| I'm 6 feet 7 inches tall (almost 2 meters) and people
always laugh at the thought of me living in Japan because even in the US I'm almost always
the tallest person around. They always ask what it was like over there with
"all those little people". |
| A lotta people want to know "Did everybody stare at
you?". Yes and no. In Tokyo, people went out of their way not to look at
me. People in Tokyo REALLY try to mind their own business. But they went so
far out of their way not to notice that it was really awkward, especially on the
subway. However, outside of Tokyo, I usually did get a lot of stares. And in
the city of Kumamoto (it's kinda remote for Japan), I really got a lot of stares.
When I'd walk down the street, people would just stop and look. And every time the
school bus went by, kids waved. There were even a few instances when schoolgirls
tried to sneak up behind me and jump to see if they could get as tall as me ROFL |
| One thing Japanese people said about me being tall was
that all the girls must love me. In Japan, I guess there's a belief that girls like
tall guys. Unfortunately, I didn't have that experience! >_< I
think I was so tall that they were scared of me. The average girl there is maybe 5
feet 2 inches tall (about 156 cm), so that puts their face right at about my stomach.
I guess it is kinda hard to talk to somebody's stomach, huh? Or even worse,
when they looked up at me, they had to look my up my nostrils, and I'm sure that didn't
make a good impression! |
| Anyhow, believe it or not, in my 3 times living &
working in Japan, I have seen 2 or 3 guys taller than me, and a few guys around my
height. I even saw one girl who was about 6'3" (about 185 cm), but that was by
far the tallest girl (without platform shoes) that I saw. Nowadays, people in Japan
are getting taller. Kids drink more milk and eat more meat, and that's helping them
grow. Older people who grew up on rice, fish, & vegetables live a long time, but
they're teeny tiny. |