Korean Job Discussion Forums

[okokok]

It seems the westerners I pass by lately are usually pretty tall and lean (the men anyways). Probably average about 6'2 for the most part. Most could stand to hit the gym but regardless I haven't seen many short people lately. So out of curiousity I wanted to know what the average height here is.

[Smee]

I'm short . . . 5'7" - 5'8" male.

[billybrobby]

I'm 6'1" (like people care) I know one poster, Mithridates, is a lot taller than me. But looking around Itaewon, I don't feel like 6'2" is the average.

And is it me or do most guys lie about their height? Everytime I meet a guy who says he's 6 feet, he's like 3 inches shorter than me. It's kinda ridiculous since we can see with our eyeballs how tall a person is and some fake number isn't gonna suddenly influence our opinion of how tall the person is.

[okokok]

[crazylemongirl]

5'10" so I feel abnormally tall here. Also at a size 10 very big... but my perceptions of women's bodies has changed vastly in the time I've been here.

[peony]

5'7" (but i dont know if it counts on your poll as im not in korea anymore and im not ethnically 'western' )

[seoulunitarian]

6'5"

[PaperTiger]

I'm 6' 8" (or where ever the heck those quote things go) and male, and I could stand to hit the gym. I'll be starting a grueling routine of treadmill jogging and cycling to lose an unwanted couple of kilos...it won't be long before people are fleeing in genuine terror instead of that mock "look it's a foreigner" terror.

My wife's husband dropped dead at 41 of a heart-attack, she's convinced I have to shape up to avoid the same fate. On average, I'm pretty slim for an American.

[Boodleheimer]

at 5'3" i'm the tallest woman in my family.

[okokok]

[tiger fancini]

I measured in at 193cm at my last medical check. I think that translates to about about 6feet 5ins. Korean people tell me on a daily basis that I am "very tall".

[Zyzyfer]

6 ft / 183 cm

With the shrimp dude gone, there's only one short Korean guy at my office. The rest are all quite tall, and I think the boss man is taller than me, but I never pay attention.

[xox]

i'm very short at 5' 1"
my students make fun of me =(

[Woland]

6' 2"

One big difference I've noticed from when I was in Korea ten years ago to today is how much taller Koreans are. Ten years ago I stared across the tops on heads on the subway. Today there are almost always at least one or two people whose heads block my view.

[passport220]

I agree. I am 6�2�. I get a lot of comments about being very tall. I find this surprising because as far as the people of Asia, it seems to me Koreans are taller than average.