How old is middle age?
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You hit middle age on the day you first seriously consider how long you will live.
You hit middle age the first day you paint your hair.
You hit middle age when you prefer an older woman to a younger girl.
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As you can tell, I haven't thought much about middle age.
(Tongue firmly planted in cheek)
(Tongue firmly planted in cheek)
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I never considered I was old till 2 kids ages about 7 or 8 called me from across the street " hey old man do you have the time? " That is when I knew the clock was early 4th quarter. I was in my late 40's at the time. With a lopsided score it will be hard to get OT. I need turnovers.
Doug
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IMO, sir is just polite, I would address a much younger man as sir, in a work situation.
I personally hate being addressed as son by anyone not old enough to be my parent, me being 55 makes that like 75.
I Don't like young man either, unless by an obvious elder
My 33 year old daughter hates to be called Ma'am, madam . whatever. She isn't one for makeup and such, but has to accept being middle-aged now
winkyduck
TYVM Morgan William!!!
For me - just call me by my name. My senior year in HS and freshman year in college (18 and 19 y/o) myself a few friends of the same age coached a youth baseball team of mostly 11-12 year olds. At first they would call us "Mister....." until we told them to stop it and call us by our first names since we were young enough to be their older brother. They finally did and it worked out great. The funny thing was their parents - most of them were 10-15 years older than us and we might normally call them "Mister or Mrs' but since we were coaching their kids we just called them by their first names, too.
There is a reason Disney cast members have only their first names on their badge.
Not even close. I would say 45 to 60. How do you lump 30 year olds in with 60 year olds?
Doug
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Purely on math, but 45-60 is a decent number
Life expectancy for the average American male is 76.2 years old.
Opioid crisis hurts your chances, MrTop.
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true, but do you think there are more people dying from drugs than cig smokers thru the years ? I thought there were more cig smokers, I could be wrong. I think it is not an opioid problem , I think the problem is the technology because there is no pain meter. The MRI does not show pain. There is not a quick fix. They are working on it but it will take 50-75 years. When a person takes opioids they get use to it then they want more to get out of pain. I asked the doctors they have people of pain meds for 15+years.
Hmmm...
Cigarette smokers die a slow death.
Opioid users die in their teens or 20's, radically effecting life-expectancy numbers.
Cigarette smokers die a slow death.
Opioid users die in their teens or 20's, radically effecting life-expectancy numbers.
Doug
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Doug
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Over is always the favorite when you have already survived the first 30,40,50 or whatever number of years.
Life expectancy at age 65 would be
A good deal higher than 76
Heart disease and cancer are the 1-2 leading causes of death in the United States.
I've heard it said, "If you live long enough, you will contract some form of cancer."
Doug
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Not 333?
Doug
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I'd go a tad lower on middle age and maybe expand it a few years,59 and middle aged seems a stretch, double theage of 59 and you ain't making it to 118. 59 is almost a senior citizen, various terms of senior seem to define it either as 60,62,or 65
As to Sir, it is just common usage like have a nice day
One I find offensive ( if I was a woman) is mom directed at an older woman than the speaker, kind of ghetto like baby-mama
Son really pisses me off to, unless you are old enough to be my parent, I can deal with young man
unluckysob
EOG Dedicated
People are living longer than they ever have. Retirement age will soon be 70, 72. I am sure SS must be paying out more than they take in.
Doug
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I can see why my daughter could object to the term Ma'am, it is not quite the same as sir
Say working in retail using sir is quite appropriate to even a teenage boy, but not so much so to a young girl and
Ma'am usage, Miss is better there, bit but you pass from miss to ma' am at some point in time I, unlike sir
Say working in retail using sir is quite appropriate to even a teenage boy, but not so much so to a young girl and
Ma'am usage, Miss is better there, bit but you pass from miss to ma' am at some point in time I, unlike sir
unluckysob
EOG Dedicated
I don`t like it when I meet a young person and they call me Mr. H______. Call me by my first name please.
Miss to ma'am is never a smooth transition. Maybe this helps explain the unlikeability of the characters on those housewife shows. Although I think most of those made that transition many years ago.
Patrick McIrish
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I think your taking "middle age" a little too literal Doug...... it's not a math equation.
Middle age probably around 45-50 IMO.
For me you're a kid until you turn 30......
Young adult until 45 or so......
Then middle age until 65 or so.
At 65 you're a senior.
Middle age probably around 45-50 IMO.
For me you're a kid until you turn 30......
Young adult until 45 or so......
Then middle age until 65 or so.
At 65 you're a senior.
Doug
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Seems easy enough to fix after one conversation, just say calle Joe or whatever
Doug
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So at one point you have the very narrow range of 45-50 for middle agedness then bump it to 65 !
I think taking the mid-range of life expectancy is a decent starting point you
Pat you have 64 as middle-aged, too old IMO
No problem defining senior, usually 60-65 is the accepted definition, I have even seen 55 but never more than 65
It really is kind of a math question and vanity issue
Let's let GOD, I mean computer Bob rule on this