Age Perception: Compliment or Insult?

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The discussion revolves around perceptions of age and how comments about looking older or younger can be interpreted differently based on context and gender. An 18-year-old participant expresses that being told he looks 22 is flattering, while looking 16 feels insulting. The conversation suggests that the age at which these perceptions shift may vary, with a general consensus that the threshold for compliments versus insults could be around five years, especially until one reaches 40, after which comments may be dismissed as unrealistic rather than offensive.Participants reflect on their experiences with age-related comments, noting that as they mature, they tend to let such remarks slide without taking offense. There is also a discussion about societal expectations and stereotypes regarding age, particularly for women, and how these perceptions can influence self-image and interactions with others. The thread takes a humorous turn with playful banter and jokes about aging, emphasizing the lighthearted nature of the topic while exploring deeper themes of identity and societal norms.
  • #31
That's it, you're going to hell for sure now buddy.
 
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  • #32
marlon said:
I will take the risk anyhow. A God named SMURF does not really impress me. You could at least have chosen a Latin name man

marlon
Caeruleus Fatuus? Eh, marlon, can you inflect me? :blushing:
 
  • #33
Moonbear is 33.
 
  • #34
It doesn't matter what your chronological age is, it's how you think, act, feel, and look. I thought the girl two offices down from me was 25, she's 49 and a grandmother. :bugeye:

Moonbear is a youngster.
 
  • #35
Evo said:
It doesn't matter what your chronological age is, it's how you think, act, feel, and look. I thought the girl two offices down from me was 25, she's 49 and a grandmother. :bugeye:

Moonbear is a youngster.
And I am a fossil.
 
  • #36
:smile:
... What does that make me? :biggrin: An Embryo?
 
  • #37
arildno said:
And I am a fossil.

Wow the oldest human alive or nearly but may be not.

And EVO is about 25. Moonbear may be 27ish to me any way
:biggrin:
 
  • #38
Smurf said:
:smile:
... What does that make me? :biggrin: An Embryo?

More a Zygote :smile:
 
  • #39
Evo said:
Moonbear is a youngster.

Well i am a youngster too! :biggrin:

Why does women tend to hide their ages! :smile:
My GND told me she is 23 but i found out ,she is 25 :smile:
 
  • #40
Smurf said:
:smile:
... What does that make me? :biggrin: An Embryo?

a microscopic tadpole :biggrin:
 
  • #41
I'm not quite sure how other PF'ers regard fossils, but since most fossils are made when the animal is suddenly covered in sediments in the prime of their life and becomes preserved like that for all eternity, the association was, to my mind very clear:
I'm in a state of petrified, rock-hard youth..
 
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  • #42
heman said:
Why does women tend to hide their ages!
I don't lie about my age, but I find that some people tend to catgorize people based on age. A young girl might want to be thought of as more mature and

Wolram said:
And EVO is about 25.
:!) Good, I see you're taking those drugs I sent, just keep taking them. :-p

Marlon, however, is in deep trouble.

Arildno, you're not old. :rolleyes:
 
  • #43
arildno said:
I'm not quite sure how other PF'ers regard fossils, but since most fossils are made when the animal is sudden covered in sediments in the prime of their life and becomes preserved like that for all eternity, the association was, to my mind very clear:
I'm in a state of petrified, rock-hard youth..
Oh my. :bugeye: :biggrin:
 
  • #44
arildno said:
I'm not quite sure how other PF'ers regard fossils, but since most fossils are made when the animal is sudden covered in sediments in the prime of their life and becomes preserved like that for all eternity, the association was, to my mind very clear:
I'm in a state of petrified, rock-hard youth..
:smile: :smile: :smile: :smile: :smile: :smile: :smile: :smile: :smile: :smile: :smile: :smile:
Ok, old man, may be you are not an oopart.
 
  • #45
An out-of-place-artifact?
Perhaps I am an oopPF instead..:confused:
 
  • #46
Evo said:
I don't lie about my age, but I find that some people tend to catgorize people based on age. A young girl might want to be thought of as more mature and

Evo at this point i remember a nice song,Can you recognise it!

So she may be thirty-three
But that doesn't bother me
Her boyfriend's working out of town
I find a reason to go round
I climb a tree outside her home
To make sure that she's alone
I've see her in her underwear
I can't help but stop and stare

:smile: :smile: :smile: :smile:
 
  • #47
arildno said:
I'm not quite sure how other PF'ers regard fossils, but since most fossils are made when the animal is suddenly covered in sediments in the prime of their life and becomes preserved like that for all eternity, the association was, to my mind very clear:
I'm in a state of petrified, rock-hard youth..

Everyone who's a PFer more than 1 year is fossil! :rolleyes:(we use this term for senior students too) Of course yomamma is an exception!
 
  • #48
arildno said:
An out-of-place-artifact?
Perhaps I am an oopPF instead..:confused:
No, but you're making me reconsider my position on conversion therapy... and you've given me a great new use for the word fossilization. :biggrin:
 
  • #49
honestrosewater said:
No, but you're making me reconsider my position on conversion therapy... and you've given me a great new use for the word fossilization. :biggrin:
:smile: :smile: :smile:
 
  • #50
arildno said:
:smile: :smile: :smile:
No, wait, I have the groaner of the week: I guess if I want to win you over, I should get some books on fossil dating. :biggrin:
 
  • #51
honestrosewater said:
No, wait, I have the groaner of the week: I guess if I want to win you over, I should get some books on fossil dating. :biggrin:
FOSSIL DATING??
:biggrin:
What a delightful new concept!
:approve:
 
  • #52
arildno said:
FOSSIL DATING??
:biggrin:
What a delightful new concept!
:approve:

Well according to Lisa we are all fossils, so when can the dating begin?
 
  • #53
I'll just fetch my cane, dear, then I'll come over as soon as possible..
 
  • #54
arildno said:
I'll just fetch my cane, dear, then I'll come over as soon as possible..

Cane i am not that type of guy sorry.
 
  • #55
But, I do need my walking stick; isn't that a cane?
I don't understand what you were thinking of..
 
  • #56
arildno said:
But, I do need my walking stick; isn't that a cane?
I don't understand what you were thinking of..

Ooops ,walking stick phew :biggrin:
 
  • #57
wolram said:
Well according to Lisa we are all fossils, so when can the dating begin?
Wait, you and Arildno? :cry:
 
  • #58
Physics is Phun said:
does it switch between an insult and a compliment to being told you look older or younger?
I am an 18 year old guy. I would be complimented if you said i looked 22 but insulted if you said i looked 16.
But when does it switch, when I'm 22 will i be complimented or insulted to be called 20?
is there a difference if your a guy or girl?
Dear me, this thread has degenerated a lot, hasn't it?
 
  • #59
Evo said:
Wait, you and Arildno? :cry:

But, but, but, but,No He is a nice guy, but i couldn't date
any one that old. :biggrin:
 
  • #60
wolram said:
But, but, but, but,No He is a nice guy, but i couldn't date
any one that old. :biggrin:
I thought you liked fossils. :-p

Wait, aren't I older than Arildno? :cry:
 

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