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Re:Ask HN: If you used to be socially awkward and shy, how d... by ARandomerDude on Saturday March 26, 2022 @11:33PM (#30817487)
Napoleon was short. He did alright.
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Re:Ask HN: If you used to be socially awkward and shy, how d... by _AzMoo on Sunday March 27, 2022 @12:00AM (#30817588)
Napoleon was not actually short. He was around 169cm which was a little above the average French man of the period.
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Re:Ask HN: If you used to be socially awkward and shy, how d... by scarface74 on Saturday March 26, 2022 @11:52PM (#30817552)
He also wasn’t dumb, broke, or an introvert…
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Re:Ask HN: If you used to be socially awkward and shy, how d... by ARandomerDude on Sunday March 27, 2022 @12:00AM (#30817582)
> Napoleon was routinely bullied by his peers for his accent, birthplace, short stature, mannerisms and inability to speak French quickly. Bonaparte became reserved and melancholy, applying himself to reading.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Napoleon

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