Dear Customers who feel the need to comment on my size...

[Salted Grump]

I'm fairly tallish (6'3") So most of the time, my friends under 5' get picked up and carried on a shoulder.

Really helps out when they want something on the top shelf, and they pay me back by getting stuff from the bottom shelf.

[Food Lady]

My wife is 5'8, we definitely do not look like an average couple but we love each other and we're happy together so who the crap cares what people think? I've seen smaller people wearing a t-shirt that says "I'm not small, I'm fun size!"

I'd love to be half of a couple like you.

[MournBlade]

I feel your pain

Being 6'4" is no thrill either. Hearing hows the air up there or being seen as somebody's goto fetch person for things on high shelves sucks. Especially considering I have a back injury and am decidedly not a forklift "rant off"

And if someone says hows it goin big boy once more... urgh I know I have a belly but just go away.

[protege]

Not long ago, my brother gave me shit about my 'spare tire.' Needless to say, I lost it I was like "Do you really want to go there? You're 31 years old, you don't have a job, and you still live with Mommy. You don't have the right to criticize *anyone.*"

[XCashier]

My dad was only 5'3", and he didn't put up with crap about his height either. Me, I've been called fatso, four-eyes, ugly, you name it. To hell with people like that. Some people really are inconsiderate. The Golden Rule just never occurs to them. Besides, nobody is perfect, everyone is flawed in some way, so making fun of someone's height, weight, etc. is rather hypocritical.

When I need to describe someone (like asking a coworker to help them), I describe what they're wearing. Don't say, "that short guy," say "that guy in the Yankees shirt". Don't say, "that fat lady", say "the lady in the purple sweater", etc. I figure that's pretty neutral.

[Moggie]

I'm one of the tall girls (5'9") but I'm very very careful around shorter people. My mother is a firecracker and even though I'm literally a foot taller then she is, I won't make any smart-arsed comments. She's tossed me across a room before!

It is better if people can just say "that guy in the purple shirt" when they need to describe someone in order to be more specific. After all, as I frequently remind people "You're all short to me".

*runs before she's hacked off at the knees*

[MournBlade]

LOL

My fiance is 6'1" and I"m 6'4" its nice being able to find her easily in large crowds.
Other than that being tall is overrated - cars are built too small as is almost everything else.

[Marmalady]

Being 6'4" is no thrill either. Hearing hows the air up there or being seen as somebody's goto fetch person for things on high shelves sucks. Especially considering I have a back injury and am decidedly not a forklift "rant off"

And if someone says hows it goin big boy once more... urgh I know I have a belly but just go away.

6'4" and a belly....? mmmmmmmm

[Mishi]

Warning: Potentially offensive.
Rugz and I are exactly the same height, 5'5", which makes us short compared to most people over here. My best friend is 5'. Sometimes Rugz cops flack for being shorter than me due to my adoration of large boots. His standard response is to check the area for kids and if he sees none, says "I might be short, but that makes it easier to do this!" and attempts to faceplant into my cleavage.

[Fire_on_High]

That's adorable, not offensive!

5'3" here, hubby's 6'5"...cue the armrest jokes.

[Jay 2K Winger]

Not long ago, my brother gave me shit about my 'spare tire.' Needless to say, I lost it I was like "Do you really want to go there? You're 31 years old, you don't have a job, and you still live with Mommy. You don't have the right to criticize *anyone.*"

Lol, you just reminded me of an epic put-down I laid out on my friend Tom.

He was giving me playful grief about being an otaku-- living with my parents, working in retail, etc.-- and I said, "Really? Because you fit the stereotype better than I do. You live with your parents, spend so much comic book and anime and manga-related merchandise that it fills two rooms, and-- unlike me-- you're still a virgin."

He went silent and kinda looked at the floor for a few moments, and said, "You're an asshole."

"Yes, I am. Thank you for noticing."