I’m 155 cm Dutch woman, I know all about the dangling feet and too high mirrors. On the other hand, if I can’t reach something in the supermarket, there’s always a tall person close by that I can ask for help 😊
So true, I'm 159 because my mom was Indo but it doesn't matter because everywhere it might be an issue reaching there are 16 year old towering stock boys or other nice dutch people only too happy to help.
@@aliceNürenb2991 I also moved for work not far from Amsterdam to Maastricht. I realized quickly, the very most things we learn about The Netherlands on UA-cam, what they tell as being "typicial Dutch" don't apply to the South, I only knew the West before, probably like most UA-camrs do.
@@KilyanAustin Toen ik in militaire dienst ging was ik 1m85 en nu 1m83. Dus in 50 jaren 2 cm minder. Da's 1cm per 25 jaar. Maar inderdaad, je komt steeds dichter bij de grond.
I'm a 2.00 Dutch guy. Back in highschool I had a girlfriend who was 1.86 and with her heels on she could look me straight in the eye. One time, when out on the town we were in one of the busier pubs and noticed another guy hanging around her, phone in hand, looking in all directions. This went on for a few minutes before she started to feel uncomfortable and she approached the guy asking him what he was doing. Turns out, he lost his mates and texted them that he was standing close to the bar next to the tall blonde! She was not amused at the time but we did have a laugh about it afterwards.
I am German, have a few Dutch friends and Dutch colleagues, in average they are between 190cm and 200cm. With my 180cm I am always the smallest in the group. When I moved here 20 years ago, my Apartment had doors that a 2 meter person can easily pass. I felt a bit the apartment doors are oversized. But architects consider already the taller dutch people, so doors in new buildings cope with their hight.
Sheesh don't exaggerate, the average between Germany and the Netherlands is just a few cm. Kind regards a 1.79m Dutch guy who's slightly below average here
@@frisianmouveSlightly? At work, at least 80% of men are taller than I am with my 178 cm. I think a little less than half the women are taller than I am.
I'm a 197cm Dutch guy. Years ago I went to Hong Kong and entered a 300m+ sky scraper: de ceiling of every floor was 190 cm so I had to bend over constantly... When I entered the elevator, everybody was staring at me, and one guy couldn't help himself out of utter surprise saying I was "a f--ing giant". I know he didn't disrespected me (as Chinese people are very respectful), but I found it funny he just was so honest. We had a good laugh at it.
Chinese respectfull? In their country they likely are, but as tourists they are scum. Cutting lines, being loud, ignoring traffic laws etc. Just douchebags. Hong Kong is not really China anyway. They were an protectorat of the UK. So basically West norms and values.
@@matr0r I am 157 Dutch girl, by age 12 they are taller than me (boys and girls). I have to correct that nowdays with one year, by age 10/11 they are taller than me. Ugh hobbit life
@@ashleyftcash short is cute for a girl though. I'm 1.73m and a Dutch guy. I know it's not super short but obviously for us it kind of is and getting bullied for it or not found to be a real man because of my height are common things. But idk, maybe I prefer shorter women because I'm shorter for our standards myself. That'd make sense I guess.
I used to be a tall Dutch man with 187 cm (60 years old) but nowadays I’m average against the younger generation. They seem to grow taller every generation.
You are still above average. 184 is the average. Im smaller than the average at 180. But i think my height is perfect. I dont want to be taller or smaller.
51, 1.98m, Dutch/Frisian. When I'm abroad I quite often feel like a giant. Especially in asian countries I feel awkward, even random people want a photo with me in it. It is fun for a week, but feeling 'normal' in the Netherlands is always a bit of a relief. Furniture, public transport, doors, kitchens, toilets, almost everything in the Netherlands is built for tall people. Here I don't feel tall, there is always 1 or 2 people taller than I am. Heck, most of my male friends are above 1.90m!
It's hard when you are that young, hopefully she doesn't start stooping as that wil make her have back problems later on. Which tall people are very prone too already.
@Iflie i don't think so..ik teach here to always walk up straight..my father always said that to me when I was younger..I am 2meter thankfully I don't suffer from back pains
I'm pretty small for a dutch woman (1.65) but when I went to Portugal I felt so tall! I felt like I was almost stepping on other people cause they were so small!
Dutchie here. Bit taller than average at 190cm. Played darts and for a while I was the shortest player in the team. All others were at least 195 cm for a couple of seasons. Family is reasonably tall too, but the males in my mothers family were the largest by far. My grandfather from that side of the family was somewhere around 200cm and large, at least 125 kg, but probably closer to 150 kg; without looking overly fat; he actually was nicknamed "de reus" which means the giant. It was a thing in those days, Netherlands wasn't as rich back then in the twenties and thirties, so the food wasn't as good back then. My uncle was a bit shorter around 195cm, also a big man. He was a butcher with hands the size of hams. Because I am a bit smaller I always joke that evolution is going backwards in my family. There are also regional differences. People in the north tend to be a bit taller on average than people from say Brabant and Limburg.
My mom was mixed and born there but she got her height from her indo side and I got just a few cm taller than her so for here I'm very short, I used to always have to stand on my toes to see my face in the mirror in my old house. I've never even contemplated holding onto above the head supports in trains or trams. I'm 1.59cm so in other places in the world I'd be quite average but I'm build wide so I still wouldn't fit into asian clothes. My shoulders think I'm meant to be 6 foot tall haha Luckily I'm female so height doesn't matter. All the guys in my family got dutch tall for the most part.
My best male friend is 2.14m (7ft) and he is an attraction abroad 😂 He gets so many stares and comments everywhere we go, especially in the States and Japan. In Japan I became the designated photographer, even being a 1.80m (5’9) woman.
Hi, I am a Dutch woman and I am for the Dutch average small., 169 m. My husband is 1.95. Our 2 sons are tall. They are 2.03 and 2.00 . Our oldest son was at the age of 1 4 already 1.94 !!
I'm 183cm and feel normal in the Netherlands, still there are many people that tower over me. My uncle is 2.18m and that's very tall even for the Netherlands. When i go to different countries i always get people telling me i'm tall but i am not at all actually.
It also depends on where you are in the Netherlands, the people in the northern province are taller than in the southern provinces, of course there's also people smaller in the north and taller in the south
I'm quite small for a Dutch woman (159 cm). it can be frustrating, because the average height is quite tall, that a lot of basic necessities are catered for a certain height. Reaching top shelves in stores is difficult, the toilets are always too high, at work I need the office chair at it's lowest which is then just about the right height for me, and the thing I hate the most: pants are always too long (they barely carry shorter sizes, so online is the place to go) and sleeves are too long. but people call me cute a lot because I'm small according to them, so there's that🙃
I bring down the average in the Netherlands:-) I am a 160 cm tall Dutch woman. Something that is funny but also very difficult in a world with giants. I can't easily reach anything in shops, shopping for clothes is a disaster and sitting somewhere where I can put my feet on the ground is no longer possible. But the plus side is that everything that is old in the Netherlands is suitable for me again :-) Old houses, for example, are ideal for me. The steep stairs are no problem with shoe size 36. I don't have to bend over to go under a old door frame :-)
I'm from The Netherlands, I'm 180cm and when I was 14 years old, I was the shortest of my class, boys and girls combined. Even these days, I'm probably still the shortest male of everyone from that class. When I go to Ajax (a football club), as a supporter, I'm often impressed about how tall the average male is over there. You can easily see 50+ guys of 200cm+ waiting in line. I estimate 190cm is average there.
