 5 and her brother is 7 feet 3. Despite her mothers very tall height, her father made her mother look very small next to him. To us average heighted and short people her mother is a very very tall woman but with her husband, she was still shorter than him.

Her dating life is incredibly difficult. She hasn't dated in many years and has remained single because she's much taller than 99 percent of men and women. On the other hand, the majority of men are very reluctant to date a woman who's much taller than they are. Men who are taller than her are also very rare and incredibly hard to find. Oh, and she's also a pro in martial arts, another intimidating check on the list.

Watching her in packed areas can be strange, once we went out in a mall that is known for being very busy and packed, she towered over every single person there, she took the meaning of "sticking out" to a whole new level. Everytime we went at the counter to buy something, cashiers would always be like: "Woah!! How tall are you?"

Finding clothes that fit is a hassle for her too. She can't just walk into a store and try clothes on, she has to get all her clothes custom made, specially since women's clothes sizes tend to be on the smaller side and therefore are too small for her.

The stares she got while walking around were hilarious, the reactions from men were even funnier. The look of shock and surprise on their faces were unforgettable and many men were very intimidated by her towering height. But men in general were friendly towards her and would make harmless jokes comparing their height to hers.

The funniest reactions were when she would stand up to greet someone, they would become so shocked seeing how tall she actually is. Every time she's wearing heels she has to slightly crouch down to get through doors, otherwise she would be unable to walk through the door.

Very interestingly, men who worked with her actually took her more seriously than the other women and men working with them, is it because of her height? Were they intimidated? I've been wondering that but all in all, It was interesting meeting a woman of that height, especially a woman of that height considering how very incredibly rare she is for a females height. It's crazy to think being a woman of that height, she's in the 0.001% of the female population that are over 6'4".

UPDATE: I got her height wrong! She's actually 6 foot 7. Please ignore the 6 foot 6. And so, that means with 3 inch heels she's 6 foot 10.

I am 6'4".

I saved a drowning friend in the swimming pool once. I only waded in upto my neck and held him up. And I can't even swim!

Girls giggle at me (what for?), kids run behind me in the street, a few men have the guts to go beside me in public urinals and my family never has had trouble finding me in a crowd.

My 3 year old nephew just loves the high pedestal that I am. He will end up a CEO for sure, being used to the view from the top.

An old lady once offered to get me something from the lower rack of a supermarket after I had helped her with something from the top.

My lower back hurts daily. A few lumbar vertebral discs of mine have ceased to exist long ago. I really ought to have worked on my core body strength early on. My fault.

All said and done, I do feel threatened by anyone of equal or greater height!

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Here are some things that I thought of furthermore:

• I almost always seem to get my Size 13 shoes and coats in Clearance sales. Those "Big n Tall" goods are slow-moving items, I can tell you!
• Compact sedans and hatchbacks are not viable options for people like me. I simply had to opt for a SUV.
• Random strangers often strike up conversations with me.
• Random nutjobs also gravitate toward me often. For instance, a drunkard on a crowded city bus once started speaking to me about my height, and then kissed my hand and somehow thought it logical and fit to announce to everyone that since I am tall, I "would know that women and dogs are very similar" (whatever that means)! Needless to say, I became a much-hated person on that bus.
• Sometime in early 2016, when Marco Rubio had just hinted at Trump's small hands and the supposed correlation with the size of his genitals, a 6′ tall white male standing ahead of me at a store checkout line asked me to hold up my hand and he compared mine to his. Needless to say, the store clerk and the other people in the line found it funny. While I did have the larger palm, between the two of us, I'm the least bit interested in proving or disproving Trump's palm/schlong correlation theory. A zip seals it quite rightly and there be the sleeping dragon.

So this is what it feels like to be 'normal'.

As you can see, I'm 6 foot 6 so I guess I fall in to this category.

When I was 16 I kept praying to God for an extra couple of inches, however, I think there was a misunderstanding.

Anyway, so now I'm tall, lets talk about what it's like...

Spiders webs

As I'm taller than everyone else there's a good chance no one as tall as me has walked down the same path or alley way that same day, so I often walk in to a spiders web! Subsequently in an effort to get it off my face it looks like I'm going crazy for absolutely no reason, this looks odd, especially when there are other people who I am walking next to who are unaffected by it!

That uncomfortable situation when you see another tall person

I didn't know this happened until my partner (she's 5 foot 6) noticed it. You would think us tall people would love seeing another tall person, well no. There's just an uncomfortable silence and we'll both (very discreetly) stare at each other from afar.

Seeing tall people in the distance who turn out to be shorter

In some situations I've noticed a tall person far away and thought to myself "blimey, he's really tall" then when we get close I realise I'm taller, that hurts.

Actually having to talk to another tall person

In the very few situations where this unconformable silence between tall people has to be broken, such as a meeting with a new client, I often say "it's a pleasure to meet someone of a normal height for once" and that normally goes down well with everyone.

Hearing the usual lines

People love saying the following lines... "What's the weather like up there" and "Oh haven't you grown" and "What did your mother feed you as a child? Miracle Grow?". People often laugh, some of them genuinely believe that's the first time I've heard that comment. If I had a £1 for each time I'd heard one of these lines I'd have £5,780. Strangely, I've noticed the older I get (I'm 31) the less I hear these lines.

Changing light bulbs, testing the fire detector and painting ceilings

All no problem. Ladder? What ladder?

Cash machines (ATM)

From my height the button next to the £30.00 button is actually the button for either the the £100.00 or £10.00 button. So I always end up with more or less cash than required!

Clothes

Trousers (pants to you Americans!) have to be worn very low and ankle swingers and short collars on shirts are a thing of the norm. I've learnt to accept this as being very fashionable.

Hiring Clothes

When hiring clothes, (for example a wet suit when white water rafting / scuba diving, or overalls when sky diving / go karting or any other outfits for extreme sports), the company will give you the XL version but it'll still be too short for the arms and legs. Also, the XL version tends to be as wide as it is tall (I guess they need to cover all shapes and sizes of tall people), so unless you're extremely wide and broad it looks ridiculous and doesn't fit that way either. I have many photos of me doing extreme things and often the clothes are the funniest part!

People assuming you're good at certain sports

Everyone assumes I am good at being a goalkeeper (I'm ok!) or good at being a basketball player (I suck!). However, I do Kung Fu and my reach is a real asset, people just can't deal with it.

Getting items off the top shelf

Reaching items off the top shelves (not dirty mags!) is not a problem. Old ladies love asking for me to help get items off the top shelf (again, not dirty mags!) and I love helping out!

Planes

Economy seats are a nightmare. It really bothers me that us tall people have to pay more (which I can't!) for more leg room when it's not our fault we're tall and their seats are so small. What bothers me even more is seeing 'normal sized' people who would have been fine in a normal seat but they've paid extra and it doesn't benefit them. Or, people who are 6 foot complaining! What I would give to be 6 foot on a flight!!!

Buses

Same as planes, forget sitting, you're better off standing.

Desks, Chairs, Sofa, Kitchens, Toilets

Everything is made for normal sized people and this means everything is uncomfortable for tall people. Desks are too low, chairs are too small in every dimension, sofa's are too low and short, kitchen surfaces are way too low and even toilets are too low. It's like living in the land of the midgets.

Cars (head height!)

Some cars are way off limits. You'd think because of the inadequate leg room, but a lot of the time it's because of the head height, there isn't any! However my Mum just bought a Smart car and I can fit in that! I look like the guy out of that Simpson episode.

Cars (knees hitting the steering wheel)

I learnt to drive in small cars and my legs were constantly hitting the steering wheel. Also, pretty much all of the cars I have own since have meant the same thing ends up happening, so it feels completely normal to me. It's only when I have a new passenger and they mention it do I realise this isn't normal for everyone else.

Being able to spot and be spotted

In crowds I can spot the people we're trying to find or they can spot me. It's always handy.

Talking to short people in pubs

Firstly, I get neck ache. Secondly, if you're with a group of people and there is loud music then you'll be standing there in silence. It's impossible to spend the whole evening bending down without looking ridiculous.

No one wants to fight a tall guy

I hope this continues, but up until now I've never been in any trouble. No one wants to fight someone a lot taller than them, the reach alone is very hard to deal with. So it's served me well so far.

Low door frames and ceilings

I do and often hit my head very badly on door frames and ceilings, especially in old country pubs in the English countryside.

Beds are always too small

What with living in England our bedrooms aren't typically very big, therefore, we can't fit a king or queen size bed in the bedroom. So you've guessed it, if I lay down straight my feet (and part of my legs) stick outside the bed. This is great in summer as it cools you down, it's horrible in the winter when it's cold and it's certainly interesting if you have a crazy cat who sees these feet as an open invitation to attack you.

