[2BNTV]

Ten years of difference of age can lead to different ways of viewing the world. People will have listened to, and like different kinds of music is one example. Watched different television shows, etc.

Possibly, the way some people view the spending of money on things that seem important to their respective age groups.

A couple of years difference is not too big a spread, to have different values. I one is 64 and another 66, they have grown up in the same culture and same very similar views on life.

Remember the old joke when an older person was talking to a much younger person saying, "I remember where I was when JFK was shot", and the young person replied, "who if JFK"?

I was talking to a young man last week who said he was a musician and I mentioned Neil Sedaka, and he replied, "who's that". Never heard of him. I'm sure if he mentioned a new group from his generation, I was have answered the same way.

[justjim]

There are residents in TV who are 74 who are "young" and residents who are 55 who are many years older in their actions and attitude. That is my observation after 8 years.

Your "attitude" and behaviors has more to do with your background, education and experiences than your age IMHO.

[sunnyatlast]

Maybe the o.p. is referring to geographic differences, between the oldest sections and the newest? I've heard resentment toward newer/younger residents moving in because "there's too much money over there" (south of 466).

(My reply was, "what sane developer-builder would target buyers who don't have money?" but that fell on deaf ears).

I don't think people who bought the thousands of patio villas, courtyard villas, ranch-cottage homes or designer homes are flaunting their money, especially since over half of all homeowners here paid cash for them.

Also considering that the national new home median selling price was $221,800 and the average selling price was $272,900 according to 2010 Census data.

http://www.census.gov/const/uspriceann.pdf

[asianthree]

My parents have a different idea of finance and homes in retirement than I do. First they are 25 years older than I am. So I guess being raised during the depression makes a difference.

[Pointer]

Originally Posted by TheVillageChicken

I am on my 70th lap around the sun and spent the afternoon shucking and eating Bon Secour oysters and learning to play this song stoned. You never know.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2IKZ7Tbqyg4

Thanks for the link, that was catchy.

[fb32162]

Originally Posted by justjim

There are residents in TV who are 74 who are "young" and residents who are 55 who are many years older in their actions and attitude. That is my observation after 8 years.

Your "attitude" and behaviors has more to do with your background, education and experiences than your age IMHO.

I couldn't agree more! I've met so many people here in TV in their 70s and 80s that have retained the curiosity and sense of adventure of youth. I've also met people in their 50s so rigid and stuck in the past (some even still wear the same hairstyle and eyeglasses from 30 yrs ago) they seem very old no matter what their age.

[tomwed]

Do you think the following Characteristics and AT Work feel accurate? I do.

http://extension.missouri.edu/extcou...enerations.pdf

[jbdlfan]

Originally Posted by tomwed

Do you think the following Characteristics and AT Work feel accurate? I do.

http://extension.missouri.edu/extcou...enerations.pdf

Well, this is incredibly accurate from my viewpoint and is close to what I was referring to. I lost my father recently and have thought often about his generation. He was incredibly loyal, to a fault sometimes. I on the other hand am much more skeptical.
I had this conversation with my spouse and found out we disagree completely from my original premise. I felt one way but we had completely different experiences with the same "groups." So maybe I am alone....Like I said, I'm not condemning or praising either. Just a personal observation.

[OldManTime]

We old folk, stop at stop signs!

[TheVillageChicken]

Originally Posted by OldManTime

We old folk, stop at stop signs!

And often forget to move on.

[Chi-Town]

Originally Posted by tomwed

Do you think the following Characteristics and AT Work feel accurate? I do.

http://extension.missouri.edu/extcou...enerations.pdf

Characteristics for sure. Especially the conservatism mentioned in the Silent Generation chart.

[graciegirl]

Originally Posted by Chi-Town

Characteristics for sure. Especially the conservatism mentioned in the Silent Generation chart.

YUP. I agree. Boomers say that rules should be obeyed unless they are contrary to what they want.

I am so glad I am me and as old as I am. I was liberal when I was young but like most people became more moderate with age.

[dewilson58]

Originally Posted by graciegirl

YUP. I agree. Boomers say that rules should be obeyed unless they are contrary to what they want.

I am so glad I am me and as old as I am. I was liberal when I was young but like most people became more moderate with age. When you see how things work, usually you lean more toward the right.

Boomer here. There are rules I obey that are contrary to what I want.

[Tennisnut]

Boomer here. There are rules I obey unless they need to be changed. For example, how many rules were changed due to causes in the 60's and 70's? Civil right, women's rights, the Vietnam war protest. If these young boomers did not stand up against rules, blacks would sitting in the back of the bus, drinking out designated fountains, women not have control of their bodies nor be making comparable pay for comparable work. I guess what I mean, boomers don't mind rocking the boat or questioning authority since authority is granted by the citizens of this nation.

[dewilson58]

Originally Posted by Tennisnut

Boomer here. There are rules I obey unless they need to be changed. For example, how many rules were changed due to causes in the 60's and 70's? Civil right, women's rights, the Vietnam war protest. If these young boomers did not stand up against rules, blacks would sitting in the back of the bus, drinking out designated fountains, women not have control of their bodies nor be making comparable pay for comparable work. I guess what I mean, boomers don't mind rocking the boat or questioning authority since authority is granted by the citizens of this nation.

You Go Girl!!!