I was one of the tallest of my family and at school, but new generations are taller. My youngest son did not want to be taller than me (1.90m) but ended up 1.95m. He's happy with that now. Averaging between 1.90 and 1.95 feels like the perfect length here.
I am Dutch woman, slightly below average with 168 cm. I work at an International University, the female toilets are lower here, to accommodate all the foreign women that work here.
Hi, I’m a Dutch woman, 58 Yrs of age, and 176 cm tall. Pretty average here. My sons; 194 cm & 191 cm. They call me “ kleintje” ( little one) Love your video’s. Keep up the good work! Love from the Netherlands 🥰
@UA-cam-Administrator-Marc 0 seconden geleden Kleintje? Bijna 1.80 voor een vrouw is echt geen kleintje hoor! Verre van! En ook voor een Nederlander! Snap niet dat jij kleintje word genoemd hahah!
With 175cm I’m short as a Dutchman but not everyone is 2m. A lot of people are between 165-190cm It’s more that the younger generation is taller than the older generation
@@devilangel4655 Wow you are so stupid, can't believe that you said this hahahah lmfao! Did you ever heard of evolution? When generations and generations and generations eat much better food and very healthy food and processed food full of hormones, all the newer generations get bigger and bigger and bigger than the older generations of many years ago! Very simple!
I’m 175 from Taiwan living in the Netherlands for 5 years. When I first arrived, it was the first time feeling small/average in my whole life. I used to have difficulty shopping pants/shoes in Taiwan but now it’s so much easier to shop since it’s the most common size. Love it!
as a 1.87 male i once stayed at a host family in London. When i wanted to take a shower i could not get the head higher than to my shoulders XD But also when it was very busy on the main streets i could easily see over everyone. You could litterally count the tall people on 1 hand. Was a funny experience. Same in Austria everything is so small that i have to watch my head. Luckely since its a more populair country to visit for dutch allot of newer vacation houses have doors that are atleast 2 meters tall now. And it gets even more obvious when you date foreign woman. I once dated a 1.44 Vietnam lady trough tinder. I was kinda shocked when i saw her the first time.
Single Dutch women prefer men of 1.85 m. That became clear at dating sites. And that’s a pity, because I am only 1.80 m…. but persistence payed off and now I am happy with my 1.62m lady 😊
I'm a Dutch woman. I'm 5'8 (1.70), normal by Dutch standards. I have travelled a lot and I always feel very self conscious in every other country around the globe. Once I was travelling alone in China and waiting to board a aircraft, I was the tallest in line. Felt so weird. 😮 Especially because I"m somewhat overweight. It made me feel so huge. 😢😂
184cm Dutch guy here, so right on the average. If I am in a crowd (like a concert) in the Netherlands I have to stand on my toes to see stuff better. Going on holiday anywhere else (even to Germany or Belgium), always is relaxing as I can look over most people's head without effort.
Growing up in the Netherlands it feels normal to be taller and taller. I always been very happy to be average with 180cm. It's not very tall in Dutch standards but a gaint for asian average but still very average tall for most of the world. What is uncommon is my short legs and very long upper spine.
Being Dutch and being of average height, I've noticed that the older a house is, the lower everything is. And that when you buy a kitchen or a toilet in the Netherlands, the sales person will actually look at the height of you (or the both of you if you're a couple) and recommend a certain height for your toilet to be mounted at, or how high to make your counter top. Buying houses, I remember a particular occasion where the realtor explicitly stated: "Actually, the toilet has been recently renovated (year), but the reason there's a standing toilet in stead of a hanging one, is because the owner of this house is really tall, and a wall mounted toilet would have meant less legroom. (Because toilets in the Netherlands are typically claustrophobia inducing cupboard spaces.) So to make a long story short, we've just adopted it. For that matter, I also know beds of 220 cm are not a rarity.
I am Dutch and my father is 193cm and my mother is 160cm and I am 168cm, yet for the sake of my father (whom has a hernia) we let the new kitchentop be installed at a height of 105cm on the washing side and the cooking side is 95cm. My father is over the moon because of it and to be honest... it's not bad for small people like me and mom either.
My mom cooked a lot and was really short so she had the counter installed lower than usual, but how easy that was depends on what you are making, you don't want to be trying to kneed dough at a too high counter. But it's fine for cutting things.
In 2007 I have been to Taiwan and South Korea on a study-trip. 25 students, 2 professors 11 were taller than me (I'm 1m90) So it was not hard to find eachother in the subway as the girls didn't have black hair and the boys were taller than the rest of the people. Riding the bus was quite a challenge as you could not stand up straight in the middle path and in Taiwan the offices in some buildings were quite tricky as you would hit the sprinklers on the ceiling. I think this Korean guy should also have visited the north of the Netherlands (Groningen) as here I do not feel tall at all, but when I visit family in the south I'm significantly taller than the rest.
Traveled around South East Asia with my then bf whos around 1.86 He had to mind his head a lot while walking around and had some trouble with public transport, especially the sleeper beds in trains and busses. He also accidentally jump scared a few people sometimes by just walking around a corner and appearing wich was pretty funny. I'm 1.63 and usually feel pretty small in the Netherlands but definitely not in Asia
My grandfather, who was born somewhat 100 years, ago, was 2.01cm which was very tall then. He had shoesize 52 and had his shoes made in the UK because in those days you couldn't buy those sizes of the shelf in a shoestore. My oldest nephew stopped growing at 2.05 and he had been given medicine to stop growing because doctors expected him to grow up to 2,25 or more. I am 1.75, 58 yo and the shorts of the family in the Netherlands due to a Greek father. I think it's the good food in the Netherlands and being aware what is healthy and what not. I live in Hungary now and most people are small here, especially the older people. Sometimes you see a 1.85 "giant" but that is nothing to me. I always wished I was 15cm taller.
had a friend in my street that went away for a while. when i saw him again years later he grew 2.10m. he had me laughing to tears once when he got up to quick in the bus and bumbed his head. even at normal doors he has to lower not to bumb his head. though it seems being tall has alot of advantages it comes with alot of disadvantages aswell. just imagine what cobwebs you will catch during your lifetime being that tall🤣
I am a 1.85m (6'1) man and I live on the NORTH side of the country - needless to say, I have always considered myself small to average height. The average here is around 1.90m or 6'3) I regularly encounter people of 2m and above... its only when I go abroad that I notice how tall I actually am 😂
I'm Flemish (Dutch speaking part in the Nord of Belgium) with a Dutch Heritage wat makes me with 1.72 and long legs tall for a Belgium woman. I went always shopping for clothes in the Netherlands when I was younger. I couldn't find pants and jumpers that were long enough in Belgium.
