July 16, 2007
Very Interesting.....
Great. Just great....
So I see this headline "Americans are shrinking".
And me. With a 6' minimum.
Oh, wait.....going farther into the report, it says city folk are on average 1.7" shorter than their country counterparts.
Ok. I can deal with that. I'm not a real "City Slicker" kinda gal. I like them country boys.
But it looks like the only country that can accommodate my "requirements" is Holland. Average height there is 6'.
Huh. Not really in my plans, a move to Holland. I'll stick to the rural US, thankyouverymuch.
But I do love this quote: Many economists argue that size does matter, because height is correlated with numerous measures of a population's well-being. Tall people are healthier, wealthier and live longer than short people. Some researchers have even suggested that tall people are more intelligent.
See....it's more than just vanity behind my 6' minimum. It's all about "quality".
Posted by Tammi at July 16, 2007 06:54 AM | TrackBackI'm 5'7"!!! :D
Posted by: pam at July 16, 2007 09:43 AM"Some researchers have even suggested that tall people are more intelligent."
Gotta love this stuff... where in the world do they come up with it! My boss is 5 feet tall even. Not even an added half inch. He is probably the smartest computer geek I've ever met. He's forgotten more computer stuff than I'll ever know... and I'm considered tall for a woman (not as tall as you - but you know what I mean).
These kind of articles just crack me up. I guess they're good for taking up space. LOL.
Posted by: Teresa at July 16, 2007 09:45 AMI like being short, it gives me the opportunity to claim "petite and dainty"...no matter how much of a lie it is!
Posted by: ktreva at July 16, 2007 12:50 PM