Old People.

[iBlueBox]

What are your views on the elderly?

Do you respect them? Dislike them? Do you think they need to mix more with younger generations?

Personally, I like old people, I some times feel a bit sorry to them, I always like to help them.

[Suspective]

Some can be alright and then there is some who are annoying and enjoy spying on you. If I look up when I'm walking downtown I can guarantee there will be an old lady staring at you, once I went down to the park with some mates and its opposite loads of flats and there was nearly a dozen old people staring down from their windows.

I don't mind ones who are about 60 - 75 maybe 80 but older than that and they can be quite annoying.

[Moh]

Some can be ok and some aren't :P

I don't like the ones who stereotype younger people and watch you. Also when they KNOW you're behind them and that they're stopping you from getting past when they know they could move over a little to let you past.

Also don't like those who expect to be treated with respect etc.. Yes, they should be respected, but you get some who push in at shops and on buses. I like to offer them to go first.. even though I'll be 10 times quicker, thus saving time. But oh well :P

Oh, and those who actually get buses during rush hour just to do a little bit of shopping. I think people getting to work/school/college is more important than them getting some werthers originals or sumin.

I'm more used to my grandparents though. My granddad is 80 next month, he goes swimming, to the gym and cycles miles every day. Hes more active than me! My mum was just going to invite family and go for a nice meal for his 80th.. but he wants to have a go somewhere where we can have a dance too haha.

So I think my dislike to some older people is mainly due to the fact I'm used to my granddad whos very independent :P

[Jessicrawrr]

I love old people, they rock.
I don't like old people who act old, if you get me, like they're all bitter.

[Volumise]

I love old old people, they're so cute walking with their stick and all. But some old people are just cranky, those ones I hate.

[Stephen]

I think they're alright. I heard they are good in bed too once they get a replacement hip

[buttons]

i like old people and old couples omg aww it is so cute
they are always so friendly and nice, even the alcoholics. i like older people more than people my own age

[wiktoria]

I love old people awww they are so cute and nice they always smile and it's just awww and you rarely get grumpy old people.

[Narnat,]

I think they are adorable! They are always smiling and when you walk past them they exchange smiles with you or say hi. I also this that it is sometimes understandable why some are grumpy because some of them are in pain constantly and I mean wouldn't you be a bit grumpy and sick of it? Also because a lot of other teenager tent to take the piss out of them so they are just use to it and also in regards to what was said about them spying I guess they are just doing their bit for community, This is what my gran use to do becasue it reminded her of her youth and she was looking out for people. I don't think they always mean to be intimidating when they look out windows.

[iBlueBox]

I think they are adorable! They are always smiling and when you walk past them they exchange smiles with you or say hi. I also this that it is sometimes understandable why some are grumpy because some of them are in pain constantly and I mean wouldn't you be a bit grumpy and sick of it? Also because a lot of other teenager tent to take the piss out of them so they are just use to it and also in regards to what was said about them spying I guess they are just doing their bit for community, This is what my gran use to do becasue it reminded her of her youth and she was looking out for people. I don't think they always mean to be intimidating when they look out windows.

Yeah, I watched a show on BBC 2 the other night, where young people looked after old people at a resident village and,

a man who was old, was getting fed by the teenager, and the teenager was asking just simple questions like, are you finished ect? and the old man shouted at him to go away, but you can understand why, as wouldn't you be angry when your old, and unable of doing simple tasks like eating,

[FlyingJesus]

wouldn't you be angry when your old, and unable of doing simple tasks like eating,

Absolutely, I'm not surprised a lot of them get on edge tbh. Can't imagine anything more frustrating than no longer being able to do things for yourself that would previously have just been natural

For me it's just like any age group - some are great, some are annoying and/or abusive and for the main part they're just normal people

[GommeInc]

Yeah, I watched a show on BBC 2 the other night, where young people looked after old people at a resident village and,

a man who was old, was getting fed by the teenager, and the teenager was asking just simple questions like, are you finished ect? and the old man shouted at him to go away, but you can understand why, as wouldn't you be angry when your old, and unable of doing simple tasks like eating,
I know loads of elderly men and women who hate too much help. Like carrying shopping, they hate it when people start making a fuss when they're more than capable.

Anyway, some are okay, some are not. It's with any large group :P Some are right buggars when some are incredibly sweet, gentle and wise.

[Nikki]

I love old people, some of them are so cute. When you see them eating in restaurants by themselves I feel so sorry for them! At my nan's old peoples home, some of them are really antisocial and bitter towards younger people.

[Nuxty]

I think a lot of mixed views will come up here! In my own personal opinion, I can get on with anyone, I love old people, I just think its great to talk to someone who has experienced different things to you, lived in a different era of society and I just think talking to someone older makes a change!

Others may say they don't like old people as much as I do, but I understand their point as we are different generations that are really miles apart! :P

[skrmz]

I like to watch them fall, as I fall with them but I fall with laughter.

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[Janet Snakehole]

Some are absolutely adorable but I hate being stuck behind them when I'm in a rush to get somewhere.

[AgnesIO]

Elderly people are just people who have lived longer than us..

I don't think many mean to be rude, or annoy. They just want to get on with their lives like any of us.

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On the other hand, at Orient the other night when we got our equaliser against Arsenal some grumpy **** using a walking stick started shouting at me to move. I pointed out to him I could hardly move when there were over a thousand people in front of me, then he moaned again, I moaned at him.

******* ***** :rolleyes:

But I stand by what I say, the majority of elderly people do not mean to annoy and just want to get on with their lives.

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Lol at whoever said I don't mind people who are sixty to seventy five. Sixty really isn't old :L