I am a 170cm Dutch man. I always feel so small here, but I got to Asia for my first time last month. What a world of difference! 😯Like a shock for me as it was for him, but the other way around😂
I'm the Dutch average 183 and the main place i notice a difference is going to foreign festivals. In the Netherlands i sometimes have to shift a bit in the crowd to see past taller folks in front of me at for instance Glastonbury i rarely have to do that at all.
I'm 178 (Danish) and have travelled quite a bit in Southeast Asia and felt a bit like a giant. Once at 14 years old and 174 tall I remember going to the back of a city bus in Bangkok, and ended up having to be hunched over a bit to avoid banging my head on the ceiling because the floor rose over the engine in the back. A Danish size medium clothing is a Thai extra large. I also feel out of place in Southern Europe, and next to my latina friends they're little elegant gazelles and I'm a giraffe 🦒😆 The first time I went to the Netherlands I felt instantly at home on the other hand. 25% of Danish people are my height or taller, and yet I so often have a hard time fitting well in spaces even in Denmark, really makes you wonder. I couldn't sit comfortably opposite myself in most public transport, but at least I rarely bang my head on anything 😅
I'm dutch, 1,97 and have recently been to japan. I had to sleep diagonally in the 2 person bed in my hotel room to fit. And the shower head at the highest postition would be at shoulder level.
Hi i’m a short Dutchman About 1,78 I went skiing in Japan last year and every time I sat in a chairlift I had to be careful not to get my teeth knocked out by the safety bar 😅 luckily I had my helmet on😂 great food by the way
I'm a 1.73m Dutch man and growing up, I was bullied for being the shortest in class. When I go out for a drink with my mates, I come home with a sore neck because I have to look up all evening, as they're all 10-30cm taller than me. When I went to Asia I finally didnt feel like a pipsqueek for the first time in my life, haha. I've been to Indonesia, Thailand and twice to Japan. Definitely plan to visit Japan more often, too. Though I suppose my miku pfp gave that away already ;)
Fun Fact (perhaps) at 1:22 your first comment is "KLM" in reference to the airline company. Not by change, there is actually a "Klub Lange Mensen" (lit. "Club for tall people") in the Netherlands. Man has to be 1,90m en woman 1,80m to join, so you were spot on! I'am 1,93m and living near USA a few years during the '80-ties, I found out it was seen as "very masculine" being that tall. Fun fact 2 perhaps is that oys actually need testosterone to stop growing during puberty, so in all IF it does mean anything, it would be quite the opposite.......
I hope he bought an extra bag and went shopping! I am a 1.61m woman, so VERY short for Dutch standards. When I went to the UK a few years ago, I felt so happy. Everyone was more or less eyelevel. My husband is 1.89m and our eldest daughter who will be 14 this month has already passed me in height. 😂
I dont know if this holds true in general but i once heard that "every son becomes taller than his mother" and ive not found a case where it hasnt stayed true in my own social circle (when I've remembered to pay attention to this). I have a friend (Max) who's mother is quite tall (196cm) and his father is quite short (under 165cm), yet Max grew to over 2m. But im curious if it's (almost) universal and if this holds true for you (the person reading my comment).
Funfact, the builder of the M5-metro's in Amsterdam which you can see @7:20 gave the nickname BFG (Big Friendly Giant from Roald Dahl) to the metro's. This because everything is big (3,00m wide) or bigger than normal (with 2,30m high ceilings and 2,08m high doors the highest in the world).
Dutch female here, 1,69/(just shy of) 5”7. Average to small in NL, fairly tall-ish in the UK. I lived in Birmingham (UK) as well as Amsterdam (NL). In the UK, I always felt tall and unwieldy, and was mindful of having to duck in the cinema or even worried about bumping into small people with delicate frames and hurting them. In the Netherlands, iI feel agile, like ‘Oh, I’ll just squeeze through this tall crowd.’ WHen I moved into my house in Amsterdam, the builders had put up the bathroom mirrors far too high for me. It really messes with your brain, when you compare yourself to those around you.
I live in the Netherlands since I was 8. I am “only” 1.62 and feel quite small here. My husband is 2.05 and that is very high even for Dutch standards. It is very difficult to find things that fit, like with furniture and clothes. Once you pass the 2 meter things become complicated. Sitting at a theatre (leg space), buying a couch, installing a bathroom. Many times it just doesn’t work well with what is available
I'm a 1.93 m Dutch man and love it. Just tall enough to watch over a crowd but not to tall that it becomes incovenient with beds, old doors, clothes etcetera.
I'm 153cm and I definitely relate to never being able to reach the floor when sitting on chairs/toilets and not being able to look in mirrors. Another annoying part is being unable to look through my peephole unless I tilt my head right and stand on my toes. I also can't look into my mailbox unless I jump since our mailboxes are stacked and I have the highest one. Clothing-wise, XXS is usually too big for me and it's impossible to find heels in my size (35). The one pair of size 35 heels that I have still feel like they're size 36/37.
im a 160cm Dutch woman, People consider me to be short here. Its always weird to me when i go to foreign countries when i can reach te floor on a parkbench, and when people consider me normal sized, or tall even.
I’m a dutch 49 years old man and i’m 188cm. When I was young I was skinny and let’s say more upper average group, now when I go grocery shopping I see a lot of late teens and early twenties that tower over me and have a muscular well formed body and can be really intimidating.
I'm a Dutch dude, 1.79, so I'm a tad short in NL but nothing crazy, like most other dudes are taller but only slightly so and plenty are shorter. For me it's quite an experience going to Asia and suddenly experience being one of the tallest people around. Also I experience how the world was made for me, not tall people. My car, a Miata, fits me like a glove and it's a fantastic feeling. Some taller friends do not fit in there comfortably. Luckily it's a convertible of course.
One husband and son at 2.02, my eldest son is 1.94. We refer to him as 'kleintje' sometimes, which means small one. I myself am 1.70. Imagine going on walks together.
I am a dutch woman, 1.85cm. You get used to people staring at you, if you are abroad (southern europe, asia). Sometimes it can lead to quite some hilarious situations
As a guy, slightly below the average here in the Netherlands, (181) In my line of work. I feel short, tho the moment I go on vacation to another country, I feel so much taller. My perspective literally goes from having to look up at people, to simply look over them.
There is a picture of "our" dutch giant Olivier Richters (he is the tallest bodybuilder, 2,18 m 7,2 in ft.) He is standing in a fastfood restaurant in Korea, i believe. The counter is so low that he could step over it if he wanted.
