CycleChat investigates ageism.

[SpokeyDokey]

No direct ageism but I do not like the media messages from some parts of society blaming all society's ills on those somewhat longer in the tooth.

 

[KnittyNorah]

No direct ageism but I do not like the media messages from some parts of society blaming all society's ills on those somewhat longer in the tooth.

Especially as those of us who were teenagers/young adults in the 60s had all society's ills blamed on us back then, too!

 

[PK99]

Definitely experienced ageism during recent holiday in Vancouver. Allowed on to busses first. Always offered a seat on busses and trains. Discounted fares even as a tourist.

 

[cyberknight]

My body is ageist.

The older I get the more it hurts me.

after 36 years of manual jobs im starting to find it harder to keep up with the exprctations of my employer who is always looking for ways to give you more work to improve efficiency beyond anything else i have ever done ,expected to keep pace with people 30 years younger, even in winter you can be sweating and in summer people have passed out.

 

[Rusty Nails]

I must look incredibly young for my age then... I usually get "What can I do for you, buddy?" or "Can I help ya, mate?"

That's almost as bad as "can I help you guys"

 

[Saluki]

Are you really older than me?

I don’t know, young man. How old are you?

 

[oldwheels]

I do get discounted passenger fares on Calmac ferries and of course free bus travel. My car also gets a ferry discount but this is not so much age directly as infirmity brought on by age as I have a Blue Badge.
We all get free prescriptions in Scotland so not age related.
Optician appointments are also free but only for OAP’s I think.

 

[classic33]

I don’t know, young man. How old are you?

Are you old enough to leave school yet?
151/2 now, if I remember correctly.

 

[stephec]

I don’t know, young man. How old are you?

53.

 

[Joey Shabadoo]

53.

That's young for a turtle.

 

[stephec]

That's young for a turtle.

I've not got a turtle's head though.

 

[Deleted member 1258]

53.

Still in your prime then, 17 years my junior.

 

[Lozz360]

after 36 years of manual jobs im starting to find it harder to keep up with the exprctations of my employer who is always looking for ways to give you more work to improve efficiency beyond anything else i have ever done ,expected to keep pace with people 30 years younger, even in winter you can be sweating and in summer people have passed out.

What job do you have where you are worked until you pass out?

My older brother once told me that he realised he must be looking his age when the security people on entering his local football ground (he was a Bristol City season ticket holder) stopped searching him.

I am 62 now. During the recent Covid restrictions, you had to comply with track and trace by either writing down your contact details or scanning a QR code with your phone on entering a cafe or pub. Frequently, I found that the member of staff didn’t seem to believe me when I said that I had scanned the code successfully. I’m sure they were judging me on my age and assuming I wouldn’t be able to use the technology. Most older people did seem to prefer to write their contact details down, but I felt a little insulted that the younger staff member assumed that a) I am too old to use a smart phone and b) I would be lying about it.

 

[ColinJ]

I don’t know, young man. How old are you?

53.

Still in your prime then, 17 years my junior.

Only until the next birthday though...!

 

[matticus]

No direct ageism but I do not like the media messages from some parts of society blaming all society's ills on those somewhat longer in the tooth.

I have the worst of both worlds :
with age I have gained the wisdom that my predecessors have fecked up society and the planet,
AND I'm old enough for lippy youngsters to blame this stuff on me!