• TomMasz@lemmy.world
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    5 months ago

    I’m 6’4" (193 cm) and I felt totally average walking around Amsterdam. As opposed to being a mutant freak in Tokyo.

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      5 months ago

      In the US, it also depends on the area. At 6’4" you might be normal in Salt Lake City but a freak in Tampa. My wife is 6’2". In most places she is by far the tallest woman (and often person) in the room.

      When we lived in Park City (Utah) she didn’t seem as tall and often would not be the tallest woman there. It was fun to see.

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        5 months ago

        TIL that Mormons are just normal Americans that grew too tall and were driven insane by the altitude.

        “So why aren’t Dutch people all Mormon?”, you might ask. Simple: cannabis and women with full legal control to do or not do what they want with their bodies are excellent inoculations against Mormonism.

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            I’m afraid you’ve gotten the order wrong. If you ask nicely by way of completing the necessary paperwork, you can visit the Netherlands for the inoculation, though!

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      If it makes you feel any better, you’re a mutant freak no matter where you go, but some societies will be better at making you feel accepted.