I am 1.98m and when i went for a round trip in Asia for 3 months i experienced a lot of problems with busses. In Thailand my head stuck out of hatch in the roof. It was the only place i could stand up straight, because the rest of the bus was too low for me to stand straight. Also when sitting down on a toilet i sometimes couldn't, because my legs would be stuck between the toilet and the door. The doors here now are 2.20m high, so I can walk through easy, but old buildongs don't have that yet and i need to bend to go under the door, which was the same in Asia. It didn't matter which country, i always had to watch my head everywhere 😅
I'm a Dutchman of 1,90 metres. And sometimes in a bar I feel small. I do think being much taller than that wouldn't be great, with the pressure on your knees and ankles for instance. And buying clothes and shoes (43/44). 1,90 metres to me is ideal.
I'm Dutch and I'm 1m93 as well. It's somewhat tall but nothing out of the ordinary here. I'm the tallest guy in my workplace. But I have no trouble buying clothing that fits. In older buildings you do notice the Dutch weren't always this tall haha. But I know what he feels like. I went to Japan once and I was really towering over the Japanese in the streets.
At 1.88 (6"2), I've always been rather short compared to many of my peers. But whenever I travel outside the Netherlands, I do notice most everybody else is shorter than I am. It's a strange sensation
I'm 1,90 m and in the Netherlands this is usually never an issue (except in old houses which often have shorter doors. In mediteranian countries I bang my head against doorways so often I no pre-emptively duck when going through doorways.
I'm a 5'1/158cm Dutchie, and my height is one of my greatest insecurities. My father is average and my mother below average, and I got the short end of the stick (pun intended). They often say, "you're average for the rest of the world", but I don't live in another country, I live in the Netherlands.
@@Iflie Even if you're a man it shouldn't really be an issue. You didn't make yourself short or tall, you don't deserve any credit or blame for your height.
@@jaspermay5813 Well if you are my height as a guy it would be harder to date for sure as you would be so short it might seem like there is something wrong with your hormones or genetics. That's why women are attracted to taller men, because height says something about the guy's health and resources on an instinctual level. Dutch women don't care a lot about height but that issue remains in all women everywhere, much taller doesn't mean better but much shorter does mean worse unless the guy is very handsome and famous like some actors.
As a 5'4 woman from the Netherlands I am on the smaller side. The "legend" goes that dutch people where pulled from the clay (we have very clay rich soil here) and thats why dutch people are so tall 😂
Another pretty tall Dutch guy here (198 cm). It’s always funny when my family and I are out in public, especially outside the Netherlands or in Amsterdam, which is full of tourists. My dad is the same height as me, my 'little' 17-year-old brother is 2.01 m, and the most surprising of the four of us is my mom, who is 1.91 m! It’s always amusing to see people turning their heads, unable to comprehend.
I'm a woman. 1.71cm tall. I'm one of the shortest in my family though. In newer houses the inner door are also higher. My doors f.i. are all 230cm high.
I’m 155 cm Dutch woman, I know all about the dangling feet and too high mirrors.
On the other hand, if I can’t reach something in the supermarket, there’s always a tall person close by that I can ask for help 😊
So true, I'm 159 because my mom was Indo but it doesn't matter because everywhere it might be an issue reaching there are 16 year old towering stock boys or other nice dutch people only too happy to help.
I noticed in the south of the Netherlands (Limburg) people are much smaller at average. This even reflects in the shops, they sell different sizes.
Yes! I live in Maastricht and lived in Rotterdam. Definitely, people in Rotterdam are taller!
@@luxembourger
@@aliceNürenb2991 I also moved for work not far from Amsterdam to Maastricht. I realized quickly, the very most things we learn about The Netherlands on UA-cam, what they tell as being "typicial Dutch" don't apply to the South, I only knew the West before, probably like most UA-camrs do.
163 Dutchie here. I always feel like a leprechaun so small haha 😁
1.83, a 71 years old Dutch woman. 50 years ago I was one of the tallest women. No longer so! Which is nice for buying jeans and shoes.
Man here with the same length but one year older. My mom was 1,52 m, had six children, ruled them all, died at 99.
59 year old woman here.
Dutch.
190 cm
Hoe ben je 71 en nog steeds zo lang? Ik ben 27 en nu al korter dan dat ik was😂
@@KilyanAustin Toen ik in militaire dienst ging was ik 1m85 en nu 1m83. Dus in 50 jaren 2 cm minder. Da's 1cm per 25 jaar. Maar inderdaad, je komt steeds dichter bij de grond.
True! Each generation gets taller!
I'm a 2.00 Dutch guy. Back in highschool I had a girlfriend who was 1.86 and with her heels on she could look me straight in the eye. One time, when out on the town we were in one of the busier pubs and noticed another guy hanging around her, phone in hand, looking in all directions. This went on for a few minutes before she started to feel uncomfortable and she approached the guy asking him what he was doing. Turns out, he lost his mates and texted them that he was standing close to the bar next to the tall blonde! She was not amused at the time but we did have a laugh about it afterwards.
Bro 1m 86? Jij date een giraffe? 😂
Lol. When I was a bit younger, I had a friend who was 2.11m. He was used as a landmark at festivals as well! Fun times
I am 176cm (5’9) and I feel very short here in NL. I am half English and when I visit my family in the UK I can definitely see and feel the difference
I'm 170 and I have literally failed to use the urinoirs in a Eindhoven bar's toilet because I wasn't tall enough...
come on ddue.!! i am 1,77cm...
did you get bullied at school for your height.?
@@ricokramer7716 No?
Yes! Same size and also feel short here!!!
Same, I am 179 and I am the shortest of my class
I am German, have a few Dutch friends and Dutch colleagues, in average they are between 190cm and 200cm. With my 180cm I am always the smallest in the group. When I moved here 20 years ago, my Apartment had doors that a 2 meter person can easily pass. I felt a bit the apartment doors are oversized. But architects consider already the taller dutch people, so doors in new buildings cope with their hight.
Sheesh don't exaggerate, the average between Germany and the Netherlands is just a few cm. Kind regards a 1.79m Dutch guy who's slightly below average here
@@frisianmouveSlightly? At work, at least 80% of men are taller than I am with my 178 cm. I think a little less than half the women are taller than I am.
@@annekekramer3835 Yes slightly. For women it's even 1.4 cm and that's even with German data 13 years behind the Netherlands
You should move to Limburg, there you will be with180cm about average in any office.
The new door guidelines for new builds is 2.20 as 2m is falling short
I'm a 197cm Dutch guy. Years ago I went to Hong Kong and entered a 300m+ sky scraper: de ceiling of every floor was 190 cm so I had to bend over constantly... When I entered the elevator, everybody was staring at me, and one guy couldn't help himself out of utter surprise saying I was "a f--ing giant". I know he didn't disrespected me (as Chinese people are very respectful), but I found it funny he just was so honest. We had a good laugh at it.