Standing on the London Underground (Tube)

Standing up (which you often have to do) on the London Underground is a nightmare. I can only stand up straight exactly in the middle of the carriage and even then my head is touching the ceiling. If I have to stand to the side then I have to crouch and bend my head, it's really uncomfortable. I've even had old people offering me their seats!! Also, I can't see what station we're at because went I look out all I see are people's feat on the platform.

Mirrors

Mirrors on walls, like in hotels, are always too low and they stop at my shoulders. It's always nice to come across a mirror where I can see my head in it without bending over.

Hairdressers

At the hair dressers I sit in their seat with it in the lowest position possible but I can see my head is still too high for them to comfortably be able to do their job, so I have to slouch to make it easier for them. Maybe this is why I always end up with really bad hair cuts?

That's about it for now... (Although I'll continue to add to this list as I think of more things)

All in all I love being tall, I always wanted to be tall as a child and now I am.

It's a dream come true.

Now for another photo...

I finally found a chair that fits!

Edit: There are people taller than me answering this topic, this makes me feel uneasy! :-)

I'm 6'3 and have been since I was about thirteen years old. It didn't come as much of a surprise to my family - my mother is six feet tall and my father 6'5 - however, it has had a fairly big impact on my life.

• I was bullied at primary school by a girl much shorter than me. It was verbal only, but it meant that I essentially had no social life after the age of 6. I still have trouble meeting new people.
• I have to eat more than most people to ensure that I don't become underweight. The food bills in our house are enormous.
• Shopping for clothing is difficult. Most high street shops don't stock much women's clothing in my size. When they do, it is usually more expensive as less women buy in these sizes.
• Shoes are even more difficult, especially as the vast majority of them seem to have high heels.
• Motel beds are uncomfortable. We stayed in one room during a trip to France and my ankles were always hanging off the end.
• Watch your head! signs are an absolute blessing.
• I can't stand small spaces. My father's the same way. When you're tall, the probability of getting stuck is quite large.
• Dating opportunities are few and far between. A lot of shorter men can become intimidated by my height. When she was younger, one of my mother's boyfriends actually made her walk in the gutter instead of on the pavement so he could pretend to be taller than she was.
• Staring.
• A lot of people feel the need to comment on my height, which gets annoying after a while. One woman followed my mother around the supermarket, constantly going on about how tall she was. It doesn't happen as often to my dad, as men being tall is seen as less unusual.
• Back problems. We spend a fair amount of time having to slouch so that we can look people in the eye.
• There was actually one incident a few months ago when a little girl thought I was a man! Her father was very apologetic.

On the plus side, however:

• I have never been sexually harassed (yet, anyway). My height gives me a physical advantage in this, as I'm more likely to be able to fight back. I have friends who haven't been as lucky. I don't take this for granted, however; I am very aware that there is always a risk.
• People tend to assume that you are in a position of command. During my work experience placement at a law firm, some of the employees thought that I was one of the management personnel.
• I never get lost in crowds.
• I am very good at intercepting passes during basketball and netball. My long legs make me a pretty quick sprinter, though I couldn't run long distances without eventually collapsing. Swimming is easier.
• I've had compliments on my height from people saying that I should be a model, which is very flattering.

I wouldn't change my height. It's part of who I am. Besides, I would probably freak out if everybody was suddenly at my head height. The positives are worth putting up with the constant height jokes.

6'9"

I've noticed some very good answers from people who to me seem relatively normal height. Interesting.

I can give some obvious complaints:

-There are a lot of cars you simply can't fit in.
-There are a significant number of amusement park rides you can't fit on...and I never really trust the guys running the rides to make sure I'm in safe.
-Flights where you aren't in an exit or bulkhead row are insane, and not just for you, but for the guy in front of you. The last time I wasn't able to get a good seat the guy in front of me ended up switching with me. Sure he was a nice guy, but quite literally the force of my knees on his seat was tilting him, and any time I adjusted (because I was in pain for crying out loud) it meant a severe jostling.

More subtly, while there are some men this size who I'm sure use it expertly, I grew with a late spurt and it was just awkward for a good while. While tall might be considered an ideal, I often simply felt like I was another species, and perhaps as a result, I can say with some confidence that early on this meant I really wasn't gaining any charismatic social benefit for being this size.

On the plus side:

No one messes with me seriously. Ever. It took me a while to realize this because of the late growth spurt. In retrospect it's pretty funny to think about me as an overgrown kid treading cautiously down a dark street oblivious to the fact that everyone else was seeing me and getting out of the way.

It's a very nice feeling to have when you can make people you care about feel safer just by being next to you. When you're my size, this isn't just the women in your life, it's your bros too.

For the most part people are just enthusiastic. I'm a teacher now and me being basically unlike any human being they've ever seen before (6'9", curly mop, beard) is something that draws people in. This is probably what I'm most grateful for as I know it sets a positive tone that makes my day better on average than it would otherwise be.

(Super-tall guys complaining about people asking about basketball, try to keep this in mind. People are introducing themselves to you with a positive attitude for no good reason. Things could be far worse.

Super-tall women on the other hand, I understand that it's a bit more complicated for you.)

And yeah, now that I'm more aware of my body and the actions of others, I can use my what my momma gave me and command a group very effectively. There are still normal sized people better at it than me, but there's really no doubt that being the largest person in the room by a large margin helps.

I'm 6'5. I come from a very tall family, my dad is 6'3" and I have younger twin brothers who are 6'7". They could probably answer better than me, but I'll take a stab at some of the things I've experienced...

1. Being tall when you're growing up is both great and miserable at the same time. I was rail-thin, and as a result so gangly and awkward I'm sure I was painful to look at. Lots of tripping over my own feet and falling down, dances/exercise/anything requiring coordination were a nightmare, and forget about McDonald's playplaces, jungle gyms, etc which are built for regular size kids, not 5-feet-plus mini-adults. Another downside when you're a kid is that "growing pains" aren't just an expression. I remember my joints constantly being sore and I developed a mild case of scoliosis because I was growing so fast. But there were positives: I played (and was fairly good at) basketball from about 5 years old on. I was a hands-down prodigy at climbing everything. I was a great bicycler, runner, golfer, all largely due to my unnatural reach and stride. So a kid of average athletic ability becomes pretty good at sports without really having to try that hard. I also constantly received praise for basically inheriting good genes: "Oh, you're getting so tall!" "My, what a big boy you're becoming" etc, etc. Nobody praises the short kid for staying short.
2. Quora User touched on this but I'll say it again: I can walk faster and with less effort than anyone I have ever met. My poor wife suffers for this; she's constantly telling me to slow down when we're walking together. But my kids have adapted. My daughter (who will very likely be over 6' tall) has always been able to keep up with me, and my 2 year old son I'm sure will be the same. I actually love to walk. I recently spent a long, touristy weekend in Chicago and saw ALL the sights downtown and didn't ride public transportation once. I walked everywhere. My FitBit told me I was taking 20,000 steps per day, and I was hardly tired. I don't want to brag, though. I'm not really in the best aerobic condition. But long strides compensate a LOT for being somewhat out of shape. This will probably work against me as I get older, since I'm not used to working out because I've never really had to.
3. Cars can suck. There are actually cars I would have loved to own but physically couldn't fit inside. My dream car used to be a Plymouth Prowler (I know, I'm dating myself) and I once got a chance to sit in one in a dealership showroom. I couldn't see clearly out the front of the car because the top of the windshield was in the center of my field of vision. If I'd put the top up, my head would have pushed up 3-4 inches into it. I used to own a Mazda Miata but ended up trading it off after less than a year because my head constantly rubbed on the soft top. I can't sit in the back seat of our Jeep Wrangler because my forehead hits the rollbar. Sitting in the front seat becomes the only option, and then only if it's adjusted all the way back. God forbid I have to drive someone else's car; I usually get pinned between the seat and steering wheel upon entry, and then if I forget to readjust the seat when I exit, I get to hear "God how can you even drive from the back seat?! I couldn't even reach the steering wheel when I got back in my car!" Ugh...
4. I'll second the opinion that giving blood can be awful. Anytime I get more than a syringe drawn, I get lightheaded. The last time I donated, I full-on passed out and had to be laid out on the floor until I recovered. Actually blood pressure issues cause a whole host of problems. I've always gotten tremendously light-headed if I stand up too fast. And by "too fast" I mean anything faster than you would imagine an elephant doing when they rise. The veins in my legs also tend to balloon out (gross, right?), especially when I'm standing, and I've been told by doctors that this is just because I'm tall and the blood pools at the valves in my legs as it's trying to get back up to my heart. So this makes me feel awesome about getting older.
5. Being affectionate with normal-height people (read: everyone else) has always been fraught with problems. Little kids come racing at you for hugs, and end up running face first into your crotch. Hugs with anyone else involve wrapping your arms around their shoulders or neck, while they get a face full of your shirt. High school dances were laughable, not only because of the aforementioned coordination problems, but also because few girls could dance anywhere close to eye level. So no leaning her head on your shoulder, no dancing cheek to cheek. Basically your girl is swaying to and fro leaning up against a pole.
6. Pictures suck. I have never been in the front row of any group picture in my life. Always "tall people in the back" so every photo from childhood is of my floating head above everyone else's bodies. The photographer at the DMV always complains because she has to readjust the camera for my driver's license pic. That or I'm made to duck down like some kind of circus freak which makes for an especially attractive photo.

