Being 6’6” in Pakistan/ISB is a weird experience!

I’m 27M and 6’6”, and living in Pakistan at this height is an experience in itself. You don’t just walk into a room—you enter like an event. People stare, comment, and every freaking time they'll ask if you play basketball

Public transport? Even sitting in the back of a regular bus means my knees become part of the front seat. Clothes shopping? Forget about it. Most brands here seem to think no one grows past 6'0", so finding pants that aren’t highwaters and shoes which fits you perfectly is impossible to find 🌚 .

And the unsolicited comments! “MashAllah, kitne lambi height hai!” Like I never noticed? or the classic, “Beta, fauj me apply nai kia?” and that one joke that I can't hear any less, “upar mosam kysa ha ?”

But the worst part? Dating.

Every girl here is tiny. Like, I’ll see a girl listed as "tall" on a dating app, and she turns out to be 5’4". The average height for women here is around 5'2", which means I look like I’m babysitting on dates. Even when a girl says she likes tall guys, I don’t think they mean 6’6" tall. They want 6’0" or 6’2", not someone who has to bend in half just to hear them talk.

Anyone else tall and living in Pakistan? How do you deal with the daily “oh bhai, tu kitna lamba hai” reactions? 😔