Been there 😁
Imagine they encounter a 7 foot basketball player 😂
Chinese respectfull? In their country they likely are, but as tourists they are scum. Cutting lines, being loud, ignoring traffic laws etc. Just douchebags. Hong Kong is not really China anyway. They were an protectorat of the UK. So basically West norms and values.
Chinese people are respectful? Lol..
Should have said YES but i am still a baby one.
I'm 203 cm tall, and everyday i see people taller than me, and yes im Dutch also. So yeah 193 is like normal.
Yeah, 193 here. It's getting pretty average
@@matr0r I am 157 Dutch girl, by age 12 they are taller than me (boys and girls). I have to correct that nowdays with one year, by age 10/11 they are taller than me. Ugh hobbit life
@@ashleyftcash short is cute for a girl though. I'm 1.73m and a Dutch guy. I know it's not super short but obviously for us it kind of is and getting bullied for it or not found to be a real man because of my height are common things. But idk, maybe I prefer shorter women because I'm shorter for our standards myself. That'd make sense I guess.
I used to be a tall Dutch man with 187 cm (60 years old) but nowadays I’m average against the younger generation. They seem to grow taller every generation.
@@JBKNL Dutch MAN, Not woman.
@@2cvburton ok
binnenkort is de gemiddelde 2 meter
You are still above average. 184 is the average.
Im smaller than the average at 180. But i think my height is perfect.
I dont want to be taller or smaller.
@@flapdrol75 as is your username 🤣
51, 1.98m, Dutch/Frisian. When I'm abroad I quite often feel like a giant. Especially in asian countries I feel awkward, even random people want a photo with me in it. It is fun for a week, but feeling 'normal' in the Netherlands is always a bit of a relief. Furniture, public transport, doors, kitchens, toilets, almost everything in the Netherlands is built for tall people. Here I don't feel tall, there is always 1 or 2 people taller than I am. Heck, most of my male friends are above 1.90m!
My daughter is 11 and already 1.76 tall greets from the netherlands 🇳🇱
It's hard when you are that young, hopefully she doesn't start stooping as that wil make her have back problems later on. Which tall people are very prone too already.
Girls will stop growing when pubert starts
alahumme barik, wow, dat is flink wat, moge god jullie een fijne en gezonde leven geven.
Woow, ik ben slechts 10 cm langer dan een 11-jarige😂... 1.86m hier 🙋♂️
@Iflie i don't think so..ik teach here to always walk up straight..my father always said that to me when I was younger..I am 2meter thankfully I don't suffer from back pains
I'm pretty small for a dutch woman (1.65) but when I went to Portugal I felt so tall! I felt like I was almost stepping on other people cause they were so small!
Lol So only midgets in Portugal ?? 😂🤣😂🤣😂.
haha as someone who is 1.90, i realy understand your feeling
LOL, same for me when I lived in Italy as a Dutch person, I am 169cm , I guess we are so used to everything being tall
Dutchie here. Bit taller than average at 190cm. Played darts and for a while I was the shortest player in the team. All others were at least 195 cm for a couple of seasons. Family is reasonably tall too, but the males in my mothers family were the largest by far. My grandfather from that side of the family was somewhere around 200cm and large, at least 125 kg, but probably closer to 150 kg; without looking overly fat; he actually was nicknamed "de reus" which means the giant. It was a thing in those days, Netherlands wasn't as rich back then in the twenties and thirties, so the food wasn't as good back then. My uncle was a bit shorter around 195cm, also a big man. He was a butcher with hands the size of hams. Because I am a bit smaller I always joke that evolution is going backwards in my family.
There are also regional differences. People in the north tend to be a bit taller on average than people from say Brabant and Limburg.
I'm Indonesian in the Netherlands...let me go to Korea...
My mom was mixed and born there but she got her height from her indo side and I got just a few cm taller than her so for here I'm very short, I used to always have to stand on my toes to see my face in the mirror in my old house. I've never even contemplated holding onto above the head supports in trains or trams. I'm 1.59cm so in other places in the world I'd be quite average but I'm build wide so I still wouldn't fit into asian clothes. My shoulders think I'm meant to be 6 foot tall haha Luckily I'm female so height doesn't matter. All the guys in my family got dutch tall for the most part.
155 cm? Go to Tiel, Eindhoven..
My best male friend is 2.14m (7ft) and he is an attraction abroad 😂 He gets so many stares and comments everywhere we go, especially in the States and Japan. In Japan I became the designated photographer, even being a 1.80m (5’9) woman.
Hi, I am a Dutch woman and I am for the Dutch average small., 169 m. My husband is 1.95. Our 2 sons are tall. They are 2.03 and 2.00 . Our oldest son was at the age of 1 4 already 1.94 !!
I'm 183cm and feel normal in the Netherlands, still there are many people that tower over me. My uncle is 2.18m and that's very tall even for the Netherlands. When i go to different countries i always get people telling me i'm tall but i am not at all actually.
Zelfde, exact het gemiddelde
bro, eigenlijk ben je wel lang, het is gewoon dat iedereen hier gigantisch is
Ik ben ook 183, in Nederland gewoon normaal, maar op vakantie kan ik meestal niet normaal staan onder de douche (dit was in Spanje en Azië)
It also depends on where you are in the Netherlands, the people in the northern province are taller than in the southern provinces, of course there's also people smaller in the north and taller in the south
Dutch man here, 1,73 meters. Never had a problem with my height and wouldnt want to be any taller.
I'm quite small for a Dutch woman (159 cm). it can be frustrating, because the average height is quite tall, that a lot of basic necessities are catered for a certain height. Reaching top shelves in stores is difficult, the toilets are always too high, at work I need the office chair at it's lowest which is then just about the right height for me, and the thing I hate the most: pants are always too long (they barely carry shorter sizes, so online is the place to go) and sleeves are too long. but people call me cute a lot because I'm small according to them, so there's that🙃
I bring down the average in the Netherlands:-)
I am a 160 cm tall Dutch woman.
Something that is funny but also very difficult in a world with giants. I can't easily reach anything in shops, shopping for clothes is a disaster and sitting somewhere where I can put my feet on the ground is no longer possible. But the plus side is that everything that is old in the Netherlands is suitable for me again :-)
Old houses, for example, are ideal for me. The steep stairs are no problem with shoe size 36. I don't have to bend over to go under a old door frame :-)
you single and ready to mingle aswel.? XD
i am 1,77cm and my shoe size is 41/42 gheghe
Try Belgium for clothes shopping.
They also have better taste in fashion ;)
My mother is too, Dutchy here. But we do get used to it anyway, we don't know any different, besides always looking up. I am 169 myself
I feel you!! I'm 163 and it's not easy.
@@nickybookz222 I’m used to being asked to grab something from the highest shelf in the supermarket ;-)
I'm from The Netherlands, I'm 180cm and when I was 14 years old, I was the shortest of my class, boys and girls combined.