This has probably sounded like being tall sucks about 90% of the time, but that's not really true. I'm sure I've just become so accustomed to the positives that I don't really notice them, and who doesn't like to rant about the crappy aspects of their life when given a chance, right? However, I've always been proud of being tall; in fact it's probably one of the few things that helped boost my self-esteem when I was growing up. And I think given the choice, I'd rather be overly tall than overly short, but that leads us to the last item of my post:

7. Being tall will eventually kill you. According to a recent and widely shared post by AsapScience titled "This Much Will Kill You" (I won't repost it here but you can easily Google it) and a host of other research (also easily Googled and tremendously depressing), for every inch over 5 feet, you lose 1.3 years off your life. For me, that's 22 years and even if that's only kind of accurate, that sucks. Being tall is hard on your body. Tall people tend to have bad joints, blood pressure issues, back problems, higher incidences of cancer, and heart problems. Do you ever see one of those 120 year old , "world's oldest person" types on the news, and they're 6 feet tall? Nope, doesn't happen. Giants die early, Hobbits live forever. So take comfort, short people of the world: the trade off for not being able to reach that item on the top shelf is probably going to be attending the funeral of the person that got it down for you.

I'm 1,92m (that's 6ft 3in) tall. There are many good things about it, and a few bothersome ones.

Good ones

1. You don't get lost in the crowd. People find you.
2. You don't get lost in the crowd. You find people.
3. You can stay in the cheaper backseats and enjoy the film none the less.
4. Women like tall men.
5. You get faster to places when you must walk to get there.
6. It's easier to run away from trouble.
7. Cycling is funnier.
8. You become good at some sports almost automatically.
9. It is easier to ford rivers (if you ever have to).
10. You don't really need to learn to swim. You can't drown in most places...
11. You probably have good humour, you stand above the meanness of the world...
12. You don't need a ladder to change a light bulb.
13. You can walk from bed to bathroom in the dark of the night during a blackout spreading your arms and touching the walls of the corridor, which saves you much shame.
14. You don't become fat too easily when you put on weight, because people say "but you are tall".
    

Bad ones.

1. You don't get lost in the crowd. People find you.
2. Most cars are a tight fit for you.
3. You don't choose shoes. Shoes choose you.
4. People often call you "the big one there".
5. "The bamboo that's too long bends in the middle" (Brazilian proverb). You get spine problems early if you don't exercise correctly and have a healthy lifestyle.
6. It's difficult to do some things in sex that women really like you to do. Unless you find a woman at least as tall as you.
7. There's the myth of the "gentle giant" and the "vicious dwarf". Brazilians believe tall men are stupid and that short mean are cunning.
8. Your meals are more expensive.
9. You must order custom beds or feel like you are sleeping on Procust's bed.
10. People joke that you get the cold too often because of the temperature difference between your feet and your head, and you start a fight for suggesting they said so because their mouths are closer to their intestines.
11. Your shirts don't fit well into most wardrobes and closets.
12. Sometimes your wife jokes that she needs a ladder to reach you.
    
13. But that can be a shame if you have to walk back to bed in the dark of the night...
    
14. Then one day they start saying that you now wide too.
15. You hate Robin Hood because the children nicknamed you "Little John" when you were a kid.

I am over seven feet tall, and I've been getting a kick out of the answers from what i consider to be "normal" sized people. Here are a few things I've noticed about height that most people don't seem to realize:

1. Clothes. EVERYTHING is special ordered. Pants, shirts, underwear, socks, all of it. I haven't tried on a pair of pants in a store since I was 16.

2. Doors. Most doorways in America are about 6'10" to 6'11". Every door must be ducked through. Even with oversized doors, it's better to go with habit. Otherwise you're laying on the ground, holding your head and moaning.

3. Urinals. For a fun experience, use the little boy's urinal next time you're wearing shorts. Feel the splashback on your shins? I've had to learn my own way to use a urinal, and it involves standing way back. I'm not ashamed.

4. Travel. Planes, trains, buses, all are agony. Cars are sometimes alright, but I'll never be able to drive a sports car. Or a smart car. Hell, just cars in general. I drive a gigantic pickup truck. It eats a lot of gas, but I can drive it without having to lay the seat all the way down.

5. Grocery stores. Everybody wants whatever is on the top shelf. Nobody can reach it. I've started charging for my services, it helps pay for all the gasoline I have to buy for that truck.

6. Photographs. I can't tell you how many random strangers have asked to have their picture taken with me. It's flattering, really, but I have to make sure my hair looks nice at all times, just in case.

7. Cleavage. Ladies, I can see straight down to your belly button, while making it look like I'm looking in your eyes. Just saying.

8. Theaters, concerts, etc. I have learned to sit/stand wherever I want, and just ignore the people behind me. If they can't see because of me, they can just grow up.

9. Kids. Kids are simply awesome. From the ages of three to eight, kids have no filter, and blurt out exactly what they think. I've made children's entire weeks just by talking with them about my height. Parents love it, because when asked how I got so tall, I always say I ate a lot of vegetables when I was a kid. To the kids that know their Bible stories, I tell them that I'm taller than Goliath. To those that don't, I tell them I live on top of a beanstalk. Those usually get some pretty good gasps.

10. Women. At least the straight ones. Women love tall guys, and in my part of the world, I'm the tallest. Pair that with my incredibly deep voice, and I can usually go home with someone. Not that I would abuse my powers, of course.

I know that a lot of these sound like complaints, but believe me, the good definitely outweighs the bad. I basically live the life of a D list celebrity, because everyone recognizes me, and wants to know me. My opinions seem to weigh more to people, and people sometimes go out of their way for my comfort ("you look so uncomfortable standing hunched over like that! Here, take my seat!). If given the choice, always pick tall over average. It's a much more interesting life.

At 6'4 I'm in the top 1% (no pun intended) for men.

The main advantages/disadvantages I've noticed are:

1. No bullying! As a kid I was bullied a little for being the pudgy kid with thick glasses. By the time I entered highschool, I was 6'2 and 180lbs. I was never bullied again nor has anyone ever tried to pick a fight, ever. Just goes to show, bullies like to pick on the little kids not the big kids.
2. Taller people are the real freaks. Since I so rarely run into someone taller than me, it's an intimidating experience.

Shorter people run into taller people all the time, but if you are already tall, it's strange and rare. @_jeff_nelson

I'm six feet tall.

Besides the relatively minor cons, being tall puts me at a distinct advantage professionally, interpersonally, and heath-wise.

Cons include general social stuff, like insensitive people saying things:

• You're so tall!
  Seriously? If you find yourself saying this to someone you've just barely met, consider substituting that adjective for something else: You're so Asian. You're so fat. You're so skinny. You've got such a big nose.
  Just...don't. Pointing out obvious physical characteristics is obnoxious, even if you see it as a compliment (eg 'You're so tall, I'm so envious, I would give anything to be your height!'-- I've heard this one countless times, and I Do Not Believe You).*
• Wow. It must've been really hard for you, growing up.
  Yes. It was. Thanks for helping me revisit the pain! I was 5'5" when I was 10 years old. I've heard more 'freaks of nature' comments than I care to elaborate on, and I've been asked "How's the weather up there?" at least a thousand times.
• It must be hard to date.
  There are, actually, guys who like tall girls. Amazing! It is, though, true...it's harder to date than it would be if I was under 5'10". This falls under shit you shouldn't verbalize to a tall person (tall woman, actually; guys don't have this problem unless they're over 6'10" or so).
  
• I don't even notice your height.
  Don't bullshit. I mean, c'mon. I'm six feet tall. That's like saying you don't notice someone is black. "I don't see color!" What. Ever.

For me, being tall has been a struggle. I'm perceived as a good leader, so I'm often chosen by a given group to lead, though I prefer not to (but as a result of this life-long perception of others, even when I don't want to lead, I perceive I'm the most qualified.)

I prefer to date guys 6'2"+, which limits the dating pool quite a bit. Add on that I also don't like dating assholes, I'm looking at less than 1% (guess) of the available men, half of whom (another guess) wouldn't want to date someone as tall as me.
On the reverse, there are guys who really dig long legs and tall chicks. It feels good to find those golden gems, probably much in the same way a curvy girl feels when she dates a guy who loves curves.
And, I dated a guy recently who told me he noticed his attraction toward tall women went way up after dating me. Win for tall women, this guy was great; Enjoy.

