How young are you?

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   jacobkuttytaposted 13 years ago

   Why people ask “How old are you?” instead of “How young are you?”

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      aguasilverposted 13 years agoin reply to this

      Because they look at my face!

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      thisisoliposted 13 years agoin reply to this

      For the same reason you would not say , wow how new is that? when your friend shows you a gramophone.

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      B.C. BOUTIQUEposted 13 years agoin reply to this

      Im old enough to know better, young enough to still not care

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      de'Arabposted 13 years agoin reply to this

      Probably because people get older rather than younger.

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         Justine76posted 13 years agoin reply to this

         yup.

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      vox vocisposted 13 years agoin reply to this

      Because we're not getting younger but older since the day we were born!

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   hublimposted 13 years ago

   Perhaps how old you are is a measure of how mature or experienced you are.
   
   Are there many things you need to be young enough to do?
   
   I’m thinking you have to be old enough to smoke, drink, get married, retire etc.
   
   Given a right context both could be considered to be insulting.

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      viryaboposted 13 years agoin reply to this

      

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   wychicposted 13 years ago

   Maybe people think I'll take it wrong, I have a baby face . I've got to love the little old ladies who come along and ask me if I'm in high school yet, or tell me just how sweet I am with my four-year-old brother (yeah...that's my son...)
   
   That said, from my own perspective in life...it is much more of a compliment to tell someone they're old (equate with wisdom and sagacity, life experience, etc.) than that they're young (immature, naive, etc.)
   
   Regardless of some of the negative connotations with young...I still get a kick out of my husband's co-workers asking him about his teenage daughter. He gets a kick out of their looks of envy when he informs them that that's his wife .

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   brimancandyposted 13 years ago

   I once had a girl ask me out on a date. I think she was in her early 20's. I kind of laughed about it, and she didn't think it was very funny until I told her I was old enough to be her dad.
   
   She asked me how old I was, and I told her I was 40. You should have seen the look on her face. Oh my god you're old! She, said
   I thought you might be like 25 or something.
   
   I was flattered. But, wouldn't have went out with her anyways. I only date my own kind, and those with with facial hair. LOL!!
   But, I wasn't about to tell her that.

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   Deborah Sextonposted 13 years ago

   Because of having good genes, exercising, eating right and getting stress out instead of holding it in, I look younger then I am. Because of this people tend not to take me seriously. I've had people my age or a few years younger tell me "You'll see it differently when you get my age" This can be very frustrating and not so much a compliment as many may think.
   If someone does ask me how young I am, I don't think I will like it.

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      wychicposted 13 years agoin reply to this

      Agreed! Especially when I started freelancing, I made sure never to have pictures that showed me very well...people take one look at that, laugh, and say, "Yeah, THAT'S the person that's going to write content for and market my website? Are you sure her mommy will let her work overtime??"

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   Brenda Durhamposted 13 years ago

   Getting older is just a fact of life.
   Although it makes me feel good when someone compliments me in reference to age,  I also think it's good to be realistic.
   
   One thing I don't like is phrases like "30 is the new 40" or however it goes;  seems juvenile...lol.   And there is no fountain of youth, no matter who looks for it.  (sigh).

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   blatvaposted 13 years ago

   Humans count time forward, Instead of Backward.

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      Cagsilposted 13 years agoin reply to this

      Agreed.
      
      Age? The number continues to go higher upward. Pushing forward thru life, we become aged.
      
      When relating to aged things.....one tends to ask how old are you?
      
      Being higher of age or aged longer, is considered to be old.

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   tobey100posted 13 years ago

   I've used the phrase before but in the context of "Damn, how young ARE you?"

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   Iamsamposted 13 years ago

   May be because of the colour of  my hair????

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    Justine76posted 13 years ago

    when door to door salespeople knock on my door, they always say.."oh, Im sorry, is your mother home?"
    I just tell them no.
    
    I honestly dont care one way or the other what peopel think of my age. I am as old or young as I am. nothing you can do about it.

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    jacobkuttytaposted 13 years ago

    thanks all for your views

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    NewYorkerposted 13 years ago

    When you ask people how old they are, and they respond with '53 years young', you just know they're in denial and are afraid of getting old.

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    theirishobserver.posted 13 years ago

    My Grandfather always said to me that your as young as the woman you feel.....I am 29 right now

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       china manposted 13 years agoin reply to this

       Oh that's good then because the woman I feel is 24  LOL

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       Freya Cesareposted 13 years agoin reply to this

       31. But people keep saying I look like fresh graduated.

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    lyricsingrayposted 13 years ago

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    TheVerbalAxiomposted 13 years ago

    The reason for that is because it makes sense. If I were to ask how young you were there wouldn't point a real point in that question where I can recieve information that's necessary. For example, if your dating someone and they ask how old are you, that's relevant. A 18 year old probably won't date a 13 year old. Another example, applying for a job, trying to get a liscence, buying certain magizines (Lol).
    
    You see what I mean.

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    TheVerbalAxiomposted 13 years ago

    By the way, people don't get younger, they get older.

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    jacobkuttytaposted 13 years ago

    Thanks for your input

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    figmentposted 13 years ago

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    Lady_Eposted 13 years ago

    I'm 21 every year.

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    IzzyMposted 13 years ago

    I've been looking round all the backlinking sites and they seem to be asking for a date of birth. Tried ignoring it but more than one site they have to have this information by law?
    Anyway, I did notice some sites use the information by way of introduction - you know, here is so-an-so, 52 years old.
    So I've taken to lying, I am anything from 20 to 40 depending what year I told them I was born.
    Cheeky devils! What difference does it make to them what age I am?

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       bonny2010posted 13 years agoin reply to this

       young enough to never grow old - young enough to say something that doesn't make sense- young enough to believe in all the things old people don't want to believe in - young enough to keep experimenting  with life - and most important of all Iam young enough for my grandkids to keep asking if I'll ever grow up

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    lovelypaperposted 13 years ago

    The gray hairs give me away, but when I color my hair I've been told I look ten years younger than I am. I've even been carded lately which made my day!

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       china manposted 13 years agoin reply to this

       What is carded - do I want to be 'carded'  ??
       
       As you can see from my profile pic if you looked I am ancient, my lovely inside and outside girlfriend is 24/5 and I am getting younger - my hair is growing back and everything. I look forward to more youth hormones sweeping me back to peaceful babyhood before i go back to dust.

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    WriteAngledposted 13 years ago

    56, and have no problems with that

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    BeccaHubbardWoodsposted 13 years ago

    I thought I was turning 26 all year long, until facebook told me it was my 27th birthday.

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       Faybe Bayposted 13 years agoin reply to this

       I am 48, but when I was about to turn thirty -one I told my friend I wished I could do thirty over. I didn't get it right the first time. She said "Well Faye you got your wish, you should've wished for a calculator though. You're not turning thirty-one, you're turning thirty!"

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    jacobkuttytaposted 13 years ago

    Thanks all for your inputs

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