This has been my pathetic experience. I'm the shortest of my friends, when we walk around, say the eatons center, none of the girls even see me. First person they see is my taller friends. I go to the counter to pay for stuff and i see a hot girl at the register and i start some small talk, almost no response. My buddy behind me doesn't even say hi and the girl just won't shut up. Now i must admit that i'm no looker and my friend say's he is but he's a complete prick, and the girls go wild over him. I just don't get it.
Age is different than height. Harder to tell someones age, especially if they're ethnic. But you can see plainly how short or vertically challenged someone is.