Another random, odd con: Living in Mexico, I saw a doctor who did a scan on me and determined the organ she scanned was much larger than it should be. This made me panicked for a few days until the results came back normal. No, it wasn't an abnormally large organ. It was just abnormally large compared with women who are a foot shorter than me. This happened to the author of The Tall Book (see references, below), when she was incorrectly diagnosed with pancreatic cancer while in Cambodia.
I had an ignorant doctor in rural North Carolina at one point, too; she tested me for some disease (don't recall which) and said I was so incredibly tall that she couldn't believe I hadn't been tested for it yet. Thanks; height isn't a disease. It's actually healthy.

Pros -- there are a lot!

• From an early age, tall people are perceived to be intelligent, and they're perceived to be good leaders. The way society deals with us tall folks actually helps make us better leaders. If someone is expected to do well at something, they're more likely to succeed.
• We are, statistically, more intelligent than shorter people (see the last pro).
  
• We tend to excel at athletics. I lettered in basketball as a 14 year old. Interestingly, our propensity for doing well with athletics also affects our later ability, as adults, to be good leaders.
• Tall people are statistically healthier. Long legs correlate with health. We live longer.**
• We're paid more (3% more per inch, up to 6'6"). There is an alarming wage-gap between shorts and talls, making it an issue comparable to the gender gap in wages. We're not more likely to hold a PhD (or only marginally so), or be more qualified.
• We're more likely to hold office. We're more likely to be CEOs of major corporations.
• Height has a lot to do with healthy early childhood development (specifically, as mentioned by Benjamin Golub, good nutrition), which correlates with intelligence, confidence, and social aptitude. Tall and lanky would be the norm, if childhood health was universally equal.

In short (ha!) there's a whole lot going for tall folks. Aside from having to deal with being the freak in the room sometimes, I can't really complain.

I do note, however, after writing this answer that my Con section is all anecdotal (and long); the Pro section is all statistically based. As much as I try to be comfortable with my height, I still have a lot of insecurities about it.

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*I worked at a pet store when I was 16. At this point, I was already at 6', and very sensitive about people mentioning my height. A guy came in to buy some dog food. He was over 7' tall, just enormous. I thought to myself, "Hey! I can give this guy just one interaction today where someone doesn't mention his height."
As I was handing him his change, my manager came out, dropped a bag of pine shavings, and exclaimed, "OH MY GOD YOU'RE HUGE!"
#facepalm
I think people are more apt to point out tallness because tall people are actually perceived to be leaders/skilled/intelligent, and therefore confident. Someone is less likely to point out other obvious physical traits that don't correlate with positive stuff.

**With the exception of a few diseases that correlate with extreme height.

References: I'm currently reading a book called The Tall Book by Adriane Cohen. Most of the info in the 'pros' section is from the book; I'll update it as I continue reading and add the references. I just got too excited about being tall that I had to answer this question before finishing the book!
The Tall Book: A Celebration of Life from on High: Arianne Cohen: Amazon.com: Books

I don’t know, but my plus-size business dealt with people that I would describe as having ‘divergent body types’ (basically, larger than average in a variety of differing ways), some of them being tall. All of us who worked there had such a non-conforming body type in one way or another, and we all suffered the frustration and indignity of not being able to wear the kind of clothes that we would have, had we been an average size or shape: in clothing terms, we were all literal ‘miss-fits’. I made it my business to provide apparel in as wide a range as fits, yet in as ‘normal’, (indeed, as aspirational) a variety of styles as I could.

One day, I had a young woman (in her early 20s) in my store who was fairly tall (I would say about 6’2”). She casually mentioned that she would really love a pair of fashionable jeans that were long enough for her (jeans were an extremely ‘big thing’ at the time). She loved the look of my range of Italian designer jeans (which were absolutely gorgeous), but as she ‘knew’ they couldn’t possibly be long enough for her (she only ever found ‘tedious’ speciality tall jeans in a long enough leg: this was about 25 years ago and the choice of ‘tall’ clothing was indeed very limited and usually frumpy as hell), she hadn’t bothered even looking at mine.

I told her not to worry: frankly, in my store, she wasn’t actually all that tall: I would certainly have a pair long enough for her. She disagreed: “no-one ever has decent jeans long enough for me” she sighed, refusing even to look at the rail. She was used to disappointment, and was fed up with it. We had a tiny quibble with each other, me remonstrating with her, trying to get her to look at the jeans-her telling me that it wasn’t worth wasting her time. Ultimately, she told me her inside leg measurement was 35”.

I ran over to my rail and grabbed a pair of gorgeous Italian jeans. I threw them down on the counter and was delighted to see her face when I put the measuring-tape on the inside leg. It was 37”.

She came out of the changing room wearing a lovely pair that fitted her perfectly-except for their being too long. I got down on my knees to pin them (we did free alterations, and I was going to get them shortened). She shooed me away.

“But they’re too long”, I said. “They will drag along the ground at the back and they’ll get all frayed and threadbare”. She looked delighted.

“Frayed from dragging on the ground at the back!” She said, with a huge smile and a kind of misty-eyed look.

“Just like everybody else! That’s what I’ve always dreamt of!”

She bought them and proudly left the shop with them as if they were the most precious thing in the world. For all I know, over time those jeans got extremely frayed and distressed at the bottom.

Yes, I didn’t know what it was like to be exceptionally tall, but I, and everyone else that worked in my business knew what it was to want to look ‘normal’, in a million tiny ways that other people either would just take for granted, or never even notice.

I’m 6′7″ and have size 17 shoe (US sizing). Honestly, it’s great, but it was tough growing up.

My father -apart from being an all around renaissance man- was a natural bodybuilder at 46. It was like growing up with a superhero. Contrasting to his Adonis physique, I was on the more lankier side during high school. When you grow as fast as I did with the genetic metabolism that I have, that's what tends to happen.

How did I solve this? Three things, the gym, food and a whole lot of hustle.

Pretty simple, but what surprises a lot of people is that for many "super tall" guys it's eating (and eating right) that's the hard part.

I was lucky enough to have a very supportive father that would compliment me on my progress every time I would bring my lanky self back from the gym.

Nowadays, things are just as you would expect. It helps with women, business, and kitchen shelves;) IMO, anyone who complains about being too tall is being falsely modest.

Here’s my Dad (he’s 57!).

6′6″ male here

There’s over 100 answers to this question so far, so probably everything I’m about to type has been said already. I’ll do it anyway. This is from my personal experience:

• You get used to it. You get used to seeing over everyone’s head. It’s actually unnerving when you get close to someone as tall as you. If you can look me in the eyes without looking upwards at me, it makes me uncomfortable, because I’m not used to it.
• Almost everyone else looks like they’re pretty much the same height. If you were to ask me now, of the 30 people I work with, who is the tallest and shortest (besides me of course), I would have no idea. They’re all “about five-foot-eight” in my mind.
• A lot of things that are “one size fits all” don’t fit you. Things like:
• seats on public transportation and airplanes.
• workout benches at the gym.
• mirrors in public bathrooms.
• robes.
• Umbrellas only keep your top half dry. Your legs will still get wet, even if the rain is coming straight down, because they go beyond the limits of the umbrella as you walk.
• You also get used to kicking things that you’re pushing, like shopping carts and baby strollers, because your stride is that much longer than a normal stride.
• You accept that you will never find a long-sleeve shirt with long-enough-sleeves, so you just roll up your sleeves all of the time.
• Your knees hurt a lot. At least mine do.
• So much storage is available to just you! If I want to hide something from my family, it’s not hard. They can’t see the top two shelves in our cabinets anyway. I can just put it there.
• However, unless I’m looking for it specifically, I won’t ever see anything on the bottom shelves. It’s a pain in the ass for me to get that low.

Also, if you didn’t know, there’s an international group just for tall people:

A social organization for tall people.

They have meetings and social events and everything. I’m thinking of joining.

I'm 6'0. Compared to other women, this is exceptionally tall. Like, I'm taller than about 99% of women. I love almost everything about being tall, and wouldn't even mind growing a few more inches (so I could be even better at sports)

That's me on the left, obviously!

I've always been super tall compared to my peers, but it never bothered me in the slightest. It's very confusing to me when I hear people say, "It must have been hard growing up." Because, wait -- why? What's hard about being able to physically dominate everyone around you? What's hard about being better at sports and able to pass for older? As I wrote in 7 Scuba Safety Tips You Won't Learn in Dive Training, I've been able to scuba dive since LONG before it was legal. I can't remember being too short for any roller coaster. And, in general, tall people are kind of gorgeous.