Even these days, I'm probably still the shortest male of everyone from that class.
When I go to Ajax (a football club), as a supporter, I'm often impressed about how tall the average male is over there. You can easily see 50+ guys of 200cm+ waiting in line. I estimate 190cm is average there.
I was one of the tallest of my family and at school, but new generations are taller. My youngest son did not want to be taller than me (1.90m) but ended up 1.95m. He's happy with that now. Averaging between 1.90 and 1.95 feels like the perfect length here.
I am Dutch woman, slightly below average with 168 cm. I work at an International University, the female toilets are lower here, to accommodate all the foreign women that work here.
Hi, I’m a Dutch woman, 58 Yrs of age, and 176 cm tall. Pretty average here.
My sons; 194 cm & 191 cm.
They call me “ kleintje” ( little one)
Love your video’s. Keep up the good work!
Love from the Netherlands 🥰
@UA-cam-Administrator-Marc
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Kleintje? Bijna 1.80 voor een vrouw is echt geen kleintje hoor! Verre van! En ook voor een Nederlander! Snap niet dat jij kleintje word genoemd hahah!
1.98, 22 years old dutchguy here! Went to Bali last year, got looked at like I was the hulk
With 175cm I’m short as a Dutchman but not everyone is 2m. A lot of people are between 165-190cm It’s more that the younger generation is taller than the older generation
It’s the opposite!
@@devilangel4655 unfortunately what you say is not true, in the past people had less food and ate food that was not as heavily processed as today
🤦♀️🤦🏻 “Really” you were born tall or short!
Getting fatter doesn't make you bigger,
it makes you fatter, just in case.
@@devilangel4655 Wow you are so stupid, can't believe that you said this hahahah lmfao! Did you ever heard of evolution? When generations and generations and generations eat much better food and very healthy food and processed food full of hormones, all the newer generations get bigger and bigger and bigger than the older generations of many years ago! Very simple!
I’m 175 from Taiwan living in the Netherlands for 5 years. When I first arrived, it was the first time feeling small/average in my whole life. I used to have difficulty shopping pants/shoes in Taiwan but now it’s so much easier to shop since it’s the most common size. Love it!
1.87 and recently turned 14 years old, im dutch
My grandkids to😂
I'm Dutch and 1.98m. And yes: I often help people with the grocery's on the top shelf in the supermarket 😊
And we short women are very grateful for it! 😅
im a 201cm dutchman, its funny to go to countries where people are smaller but its also not good for my knees or back hahaha
Iam from the Netherlands and, I didn’t think 193 was even considered big
193 is gewoon lang hoor, ik ben een dwerg van 171 maar er zijn genoeg mensen te vinden die even klein zijn
Ofcourse 1.93 is big when the average is 1.83......
as a 1.87 male i once stayed at a host family in London. When i wanted to take a shower i could not get the head higher than to my shoulders XD
But also when it was very busy on the main streets i could easily see over everyone. You could litterally count the tall people on 1 hand. Was a funny experience. Same in Austria everything is so small that i have to watch my head. Luckely since its a more populair country to visit for dutch allot of newer vacation houses have doors that are atleast 2 meters tall now.
And it gets even more obvious when you date foreign woman. I once dated a 1.44 Vietnam lady trough tinder. I was kinda shocked when i saw her the first time.
Single Dutch women prefer men of 1.85 m. That became clear at dating sites. And that’s a pity, because I am only 1.80 m…. but persistence payed off and now I am happy with my 1.62m lady 😊
Never heard of height being an issue here, certainly not at 1,8.
I'm a Dutch woman. I'm 5'8 (1.70), normal by Dutch standards.
I have travelled a lot and I always feel very self conscious in every other country around the globe.
Once I was travelling alone in China and waiting to board a aircraft, I was the tallest in line. Felt so weird. 😮 Especially because I"m somewhat overweight. It made me feel so huge. 😢😂
4:15 never heard height being a real issue here.
Only if people are very tall (>2m) or very short (
I'm a 1.71 m dutch woman. I'm not tall. Especially compared to the younger generations. They're definitely getting taller.
im 1.80m male here in the Netherlands... i was the 2nd to shortest in my class in highschool and most likely still am
184cm Dutch guy here, so right on the average. If I am in a crowd (like a concert) in the Netherlands I have to stand on my toes to see stuff better. Going on holiday anywhere else (even to Germany or Belgium), always is relaxing as I can look over most people's head without effort.
1.69m Dutch woman here (yes funny number), I feel small in the Netherlands and I live in the UK since a few years and here I feel like a giant haha
189cm here. I'm considered tall but not very tall. It only happened once where I was in a group of ~5 people and I was the shortest.
My husband calls me a hobbit, i am 1.68..
Growing up in the Netherlands it feels normal to be taller and taller. I always been very happy to be average with 180cm. It's not very tall in Dutch standards but a gaint for asian average but still very average tall for most of the world.
What is uncommon is my short legs and very long upper spine.
Being Dutch and being of average height, I've noticed that the older a house is, the lower everything is. And that when you buy a kitchen or a toilet in the Netherlands, the sales person will actually look at the height of you (or the both of you if you're a couple) and recommend a certain height for your toilet to be mounted at, or how high to make your counter top.
Buying houses, I remember a particular occasion where the realtor explicitly stated: "Actually, the toilet has been recently renovated (year), but the reason there's a standing toilet in stead of a hanging one, is because the owner of this house is really tall, and a wall mounted toilet would have meant less legroom. (Because toilets in the Netherlands are typically claustrophobia inducing cupboard spaces.) So to make a long story short, we've just adopted it. For that matter, I also know beds of 220 cm are not a rarity.
2m used to be too tall in the Netherlands
But houses started to get doors that are 2.30m since 2001 so now it's getting better
My son is 1.95 which is always a problem when going on vacations. Beds are most of the times to small. His feet stick out.
I was 1,86 but now at 71year 1,83 , my grandson is 1,96
Im 5'4 as a Dutch teenage girl, and i feel so incredibly short all the time its sad
But most men love short girls, so enjoy ❤
@@SeorkMaxx Dutch guys actually don't seem to care about height in women, they don't mind tall or short.
I am Dutch and my father is 193cm and my mother is 160cm and I am 168cm, yet for the sake of my father (whom has a hernia) we let the new kitchentop be installed at a height of 105cm on the washing side and the cooking side is 95cm. My father is over the moon because of it and to be honest... it's not bad for small people like me and mom either.
My mom cooked a lot and was really short so she had the counter installed lower than usual, but how easy that was depends on what you are making, you don't want to be trying to kneed dough at a too high counter. But it's fine for cutting things.
In 2007 I have been to Taiwan and South Korea on a study-trip.
25 students, 2 professors
11 were taller than me (I'm 1m90)
So it was not hard to find eachother in the subway as the girls didn't have black hair and the boys were taller than the rest of the people.
