I wonder if moving to a metric system would help men be more precise in their measurements. SUBSCRIBE: www.youtube.co... Let’s Connect Instagram: / ericj3ng
I am 6.1' but my brother and landlord keep trying to say i am 6.3'.. This probably stems from the fact they have heard so many people lie about their height and being in denial with their own heights, that they refuse to believe me when i say that that was my proffesionally measured height!! Its like they expect you to exaggerate for their sake!
Me too! I'm 6'3/4 and people have guessed me at 6'3 or even 6'4. I think it's those measuring ticks next to doors at the bank where people get their height from. The 6 foot line is eye level to me and I know that's completely wrong.
Its hard to know exact height of ppl, some simply look taller than they are and others look shorter, like this 2 dudes 7:29 the one thats 6'1 1/2 looks same height or shorter than the guy thats 5'11 1/2
Imma be honest, I love underselling my height. When I got my full drivers license. The old lady working there must’ve got confused and put my height down at 5’6”. Maybe because I said I was 180cm and then 5’11” when I was 16. So I guess she just put whatever she actually thought I was? And now I can legitimately say I’m 5’6”. But idk bro, lying on your height is so counter intuitive imo. If someone stops having romantic interest in you if you’re not a certain height then I’m sure they aren’t someone you wanna be with. Think about it. There’s some reasons a girl might be like: “I wanna feel smaller than them, or wanna feel safe”. Or whatever but imo most of the time it’s just some random ass reason and as long as you’re a couple inches taller than them, they can’t really tell how tall you are. Idk tho, there’s a lot of women out there who definitely don’t care that you’re the same height, or only an inch taller than them.
I don't but a lot of guys must. Many times I tell a girl im 6'0 she says "really? You look a lot taller than 6'0" i say im pretty sure i wouldn't lie about being shorter than I am.
This is not an accurate study to find out if men lie about their height on dating apps. It could be that 1) men know their actual height and 2) deliberately lie about their height on dating apps. But since you’re not asking for their height on a dating app, they have no reason to lie to you. It would be better to ask them if you could quickly look at their dating profile and then verify if they’re as tall as they report on their profile. You could also use these findings to compare with the results of this video. I suspect that men aren’t lying to you because 1) they’re not trying to date you, 2) they’re being recorded, and 3) you’re walking around with a measuring tape 😂
I'm exactly 5'10 (178 cm). Once I worked with a very tall woman who was 5'10 as well. She claimed that I lied about my height and actually was 5'9 or less. On the other hand, all women who are 5'8 or less think I am 5'11 (180 cm). Conclusion: tall girls tend to underestimate a guy's height, while average or short ones tend to overestimate. In any case, if you are 177-179 and are going for an average height woman, you can safely market yourself as 180
@@astroo1991 you dont need to lie about your height aslong as your confident girls will like you im 15 and 5 8 but i never lie about my height just be confident thats all no need to lie
I lie about my height at parties sometimes, if someone who is obviously not 6ft claims they are I'll call them out by saying I'm 6'1" (I'm actually 6'3"), and the massive height difference makes it easy to expose them for lying.
@@appelscha23 Usually vans or converses, they shouldn't add too much height. I do have a pair of boots that push me over 6'4" but I usually don't wear them to parties
you are measuring with shoes and still everyone is lesser than their claimed height by half inch which means they are lying about their height by more than 1 inch.
You approached a lot of men who were over 5’ 9”. I wonder if the results would be different asking shorter men 😅 guys over 5’ 9” don’t need to lie now do they…
Over 5'9 in shoes, that is. The average height for an American man is a tad over 5'9 barefoot, so the ones he picked were pretty average except for 2 of them.
The old guy is the only one telling the truth. He claimed 5'6 and was still 5'6 1/2 with shoes. He's old so he probably lost half an inch for the least. Plus good sense of humor lmao Edit: And the guy who took out his shoes as well.
Taking off your shoes in the evening is not an indicative of your peak height though. In the morning barefoot you are even taller, and that's your real height as well. It's the height of your body. Not talking about the first 1-2 minutes after you wake up, but rather of your height during most of the morning.
No that tall guy at 1:57 was also being honest about his height he said he was 6’7 with shoes on and when he was measured first time it said 6’8 but then had to remeasure the 2nd time and it said he was 79 inches which is 6’7.
Great video, dude! Not all of us lie about our height. That one fellow may have been mis-measured at the doctor's office and really thought he was 6'. I was told one time that I was 6'2'' and even though I would love that, I knew it was incorrect. I asked the nurse, "Six-two?! Are you sure?" She said, "Yes, you are seventy-two inches." I politely corrected her by telling her that '72' inches is six-feet. Not sure if you knew or not, but your height does naturally change during the day. You are at your tallest when you wake up and shorter in the evening/night. Without shoes I am about five-eleven. When wearing shoes, I am anywhere from just under to over six-feet (almost six-one).