We just kind of go on and on. It's awesome! #ChooseBeautiful

I love sports, I love roughhousing, and I love competition. Which is probably at least partly due to my size. According to Outliers: The Story of Success by Malcolm Gladwell, my natural size advantage and athleticism made me stand out athletically. My maturity may have been mistaken for ability, resulting in me getting extra feedback, extra attention, and extra playtime. Even in a world where wishy washy adults were fighting for "equal play time," the meritocracy often worked out in my favor. If I didn't get to play the whole game, I'd usually get to play all but two minutes. The inverse was true for many of my shorter classmates.

It instilled a love for sports and competition. It instilled a great work ethic. But, of course, it's a bit of a chicken-and-egg problem, because I've always wanted to be the fastest. I've always wanted the ball. Being tall just reinforced that.

And now I'm an adult, and nothing's changed. I still love playing sports, and my game is super physical (even though many of the guys have caught up with me). I love jumping over someone and stealing a frisbee they thought was all theirs. I love making sweet post moves in the paint. Unlike a lot of women (and men, and people), I seldom exercise for the sake of exercise. I exercise because I want to go muscle people around or climb some really hard routes.

H/t The Happy Talent

I've pretty much never had to ask someone to help me reach something or open something. (Which I like, because I'm all about empowerment.)

Possibly because it's easier to hear them, possibly because of a representation bias, possibly because of something else, most of my friends have always been dudes. Which is awesome. I can share bikes, sports equipment and, sometimes, shoes with my male friends (I think the average height for males is about 5'10). I've actually started dating guys before after discovering we could wear the same size wetsuit.

I have my own 7mm now. And I've caught and shot many delicious dinners in it. From: The Best Productivity Hack In The Whole World Is This One.

Meanwhile, I can't always share clothes with other girls. Shoes are almost certainly a no-go, because what woman wears a size 10 shoe? If we're talking about something off-the-rack, though, we can often make it work -- much to their surprise. For some reason, many short women assume I'm, like, a size 10, even though I'm actually more like a 4. But, as I wrote in One Model Tried On 10 Different Pairs Of Size 16 Jeans. Here's Why They All Fit Differently, when one dress can fit two women with such different proportions, does either of us really look ideal in that dress?

I don't "feel awkward" or whatever because of my height -- for the most part, I don't even think of it. It would be kind of weird if I did, right? That'd be like going to a party and getting really hung up on the color of your hair. I also don't not wear heels because I'm afraid I'll be taller than other people. I wear whatever footwear I want -- it's usually flats, though. Because 1) I only have one pair of feet, and it would be extremely stupid to injure them because of bad shoe choice, 2) If I'm going to be doing any kind of partner dance, it makes it hard/impossible for a lot of men to turn me, because they can't reach over my head, or 3) When I wear heels to any kind of crowded or loud thing, it makes it really hard to hear most women and some men when they're speaking.

I guess the one and only drawback to my height is clothes. As a woman who's, like, 2.5 standard deviations above the mean, pretty much everything

I

wear

is super short on me.

Half the dresses I try on fit like shirts. Half the shorts I try on are... not quite appropriate for a family picnic. Most of my height is in my legs, so finding shirts isn't so bad -- but jackets are often too short in the arms.

The place where I often have the most shopping success... is the sale rack. A lot of the things that end up on clearance -- and especially super duper clearance -- are there because there's something off about them. A lot of the time, it's that they're too long. Almost every pair of jeans I own was originally $80-$100... marked down to $8-20. So that's a perk.

These sweet yoga pants were, like, $12. Because look how long they are!

But then there's things like wetsuits. I've been buying a lot of wetsuits lately -- and it's always tricky, because I'm not even on the size chart:

Say I were. Say I were only 5'10. I still wouldn't have a 31-33 inch waist or 41-43 inch hips. So what ended up happening was that I got a men's medium 4/3 Wetsuit for surfing, a women's size 6 2mm Spring Suit (since it doesn't have legs and my height is in my legs) for summer surfing, a women's size 12 Bare Elastek 7mm Step-in Hooded Vest for scuba diving (I bought it to replace my women's size 4 Aqualung 5mm Hooded Vest, which didn't even come down to my bellybutton), and a women's 12T 7mm Women's Wetsuit, for coldwater diving.

The awesome thing about the 2mm -- it makes me super easy to find in the lineup. The bad thing -- it can definitely get a little chilly at the end of the day.

So I, the same girl, now own a men's medium as well as a women's 6, 4, 12, and 12T wetsuit. I think sizing would have been a bit simpler if I were, you know, a normal height.

Finally, regarding boys. Sure, a lot of them are shorter. And my height serves as a great filter. If you're some dude who doesn't want to date me because I'm taller than you, you're some dude without a lot of confidence -- and I prefer guys with confidence. Generally, I've dated men around my height or taller (with a few exceptions), which I think is great -- that's how Stanford athlete babies are made. :P

Huh. No tall women here responding? Okay, fine, I'll go.

I'm about 5'10 (177.8 cm) , which puts me in the 98.8th percentile for women. (The equivalent height for men would be 6'4. (193 cm))

It's not a huge deal, but I would happily be shorter if I could.

Cons:

• Many guys prefer "short, petite" girls.
• Since women tend to date guys taller than them, most men are "off limits." 55% of guys are shorter than me (<5'10), and only 20% of guys are noticeably taller than me (>=6'0 or 182.8 cm).
• If you are overweight, you end up looking "like a truck."
• You can't wear heels (or if you do, you'll likely be much taller than guys).
• Finding pants can be a challenge. I tend to have to buy very expensive jeans, since they are made longer (because people will pay to have them hemmed). Remember, of course, that women's pants don't come in length measurements. They just have a waist measurement.
• Shorts are basically off-limits. You have to pick from "grandma" length shorts (eww) or ridiculously short shorts (uh, no).
• Most casual skirts and dresses are way too short. They're made to be shortish on a typical woman which, on me, is super ridiculously short.

Pros:

• Formal dresses tend to be right length already. (They're made to be longer, since you'll typically adjust them.) I rarely need to hem any formal clothing.
• A potential athletic advantage, depending on the sport
• I rarely have trouble reaching things.

Neutral / mixed:

• People make some psychological assumptions about tall people. They assume they're more assertive, aggressive, etc.

I am 6 feet 1 or 2 inches tall, which is super ridiculously tall for - A) Women in general, and B) Most certainly for someone from India, which in itself is a challenge if you'd ask me. You see, the average height for women here is 5″0 - 5″3 if I'm not wrong.

I love being tall!

To Me, being exceptionally tall has always been great, juxtaposed to all the cons that are usually related to it, because that's basically how a person I am. I never let what people think or say affect what/how I am. Moving on,

I've read quite a few answers for this question all of which were exceptional in their own way, but this is how I'd like to go about mine.

“If I had a penny for everytime,

• A stranger came up to me and asked me how tall I am, (followed usually after a considerable amount of time gawking, pointing out to friends/family, yes! - And not even discreetly - until I'm uncomfortable)
• A supposed Knee-length skirt/Maxi /short skirt , after being worn, loses the purpose it's supposed to serve,
• People must stop whatever they're doing and do a complete scan of me from top to bottom,
• Someone makes a remark about how extremely difficult a task it is going to be, to find a groom for me in front of my parents, and eyed at them and me saying I should look for one on my own or go abroad and find the first guy in the street who is taller than me and get married to him,
• I had to find the most uncomfortable position to sit, just to accommodate my legs,
• I am the person who has to click a picture (Selfie) failing which there'd be utter disbelief on whether humanity exists - because, Duh! it is expected of me akin the Sun rising every morning, (NOT exaggerating)
• I get called names in public places,
• I walk my way through a crowd, hearing the gasps of people similar to how it would be when a serial killer is out on the loose,
• I hit my head on the ceiling and most importantly, making sure everybody notice,
• I struggle to find the perfect pair of jeans that aren't Capri pants or are three inches shorter than it should be (The struggle is real)
• I tried to take a shower and the shower head was just about right or much lower and I had to just sit there doing squats to take a shower,
• I felt like the mass of people around me were my subjects, (No kidding) ~ it's just a fantasy :P
• I'm being compared to a giraffe,
• I didn't even have to introduce myself to get recognized,
• A 3/4th sleeved apparel never ended where it had to,
• Shopping proved to be much easier in the men's section,
• My height was being used as a conversational filler, when we'd run out of topics to talk about,
• I look bigger than a person of same age,
• I cannot get away with doing something because I'm noticeable,
• I had to occupy the front seat of a car missing out on all the fun behind,
• I had to pray that the person in front of me doesn't recline his/her seat (unrealistic leg space issues) on the plane,
• I was used to hide behind, to avoid being spotted or stand nearby for ‘shade' ,—as protection from the Sun, apparently

(Seriously, not cool!)

