Why aren’t average height people considered tall when only a small percentage of people are taller than them?

[Anonymous]

Why shouldn’t average height people consider themselves tall? If you’re an average height as a grown adult, that means you’ve reached the typical height for an adult. You’re not short you’re the height a normal grown adult is expected to be.

[OlderAndWiser]

The adjective "tall," when modifying "height," means taller than average. Average height people are not tall; they are average. If you are average height, then half of all people are taller than you, and half are shorter than you.

[Laws-Of-Existence]

"Tall" has become a code word for something other than its dictionary meaning. It stopped making sense when in school i got called the "tallest person in the room" while clearly someone taller was right beside me. ㅤ

It's hilarious how adults still play these "stick" measuring games.

[LazerBean]

Because that's not how that works. If everyone was tall, then nobody would be tall.

[ChiTown33]

I don't get why people even care about height. If you're tall you can reach a few things without a step stool. Is that really much of an advantage?😂 And avg. height people tend to be healthier anyhow.

[Asker]

I’ve noticed that people from countries where people eat healthy tend to be around average height. They don’t overeat, and there are fewer people who are overweight

[Asker]

they cook their own food, don’t eat much junk food, and are less likely to eat fast food

[slatyb]

Average means that half the people are taller, half are shorter. But maybe you mean "within... of average". Then the answer depends on how close to the mean you consider "average height". Within an inch? Two inches? Four inches? Four feet?

[NathanDavis]

because tall doesn't mean average...

[exitseven]

if you are average you are not tall. that is the definition of average

[rgb008]

Because they wouldn’t be average if they were tall.

[Staximus]

Because you wouldn’t be average height if you were tall, and you wouldn’t be tall if you were average height you ding dong

[Anonymous]

if you are 5'3" and above, you are tall, and if you are below 5'3", you are short

[Anonymous]

You clearly stated the difference

[jahaims]

Someone doesn't understand what average means lol