Got the opposite, Nurse shortened me by 2 inches!! She was barely 4'9 and had me step on that archaic measuring platform they have at some clinics and struggled to get the measuring stick to flatly lay on my head then was squinting all kinds of ways and says 5'10. I 💀. Doctor was an actual 5'10 guy and I was taller than him so let him know and they changed it haha.
I’m 5’9 in my online dating days the amount of men who claimed to be 5’10-6’ were always shorter than me and be in extreme angry denial and told me I must be 6’. Im technically 68.5 inches so half an inch shy of 5’9 but okay I guess I’m 6’ I don’t wear heels so the ground must just lift for me as I walk cuz I’m so sweet 😇
Same with me. I'm 6' dude (barefoot). Almost 90% of men claim themselves 6'1" are actually shorter than me. They call me " you can't measure your height ". But most of them are counting their shoe height. It's not correct. Barefoot 5'10" dude is 6' in shoes and they claim it is their height.
As a woman I am just over 6' and the amount of dudes that lie about their height is insane. It's funniest when we're all sitting down, height is discussed, and we all stand up. The lies!
In college I was tutoring some guy, who eventually asked me how tall I was. I said 5'8", and he said no way because he's 5'9 and he's actually shorter. In truth, the nurse measured me 5'6" when I gave blood, but I was taller than everyone who said he was 5'6", then when we were measured for graduation gown, we were walking out in front of a wall, like a line up, and the teacher read out 5'9" for me, so I subtracted an inch because of shoes, and that became my official height. The interesting thing is if you ask people around my height, you'd get all kinds of different answer. If this guy asked me on the street, I'd get him to do my official measurement right there. However, there's no need to be obsessed with height. You eventually marry only one woman no matter how many you date, unless you cheat, but when it comes to cheating, height had never prevented any dude to cheat.
99% of guys will exaggerate their height 1-3 inches depending on who they're with. My 6'4" friend will tell shorter girls he's 6'6" b/c they can't tell the difference, and my 5'11" friend tells people he's 6'1" cuz he rounds up from his "in-shoes" height. I'm one of the only true 6 footers I've ever met that actually claims 6 feet.
Shoes usually add an inch of height Also you are about an inch taller in the morning compared to before going to bed Those two factors can change your height by about 2 inches!
A quick peek at Google says 4 tenths to 8 tenths or one to two centimeters on average. Maybe really tall people compress more than average height people.
No.. shoes aren't at all a "factor." Your height is the length from the bottom of the foot to the top of your head. Wearing shoes, or a hat, or any thing that isn't apart of your body doesn't change your "height."
@@danielf2695 what he means is because this guy is measuring people in public obviously they’re gonna be wearing shoes so the height he reports for them is always an inch taller than what they actually are
@@danielf2695 He means even though that's not a part of your official height measurement, they are not measuring from the foot to the top of the head, they are measuring from the ground, which includes the height elevation from the shoe heel to the top of the head, resulting in an inaccurate and biased measurement.
I personally like using the Metric System better. Height fluctuates a little throughout the day so centimeters are more accurate in my opinion. I’m 182 cm which is 5’11 and 5/8ths. If I’m using tinder I round up to 6 feet. Men usually lie to women online. If I said I was 5’11 on tinder the girls gonna think I’m like 5’9
You're NOT lying, you're rounding it up, which is different. No one's gonna say "I'm 5 ft 11 and 5/8ths". That's too precise. You can round it down to 5 ft 11 or round it up to 6 ft. You choose the latter, as you're closer to 6 ft. Also, there's no reason why you should round it down your height, instead of rounding it up. I agree the metric system is far more precise
Really enjoyed this video, usually have my ADHD tendencies and click off after a minute, but you kept me through the entire thing! Keep doing you and the algorithm will treat you right ASAP. Wish I could make this, that's why I subscribed. Eric, I'm 182 cm, can I consider myself 6 ft? You think I will still grow? I'm 17. Greetings from Denmark.
I’m 6’4 no shoes irl but online I always claim 6’6 because people always claim 6’3 on the internet I kid you not like every comment I see says they’re 6’3 it’s insane
This reminds me of my ex. He told me I was 6'2, because he was 6'. I "had to be". I know I'm not, and he was mad when I pulled out the tape measure. Apparently I altered the results and he couldn't accept that he was barely 5'10 🤣
Great video. This should have way more views! You are great with people and the video was not only engaging for the watcher, but one where you cannot help but watch until the end!
