British police arrest man for being too tall

[CNYCacher]

My God! I'm 6'-1" (186 cm) and I currently weigh 16 stone. And here in the U.S. I am considered to be about average in size, certainly not "tall" or "large" or (or so I thought) "intimidating."

The person in the story is probably actually 5'11" instead of American 5'11", which is actually around 5'6"

[Regolith]

The person in the story is probably actually 5'11" instead of American 5'11", which is actually around 5'6"

Huh?

You're going to have run that one by me again...

[Strings]

I think I'd like that one run over me again, too...

[Fjolnirsson]

The person in the story is probably actually 5'11" instead of American 5'11", which is actually around 5'6"

Um, what? I missed something there....

[Cromlech]

Perhaps he is implying that people in America are more likely to exaggerate their heights when listing/speaking of them?
I have no idea if that is the case at all, but I could see it being common in 'The Hollywood Business'.

[jackdanson]

224 lbs is considered healthy for a guy of that height

huh?  I don't particularly buy into "healthy weights" people have different builds, but 224 lbs. is definetly on the heavy side for someone who is 6'1".  Reccomended weight for that height is 170 lbs.  225 lbs. would put you at "obese" by medical standards.  Of course if someone has a large amount of muscle and ~10 percent body fat 225 lbs. wouldn't neccessarily be unhealthy.

The person in the story is probably actually 5'11" instead of American 5'11", which is actually around 5'6"

He's saying lots of americans say they are taller than they really are.

[coppertales]

What some women won't do to get a date............chris3