Is it just me or ... do kids these days seem shorter?
By Tecsonnn
@Tecsonnn (73)
Canada
March 3, 2009 1:29am CST
Im a senior now in highschool and when I see elementary students pass by I wonder,
'Was I ever that short in elementary?' It seems to me that they are shorter, probably just because I'm bigger but they do seem shorter!
I can't really describe alot because It's just from a point of view im looking at them, but I do remember that I would be taller than those kids if I was 2-3 grades down.
I tend to observe weird things in my day to day life,
Do you notice that the elementary kids are shorter?
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2 responses
@klaudine (3650)
• Indonesia
3 Mar 09
Well... I think the opposite. For me, the kids nowadays in my country is taller then those when I was in the school days. I think it is because of better nutrition given to those kids, better food and maybe that would helped so much for their growth. So I don't think the phenomena happened in general...
@Downunder_dude (407)
• Australia
3 Mar 09
Umm, generally speaking I'd say that they're on average the same height as they've always been and you're just seeing things through a new perspective.
Were you tall for your age when you were their age?
There's always gonna be various sizes out there though. I'm 28 now, but my teenage cousin who is female towers over me. I hate hanging out with her because I feel like a complete midget beside her.
