Can't stand short guys
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Dating was not really an issue before. Ex-wife was 5'9" and I was 5'5". I look better and feel much better about myself, more confidence now I suppose which helps a lot in business. I just felt my legs were too short in relation to my torso. Same sitting height as a friend that is 5'10". I did it for the height of course but also for proportions. Toronto's Finest is correct in mentioning proportions. Some guys can get carried away and look freakish if they take it to the extreme. The shoes I wear have a 1" heel so by appearances I look about 5'9" and I love it. I see guys my old height and they seem so short.you have never reported whether it increased your success with the ladies
I am a lot taller than you. I look down on you not because of your 6' 2 height but because you are a small man.Is it just me or every short guy is a major league asshole? And for some reason every time I get into confrontation, it is some short dude with Napoleon complex thinking he's the belly button of the universe. I realize that being short, you probably have a small dinkie and feel like you have to make up for it, but don't. It is no ones fault your parents hooked up and instead of swallowing the load, your mother had you. Just deal with it differently please.
And yet they had all spoken so fondly about you!Is it just me or every short guy is a major league asshole?
Replace "can't stand short guys" with can't stand black people or can't stand Asian people or can't stand (insert racial minority here) and this thread would be shut down in about 2 seconds.
Amazing, hating someone over a physical trait they have no control over.
Amazing, hating someone over a physical trait they have no control over.
I think this has passed way over Azprints small head! Actually, I bet he's probably the shortest guy here, has difficulty accepting this and exhibits an Oedipus complex. He sounds really sophisticated and intelligent to me based on his previous contributions on other topics :frusty:And the reason an intelligent, well adjusted guy like you gets into beefs—never mind that they're with such insignificant others—is?
Time to grow up and learn to get along.
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Perhaps he does not like his own EE heritage and turns his inner angst on the first handy group that he can think of.Replace "can't stand short guys" with can't stand black people or can't stand Asian people or can't stand (insert racial minority here) and this thread would be shut down in about 2 seconds.
Amazing, hating someone over a physical trait they have no control over.
I'm 5'7" but I certainly dont have a small "dinky" as you put it. Why do so many people think because you're short you must also have a short dink as well. I've had several sessions with Effie White and I'm sure she would agree not all of us short guys are all "short".
I realize this is not exactly a fresh new thread, but would like to try and understand it. The OP had difficulty with a contractor over safety rules. The contractor (apparently with no provocation) became violent and had to be restrained by the OP, LE had to be called, and because the contractor was not as tall as the OP the consensus is that short people are obnoxious pricks? Did I miss anything?
I've dealt with contractors in the past, and have had issues with standards and practices, in some cases resulting in the contractor being removed from the job. I never had an experience where anyone had to be restrained or the police had to be called, although I did hear a threat or two. This is just a stab in the dark, but if the situation escalated into violence, the problem may have more to do with your handling of the issue, than with the contractor's height (or weight, hair color, favorite ice cream flavor,etc.).
People are just people. Whether short or tall, skinny or fat, ugly or pretty has nothing to do with the kind of person they are. If you're frequently having difficulties dealing with people who share a particular physical characteristic, the problem is something you're bringing with you. Certainly, there are people who fit every possible stereotype, but that is no reason to classify everyone by their stereotypes without bothering to get to know them.
Your attitude and preconceptions have a great deal to do with the way people respond to you.
If you "Can't stand short guys", you're going to have problems with short guys.
I've dealt with contractors in the past, and have had issues with standards and practices, in some cases resulting in the contractor being removed from the job. I never had an experience where anyone had to be restrained or the police had to be called, although I did hear a threat or two. This is just a stab in the dark, but if the situation escalated into violence, the problem may have more to do with your handling of the issue, than with the contractor's height (or weight, hair color, favorite ice cream flavor,etc.).
People are just people. Whether short or tall, skinny or fat, ugly or pretty has nothing to do with the kind of person they are. If you're frequently having difficulties dealing with people who share a particular physical characteristic, the problem is something you're bringing with you. Certainly, there are people who fit every possible stereotype, but that is no reason to classify everyone by their stereotypes without bothering to get to know them.
Your attitude and preconceptions have a great deal to do with the way people respond to you.
If you "Can't stand short guys", you're going to have problems with short guys.
That's the long & short of itI realize this is not exactly a fresh new thread, but would like to try and understand it. The OP had difficulty with a contractor over safety rules. The contractor (apparently with no provocation) became violent and had to be restrained by the OP, LE had to be called, and because the contractor was not as tall as the OP the consensus is that short people are obnoxious pricks? .
+1!!!! Yes also known as "The law of attraction", if you hate short people, British people, circus clowns, guys with big chins, etc, you will subconsciously behave differently around them (like being a bigger asshole/dickhead around them), which will more likely provoke a negative response from said people, which will in turn reinforce, and justify your hatred. You will also be much harsher and less forgiving on them compared to other people, eg. overlooking their positive qualities.Your attitude and preconceptions have a great deal to do with the way people respond to you.
If you "Can't stand short guys", you're going to have problems with short guys.
Maybe you should look inward and figure out why you have such hatred towards something so superficial, and where that cycle of hate began? Perhaps some sort of therapy? Or just grow up and get over it!?
I am a short guy. And based on your post you seem very insecure. I always find that those who label short men as having a Napoleon complex use the informal term as a defense mechanism to reinforce their prejudices towards anyone shorter that they feel is or will outperform them. I think the Napoleon complex is used as a way to reinforce the 'pecking order' or ranking system. But that's nature for you. The Napoleon complex as a valid argument is pretty weak especially when scientific research easily discredits the theory.
Is it just me or every short guy is a major league asshole? And for some reason every time I get into confrontation, it is some short dude with Napoleon complex thinking he's the belly button of the universe. I realize that being short, you probably have a small dinkie and feel like you have to make up for it, but don't. It is no ones fault your parents hooked up and instead of swallowing the load, your mother had you. Just deal with it differently please.
The more I read into your comments you don't sound too normal. It seems to me that your demeanor changes depending on the height of the person you address. You are probably your own worst enemy. The fact you come crying about your 'short-comings' on the board really explains it all.
Your suspicion is partially right, I wrote down a report for my employer right after the incident, before the police arrived. So I gave it to the officer to read, didn't have much explaining to do as I gave it to him.
And no, I don't base my perception of short guys on this single event. My job requires me to deal with whole bunch of people from all walks of life. And I just can't help but notice that the vertically challenged ones are trouble.
Why can't you stand them? Most taller guys (like me) have mass and height over the smaller chumps. Knowing that, its scientifically proven we have razor edge advantage in a fight, being 6 foot as myself I could probably take on a horde of midgets or smaller folks before I fall. Knowing that you can knock em out within half a second.. doesn't that satisfy you enough? They also have to look up while getting knocked out.. so stand tall my friend.
I can't British guys. Some people can't stand black people. Others hate Chinese drivers. Some johns won't screw Indian SPs. Etc, etc... So what exactly is the point of 3 pages of this thread?
