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Redway
30-09-2018, 03:29 PM
Seen a documentary the other day classifying old age as 50+. They did drill the point home about 7 times but I just thought it would be interesting to see what other people’s definition of senile/elderly is.
Babayaro.
30-09-2018, 03:31 PM
Depends entirely on the individual tbh.
Redway
30-09-2018, 03:32 PM
I just feel something important happens at 5-year intervals age-wise from 25 on so that’s why the poll options go up in 5-year waves.
RileyH
30-09-2018, 03:33 PM
18
Babayaro.
30-09-2018, 03:34 PM
BUT, I would class an old person as being around 60+
Redway
30-09-2018, 03:35 PM
BUT, I would class and old person as being around 60+
I’d say so. And 50 to 60 = earliest senile period.
45’s bang on middle age.
smudgie
30-09-2018, 04:07 PM
66 plus...that’s when most people can claim their pension now, depending on their date of birth.
Some people are old at 40 and some people are still young at 70:shrug:
65 + as thats when you pick up a government pension.
I think old age a couple of hundred years ago would have been around 40 to 45, but not any more
Marsh.
30-09-2018, 04:23 PM
Yeah when you draw your pension.
50 to me is middle-aged.
JoshBB
30-09-2018, 04:24 PM
Like, 60-65 imo. Since a lot of people retire, or begin thinking about retiring around that age range.
Mokka
30-09-2018, 04:39 PM
How ever old I am now... I feel it
Cherie
30-09-2018, 04:44 PM
Yeah when you draw your pension.
50 to me is middle-aged.
Thats going to be 70 soon for state pen
Crimson Dynamo
30-09-2018, 04:59 PM
having old parents and seeing plenty relations die I would say 75
mind you my mum is in her late 70s and still watches BB, uses her Alexa every day and does her own online shopping and still sells stuff on gumtree and goes shopping on her own etc
(ok she did call Aexa Eliza today and told me it wasnt working)
Old age at 60? lol - yer baws
AnnieK
30-09-2018, 05:02 PM
My dad is 71 and as sprightly as a lot of 45 year olds....my mum died at 65 and that seems so young. I think it depends on the person, their outlook and health.
Crimson Dynamo
30-09-2018, 05:04 PM
My dad is 71 and as sprightly as a lot of 45 year olds....my mum died at 65 and that seems so young. I think it depends on the person, their outlook and health.
It does ( and 65 is very young to die, my condolences)
The ex's dad is 88 and still drives, plays golf every week and looks and acts about 60
His aunt lived to 102 and his mum to 98
Marsh.
30-09-2018, 05:05 PM
Thats going to be 70 soon for state pen
And what about it? :oh:
Crimson Dynamo
30-09-2018, 05:06 PM
This is not a good thread for neem who effectively became a pensioner this week
:worry:
Babayaro.
30-09-2018, 05:12 PM
It's actually so weird that my Dad is 54. Time goes by far too quickly :worry:
Crimson Dynamo
30-09-2018, 05:23 PM
It's actually so weird that my Dad is 54. Time goes by far too quickly :worry:
And he wont believe that you are as old as you are
Redway
30-09-2018, 05:38 PM
having old parents and seeing plenty relations die I would say 75
mind you my mum is in her late 70s and still watches BB, uses her Alexa every day and does her own online shopping and still sells stuff on gumtree and goes shopping on her own etc
(ok she did call Aexa Eliza today and told me it wasnt working)
Old age at 60? lol - yer baws
60’s the youth of old age. Elderly’s applicable a certain point over age 75. In my opinion.
It's actually so weird that my Dad is 54. Time goes by far too quickly :worry:
You better hold on tight my friend cause the next 20 years just whizz past...
Crimson Dynamo
30-09-2018, 05:43 PM
I think the worst thing you can do is retire
people underestimate how much and how important a job is in life
you sit down
you stay down
joeysteele
30-09-2018, 05:44 PM
To me age is just a number.
Crimson Dynamo
30-09-2018, 05:50 PM
when you are 6 someone who is 23 is fecking Methuselah
Cherie
30-09-2018, 05:52 PM
And what about it? :oh:
:hehe:
To me age is just a number.
https://i.kym-cdn.com/entries/icons/original/000/017/981/The_Real_Story_Behind_Black_Guy_On_The_Phone_Meme-500x500.jpg
cher is younger than most 30 year olds so yeah, old age is subjective!
Oliver_W
30-09-2018, 08:46 PM
I think roughly:
20-35ish = "adult but still young"
35-45/50ish = "adult"
50-60 = "middle aged"
65+ = "old"
edit: I know people seldom live to 100-120, but middle age is more a time of life/frame of mind than a literal midway point, and with life expectancy growing people in their fifties way well see 100
Babayaro.
30-09-2018, 08:49 PM
And he wont believe that you are as old as you are
Definitely
Elliot
30-09-2018, 08:50 PM
It so depends on the individual and your perception can depend on people of that age you have experience with so it’s just so subjective but I’d say from my experience it’s around 70. I’m honestly not scared of getting old the only thing I’m petrified of is death :x
Babayaro.
30-09-2018, 08:50 PM
https://i.kym-cdn.com/entries/icons/original/000/017/981/The_Real_Story_Behind_Black_Guy_On_The_Phone_Meme-500x500.jpg
:joker::joker::joker:
Withano
30-09-2018, 08:58 PM
Depends entirely on the individual tbh.
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Also I look forward to getting old :love: It will be amazing... especially if I have grandchildren by that point...
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