Am I Tall?

[prudens_mcgonagall]

I'm 5' 7'' (170 cm) and at school I was of average height. And I was used to thinking about my height as of an average one. Both my best female friends from school have an inch or two over me. But then I entered University and almost everybody - both professors and fellow students - were shorter then me. They were speaking about me as a tall girl. I never assumed myself tall. The only time I was called tall before was by my coach when he saw me several years after I stopped being a professional gymnast. But for gymnastics everything above 5' - 5' 1'' is tall! Then all my friends whom I met after school turned out to be also shorter then me. And now I'm thinking - am I tall? And if I am than what, our school is just a bunch of tall people gathered at one place to study?

Comments

[jaaaarne]

From my point of view you are tall, hands down. :>

[prudens_mcgonagall]

In comparison to you I'm tall, I agree. But would you call me tall just comparing with other people you see? Are your co-workers shorter than me?

[jaaaarne]

You know... I'll admit that there are a couple of co-workers that are taller than me, but most are about the same height or a little taller. You've seen pictures, you can imagine. :) So yes, comparing to people I see most of my time you are tall. :)

[prudens_mcgonagall]

Damn :)
I wasn't even supposed to be tall!