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FullblownRose wrote: »

I don't see the benefit of mentlly feeling like a teenager, that usually means the persn is a loud pain in the butt who drinks too much and makes a nuisane of themself (their idea of being young).

I prefer them to people in their 20s/early 30s and act like they're about 50!

I definitely don't feel like a teenager (how could I in my 30s?) but I definitely don't feel "old" either. Again, how could I when I don't know what it feels like! I do feel early aspects of ageing all right though: I'm still recovering after a big night out last Saturday.
On normal nights out, a few drinks is the limit - no more getting wasted.
I definitely feel stiffer in the joints at times too. And can't eat anything I like and not experience the clothes getting more snug!
But Jesus there's a bit to go yet before I'll know what it's like to be actually old-aged.

FullblownRose wrote: »

Are you automatically old at 30

I love to shag 30+ girls
I am 37
I skydive
I do crazy things
I go to clubs
I drink
I smoke weed
I like my job

If this is old then I love it.

Deleted User wrote: »

You sound like an ad for tampons :pac:

Getting into vaginas, yes! :cool:

I know I can't wrote a post without mentioning Spain, so sorry about this (:o) but my idea of age has altered during my time here. I'm considered a "young one" here according to everyone I talk to (I'm 34). I walk into a bar and referred to my the barman as "Joven" (young wan) all the time (and I look like someone in her 30s). I remember I had a student who was turning 39 and I made the usual, predictable, inane comment of, "Oooh getting close to the big four-oh!!:eek::eek::)" and he looked at me with not an ounce of sarcasm or irony or humour and said,

"Well, I'm still a young guy, so no problem".

"Oh right ", says I, feeling like a prize fool.


Many, if not most people here reach their late 80s and most of my students would have grandparents in their 90s, some of them even reaching 100 or a bit older (and no one would bat an eyelid if they did - except me). They live forever here, so obviously people's views on their age is relative to that. It's very interesting.

You don't leave your parents house 'till your early 30s here and you don't start working 'till your late 20s and people tend to have kids when they're approaching 40. What we consider as "young parents" are almost non-existent
here.


The city is full of really old people out and about getting from a to b and socialising and living their lives to the full. They have centres where elderly people can drop into to socialise with each other. I think the regular human contact is a major factor in explaining their longevity.

It's something I really love about living here and although I don't plan on staying here forever, this is one thing that could change my mind; it's very contagious.