What height do you consider to be tall?

[WellThisWentWell]

For both, a woman and a man...

I can't believe you were being filtered out on the basis of your height Hingeandbracket I'm a sucker for a tall man, I never managed to get one.
I'm answer to the OP 5'8 for a woman at least 6 feet for a man.

Waxon I agree that some people look taller than others at the same height. If you have long arms and legs and a head that is proportionally small to your shoulders you look taller. People don't think I am as tall as I am until I stand next to them.

5'7" for a woman, 6ft or so for a man.

But I'm only over 5ft on a good day or in heels, so everyone is taller than me. My short-for-her-age 10 year old DD is currently at my eye-level and will probably be taller than me soon - a lot of her classmates already are!

For women 5ft 7/8
For men 6ft

Anyone taller than me and I’m 5’10

I work with teenagers. For girls, 5'11" is tall and boys, 6'2".

Seriously, they are just all so bloody big, I can guess their age from whether or not they're shorter than me (Age 11), the same height (12 and a half) or 13 and a bit (at least two inches taller).

And I've just found out I've lost two inches in height (yay, osteoporosis tests). I'm going to be the height of the average 11 year old at this rate.

Women from 5ft 9. I'm just about 5'7 (sometimes I say 5'6, other times I round it up to 5'7). I've had many friends who're 5'8.

Men - from 6ft 2. Although I've begun to take that down to 6.0. I don't see a lot of what I'll consider 'tall men' about.

I do wonder why it's different for men and women.

Women 5’ 8”. Men 6 foot.

Women 5.5
Men 11

Men don't like tall women and women don't like short men. How it's always been

Sorry did not even read the thread properly

Tall for women is 5.7
Tall for men is 6

In general I’d say 5’8 and over for a woman, over 6 ft for a man.

I’m 5’11, though, so to me a tall woman is someone around my height or taller (don’t meet them often!) and a tall guy would be 6’4+

This article is kinda interesting I just learned the Danes are 4th tallest in the wall so perhaps my average is very skewed :)

Women 5’ 8”
Men 6’ 2”

Women 5feet8.
Men 6feet.

All my friends are taller than me by some margin. I think the shortest is 5ft 8. Although anyone over 5ft 6” I think is tall.
For men I think 6ft 2” is really quite tall

People don't think I am as tall as I am until I stand next to them.
I have the exact same thing. I'm tall and big all over (in proportion I guess) so have big feet, big hands etc. I'm also a terrible sloucher and never wear heels. People never seem to think I'm tall unless I'm standing right next to them and they notice I'm not wearing heels. My DH is 6'2" but very very slim so he appears very tall.

@SerenDippitty

Woman 5ft 7 and over Man 5ft 10 and over.

I'm 5ft 2.

This would be my exact response - saves my typing it out!

5'9" for women. That's my height, and I am often described as The Tall One, which friends and colleagues an inch or two shorter don't get.
6'1" for a man.

I've also only seen very few women taller than I am in everyday life and I consider myself average height. I think the UK has more short/average height people in general than tall.

Frlrlrubert I’ve been wondering if the numbers are now a bit out of date. My daughter is on the 91st centile for height and I was surprised that the predicted adult height wasn’t taller. I’m 5ft4 but feel pretty short compared to most people.

This is really interesting, I suppose it depends on your perspective

I'm 5'9 and my husband is 6', and I think of us both as the taller side of average.

I'd say tall is 5'10+ for a woman, and 6'2+ for a man

I'd say 5ft7 for women & over 6ft for men.
I'm 5'8 & people say I'm tall, but I have long legs so not very proportional - I need at least a 34in leg.
DD (nearly 6) is very tall - 122cm, wears clothes for 8-9 year olds, is taller than everyone in her Reception class & also those in Class 1 but according to her red book prediction, as she's consistently on the 91st percentile she'll only be 5'6??? Somehow doubt that! Expect she'll end up taller than me (DH is 5'11).

Surely this depends on how tall you and your family are.
I'm 5'4" myself.
i would say about 5'6" is tall for a woman. About 5 '10" is tall for a man. My ex is 5 '11" and seemed very tall to me.

I’m 5’10 and generally the tallest woman in most groups so I’d probably say 5’9/10 and above for a woman

6ft and above for a man

Men don't like tall women and women don't like short men. How it's always been
I'm 6ft and I was very popular thank you very much. Not so much now, the wedding ring and small children put most people off.