• I stood last/second to last in a line at school,
• I was forced to or rather expected of take the back seat of a class/show in which I was very interested in, (Not that I gave a damn. I sit where I please)
• I had a whooping advantage over all others For Eg: Off the top of my head- Concerts, Temple Dharshanams (Yes, I like how these two coexist in this sentence) , A First-day-first-show movie, (It's quite a phenomenon in India) and so on - there are a million others!
• I am taken serious or something I say is taken serious even if it really is irrelevant,
• I get commented on my Man-feet, (Size 11 - which according to me is probably the ONLY disadvantage of being tall)
• I make my friends feel dwarfed around me,
• How I invariably end up having extremely short people as my best friends,
• Someone tagged me in posts about being tall,
• I tried hard to fit into a bus, ending up slouching or my head hitting the curb every time the driver breaks,
• I had an unfair advantage of being selected for Sports,
• I had to bend to check myself out in the mirror
• People say that they envy my height and that they wanted a few inches of,
• I stand out in a crowd, (Literally too! ;)

I'd be a Millionaire now.”

These were just used in an attempt to make the list a tad humorous and not too boring.

Also, I have to mention, it's high time people stop being insensitive sometimes. Quoting a part of an answer I read,

“How Tall are you?! You are too tall”

Seriously? If you find yourself saying this to someone you've just barely met, consider substituting that adjective for something else: You're so Asian. You're so fat. You're so skinny. You've got such a big nose.
Just...don't. Pointing out obvious physical characteristics is obnoxious, even if you see it as a compliment (eg 'You're so tall, I'm so envious, I would give anything to be your height!'-- I've heard this one countless times, and I Do Not Believe You).*

These were just a few things off the top of my head. Hope you got an idea on how it is to be exceptionally tall! :)

I'm 5' 11'' tall. Nowadays being that tall is not that crazy, because there're many teenager girls (even at the age of 14-15) from the new generation, who are that tall, some ever taller.

But when I was a teenager, it wasn't that normal. There were only a couple of girls in the whole school who were approximately that tall. And it sucked. Because when you are taller than many boys as a girl, you are seen as different.

Back then, it may have destroyed my self-confidence. I even swore to myself 4 years ago - I would never be with a man shorter than I am. And I didn't want to wear high heels.

It took many years of working on myself to build up my confidence again. It was simple but not easy: I just had to face my fear by putting on some high heels.

What I've learned was, first, that you have to go out and present your height as something you are proud of, as something that's actually beautiful and not bad.

Second, you should enjoy the gazes people give you, because being tall is actually sexy.

And third, you should ignore those people who are stupid enough to believe that being tall is a bad thing. Some people look down on you because they're envious. That was, by the way, a valuable lesson to learn: People let you down often, because of their own insecurities. My job was not to care and to present my height even more as something good.

Now it's a pleasure to wear high heals, my posture changed, I feel sexier and my legs look even longer in high heels. I think about my height as a advantage: it makes me more beautiful and lets me stand out! That's the mindset I needed years ago.

My height made me stronger. And being confident about it, is what made me attractive - for myself, for sure. That's what counts.

There is a difference between being exceptionally tall among tall people, and being exceptionally tall among short people. I am almost 24 years old, 6'6" tall Indian man, but currently living in Finland. Trust me, life is tough for exceptionally tall people in India. Here is my story. Let me divide my life into three stages: my childhood and school days spent in a small Indian town called Jamshedpur, my Bachelor study days spent in big metro city Kolkata and my current life in Finland.

Stage 1: Life in Jamshedpur

So I spent my childhood days in the beautiful, industrial township called Jamshedpur. During those days, we used to have competitions among my friends: who is the tallest. And of course, I used to win. As I was getting older, I started panicking and developed this bad habit of measuring my height every day.

On my sixth grade, my dad visited my classroom to talk with the teacher (I think it was a parent-teacher meeting). My teacher called me for something, so basically I was standing next to my dad. When the meeting was done, I was going back to my seat when I found that all my classmates were smiling and giggling at me. I asked somebody what the matter was. He said that I was taller than my dad (who is 6 feet). In other words, at sixth grade I cross the 6 feet mark.

I was forced to play basketball at school just because I am tall. Nobody asked me if I liked it, neither did anybody tried to understand that being tall is not the only criteria for playing basketball. Just because I am tall, I used to be a star of my school's basketball team though I sucked in this sport.

As another person mentioned, finding shoes has always been worse than treasure hunt. I knew that visiting Indian brand shoe shops was worthless, but there was a little hope against all odds. The sales persons were excited to see me and tried their best to get me a pair of shoe from the stock. If I was lucky, I will get one; if not then my last hope was my uncle who lives in US. I used to ask him if he can get me shoes from US, but then I had to wait for his next Indian trip.

Stage 2: Life in Kolkata

I got a chance to go to Kolkata for my Bachelor studies. I was excited because I was going to a bigger city, meet new people and a better chance of finding shoes of my size. But during the early days of my life in Kolkata my life got worse: I was treated as if I am an alien.

During my studies, my friends and classmates would point their hands towards my head and would ask me, "How is the weather up there?" I used to get pissed off in the beginning, but with time I got used to it. And then I started replying to this question, "It is quite chilly and windy up there, you should visit it sometime."

Travelling in a crowded bus has always been a harassment for me. I used to hit the roof of the bus if I couldn't find a seat. Many times fellow passengers use to show sympathy on me and say, "Son, take my seat." However, travelling in a crowded train or metro has a different story. Of course I didn't hit the roof of the train. Imagine: in a crowded train, everybody has raised their hands to hold the handle. Basically, each passenger was smelling the bad odour from the armpits of his copassengers. But for me, I am tall. So my nose is up in the air, inhaling fresh air. Yes, this is one big advantage of being tall.

There are many more. I don't want this post to be as 'tall' as I am. So I am stopping sharing my experience in Kolkata here.

Stage 3: Life in Helsinki

Life became better in Finland. Buses are big, less crowd on public transport, relatively tall people and easier to find shoes of my size. The only weird situation that I get into is when the Finns ask me where I am from. When I reply I am from India, the response that I get, "Aren't you too tall for Indians?"

Yes, indeed I am!

I am 6'4" ... Believe me, it's quite much for an Indian.

The toughest part of being tall is when you are in your teenage years and still learning about how to manage your height. You suddenly become the center of attraction and comments start to pour in from all directions. I had a hard time because I was a shy person. Fortunately, with the passage of time I got over it and realized that being tall is a blessing.

The Benefits of being tall include :

• You reach the heights where others can't (literally!). So you will never have a problems with shelves.
• If you enjoy getting attention of people, without even trying, then you are in for a delight.
• You won't have to do something special to make people remember you. Just stand in front of them for once.
• You have an advantage in a good number of sports like basketball, badminton etc.
• In a crowed area, your friends can easily find you. Also, it won't be difficult for you to find your way in a crowded area.
• Formal clothing suits you very well.

Comments that you have to hear only because you are tall :

• "Do you play Basketball?"

• "How is the weather up there?" . This is the dumbest comment one can make to a tall person.

Sometimes, I wish I had this tea shirt.

• "It will be difficult for you to find a girl as tall as you for marriage". I get your concern.
• "Omg! You are so tall!" . Oh! I thought I was short.
• "Don't walk just besides me. I feel so short!"
• "You must have had a lot of Complan when you were young". That hypothesis ain't true. (For those who don't know, Complan is a food supplement for children, widely sold in India. They advertise that you will get tall if you drink it.)
• "How did you get so tall?" . Genetics, nothing else.
• "Can I borrow your height?" How is that even possible??

Some unwanted side-effects of being tall :

• You need to take extra care while you are walking in a public place. You need to watch out for anything that might hit your head.
• You won't fit in the normal beds.
• You need to take extra care of your body posture.
• You don't like the clothes that fit you and the clothes you like won't fit you. Same goes for the foot wear. This is indeed a big tragedy!!
• You won't be able to sneak in somewhere without getting noticed. I think I don't qualify to be a good secret agent. Now that's sad :(
• Finding a girl of your height is pretty difficult.

Some unique aspects about tall people :

• An exceptional ability to hear comments like "He is so tall!!". Don't think that just because you are at a good distance from him, so he can't hear you.
  
• The ability to quickly identify whether someone is staring at them.
• We can't really judge how tall we are till we meet some other tall person. I don't know about other tall people, but this happens with me. When I see someone tall, I am like "Holy cow! He/She is so tall!". Then it strikes me "So that's how other people feel about me. I must be so tall!".
• Sometimes someone much shorter than you, will step on something (like a stair or something else that gives them some elevation) while talking with you, unconsciously. This is a subtle observation that I have made over these years.