Riding the bus was quite a challenge as you could not stand up straight in the middle path and in Taiwan the offices in some buildings were quite tricky as you would hit the sprinklers on the ceiling.
I think this Korean guy should also have visited the north of the Netherlands (Groningen) as here I do not feel tall at all, but when I visit family in the south I'm significantly taller than the rest.
Yeah I'm from zeeland close to the belgian border and I studied in Amsterdam for a while and the people are taller and blonder up north.
Traveled around South East Asia with my then bf whos around 1.86 He had to mind his head a lot while walking around and had some trouble with public transport, especially the sleeper beds in trains and busses. He also accidentally jump scared a few people sometimes by just walking around a corner and appearing wich was pretty funny. I'm 1.63 and usually feel pretty small in the Netherlands but definitely not in Asia
I'm a Dutch women, 32 years old. My height is 1,68 cm, pretty small for my generation. My kids are going to be taller for sure!😅
That's a nice video. Thanks😂
I immediately subscribed
My grandfather, who was born somewhat 100 years, ago, was 2.01cm which was very tall then. He had shoesize 52 and had his shoes made in the UK because in those days you couldn't buy those sizes of the shelf in a shoestore. My oldest nephew stopped growing at 2.05 and he had been given medicine to stop growing because doctors expected him to grow up to 2,25 or more.
I am 1.75, 58 yo and the shorts of the family in the Netherlands due to a Greek father. I think it's the good food in the Netherlands and being aware what is healthy and what not. I live in Hungary now and most people are small here, especially the older people. Sometimes you see a 1.85 "giant" but that is nothing to me. I always wished I was 15cm taller.
I am an Indonesian, 174 cm tall. I am very lucky to also live in Indonesia because I am quite tall in Indonesia.
had a friend in my street that went away for a while. when i saw him again years later he grew 2.10m. he had me laughing to tears once when he got up to quick in the bus and bumbed his head. even at normal doors he has to lower not to bumb his head. though it seems being tall has alot of advantages it comes with alot of disadvantages aswell. just imagine what cobwebs you will catch during your lifetime being that tall🤣
im only 182, a dutch guy. I feel average to short here. But everytime I go to a different country, even germany, I already feel much taller.
I am a 1.85m (6'1) man and I live on the NORTH side of the country - needless to say, I have always considered myself small to average height. The average here is around 1.90m or 6'3) I regularly encounter people of 2m and above... its only when I go abroad that I notice how tall I actually am 😂
I'm Flemish (Dutch speaking part in the Nord of Belgium) with a Dutch Heritage wat makes me with 1.72 and long legs tall for a Belgium woman. I went always shopping for clothes in the Netherlands when I was younger. I couldn't find pants and jumpers that were long enough in Belgium.
I am a 170cm Dutch man. I always feel so small here, but I got to Asia for my first time last month. What a world of difference! 😯Like a shock for me as it was for him, but the other way around😂
I'm the Dutch average 183 and the main place i notice a difference is going to foreign festivals. In the Netherlands i sometimes have to shift a bit in the crowd to see past taller folks in front of me at for instance Glastonbury i rarely have to do that at all.
I'm 178 (Danish) and have travelled quite a bit in Southeast Asia and felt a bit like a giant. Once at 14 years old and 174 tall I remember going to the back of a city bus in Bangkok, and ended up having to be hunched over a bit to avoid banging my head on the ceiling because the floor rose over the engine in the back. A Danish size medium clothing is a Thai extra large. I also feel out of place in Southern Europe, and next to my latina friends they're little elegant gazelles and I'm a giraffe 🦒😆
The first time I went to the Netherlands I felt instantly at home on the other hand.
25% of Danish people are my height or taller, and yet I so often have a hard time fitting well in spaces even in Denmark, really makes you wonder. I couldn't sit comfortably opposite myself in most public transport, but at least I rarely bang my head on anything 😅
I'm dutch, 1,97 and have recently been to japan. I had to sleep diagonally in the 2 person bed in my hotel room to fit. And the shower head at the highest postition would be at shoulder level.
I am 1.80m and a 44 yr old woman from the Netherlands.
Hi i’m a short Dutchman About 1,78 I went skiing in Japan last year and every time I sat in a chairlift I had to be careful not to get my teeth knocked out by the safety bar 😅 luckily I had my helmet on😂 great food by the way
I'm so short by Dutch standards, about 160 cm. It's a massive pain when I go to concerts because I have to be in the front to be able to see ANYTHING
I'm a 1.73m Dutch man and growing up, I was bullied for being the shortest in class. When I go out for a drink with my mates, I come home with a sore neck because I have to look up all evening, as they're all 10-30cm taller than me. When I went to Asia I finally didnt feel like a pipsqueek for the first time in my life, haha. I've been to Indonesia, Thailand and twice to Japan. Definitely plan to visit Japan more often, too. Though I suppose my miku pfp gave that away already ;)
I'm 6.3(1.93), and worked years as a bouncer at clubs over here in the Netherlands.
The last year's, I already had to look upwards to youngsters.
Fun Fact (perhaps) at 1:22 your first comment is "KLM" in reference to the airline company. Not by change, there is actually a "Klub Lange Mensen" (lit. "Club for tall people") in the Netherlands. Man has to be 1,90m en woman 1,80m to join, so you were spot on!
I'am 1,93m and living near USA a few years during the '80-ties, I found out it was seen as "very masculine" being that tall. Fun fact 2 perhaps is that oys actually need testosterone to stop growing during puberty, so in all IF it does mean anything, it would be quite the opposite.......
I hope he bought an extra bag and went shopping!
I am a 1.61m woman, so VERY short for Dutch standards. When I went to the UK a few years ago, I felt so happy. Everyone was more or less eyelevel. My husband is 1.89m and our eldest daughter who will be 14 this month has already passed me in height. 😂
I dont know if this holds true in general but i once heard that "every son becomes taller than his mother" and ive not found a case where it hasnt stayed true in my own social circle (when I've remembered to pay attention to this).
I have a friend (Max) who's mother is quite tall (196cm) and his father is quite short (under 165cm), yet Max grew to over 2m.
But im curious if it's (almost) universal and if this holds true for you (the person reading my comment).
Funfact, the builder of the M5-metro's in Amsterdam which you can see @7:20 gave the nickname BFG (Big Friendly Giant from Roald Dahl) to the metro's. This because everything is big (3,00m wide) or bigger than normal (with 2,30m high ceilings and 2,08m high doors the highest in the world).
Dutch female here, 1,69/(just shy of) 5”7. Average to small in NL, fairly tall-ish in the UK. I lived in Birmingham (UK) as well as Amsterdam (NL). In the UK, I always felt tall and unwieldy, and was mindful of having to duck in the cinema or even worried about bumping into small people with delicate frames and hurting them. In the Netherlands, iI feel agile, like ‘Oh, I’ll just squeeze through this tall crowd.’ WHen I moved into my house in Amsterdam, the builders had put up the bathroom mirrors far too high for me. It really messes with your brain, when you compare yourself to those around you.
