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Due to a pituitary issue when I was younger I have maybe a bizarre world record of the smallest feet and hands on a fully grown man. My feet and hands are normal looking but very small. They were tiny as a baby and just never grew that big. Thought you all would find it interesting - I know it makes for good chat at parties!

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[–] [email protected] 9 points 5 days ago (1 children)

One of the few times I've seen someone with a smaller shoe size than myself, having a woman's 5.5 or there abouts. But it's fine for the rest of me. Good luck! I hope they continue to uh. Be feet? Yep!

[–] [email protected] 11 points 5 days ago

Haha thanks! Yes - I've never met a man or woman with smaller feet than me in my life.

[–] [email protected] 26 points 5 days ago (2 children)

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.

[–] [email protected] 20 points 5 days ago (1 children)

Also a body height of 1.85m, to make the conversion of units complete

[–] [email protected] 10 points 5 days ago

Thanks for the conversion guys.

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[–] [email protected] 19 points 5 days ago (1 children)
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[–] [email protected] 11 points 5 days ago (7 children)

About 6" so pretty normal I think

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[–] [email protected] 8 points 5 days ago* (last edited 5 days ago) (2 children)

Petite feet, feminine step

Sounds like a lady when he's walkin' in the room 🎶

(I mean this in good humor. If it's a sensitive topic I'll delete)

[–] [email protected] 6 points 5 days ago

Haha all good. Not sensitive at all! Just quirky.

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[–] [email protected] 30 points 5 days ago (3 children)

Read through the comments because I just assumed this was some sizing scale I wasn't familiar with, but nope. US size 3! That's wild. I'm 6'3, size 13 wide. I never really got to wear kids shoes, so I was always jealous of the other kids who had wheelies and stuff.

Dude, for me, get a pair of wheelies. Live my dream for a day, alright?

Also, you mention your hands are also small. Does that cause any issues for you? Youve answered a million questions about your feet, but I'm curious if your smaller hands cause you pain when carrying things, do they make it harder to type? Any advantages? Are Pringles cans much more enjoyable for you?

[–] [email protected] 2 points 5 days ago* (last edited 5 days ago) (3 children)

I’m 6’3, size 13 wide.

So are your shoes 4.33 times as long as his, or is that not how those units work?

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[–] [email protected] 23 points 5 days ago (2 children)

Thanks for the thoughtful comment. I'll definitely wear some wheelies for you bro. Have to admit I'm pretty jealous of your size 13 wides...I wish I could get a decent pair of adult running shoes like you could I'm sure. So with my hands I've found playing some instruments quite difficult - especially guitar where I've struggled to play some chords and needed to get a 3/4 size guitar. Hand shakes are also awkward - both men's and women's hands can kind of dwarf my own. But yes, I guess the benefit is that my hands are much more nimble - I can easily reach things under the fridge and am pretty handy despite my handlets.

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[–] [email protected] 6 points 5 days ago (1 children)

Do your feet hurt frequently?

[–] [email protected] 5 points 5 days ago

Not as much as you'd think. I do have a foot massager stick I use after long runs but my feet are pretty sturdy.

[–] [email protected] 10 points 5 days ago (1 children)

I noticed his shoes seemed smaller than I expected, so I looked it up: Rafael Nadal has relatively small shoes (size 10 for 6'1"), and he is widely acknowledged as the greatest clay court player of all time. Your time will come, friend!

[–] [email protected] 16 points 5 days ago

Haha size 10 and size 3 are a world away but thank you I appreciate your optimism! I'm not bad at tennis!

[–] [email protected] 26 points 5 days ago (1 children)

you know what they say about small feet...small socks

[–] [email protected] 18 points 5 days ago (1 children)

Yup have to specially order them it's a pain

[–] [email protected] 3 points 5 days ago (1 children)

Forgive my ignorance here, but is there fitment issues with wearing 'kids' socks?

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[–] [email protected] 7 points 5 days ago (1 children)

Absolutely no shade, dude. You seem like a chill guy.

But I have this stuck in my head because of this post youtube.com/watch?v=kDg0dklwW5g

[–] [email protected] 6 points 5 days ago

Classic. No shade assumed.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 5 days ago (1 children)

Does having such small feet for an adult cause issues with foot pain? Since you need to buy children's shoes, do they properly support your feet and your adult weight? Are there any unexpected advantages to having such compact feet? (I occasionally have to traverse stairs sideways because of my feet.)

[–] [email protected] 11 points 5 days ago (1 children)

My feet can ache a bit after a long day or a run but I don't think significantly worse than normal footed people. I do have orthotics that I use for extra support. I guess one advantage is that I really do not stub my toes ever...and shoes are much cheaper for me in kid's sizes. And I can wear light up shoes. Plus I can run pretty fast - I guess my feet are much lighter than most.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 5 days ago (1 children)

And I can wear light up shoes.

I was hoping to find this here somewhere lol

I've always had long feet so I never even got long to wear kids shoes (and light up shoes weren't even around yet during the short time I did lol) and was so jealous of a friend of mine who had tiny feet and could wear all the cute and sparkly and light up shoes she wanted long in to adulthood.

If it was me, I'd absolutely be buying all the fun shoes I could afford. 😂

[–] [email protected] 7 points 5 days ago

Yes for sure - one of the few perks of my "condition"

[–] [email protected] 22 points 5 days ago (1 children)

Real question: any issues standing up and keeping your balance?

[–] [email protected] 28 points 5 days ago (1 children)

My calf muscles and foot muscles have grown larger I think to compensate and keep me relatively balanced, but I'm still a klutz and trip all the time. Can easily lose my footing if I'm shoved in a crowd for example. But yeah for the most part can walk and run fine.

[–] [email protected] 14 points 5 days ago

It’s brilliant how that body works.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 5 days ago (1 children)

Have you ever watched Andy Richter Controls the Universe? One of the episodes has a whole B plot about a main character having surprisingly small feet.

[–] [email protected] 13 points 5 days ago

No I will have to check this out. Love some small foot representation.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 5 days ago (1 children)

Do people mention it much?

[–] [email protected] 16 points 5 days ago (1 children)

Yes sometimes random strangers will comment on it which is awkward. It's quite noticeable. In high school I used to try to wear much bigger shoes like size 7 (the biggest I could wear without them falling off me) to make it less noticeable but it hurt like hell lugging those around all day so I stopped. It's annoying but I'm used to it I guess.

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