Thank you Akshat Govil for the A2A :D

I'm 6'5" ,and being exceptionally tall has it's advantages,as well as the parts where it sucks to be so tall.
I'll Start with the Cons -

• Every conversation with a stranger starts with "Wow,you are tall." For a while that's okay,but then it starts getting on the nerves. I mean,I don't go out saying "Hey shortie" to people.
• People constantly ask you to "lend" some height to them. There's really no proper response to this without sounding stupid,or making them feel stupid.
  
• Beds are not made for your size. I can't remember the last time I slept on a bed without my legs dangling off the end.
• Transportation is a nightmare. Buses,planes,cars; there is never enough leg room.
  
• Doors are never more than 6 feet in height. You always have to bend down to enter.
• Shopping for clothes is very hard. Jeans are never made for your length,and shirts just go broader with increasing size,not longer.
• In some rooms I can't raise my hands up without the fear of the fan chopping my fingers off .
  
• Basically,everything is made for normal sized people. So desks,chairs,showers,staircases,metros and everything is small for you.I could go on about this but you get the gist.
  
• Relatives nag you with questions like " Where will you find a girl suitable for your height ?" I'll manage guys,thank you for the concern.
• Since I was 18 I was told that I'm 'Wasting' my height by not playing basketball. Well,I played some and I sucked,so much for that.
• Hugging people is very awkward.
• One last thing, if I ever come to know how I got so tall, I'll post it somewhere, I swear. Please don't ask me how I got so tall it cause I really don't know.

Then there are the Positives of being tall -

• People notice you,quite obviously. And so they start recognizing you. Even if it's only as much as 'That tall guy'.
• You don't have to worry where you stand in a a group photo,you'll always make it.
• Your line of sight is always uncluttered. Rarely do you have to get on your toes to see something. This comes in really handy at concerts and other crowded places.
• You can be spotted from afar. People consider you as a reference point,like "I'm standing near him,come and join us". You cannot get lost in crowds.
• You get attention,in social gatherings,presentations,or day to day conversations. It's hard to ignore a person so tall.
• The obvious advantage of having long limbs and being able to reach places most people would have to jump to get to.
• There is an advantage in sports,almost every sport. If you make an effort to learn it a little,you can get better very quickly.
  
• You never have to strain your neck upwards to look at people. I feel for my friends,for whom an hour of conversation with me would mean a serious neck ache :D
• There's an unsaid bond between tall people. For once someone can understand your daily struggle of being too tall. Personally,I'm relieved every time I see someone taller than me. It's a 'There are more of us out there' feeling :D
  

Overall, it's pretty Awesome being exceptionally tall. Yeah there are a lot of discomforts and downsides,but you learn to live with them. The positives are worth putting up with cramped spaces and the constant height jokes.

Most people exceptionally tall possesses a condition named hyperplesia which cause cells to constantly grow ad if they don’t go through surgery can hamper their mobility in later years so there’s nothing fun to that .

For the giants bless to not have this condition they still struggle to suit a world where the building cloathes aren’t adapted to them not to mention the look of the people who see them as freak of nature . Personally I’m not very tall ( 185 cm or almost 6 ft 1 ) which make me slightly taller than the average and i like it this way I wouldn’t love to be a giant and the difficulty which come with it but I prefer not being short either ( nothing wrong with being short though )

I’m 5′ 9″ tall. It seems reasonably uncommon to me. I think it’s about 97 th percentile. Both my daughters are 6′ tall. They bemoan the fact that clothes don’t fit but otherwise seem ok with it. They wear high heels when they feel like it. If men don’t like them being taller than they are, well, that is their issue.

What they don’t care for is complete strangers coming up to them and saying “Wow, you are really tall.” or “How tall are you?” This happens all the time. They get really tired of it.

I joked that I was going to print up the following business card for them to hand to any person demanding information about their height.

Answer to FAQs

1. Yes, I am tall.
2. 6 feet
3. The weather up here is lovely.
4. No, I don’t play basketball.
5. Nope, not volleyball either
6. My husband is 6′ 5″

It's awesome. I am over 6'6" and shorter than 6'11". So I am "super tall" without being "freak tall". I think that extra height advantage - even over someone who is 6'2 or so - is remarkable.

Of course, being very tall, you forget that you are until you meet the rare person who is even taller than you. Only then do you realise the effect you must have on others.

Most of the major opportunities in my life are associated - weakly or strongly - with my being very tall. I know this because it's always mentioned at some point. Sports teams. Career advancement. Meeting women. Friendships. Pitching ideas. I believe everything has come a little easier from the confluence of events correlated with my extra height. And the additive / multiplicative /compounding effect of each of those advantages working together through my life is the real kicker (i.e., strong background in x directly related to height created opportunities otherwise not available in y because of achievements in x).

The best part is when meeting people for the first time...I'm tall, but also have a classic large mesomorph frame (I'm 260lbs). This generally catches people off guard and is almost always the first thing they notice. This generally puts you in a position of immediate negotiating strength when in business contexts.

Along with other disadvantages named here, I'm surprised no one has mentioned:

• lower back pain: it's tough having a centre of gravity that much higher. I have to work extra hard on core strength work so I don't "sit on my spine" when walking, standing talking to people at parties etc etc.
• round shoulders / hunching: you become implicitly self conscious about your extra height (I also have a very big chest) so I find that I often unconsciously hunch / slouch to be more "accessible".
• ready-to-wear clothing: Tailoring becomes a necessity and it gets expensive - especially suiting. One of the only ready to wear companies that make *nice* clothes in my sleeve lengths is Thomas Pink (thomaspink.co.uk). Casual clothes are much harder to find in size, but companies like Ralph Lauren have made it much easier to find fashionable stuff that fits well. Having size 15 feet is no easy task either.
• supercars: forget almost all of them. I barely fit in a Ferrari F430 (yeh, yeh, boo-fucking-hoo, i know. But I don't own it). Porsche Turbo (also, not mine) is painfully small.
• if you were an introvert: you would hate all the extra attention and small talk that is induced from your height (fortunately, i'm reasonably extrovert)

Otherwise, I'm very grateful for this nice genetic gift (though neither of my parents are very tall - nice work, Francis Galton).

I am 6'5''. I want to mention some of the obvious traits of being tall.

• You are the guy to grab something which is placed high.
• People always ask you to lend some height to them and they actually pause after this as if you are supposed to respond by saying, "Here, take these 3 inches of my limb. Have fun."
• Local trains in Mumbai can be a real headache.(Literally)
• Beds are way too small.
• Everyone hates you at shows.
• Bus seats are always uncomfortable.
• Your knees don't fit under your desk.
• You always have to stand in the back for group photos.
• Bear with stupid questions like "What's the weather like up there ?"
• People use you for shade.
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• But whatever maybe the traits, being tall is Awesome.

I'm 6'2 (or 6'3 - I forget).

What is it like being tall?

Truthfully, without sounding like a braggart or 'high and mighty', it feels damn good.

There are FEW disadvantages to being tall. In fact, the only one that comes to mind is this:

People a little shorter can be intimidated - especially men shorter than me.

Getting over that isn't such a big deal as long as I help them feel comfortable when I'm around.

It's never my intent to make someone 'feel' intimidated because of my height - and not everybody is, but many have told me after getting to know them that at first they felt I was intimidating until they got to know me.

Here's a few noticeble advantages:

1. If you want attention, being tall certainly helps. Personally, I don't care for it.

It's strange when a bunch of wondering eyeballs are looking right at you because you're the tallest (or one of the tallest) people in the room.

If you want to be the life of the party being tall instantly gives you a door to walk through to do just that.

Don't mistake this for freak show (unless you're abnormally tall). It's just natural curiosity I'd assume because there are fewer tall people than I imagined where I go (even malls).

The negative is that it's easier to look like a fool and be socially awkward. It's harder to bail out and try again with the kind of constant attention people give you even in the middle of interactions.

I've experienced this first hand many times. I had to learn FAST!

2. You can see VERY far in to the distance past people.

I've been in many situations with family and friends where I'm the designated "tour guide" because I can see the "end goal" - lol.

3. It's almost embarrasing to say but, I'm almost sure I've sealed 2 or 3 jobs (out of the 12 I've had) with my "height" being a factor.

One of those jobs was at a local bank. As a stocker at Target, & one other I can't remember because I've had so many (laughs).

Being tall certainly wasn't the primary reason, but I can get away with being tall AND skinny because of height.

Which leads to benefit number #4...

4. Instant Respect.

I don't have to do a whole lot to get peoples respect and I kinda fed into it over time.

This wasn't ALWAYS like this because, given my height, I was always teased for being "too tall"...so perhaps a large part of me GETTING respect is demanding it.

I don't have to work as hard for people to respect me unless I do something to screw it up. I just build on it with irresistable charm and good looks (joking).

Also, I rarely get into fights because people rarely want to tussle with a guy of my height - they'd rather walk away. I've heard this said many times in my life by people who WANTED to fight me at some point...

