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11 Short People Problems

Short people have it tough.

Hannah Fitzgerald

Apr 04, 2016

Edinboro University of Pennsylvania

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Being five foot nothing (I give myself the extra quarter of an inch) I get A LOT of short people jokes and I am constantly have issues with life because adult life was not made for short people. Why do people feel the need to pat you on the head or assume you are 12 years old? Why do clothes never fit me right, there are a lot of people in this world that are short so why hasn't the world figured it out? Here are 11 problems all short people have.

1. When the sun visor doesn't even help when you are driving and looking straight into the sun.

Uh.. hello that is the worst thing while driving, because sometimes sunglasses don't even help! Not only can you not see the road, but it makes you feel like a child while driving.

2. Having little legs

It takes me twice, if not three times as many steps as the person next to me to get somewhere. Short people are also always a few steps behind the group due to such short legs. The plus side to that is I get to log more steps in on my Fitbit.

3. Not being able to touch the ground when sitting.

This is self explanatory. WE CAN NEVER TOUCH THE GROUND.

4. Being used as an armrest, by literally everyone.

Nothing I hate more than being an armrest to a taller person.

5. Having to stand on the counters to reach the top shelf.

Why do things have to be so high up? Make them in reach for the shorties of the world.

6. Wearing heels and still being the shortest person.

If I am wearing heels everyone else wears heels. I feel tall but I still am the shortest of the group.

7. Being able to still order from the kids menu.

This is a blessing and a curse. It is cheaper than the adult menu but I can eat like a grown man.

8. Having to look up to everyone, whether you like it or not.

Looking up at people ALL the time hurts my neck.

9. Being stuck at the kids table.

Short people get stuck at the kids table time in time again.

10. People always call you cute.

Come on I am not two anymore....

11. Forever being ID-ed

Whether at the bar or at the movies, short people will always get asked for identification.

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11 Short People Problems

Short people have it tough.

1. When the sun visor doesn't even help when you are driving and looking straight into the sun.

2. Having little legs

3. Not being able to touch the ground when sitting.

4. Being used as an armrest, by literally everyone.

5. Having to stand on the counters to reach the top shelf.

6. Wearing heels and still being the shortest person.

7. Being able to still order from the kids menu.

8. Having to look up to everyone, whether you like it or not.

9. Being stuck at the kids table.

10. People always call you cute.

11. Forever being ID-ed

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Being on a first name basis with campus police and administrators.

1. When all your friends are hanging out and having fun and you’re stuck working desk.

2. When your decorations are due by midnight and it’s 11:30 PM and you’re still painting.

3. And the night before your residents all move in you’re running around taping up door tags in your hall.

4. But you know better than anyone that by week two, some wasted stranger is going to rip them down anyway.

5. Then having to change your hallway theme again during midterm week.

6. Roommate conflicts that happen before the semester even starts.

7. When you’re finally getting ready to go to bed and you stumble upon a random incident.

8. The tedious documentation that follows an already overwhelming incident.

9. Parents calling you about an issue with their student, and you’re wondering how they got your phone number in the first place.

10. You need to come up with a fun, educational programming idea, but you know nobody is going to show up without the promise of food.

11. Running into a resident at a bar or a party.

12. You remind yourself on a daily basis that you do not have to snap every time you agree with something someone says.

13. That awkward 3 A.M. encounter when your resident knocks on your door, half naked, asking for a condom.

14. Doing your nightly rounds of the building and trying to figure out where that odor of marijuana is coming from.

15. When the resident who has been documented on three separate occasions has bloodshot eyes tells you they haven’t been smoking tonight.

16. Being on a first-name basis with campus police and administrators.

17. Handling an incident that you thought only happened on TV or in the movies.

18. When you’re halfway through the semester and you see residents who have never left their room before.

19. Fire alarms are absolutely terrifying, but it has nothing to do with the possibility of there being a fire…

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2. If you really care about your grades

3. When you get a new homework assignment

4. When people ask what you're going to do after college

5. When you see people who don't study and get good grades

6. We're all broke here

7. FREE FOOD IS FREE FOOD!

8. When it seems like everyone in class is smart - EXCEPT THE PEOPLE IN YOUR GROUP PROJECT!!

Other than knowledge and all those important things

How to take stairs.

Caffeine is your friend.

How to study.

Finding free food.

How to take a nap anywhere.

How to appreciate sleep.

How to procrastinate productively.

Surprise: This is not on the syllabus

1. As a freshman, one does get to be called “freshman” by upperclassmen when they walk to parties in a mob of people.

2. Some of the best stories happen after 2 a.m.

3. Upperclassmen live for meal swipes from freshman because they are poor and need free food.

4. People are struggling just as much as you are so you're not alone.

5. You will never take privacy or personal space for granted ever again.

6. You are not the only one who has slept on the community bathroom floor after a night out.

7. Skipping class for Netflix is a valid excuse.

8. It’s totally acceptable to bring a pot of coffee, a sleeping bag and a pillow to the library.

9. Having class with a friend is the best because you can trade off days on who goes to class.

10. When you are a senior, you take the easiest classes to boost your GPA.

11. How to pull an all-nighter.

12. How to handle drunk people.

13. The drunk you does not look out for sober you about 90 percent of the time.

14. How to deal with a hangover.

15. How to interact with people very different from you.

16. The perfect amount to procrastinate on every assignment.

17. How to pass a class without paying for the textbook that was "required."

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