Height measure on flat ground and flat wall also measure yourself at each spot too to see if your height is accurate all the time. Like when you measure different at different spots measure yourself in that same spot to see if you get the same height cause some the ground isn’t flat can be sloped at where they are standing vs when you measure the base of that pole the level of the ground is higher which would also subtract from their actual height cause they are standing toward on a downward slope ground. Also take off shoes cause some guys not only can wear boots but also shoe lifts or insoles are very common so you add height with shoes and can have another half or one inch with insoles or more in boots with evaluator lifts LOL
yeah that's a good way to be more precise. i generally tried to make sure we were on even ground. sometimes folks weren't comfortable taking off their shoes
@@EricJeng should ask them to take off their shoes if they volunteer to do the video also maybe if you did it with them they would be more inclined to join. But either way yeah I get it its hard cause I probably wouldn't even wana be in some random guys social experiment video. I would decline at the spot but if say I were to volunteer you might as well go all the way to convince me to take off my shoes. The best way to convince me is if you measure yourself shoeless too cause thats just living by example now I gotta do it.
Of course, most men don't lie about their height. Men measure men like nature intended: You get respect for your achievements. It is "modern" Western society, and the social engineering of "a man only has value if he is taller than average" message that makes vvomen compete with their peers via visible markers of her own attractiveness (i.e. "I have a trophy because I'm better than average"). That is an unpleasant truth (because it doesn't pedestalize vvomen), so most people won't say it.
and if he had shoe lifts he is 5'7, 5'8 since you can wear and get away with higher shoe lifts especially in boots or high tops. Like tom cruise elevator shoes or Vin Diesel and his 4 inch lifts and also justin bieber use to wear lifts in his high tops too. Gotta measure bare feet I know a lot of friends that wear lifts too and they short. Honesty doesn't even give them that much height when they are below avg height
for the short kings keep on fighting brothers, i was blessed to be 6ft so ive never dealt with height issues always taller growing up but height isnt everything, i know smaller guys who are more confident then 6'4 people
It's the pressure of camera and live encounters that make people more honest, with all online anonymity, you can add an inch or two, and you will do it, on the other hand, will a girl use makeup, or an app that enhances photos, sure she will, whatever edge you can get it is smart to use it.
Honestly I don't think men really lie beyond 1 inch, maybe some people have bad posture and just look shorter than they are and perception is very tricky. I am 180cm a little under 5 foot 11 at night but people think im 5 foot 9 or 10 usually bc i have bad posture and im still growing.
@@Jay-ck5mj Might sound stupid, but I'd rather people be surprised by me being an inch taller, rather than be disappointed by me being an inch shorter. Regardless, I think people make too big of a deal about one inch.
I've had two doctors in the US and someone in Vietnam measure me and tell me three different heights: one said 6'2" (188cm), the other said 73" (185cm or 6'1"), and the assistant in Vietnam told me 188cm (6'2"). So I figure either I got old and shrunk in between the first and second, and the third didn't know how to use the machine (yes, it was a machine, not the wooden ruler), or I wasn't standing up straight, or some other explanation. Bottom line, one should measure height HORIZONTALLY, straight out of bed in the morning, like Wilt Chamberlain did, throughout his career (you can google it).
I disagree now with that, your real height is what you are most of the day. In my case is 187-188cm. 189cm lasts only for very less in the morning. So if you measure like 188cm in the morning then you fall to 186-187cm category guy.
@Nox_VanquisherOfThotsAndTroons it’s not that. Is height loss during the day. Not many people know this but height changes slightly during the day because the gravity compresses our spine
@@MarkFraserB25The guy above is right. Morning height technically don’t really count. You usually lose that height very quickly. I’m 6’4 1/2 in the morning but I fall to 6’4-6’3 3/4 depending of the time of the day. I don’t claim 6’4 and a half. It lasts very little
@@MarkFraserB25 for me what’s acceptable is your real height. Shoe height doesn’t count as well. Well obviously you’ll be taller with shoes (depending of the shoes) but your height is your barefoot height. So when you state your height it always should be barefoot and around noon measurement when you have already been active for 4-5 hours at least. In cm my height is 192-193cm. In shoes 194-195cm. But I can’t say I’m 194-195cm because that’s not my barefoot height. So no. Morning height and shoe height don’t count as part of your real height. However shoes make you taller when you walk outside that’s all
5'10 seems quite short anymore.Sure it's not that tall.Not like 6 ft+.But 5'10 is not short by any means unless you're a basketball player.I think it's because a lot of men(not all) do add an inch or two.Whether knowly or unknownly.Im 5'10 barefoot.I've met countless people who refused to believe that im just 5'10.Partly because I've got long legs and wide shoulders that make me seem taller.I've met a dude who was clearly at least two -three inches shorter than me,who claimed 5'10.I told him i was 5'10.The drop in expression in his eyes i can't forget.Not to be boastful but I've studied tape measure height for so long now measuring people and things.Most times im nearly dead on or just a half inch off.I know what 6 ft. looks like.I know what 5'11 looks like.Whether i have shoes on at the moment or not doesn't matter for i take everything into account when guessing the height of an object.I will know a legit 6'2 guy when i see him.A legit 6'2 guy barefoot(or close)is a giant to me.If you say you're 6'2(or more) and you really are as tall as you claim,to me as a 5'10 guy you are very tall.Yet I've seen guys who by my judgement were maybe a weak 6ft. or 5'11 1/2 barefoot claiming 6'1-6'2.Even a 5'11 1/2 guy with lanky body frame seems quite tall to my perspective even though it's only 1 1/2 " taller than me.
