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First World Problems Short People Have To Deal With Everyday

Call us midgets, call us oompa loompas, call us hobbits, being under-tall may have its shortcomings but we won't have it any other way! (CLICK on the images for full viewing pleasure)

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1. Your feet is the size of a 4-year-old's

Your feet is the size of a 4-year-old's

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2. People ask these uncool questions to 'remind' you that you are short

People think its funny that you are short

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3. You have to tip-toe all the time

You have to tip-toe all the time

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4. You need to do a little jump to get off a chair

Every chair, is a booster chair

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5. You are known as the short/tiny/little one

You are only known as the short/tiny/little one

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6. You need a boost to reach things on the top shelves

You need a boost to reach things on the top shelves

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7. You get lost in crowds

You get lost in crowds

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8. You have to catch up, all the time

You have to catch up, all the time

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9. People tend to forget about you when they are doing a head count

People always forget about you when they are doing a head count

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10. Trying to catch a girl is a little bit more complicated

Trying to catch a girl is a bit more complicated

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11. Normal t-shirt = your dress

Normal sized shirt = your dress

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12. People never believe your age

People never believe your age

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13. You hate it when taller people tease you like this

Playing basketball is no fun

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14. But you always need to ask for their highness

You always need help to reach the cabinets

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15. Your friends use you as an armrest

Your friends use you as an armrest

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16. You can never ride the big boy roller coasters

You can never ride the big boy roller coasters

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17. You don't see the band when you are at a concert, you see the back of people's head

You go to a concert to see the back of people's head

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18. Riding a crowded train = riding a sea of armpits

Riding a crowded public transportation = riding a sea of armpits

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19. You look like an unsupervised child when you are driving

You look like an unsupervised child when you are driving

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20. It's difficult to play games like foosball, pool or snooker

It's difficult to play games like foosball, pool or snooker

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21. Sometimes you feel like the only way you can play games like ping pong is to sit on the table

You feel like the only way to play is to sit on the table

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22. Lists like this use babies and children to describe you

Lists like this use babies and children to describe you

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23. Taller people never know how to hug you

Tall and normal height people never know how to hug you

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24. You have to describe yourself as "fun-size" to make yourself feel better

You are not short you are fun sized

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25. But the joke's on tall people, because you will probably live longer than them

You live longer than taller people

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So is there truth to the claim that shorter people have longer life spans? The short answer is maybe. In only a few special instances can a direct relationship be claimed. In most situations, there is no catch-all predictor for how long a person will live.

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Researchers have discovered that some people have a rare genetic mutation that decreases their cells' use of a particular growth hormone: insulin-like growth factor 1. As a result, these people tend to be smaller and also live a longer-than-average life span.

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26. And there are moments when being short is super awesome...

Every guy is taller than you

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27. ...like when you go clubbing

Clubbing is alright though

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28. Plus, people say you actually give the best hugs

You give the best hugs

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29. No matter how short you are, you will always find a way to around any tall order

No matter how short you are, you will always find a way around it

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