
i mean if you’re literally crouching for someone three inches shorter than u, yeah ur doing too much. in most cases u can probably just put ur hand to ur ear and ask them to speak up or just tilt ur head down. i’m not sure exactly what u mean by bend though?. if ur just bending an ear that’s fine but if ur bending ur knees and really making a show of it thats obnoxious
I mean like sometimes I’m talking to someone who’s literally like 5’ or 5’2 and I’m wearing tall shoes and they do not come up to my shoulder and I literally cannot hear them so I just kinda lean forward or crouch a little and put my ear closer to them bc like 🧍♀️I am sorry I just cannot hear it is so loud in places sometimes
personally i would feel weird about being crouched to be spoken to, since that’s what people do with children. i would much prefer a lean. i’m friends with someone who’s a foot taller than me and he’s never crouched to hear me, i just speak louder and he leans and i think it’s better that way. i mean ig u could bend your knees a little but if it looks like an obvious crouch i’d try to avoid that. ur short friends also need to speak louder though