dude please do another video and ask it again somewhere els like Los Angeles or other prominent cities in the United States. I am 74 inches [188.7] cm tall barefoot during the day and 75 inches [1.91cm] out of bed in the morning,,,,,, we are all an inch taller in morning folks don't forget it,,,,I also hate to tell you guys that even at [6'2] or [188.7]cm I still put insoles in my shoes making me about 6'4
@@justadreamerforgood69 no. i am actually now 1.89m or 6'2.5 barefoot without shoes and still growing anyways. i now wear shoes that only give me 1.5 cm which gets me to 6'3 or [190.7] its other shoes that get me close to 6'4 but its actually 6''3
@@appelscha23 buy insoles add extra to the shoes I am 1.90m [6'2.90] and live in the tallest country in the world even at 1.90m its regularly thing to see taller girls then me like 6'6 6'5
But I'm also going through puberty slightly late as I'm in early stages of puberty and haven't quite hit my growth spurt. My mom is 5'6 and my dad is 5'10.
@@ngaming1750 i think i was also 5’2,or 5’3 but . Now i am 16 . 1 and half month ago i measured my height it was 163 and i haven’t grown much from age of 14 well now i am just 16 last month i hope our height will grow atleast few inches more
When I tell my friends I’m 5’11 they all call me a liar and say I’m 6” or 6’1 just to call themselves that height. I’ve professionally measured myself at 5’11 so most dudes are liars
Most ideal and good height in my view 5.6-5.10 for men And for women umm You know they look more into their makeup and physical appearance more than height so its unnecessary to answer this question 😂😂
Ive seen a lot of these videos and most dudes have this soy hair and they are obviously with shoes which could add up to 2 inches, or somewhat close of height. And 5'9 isn't actually the average male height, its the average white/black male height or about. Asian men and latino's are like far more in number and are on average clearly like 5'6-5'7ft. The only tall Asians are Koreans who have similar average height to white/black.
Some people actually really don't know their actual height and I am 6 feet 1 inches tall it turns out I'm the Netherlands men are the tallest average .
I asked a girl at my school that's 6 foot I asked her what her preference was and she mentioned a couple of things but she mentioned that she would like someone taller then her
It's very normal for a girl to want a bf little taller than them. I think the most attractive height difference between a couple would be around 3-4inch.
im 5'4" girl in my experience when i dated guys that were close to my height they were weirdly focused on that. They were the only ones who talked about height and when standing close to me and one insisted I had to be 5'6" or something cause he was 5'6". This was with both of us wearing 1 in shoes. Of course to protect the ego I said "maybe i grew, been a while since i checked" BUT i I know i'm still 5'4" cause everytime the hospital measures my height without shoes that's just what it is. It's really weird too cause that guy was physically hot but very insecure
Did you not watch the part of the video where op talks about how his whole life flipped when he hit his growth sprout, yeah of course short men feel insecure
There are a few problems with this "experiment." Most of the guys you measured were either average height or above average height. You didn't really measure any shorter guys, and shorter guys are more likely to lie. Men are also much less likely to lie about their height when asked in person then online. When guys lie about their height It's usually online. and lastly your sample size really wasn't big enough to draw any meaningful conclusions either way. I don't think you really "debunked" anything here Eric.
@@eric-jr2nf Is that right? If he measured any short guys why didn't he show it? and shorter men being more likely to lie about their height is not an assumption. It is based on data, and personal experience. Men being more likely to lie online rather then in person is also not assumption. That's also based on personal experience and data. Also Eric requires a rather large sample size to draw a meaningful conclusion regarding the matter. Unless he spent months going around the street asking random strangers their height and measuring them (which I doubt he did) I highly doubt his sample size is big enough. My reasoning and logic behind my "debunking" if you want to call it that, is pretty solid. Now Eric is more then welcome to challenge my "debunking" if he likes. He doesn't need someone like you to defend him.
Damn Atleast in Asia and Middle east...ppl are not judging your for these kind of silly stuffs.😮 Too much judging and expectations culture exist in America...🥲
