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Do NOT say this to a tall woman…

Don’t use the classic phrase: “Do you play basketball?”

Don’t use the other “classic” “What’s the weather like up there?” either.

Don’t call her a “Giantess!”

Don’t ask her for her height when you first meet / e-mail her.

Don’t ask her for her shoe-size when you first meet / e-mail her.

Don’t ask her for other measurements like waist, chest, hand-size etc.

Don’t ask her if she will carry you around.

Don’t ask her if she has got a taller sister / mother / daughter.

If she is much taller than you – don’t stare at her cleavage.

  • Don’t call her “Amazon”. Some girls may not mind but you can’t be sure that the one you’re talking to doesn’t.

  • Don’t call her “Big Bird” – that generally doesn’t go down too well.

  • Don’t call her “Jolly Green Giant” – see the reference to “Big Bird”.

  • Don’t ask her to stand in the door-frame in order for you to take a picture – at least not on your first date.

  • Don’t ask her to bow down – get yourself a milk-crate or a ladder instead.

  • Don’t try and hide behind her back if there is some trouble brewing up. Tall ladies enjoy the feeling of being protected too (at least most of them do).

 

Complements of Joerg’s  see link… http://www.tallwomen.org/contents/do_nots.htm

 

 

2 comments to Do NOT say this to a tall woman…

  • JHayes

    Seriously, I get the “were you on the basketball/volleyball team?” line at least once a day where I work (I’m a cashier at Home Depot, where the majority of male customers are rude and enjoy being so). One really puny contractor said, “wow, you’re really tall!” and I just replied with, “well, we can’t all be as short as you.”

    I’m still amazed that in today’s society people are shocked to see tall women (I’m 5′11″ by the way).

  • Jheri

    Some of my better friendships started out with a really stupid first line. The ones that ask for height, shoe and hand size all at once are almost always strange guys so I’m happy to see them say this so I can avoid them.

    I do find guys who hear my height and say “no way, I’m 190cm tall” – then they ask you to take off your shoes as if it is some kind of a contest.

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