That works for me because I'm a lover first, fighter second.

5. I can literraly DO more, reach things where it's out of reach, & cover more ground if doing physical labor (which I do less often).

There were many times where I was called (seriously) from one end of the store to another to "grab something from a shelf".

This is beneficial if you work a job of this nature, doesn't matter at all if you're in business which requires less "grabbing things off shelves" as part of the job description.

6. As a male I attract quite a bit of female attention and automatic
interest...

I'm sure it has something to do with the feeling of "safety", security, and sexual dominance.

That alone I've been told adds to attraction and that's me having to do very little to get that reaction.

This IS a huge benefit that's only useful if the tall person knows how to take advantage of it.

Don't mistake this as a automatic "I'll sleep with you because you are tall". It still takes skill (to all those guys, short or tall, wondering), but I'd be lying if I said it did NOT help in attracting women from the get go.

What you do after that IS skill. So, it's like having a bigger open door to relationships.

On the negative side...

It can be a pain in the ass if you're insecure in your body like I was for a period of time. It can actually seriouslly backfire on you b/c of the extra height.

...the thinking usually goes, "if he's insecure in his own skin, as tall as this guy is, how will he protect ME?!".

It's not natural for a woman to assume a man, no matter how tall he is, can have insecurities...

7. Another negative is "clothes" are MORE expensive for me and it's tougher to find a fit.

This used to be a HUGE problem growing up but with the internet being what it is today it's not nearly as big of a problem as it used to be.

Technology rocks!

Plus, more stores started "Getting the hint" carrying clothe sizes that fit me in styles that I like.

8. It's hard for me to drive some cars compared to a shorter person who can drive virtually any car with ease.

If it's uncomfortable, unless I'm willing to shell out cash to modify my drivers seat, I'm not buying it and I've had to pass up good cars because I couldn't comfortably fit.

10. In the end, the negatives are minor annoyances I dealt with in my earlier years but rarely anymore today (but still run into from time to time).

The benefits of being tall far, far far outweight the negatives and I'm lucky that I am.

My entire family I was born is is SHORT - and till this day family don't know where the height came from.

...and I don't much care because I enjoy it.

I know some of this might sound a little pompous as if I've been waiting to share my experience being tall, but this is the FIRST and likely LAST time I do so.

It's not like I talk to people about what it's like being tall or being me... because most people are more interested in thier lives and quite frankly I'm fascinated with other people and stories than I am talking about me.

There's little benefit talking to people about how cool being tall is when they're significantly shorter than I am...and makes people feel THAT much more insecure and uncomfortable around me.

...so I rarely bring it up.

The ONLY exception I talk at length (other than here) is with...you got it...other tall people.

We talk about the same except benefits of being tall because we can all relate to the experience I shared in this very long answer and we bask in it to ourselves (if they're humble about it).

I'm a hair over 6'6" inches tall, or in metric, 198 centimeters. The other answerers here have covered most of the big factors. All I can do is add a few miscellaneous observations. I won't lie; being tall is pretty cool, but there are a few downsides.

• I have instant gravitas, which means that whatever I say will be interpreted as more serious, wise, and profound than I mean it to. This can be both good and bad―usually good. Sometimes it means that my shyness will be misunderstood as pride or aloofness. I may feel timid, but it's hard for me to look timid.
• People very generously offer me the front passenger seat in a car, as if I had some sort of disability.
• When I moved to the city for the first time, I was unprepared for how someone stole my bike. I'd never been stolen from before. All my life I'd been able to leave stuff lying around, and nobody would ever take it because they knew it belonged to me. I'd never thought about how different that must be for others.
• I stand out in a crowd and people remember me, which means that I worry about my reputation probably more than most people. I can't just vanish into the crowd or be anonymous. Everywhere I go, it seems like people have an unfair advantage on me because they either know my name or have seen me around, while I'm left struggling to remember them. When people don't know my name, they invent nicknames. Some students at one of the schools I teach at, having seen me walking around, have started calling me "Tree."
• My height is probably a bigger deal for everybody else than it is for me. I rarely think about it. I'm tall enough that I can count on the fingers of one hand the times I've run into people taller than me. It's only on those rare occasions that I realize what it must feel like.
• I disagree with the person who said that being tall makes dating easier. The problem for me is that all women, even those who are obviously off the market, tend to treat me pretty much the same way, which is confusing. I don't know when women are actually flirting with me, since they've been acting like that around me since puberty. It’s confusing, and it’s superficial. Height in not very help very helpful in sorting out who is actually interested in you. It’s more noise and less signal.
• I have hit my head on overhangs, doorways, and low tree branches many times. It’s not just that my head is higher but also that, because so many things are below my eye level, I’m much more likely to be looking down than up. Even when I avoid getting hit, I’ll often lose my hat or get my hair pulled by errant branches. I can’t walk very far down a street or enter a pass through a new doorway without worrying about it. If you’re reading this and you have a tree growing in the park strip outside your house, please make sure the branches are properly trimmed to regulation height. Most aren’t.
• Due to joint strain, I can't run very well. I used to love to run, but I hurt my knees in the course of a play, which brings me to my next point...
• If you're as tall as I am and you're thinking of becoming an actor, realize that it'll be very difficult unless you're some sort of bodybuilder who’s trying to play action hero or bodyguard types. Directors and leads don't like to have someone on stage who makes the main characters look small. It’s distracting and throws off the scale. There also just aren't a lot of roles written for people my size.

I’m 5′11″, 21 years old, female. I can’t be classified into the exceptionally tall category. However, I’ve lived a life having to acknowledge the, “Oh my God, you are so tall!” or “Dude, do you play basketball?” question at least once every day. So yeah, that pretty much sums up my interest to answer this question.

Most of the people have the misconception that all tall people play basketball. I did try my hand at it too, but I figured it out that I pretty much sucked at it. Throughout my school days, I was the tallest girl in class and and I almost ended up with a hunch having to converse and hang around with the considerably ‘normal sized’ friends of mine throughout.

Life wasn’t always a piece of cake. Being a female brought up in a country like India, I’ve had to face the, “Will we ever find a groom for her?” question, expressions and gazes of family and relatives inumerable times and I’ve tried to avoid it as much as possible.

However, I did save quite a bit of cookie points and I would never trade my height for anything in the world.

There is always some kind of respect and awe you get for no apparent reason except for the fact that, you ended up being tall. People look up to you, both metaphorically and literally. :P

The ‘Me being tall’ convo starter always comes to the rescue whenever I am with new people. There isn’t much of an awkward silence between both the ends. People would strike with the ‘Usual’ question and I end thinking of innovative and funny answers every time I encounter such a question and the conversation goes on. This usually happens almost every time I get into a bus or go to a public place.

I end up hearing the jealous whining of so many friends of how I could fit into any dress that they’ve outgrown.

The persistent pester of pals that I should try my hand at modelling, almost every time I dress up for an important event builds up my confidence every single time they say such a thing. I end up giving a beaming smile.

I’ve also had an athletic advantage, sans basketball, in a couple of other sports. I’ve been a pretty good sportsperson throughout my school and college life. I’ve tried my hand at kho kho, throwball, handball, kabbadi and volleyball. The funny part is that I ended up being most satisfied for chess. I’ve been the captain of the girls’ Chess team of my college for the past two years. See the connection, no right? :P

Being tall does make most part of our lives live with the gazes and awe as we walk down the street everyday. However, there is also a certain part of our life where we live like ordinary people everyday.

At 6'5"/195cm, I'm at the threshold between really tall and "weird tall". I think.

It's a lot easier to find shoes that fit these days but socks are still an issue. Shirts that stay tucked will always be a problem. I truly don't know what taller/bigger guys do...

Leaving planes: The flight attendant at the front says "Watch your step, watch your step," then sees me, bent over, "Watch your head." Thanks!

Also on planes: Exit rows are longer but not wider, and other big people go to them too, so I find them usually worse.

In hotels, I usually never see my head in a mirror, just from my chest down.

In India, honey sees a cool shirt, says I should get one. I say there's no way they'll have one that fits me. Guy says, "Oh no, Sir, we have elephant size!"

Group photo? In the back.

Everyone's shorter than I am so I never even notice it. But when I do see someone taller, it's jarring. I saw some guy in the distance once and took pity on him since he stuck up so far above everyone else, he was a freak, but when we got closer to each other it seemed we were the same height. That sticks in my head.

I lived in Malaysia for a while and sure stuck out like a big blonde sore thumb. When we left, we spent some time in Denmark - I fit right in, except people were surprised to learn I didn't speak their language.

I dated a gymnast girl who was 4'11", but my wife's 5'11". Much better.

Also, I see the dirty tops of everyone's refrigerators, etc. Be aware, please.