Mini Good News | July 29, 2009 | 8 comments

Why Tall People Are Happier Than Short People

source: http://www.time.com/time/business/article/0,8599,1913256,00.html

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Damn you, tall people. They block your view at the movie theater. They're a pain to shop for: Who really wants to drag themselves to the Big & Tall to buy Uncle Lurch a pair of extra-long pants? They're the ones with better chances of becoming pro basketball players, or supermodels.

Squirts probably don't need any more reasons to envy their longer-limbed neighbors. Unfortunately, a new study just added to the indignity of short people. According to a paper from the National Bureau of Economic Research, both men and women who are above average height — 5 ft. 10 in. for males, 5 ft. 4 in. for females — report higher levels of happiness than smaller people.

--I'm 5 ft. 10 in. and I'm pretty happy, but I always thought it was my frame of mind. Then again, I usually find studies like these amusing.
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