This post is directed to all you tall guys out there, the 6‘5” and above ones, but to also let the rest of you in on a little secret. After my post about the trials of being tall I realized there’s one thing I really enjoy. I call it the Tall Guy Connection.

Imagine you’re 6‘9” or at least 6‘5”, if you need to go get a chair on stand on it go ahead, I’ll wait. Alright, now you’re walking around a busy market, or at a packed party, or perhaps you’re outside a stadium when a game has just ended. You’re now looking out over a sea of heads. Your view isn’t impeded at all and you can see all the way to that exit sign, bartender, or vegetable stand. But there’s a few other heads up there. You see them floating about the rest looking out just as you are. As you’re walking though you make the connection.

Sure it might be a packed room but for you there’s just the one or two heads up there above the crowd with you. It’s a little awkward because your eyes naturally connect, so you have to do something, it’s far to loud to say anything so you do the subtle head nod. The slight upward chin motion, usually returned by a similar sometimes only downward head nod.

It’s awesome. Nothing is said, but you know. You’ve done it countless times before but inside you’re smiling. It’s like you’re part of this hidden club and you’re able to quickly connect with your members.

So, to all of you tall guys out there consider this my virtual head nod.