Do you find yourself good at guessing peoples age?

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  1. Stickypony profile image66
    Stickyponyposted 12 years ago

    Do you find yourself good at guessing peoples age?

    I myself is terrible at it and it has greated some rather awkward situations!

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  2. jaydawg808 profile image76
    jaydawg808posted 12 years ago

    I try to............but am horrible at it.  I can't seem to guess anyone's age.

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  3. kwade tweeling profile image73
    kwade tweelingposted 12 years ago

    I am usually very good at it. I however find, it is better not to say anything. Most people don't like it.

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  4. dghbrh profile image81
    dghbrhposted 12 years ago

    I am very terrible in guessing age of other people.
    Thank you

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  5. gaganbhatia profile image59
    gaganbhatiaposted 12 years ago

    Not really. I meet hundreds of people but really can't tell their age from their appearance.

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  6. marwan asmar profile image67
    marwan asmarposted 12 years ago

    I am good at this though sometimes I make mistakes, people vary in looks....

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  7. lupine profile image65
    lupineposted 12 years ago

    It  could go either way. I have found it's better not to guess people's age because they will most likely be insulted if you go over. If I want to know someones's age, I usually figure out a way so that they tell me what their age is, without really asking.

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  8. Chuck Bluestein profile image63
    Chuck Bluesteinposted 12 years ago

    Yes I am great at it. Estimate their age and then subtract 25 years or say 19 or 20. People do not like it when you guess higher than what they are, but they love it when you guess their age at much younger than what it is. Note that when it comes to children guess older than what you think they are.

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  9. stanwshura profile image71
    stanwshuraposted 12 years ago

    I am *horrible* at this!  "I don't HAVE grandchildren!"....."You're CARDING me??"

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  10. adjkp25 profile image83
    adjkp25posted 12 years ago

    I am a huge failure at guessing someone's age; I can be off by a decade or more.

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  11. Alecia Murphy profile image66
    Alecia Murphyposted 12 years ago

    I don't ask, that's too personal unless you have an official reason like for job applications or something like that. Like Lupine says, there are ways to figure out someone's age without having them say it out loud.
    Sometimes I guess correctly, sometimes not- it depends. So many people look younger or older than they are so it's definitely hard to even estimate now.

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  12. Kalux profile image75
    Kaluxposted 12 years ago

    I am pretty good at guessing ages but when it comes to people guessing my age I am always much older than they think. (Not complaining! hehe)

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