Tall People Are Happier Than Petite Peers, Princeton Test Shows

RedOrbit ^ | 09 Sep 2009 | Staff

[RC2]

The people of this country paid for this study? What a bunch of fools. Is there not something else they could be doing?

[olivia3boys]

My husband is 6’5” and he is kinda grumpy. I’m 5’5” and cheerful.

It’s very hard to find pants that are size 36 x 36, let me tell you, and there are very few cars that fit him well (steering wheel must be able to pivot up off the knees).

[Lazamataz]

I’m too tall for a Porsche 911. I need a Porsche 9101.

[Dixie Yooper]

I don’t know

I noticed that you qualified your comment...

[Neets]

I am only 4’11” and am petite

I am generally a very happy person.

I don’t remember any complaints about my size.

[mlizzy]

And eat more.

My girlfriend in high school, who actually did some modeling, was 6'1" and she would literally pound down three sandwiches a day (just for lunch!) and I would be in disbelief because she was thin as a rail. Makes me hungry just thinking about it.:)

[Constitutions Grandchild]

Exactly! AND we can see over everybody’s heads at parades. What's not to be happy about?

[staytrue]

If one examines the biographies of some of the most successful people in the world, a common thread among many of them is long periods of deep frustration and pain. I guess happiness is not as strong a motivator.

I'm not buying it. If you look at successful rulers, that may be right, but I look at a lot of very happy athletes like Elway, Foreman, Barkeley, Woods, McEnroe, etc. and they look as happy as can be.

[the long march]

Hey those taller folks get more sunshine so I bet that’s what makes them happier....that and knowing they are stunting the growth of some poor midget

[AreaMan]

Someday when I can finally afford a Porsche 911, I will at least be able to fit in it, and if I’m not too old by then...

I aspire to be able to drive Porsche or Ferrari all around town with the turn signal constantly on.

[staytrue]

That may explain why I've never suffered short man's syndrome,

I play a lot of sports and despite my lack of physical ability, I do my fair share of winning. I find tall people to be mostly uncoordinated boobs. If you are tall and coordinated, you are probably a pro athlete, but the rest of them are awkward and generally clumsy.

I'm 5-9 and I DO HAVE SHORT MAN'S SYNDROME, in that when I see a tall person, I'm thinking "fresh meat, I'm going to grind him to a pulp". I like being short for athletics. It makes me an aggressive person in all other aspects of life.

[MarkeyD]

It’s very hard to find pants that are size 36 x 36

Try Amazon.com

[OldSpice]

Success through physical exertion is not for all- what I meant was, success in endeavours that required more than a good body. Take politics, business, even entertainment.

Also, physical activity rewards the body through the production of endorphins.

[Tribune7]

[OldSpice]

There’s also another truth- human male bones stop growing when the body begins producing large doses of testosterone- which, in turn drives aggression. If you look at short people, most of them are hairier than the tall, lanky ones. This is another side-effect of early-onset puberty.

The aggression is probably what drives them to success.

[Malichi]

Gee, I guess Randy Newman was right, huh?

[Dixie Yooper]

I aspire to be able to drive Porsche or Ferrari all around town with the turn signal constantly on.

Here in North Carolina, the natives don't use turn signals. I've been told it's so they can tell who the Yankees are...

[kromike]

Well, that’s not fair. Gotta throw tall people into the ObamaCare TarPits.

[bankwalker]

would literally pound down three sandwiches a day (just for lunch!) and I would be in disbelief because she was thin as a rail.

Maybe she had a tapeworm ...