Being tall comes with several advantages shorter people can only dream of. Thanks to your above-average height, you command respect, attract attention, and appear more confident. However, tall people also face a number of everyday challenges. Do you experience them too?
1. Shopping for Clothes
We all know it — shopping for clothes as a tall person feels like a test of patience and endurance. Most regular stores offer only a limited range of lengths and sizes. Pants that end above your ankles, T-shirts that ride up and reveal what they shouldn’t... sound familiar? You don’t need to stress anymore — TallGuys T-shirts have your back, even if you’re over two meters tall. Check out our collection.
2. Public Transport
In public transport, we often feel like Gandalf in a hobbit house — and don’t even mention airplanes. The seats are ridiculously cramped, there’s nowhere for our legs to go... The biggest hazard? Those endless bars, handles, and overhead shelves we keep bumping our heads on. Cars don’t make it easier either — space is tight, and we constantly have to duck just to fit in.
3. Mirrors Placed Too Low
We all like to check our reflection once in a while. But in many places, mirrors are positioned so low that all we can see is our chin. To fix our hair or adjust our outfit, we have to hunch like Quasimodo — and our backs definitely don’t appreciate it.
4. “Funny” Comments
Tall people are daily targets of worn-out jokes and curious questions that never seem to disappear. “How’s the weather up there?” or “You must play basketball, right?” — we’ve heard them so many times we stopped counting. Learning not to take these remarks too seriously and respond with grace — without sounding uptight — can be a real challenge.
5. Low Ceilings, Door Frames, and Lights
Tall people must constantly stay alert when entering unfamiliar spaces. Just like in public transport, the risk of bumping our heads — if we’re lucky just a bruise, if not a mild concussion — is always there. And honestly, who wants to watch out for that everywhere they go?
This article was created with the support of the National Recovery Plan – Recovery and Resilience Facility.