I live in the Netherlands since I was 8. I am “only” 1.62 and feel quite small here. My husband is 2.05 and that is very high even for Dutch standards. It is very difficult to find things that fit, like with furniture and clothes. Once you pass the 2 meter things become complicated. Sitting at a theatre (leg space), buying a couch, installing a bathroom. Many times it just doesn’t work well with what is available
I'm a 1.93 m Dutch man and love it. Just tall enough to watch over a crowd but not to tall that it becomes incovenient with beds, old doors, clothes etcetera.
hi there i'm Half Irish half Dutch guy 4.18m tall, just about average here in the Netherlands
Als de dijken beken.. kan iedereen het hooft boven water houden.! 😊
@@eelcowolbers1150 Tsja… da’s een ander ding hier… ik woon op -4,75.
Originele grap wel....
Hoofd
ja precies 🤣🤣🤣
I am 1.96 so above average hight in the Netherlands, but old homes are sometimes an issue since there build for less tall people
I'm 153cm and I definitely relate to never being able to reach the floor when sitting on chairs/toilets and not being able to look in mirrors. Another annoying part is being unable to look through my peephole unless I tilt my head right and stand on my toes. I also can't look into my mailbox unless I jump since our mailboxes are stacked and I have the highest one.
Clothing-wise, XXS is usually too big for me and it's impossible to find heels in my size (35). The one pair of size 35 heels that I have still feel like they're size 36/37.
im a 160cm Dutch woman, People consider me to be short here. Its always weird to me when i go to foreign countries when i can reach te floor on a parkbench, and when people consider me normal sized, or tall even.
I’m a dutch 49 years old man and i’m 188cm. When I was young I was skinny and let’s say more upper average group, now when I go grocery shopping I see a lot of late teens and early twenties that tower over me and have a muscular well formed body and can be really intimidating.
I'm a Dutch dude, 1.79, so I'm a tad short in NL but nothing crazy, like most other dudes are taller but only slightly so and plenty are shorter. For me it's quite an experience going to Asia and suddenly experience being one of the tallest people around. Also I experience how the world was made for me, not tall people. My car, a Miata, fits me like a glove and it's a fantastic feeling. Some taller friends do not fit in there comfortably. Luckily it's a convertible of course.
As a 190 ish cm dutch guy, I've never felt that tall until I went to the US. There's tall people there too, but you can definitely tell the difference
I'm 43 and 1.80. This was average for a long time but the last decade or two people really grew here.
One husband and son at 2.02, my eldest son is 1.94. We refer to him as 'kleintje' sometimes, which means small one. I myself am 1.70. Imagine going on walks together.
I am a dutch woman, 1.85cm. You get used to people staring at you, if you are abroad (southern europe, asia). Sometimes it can lead to quite some hilarious situations
As a guy, slightly below the average here in the Netherlands, (181)
In my line of work. I feel short, tho the moment I go on vacation to another country, I feel so much taller.
My perspective literally goes from having to look up at people, to simply look over them.
There is a picture of "our" dutch giant Olivier Richters (he is the tallest bodybuilder, 2,18 m 7,2 in ft.) He is standing in a fastfood restaurant in Korea, i believe. The counter is so low that he could step over it if he wanted.
I am 1.98m and when i went for a round trip in Asia for 3 months i experienced a lot of problems with busses. In Thailand my head stuck out of hatch in the roof. It was the only place i could stand up straight, because the rest of the bus was too low for me to stand straight. Also when sitting down on a toilet i sometimes couldn't, because my legs would be stuck between the toilet and the door. The doors here now are 2.20m high, so I can walk through easy, but old buildongs don't have that yet and i need to bend to go under the door, which was the same in Asia. It didn't matter which country, i always had to watch my head everywhere 😅
I'm a Dutchman of 1,90 metres. And sometimes in a bar I feel small. I do think being much taller than that wouldn't be great, with the pressure on your knees and ankles for instance. And buying clothes and shoes (43/44). 1,90 metres to me is ideal.
My friend is 6 ft tall and feels like a giant in the US. She loves coming to The Netherlands every summer because it makes her feel average.
I'm Dutch and I'm 1m93 as well. It's somewhat tall but nothing out of the ordinary here. I'm the tallest guy in my workplace. But I have no trouble buying clothing that fits. In older buildings you do notice the Dutch weren't always this tall haha.
But I know what he feels like. I went to Japan once and I was really towering over the Japanese in the streets.
At 1.88 (6"2), I've always been rather short compared to many of my peers. But whenever I travel outside the Netherlands, I do notice most everybody else is shorter than I am. It's a strange sensation
I'm 1,90 m and in the Netherlands this is usually never an issue (except in old houses which often have shorter doors. In mediteranian countries I bang my head against doorways so often I no pre-emptively duck when going through doorways.
I'm a 5'1/158cm Dutchie, and my height is one of my greatest insecurities. My father is average and my mother below average, and I got the short end of the stick (pun intended). They often say, "you're average for the rest of the world", but I don't live in another country, I live in the Netherlands.
As a 159 female I'm fine with it but if you are a guy, yeah that would be an issue.
@inkvampyr rob, is that you?!?
bro maak je geen zorgen, het is een normale lengte
@@Iflie Even if you're a man it shouldn't really be an issue. You didn't make yourself short or tall, you don't deserve any credit or blame for your height.
@@jaspermay5813 Well if you are my height as a guy it would be harder to date for sure as you would be so short it might seem like there is something wrong with your hormones or genetics. That's why women are attracted to taller men, because height says something about the guy's health and resources on an instinctual level.
Dutch women don't care a lot about height but that issue remains in all women everywhere, much taller doesn't mean better but much shorter does mean worse unless the guy is very handsome and famous like some actors.
Dutch mom here! My 15 year old is 1.92. He is hoping to hit the 2m for sure 😂
As a 5'4 woman from the Netherlands I am on the smaller side. The "legend" goes that dutch people where pulled from the clay (we have very clay rich soil here) and thats why dutch people are so tall 😂
Another pretty tall Dutch guy here (198 cm). It’s always funny when my family and I are out in public, especially outside the Netherlands or in Amsterdam, which is full of tourists. My dad is the same height as me, my 'little' 17-year-old brother is 2.01 m, and the most surprising of the four of us is my mom, who is 1.91 m! It’s always amusing to see people turning their heads, unable to comprehend.
I'm a Dutch male 47 years old and I'm 183. Most of the time the younger people are taller then me.
5ft. 7in. here. from the US. But I've always been a musician, no problem, and no interest in sports anyway 🙂
I'm a woman. 1.71cm tall. I'm one of the shortest in my family though. In newer houses the inner door are also higher. My doors f.i. are all 230cm high.