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    What is considered tall?

    Posts: 91
    edited January 6 in Health and Weight Loss
    I have always considered myself to be tall. However at 5' 7' more and more I am being told I am just average. So I wondered what does everyone consider tall, that is for a woman. For a man I consider anything over six foot tall.

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    • Posts: 3
      I am 5'9" and I consider myself tall for a woman. I'm taller than most of my friends anyway. Does help with looking thinner than I really am though! :)
    • Posts: 422 Member
      I'm 5'11. Tall:smile:

      I would consider 5'7 average, and anything 5'9 and above as tall.
    • Posts: 3,924 Member
      Depends on race.

      Average though, I think women are 5'3-5'6, with 5'7 being in the territory of tall.

      For men, 6'0 is short, 6'3 is reasonable, 6'5 tall, and 6'6+ superior evolution of future human
    • Posts: 865 Member
      This is a question that is best based on your geography and ethnic descent.

      I am not a big fan of wiki but:

      http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Human_height#Average_height_around_the_world

      Check out that chart for an idea. US average height for women is about 5'4.
    • Posts: 1,407 Member
      I'm 5'10 and have always considered myself tall for a woman. Although it would probably be average for a man
    • Posts: 3,566 Member
      For women, I think 5'4" to 5'6" is average, 5'7"-5'9" is above average, 5'10" and over is "tall"
    • Posts: 16,414 Member
      Depends on race.

      Average though, I think women are 5'3-5'6, with 5'7 being in the territory of tall.

      For men, 6'0 is short, 6'3 is reasonable, 6'5 tall, and 6'6+ superior evolution of future human

      5'3" is still considered petite. I would say 5'4"-5'6" is average and above that is tall. .So, 5'7" is the low end of tall.

      I am not tall.
    • Posts: 1,173 Member
      I am 5'10. I consider that pretty tall.
    • Posts: 169 Member
      It depends who you ask. I would consider 5'7" tall.... but I'm 5'2"..... :tongue:
    • Posts: 150 Member
      5'10" and over
    • Posts: 279 Member
      to me, 5'7 is normal, but that is b/c i am 5'10 and most of my family is around the same or taller.
    • Posts: 1,407 Member
      I am 5'9" and I consider myself tall for a woman. I'm taller than most of my friends anyway. Does help with looking thinner than I really am though! :)

      So true. Everyone is shocked when I tell them my weight...it's just because I'm so tall, if I was 5'5 they wouldn't be shocked, haha
    • Posts: 327 Member
      This is a question that is best based on your geography and ethnic descent.

      I am not a big fan of wiki but:

      http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Human_height#Average_height_around_the_world

      Check out that chart for an idea. US average height for women is about 5'4.

      Woo-hoo! My height is average! I have always considered myself very short, but then again I have a 6' 5" brother and a 5' 10" sister. So high heels for me it is!
    • Posts: 2,733 Member
      I"m 5' 8 1/2 and have always considered myself as "tall".
    • Posts: 78 Member
      5'9" and over. I too think 5'7" is average.
    • Posts: 1,923 Member
      I'd say anything over 5'8 is tall for a woman, but there is no "defined" height. It also depends on where you live - 5'8 would be short for a woman in Denmark, but Amazon for a woman in China.
    • Posts: 359 Member
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      So true. Everyone is shocked when I tell them my weight...it's just because I'm so tall, if I was 5'5 they wouldn't be shocked, haha

      THIS!! LOL. I'm 5'9. When I tell people I used to weigh over 260, they are like, "NOO!" And to that I said, "YESSSS!"
    • Posts: 16,947 Member

      For men, 6'0 is short

      :huh: Really?
    • Posts: 1,103 Member
      I wanted to be tall and look down on the world. I envied 6' women I knew. I always thought I would be tall if I could make it to 5'10". Never made it. :cry:
    • Posts: 3,924 Member
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      :huh: Really?

      Well, 5'11 is short, but they all claim to be 6'0 so, i said 6'0
    • Posts: 16,414 Member
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      So true. Everyone is shocked when I tell them my weight...it's just because I'm so tall, if I was 5'5 they wouldn't be shocked, haha

      It's how you carry it, regardless of height. I'm 5'3" and people are always wrong about my weight.
    • Posts: 344 Member
      I'd say anything over 5'8 is tall for a woman, but there is no "defined" height. It also depends on where you live - 5'8 would be short for a woman in Denmark, but Amazon for a woman in China.
      So true.

      I'm 5'10" and several Swedes came to the USA for a work project with me. The women, who were taller than I, expressed happiness to see a tall woman here. One guy said he was glad I drove a Volvo. LOL!

      OTOH when I vacationed in Hong Kong and Beijing, the Chinese took pictures of me and made comments about me being "so tall" (among other things) LOL!
    • Posts: 548 Member
      My daughter just turned twelve and she is right at 5'6- I thought she was fairly tall but last night we went to a dance/chorus performance at her school and I have to say there were a lot of 6th grade girls her height and many were taller.
    • Posts: 2,187 Member
      I am a normal good height. Everyone taller than me is "Tall".

      I am a 5'3.75" male. But if the government is willing to round me to 5'4", then good enough for me!
    • Posts: 357 Member
      I looked it up and the "average woman" is about 5 '3 anything about that is considered above average. Anything above 5'6 is considered tall. I'm 5 '4 so I'm technically considered above average height. Not sure how accurate the website I found is?


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    • Posts: 4,391 Member
      In Canada, in 2007-2009, the average height for men was 5' 9". I'm 6', so I'd consider myself "tall."

      For women, it was 5'4".

      I found this info here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Human_height#Average_height_around_the_world
    • Posts: 357 Member
      I'm 5'10 and have always considered myself tall for a woman. Although it would probably be average for a man

      Actually the average man is about 5 '6 to 5 '7 anything above that is considered above average and tall.
      Again not sure how accurate the website is, but it seems right to me :)
    • Posts: 617 Member
      5'7" for a female IMO is average

      I am 5'9" and I feel I border tall. Anything above 5'9" is tall.

      5'4" under - short/petite
      5'4" - 5'8" - average
      5'9"+ - tall

      Men under 6' seems to be average

      5'9" under - short
      5'10 - 6'3" - average
      6'4"+ - tall
    • Posts: 611 Member
      I have to round up slightly just to get to 5'2". I would consider 5'7" on the high end of average. My step mom is only 4'6". I think, technically, she's supposed to be in a booster seat in the car.
    • Posts: 1,548 Member
      I'm 5' 11" (well technically 5' 10.75"). I think that's tall.
      I'm not a fan >_<
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