Height with or without shoes?

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I know typically you are supposed to take your shoes off to measure, but sometimes the doctors or people at the DMV don't bother telling me to take my shoes off when I'm getting measured. Very rarely the doctor tells me to take my shoes off. (I normally wear sneakers, but it still adds 1.5inches to my height). To me it makes more sense to say my true measurement(barefoot). So I'm wondering, when you tell people your height..do you tell people your barefoot measurements or with shoes measurement?

With shoes 249
Barefoot 294
Both (depends on...) 101
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  • mizeka
    12 years ago

    Let's put it this way:

    Would it make sense if I said I weigh 120 kilos, but only when wearing a heavy backbag. The next day my weight is 100 kilos, since I'm carrying less stuff with me. Could you figure out my true weight from that?

    So, of course I tell my true height (barefoot).

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    • Anonymous Post Author
      12 years ago

      Those are my thoughts exactly. It makes more sense without shoes as does without a big backpack, because they are not a part of you anyways lol. I just see it as a common thing for people to count their shoes

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  • darren3
    12 years ago

    Do you wear special shoes? 1.5 inches seems kind of thick. Are you special?

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    • Anonymous Post Author
      12 years ago

      lol shut up...maybe I am!

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  • Musique
    9 years ago

    If you measure with your shoes on, then that's it. You will have to superglue them motherfuckers to your feet now.

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  • [Old Memory]
    12 years ago

    My doctor always has me take off my shoes, and all my clothes. I don't understand why, but he says clothing affects the height measurement.

    Whatever.

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    • darren3
      12 years ago

      Mine does that too. "Take of your shoes, all your clothes. Now bend over so I can get your height." Then comes the rape shower.

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      • GodsSenseofHumor
        12 years ago

        The doctor always used to scare the crap outta me. I hated taking off my clothes and wearing that goddamn hospital gown. I always carried around my rape whistle when I went to the doctor's.

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  • libertymoonbeam
    12 years ago

    when i was like 11 i was like way taller than everyone "5'3 and im still the same height in middle school and high school im in hugh school and everyone is so much taller than me a nd when i was little i liked being taller and now i like being short

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  • lc1988
    12 years ago

    I have my shoes on but I wear flats all the time sooo I don't think it really affects the measurement...never thought of it before. They never tell me to take them off

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  • [Old Memory]
    12 years ago

    Without shoes, socks are okay though.

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  • Tisgranum
    12 years ago

    I guesstimate; never really bothered to measure myself properly.

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  • dappled
    12 years ago

    Always without shoes.

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  • howaminotmyself
    12 years ago

    My doctor always makes me take off my shoes. I don't think I would trust them much if they ignored this.

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    • wigsplitz
      12 years ago

      I agree, mine does too. It's pretty important. An inch or 2 can throw off things like BMI and even medication doses that go by hieght/weight by enough to make a big error.

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