How often do people who are younger than you, make you feel old?

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The_Shadow_Dweller · Accepted Answer

Every time. Even though I am a soon-to-be engineer. I am not that tech-savvy in day-to-day life. I like to keep things really simple. Minimal smart things in-house are among those. Also, whenever there is any new tech or development in the market, I do not get as excited as the 3rd or 2nd or 1st year students get. I don't adopt them as early as they do.

An 8-year-old kid is able to program a simple game in C. I am not. And I don't feel anything about it. That kid will grow to be accustomed to all the programming languages. I started programming when I came to engineering. The difference is huge. That is how they make me feel old.

But now, I have understood that sheer pure programming is not my forte. Analysis and data science are my forte. Which does not come under development. So, I am working towards that now. It requires coding, but not development-level programming.

Jaximus-Lion · Accepted Answer

I would say! Often. I am gonna put the music and movies aside because none of them understand what the word (classics) mean. So! As daily common general knowledge, like describing the road, making a shoping list, make a plan that 7s 2 weeks ahead, how to make priorities, how to communicate, what it means to be punctual, and other things that they call (old fashioned). I feel old because when i was in my 20's i was doing so much to improve my self, educate my self and earn a good living, nothing is free, nothing is easy, hard work always pays. I know i sound that i am too old but i was not like this having no idea what to do when i was in my early 20's.

electromagnetic · Accepted Answer

I work in private education and I still get called Ms. Even though I’m the youngest in the whole building who isn’t a student 😂😂

It’s an everyday reminder.

One time when masks were still mandatory, I gave this one kid in public a mask cause he wanted to go into a shop and he looked me dead and my face and said
‘Thanks lady miss’

Granted when I was in high school everyone over 26 was an old fart

melanieeeB · Accepted Answer

Veery often lol alone when they wanna tell me something about a tiktok trend and I'm just looking at them like oh yeah right, tiktak lol

JustinTheGreat · Answer

All the time lol most of the people I work with are 18-22. I look young for my age so they always think I’m their age until I tell them I’m 25 and they’re like “damn!” 🥲

RolandCuthbert · Answer

Young folks don't make me feel old. Old stuff makes me feel old.

Back in the 70s, we had an all Indigenous rock band name "Redbone". When I hear the song in Avenger's Infinity War. . . my eyes well up with tears.

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OfMiceandMen · Answer

Every freakin day. LOL Actually, I am in pretty good shape for my age, I can paddle all day long on the bay and cover about 20 miles or walk all day long out in the woods, another 20 mile. I still harvest about 15 to 20 cord of hardwood each fall season and hand split and pile it all myself. Not bad for old guy.

mstbooblover · Answer

Honestly, although being 69, no one makes me feel old. Compared to any younger people, I just am rather old, and never hide it. How younger people consider me is another topic. Even for a 40 years old person, I'm still old... Everything is relative, isn't it?

humanearth · Answer

When I am talking to them and they don't know who is Jack Benny, George Burns, Johnny Carson, Rudolf Valentino, Tom Mixx, Randolf Scott, Roy Rogers, Dale Evens, Jimmy Stewart, Donna Reed, Marry Hartman, Jack Web, Jim Reed, Kojak, Jim Rockford, Rocky & Bullwrinkle (famous Cartoon Dual), Mighty Mouse, Popeye, Betty Boop, and many more

Fuentes · Answer

They don't they make me feel like im old more like we're doomed and I'm of the last generation of smart people. Besides my daughter who is blessed to think like me but I'm afraid she'll be surrounded by a world of mentally insane and emotional and over dramatic weirdos.

Potteplante · Answer

Lol, I work with children - or from the age of 1-18 pretty much, I feel old OFTEN, especially when I'm working with the structure boys, I can't keep up. 😅

Wish4UrB00ty · Answer

😂😂😂😂 oh why?… all the bloody time! For some of them it is accidental and others they enjoy doing it to me… I have a younger friend group. And they are all always making me feel old.

DJB72 · Answer

I'm 50, my son is 4. Most of his friends' parents are young enough to be my kids. So basically twice a day, five days a week when I drop him off at nursery, then when I pick him up later.

AsaKyo · Answer

When a teenager hits on me and I realize I'm 20 and that that's illegal and I'm like, "Please have a crush on someone else, I don't wanna go to jail 💀"

DizzyDesii · Answer

Before i didn't feel it but now when someone says they’re any age under 25, i feel hella old.

exitseven · Answer

All the time. At the gym I often play "Spot the old guy". I look around the place and see if I can find someone who is older than me. Many times I end up being the old guy

SnowedIn · Answer

Deliberately? Never. Do I feel old sometimes when I'm with younger people? Yes. But that's on me, not them.

Pete671 · Answer

I'm 59, work with mostly younger people in a supermarket, they don't make me feel old tbh, they see me mostly see me as mature and reliable, one young lady said she wished I was her granddad,,,

Ms_Facesitter · Answer

Not often, but when they call me lady I'm like "oh gosh am I lady status already? but I don't feel old :( "

BJP21 · Answer

When they can't figure out a manual shift car.

TheSpaceGnome · Answer

Never, everyone says I look and sound 15, 12, or rarely 20.

Sparkie460 · Answer

Every time I see someone younger. When I see them doing a similar job as me I feel younger because I can work circles around the younger generation

LimitedBenefits101 · Answer

Whenever I see " what does it mean" questions.

Jennz6 · Answer

Some treat me like I am younger maybe I’m immature?

loveslongnails · Answer

Not too often. Mostly, they make me feel wise! LOL

Likes2drive · Answer

Not very often. I think my daughters actually make me feel old sometimes by what they say.

AimeeKyle · Answer

Very little. Age is just a number. Everyone will hopefully be old one day.

Zayed_ · Answer

I’m still in my twenties so I haven’t reached such stage

NostalgiaSenpi · Answer

Only when my younger coworkers mention their relationships.

Alcoholic_Wannabe · Answer

I'm too self absorbed for anyone to make me feel young or old tbh.

OddBeMe · Answer

Not the people so much, the celebs and media. Which I guess are people.

TrillXHippy · Answer

I’m not old but I’m older than everyone that I work with so extremely often

Emiliamazing · Answer

Our kids make us feel old all the time :-)

Lyndsielee666 · Answer

My kids make me feel old daily

abc3643 · Answer

Every day I am on here.

Sixgunsound · Answer

Frequently haha

Babygirl_S · Answer

It hasn't happened to me yet.

Paulychicagoluv · Answer

Never. They soft now a days.

Paul09 · Answer

When I'm goalie against young superstars.

eagle1951 · Answer

all the time, even my youngest daughter

Charliefretz329 · Answer

Lol, often at work

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