Was born with super small feet in the 1st percentile as well as hands due to a benign genetic issue. Totally healthy but shoe shopping is always awkward. Have decent balance and can walk and run fine as my calf muscles are quite developed to compensate. No, the myth isn’t true.

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    ffs I had to fire up Tor browser to look at the photo from the UK… I guess I’ll start using it more regularly with sites blocking the entire country in response to these overreaching new laws -.-

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    For international readers, that’s a size 2 in UK/Australia, and approximately a size 33.5 - 34 European.

    Apparently it’s also roughly a 210 - 215 mondopoint length.

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    Whoa cool–you’re like … the opposite of a hobbit O_O
    you could complement the vibe by living in a treehouse,
    which is sort of the conceptual opposite of a hole in the ground!!

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    At least you get to wear the cooler shoes? The big sizes usually look so boring while the kids get all the fun!

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    I understand your struggle but I’m 6’1 too and size 46 (EU) which seems like an appropriate size for this height, and while I don’t feel that tall (most young colleagues are getting taller and taller), it’s almost impossible to find size 46 in shoe stores so I have to buy shoes online (and not try them beforehand).

    I really don’t care about fashion, so the comfort of shoes is the only thing important to me. So I’ve been buying online the same pair of shoes (brand and model) for 10 years.

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      I never got to say this in the reddit days, but here goes: “dude, are you me?”. The only difference is that I buy the same brand (Asics), and not the same exact shoe/model.

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    I was about to say, it looks like there are some bones or something missing in the front part of the foot there. Like the tendons are skipping over and attaching to something farther back than they should. And the toes seem like they aren’t allowed to stretch out fully. I think I saw that condition on some foot doctor show. Very interesting anomaly.

    I’m totally relieved to hear about your weiner though. Glad you mentioned that. ✔️

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      This is another photo of my foot compared to my friend’s size 10 shoe. It’s relatively “normal” looking but just shrunk down. And yes, it is a relief that this didn’t spread to other areas.

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        lol yeah, quite a difference!

        it is a relief that this didn’t spread to other areas.

        Roger that, glad you reaffirm again! I was about to ask for a DP but I feel safe again now.

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    Genuine question, do your feet do a good job of keeping you on your feet? Like as far as you or any doctors know, are you prone to not staying on your feet any more or less than say someone with average sized feet for your height?

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      He said in the OP that his balance is fine. Lemmy’s design can sometimes make you not notice that the OP has text, so you might have missed it.

      About balance, you might be interested in my comment as well. If you can’t find it: https://discuss.tchncs.de/comment/19894355

      Off topic: is there an instance-agnostic way of linking to a post/comment?

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        It’s a bit weird that this comment was replied to or upvoted because I deleted it right after making it, at least two hours ago. I thought I should double check the post about my question, saw the answer so deleted my comment thinking what a dummy I was. Maybe some instances are out of sync again.

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    Looking at those feet I wonder if you would be awesome at bouldering?

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      That picture tells you nothing since it’s obviously squished. You can easily tell by the shape of the head. I honestly don’t get why he posted it like that.