[billethkid]

I am always curious why some need to compartmentalize and measure.
Like older or younger or dem or repub or black or white to be converscent.

I never see or have never seen the need for knowing how old a person is or not. Or what flavor their politics are......etc.....etc....etc.

It is all about people and their likes or dislikes.......not whether they measure up according to whatever or whoever scale(s).

[Bavarian]

Originally Posted by graciegirl

Those of us OLDER villagers have lived long enough to know the difference between threads that are clearly asking for information and insight and those that are thinly veiled opportunities to try to feel superior. We older villagers are superior because we are superior. When the rest of you get to be our age then perhaps you will be superior too. Until then all of this bragging about being younger is just falling on deaf (in many cases truly deaf) ears.

Carry on. I am turning up my Kingston Trio music.

Back to back....belly to belly.............

Liebe Fr. Gantner und Dear Grace,
I am not growing Older, I am becoming Less Young.

[Bavarian]

Originally Posted by graciegirl

Those of us OLDER villagers have lived long enough to know the difference between threads that are clearly asking for information and insight and those that are thinly veiled opportunities to try to feel superior. We older villagers are superior because we are superior. When the rest of you get to be our age then perhaps you will be superior too. Until then all of this bragging about being younger is just falling on deaf (in many cases truly deaf) ears.

Carry on. I am turning up my Kingston Trio music.

Back to back....belly to belly.............

Liebe Fr. Gantner und Dear Grace,
I am not growing Older, I am becoming Less Young.

[Barefoot]

Originally Posted by gamby

Attitudes go with the person, not with the age of the person;

Like.

[Cantwaittoarrive]

Originally Posted by jbdlfan

I see a distinct difference in attitudes, experiences and belief systems in Villagers under 65 right now versus those that are not. The reason I bring this up is I notice comments that vary quite often along these lines. I am talking about folks that experienced college or whatnot in the late 60s , early 70s versus late 50s , early 60s. I golf and interact with both sets of individuals but I notice so much of a difference. My question.....Am I the only one that sees this? I'm not condemning or praising either group, just seeing a significant difference.

I would say if you experienced college in the late 60's or early 70's you are not a younger villager. I graduated from college in the mid 80's and have people in my neighborhood that graduated in the early 90's. I would say they qualify as younger villagers. Of course there are differences in attitudes but it has nothing to do with age. Has everything to do with life experiences and culture and personal beliefs and on and on

[sunnyatlast]

Originally Posted by billethkid

I am always curious why some need to compartmentalize and measure.
Like older or younger or dem or repub or black or white to be converscent.

I never see or have never seen the need for knowing how old a person is or not. Or what flavor their politics are......etc.....etc....etc.

It is all about people and their likes or dislikes.......not whether they measure up according to whatever or whoever scale(s).

Best post this month!

Stereotyping people into groups and into boxes and labeling the boxes according to how much others should dislike, ignore, discount, ridicule, dismiss each boxed group……and then champion the group that agrees with us……

Very uncomfortable when that happens.

[tomwed]

I use to laugh to myself in the 70's whenever I heard a college student explain to an older person "Hey man, I'm just doing my own thing". On many campuses, their own thing looked a lot like everybondy elses own thing.

I remember that the only TV show anyone would bother watching in the dorm sitting room was "All in the Family". The room would be packed. I can't remember any other show at the time that pitted one generation against the other with both sides being funny.

"Those were the days."

This is worth reading for more facts and opinions about All in The Family.

click here

[NYGUY]

Originally Posted by Cantwaittoarrive

I would say if you experienced college in the late 60's or early 70's you are not a younger villager....

Oh darn....I guess all hope is lost now!!