Young Whippersnappers Discuss The Weirdest Things Old People Like To Do

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    Font - ? r/AskReddit u/alisonxhot 1d What is something that old people love that you don't understand?
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    Font - r3tr0gam3r83. 1d 1 Award I'm a window cleaner and have a lot of elderly customers. Over the years I've found they LOVE to be the first one to tell me one of the neighbours has died. To the point where if I say 'yeah, Thelma already let me know', they look genuinely disappointed and annoyed that they weren't the one to break the news to me. Reply 20.4k
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    Rectangle - Hermes_Domain. 1d They just seem to like gossip in general. Death will certainly qualify. 48.7k 8.7k
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    Font - Mermaid_Queen1708. 1d My dad is a baby boomer and he literally walks around the neighborhood, daily, to find out new information from the neighbors so he can come tell my mom he's so proud that he knows new info he can share. Community watch ... 4.9k
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    Font - Weird-Traditional . 1d Telling you who died recently, famous or not famous. ... Reply 2.6k
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    Font - Awakeonthewater. 1d F1 Award My Mom wouldask: "Do you remember Mary Bligh?" I'd reply "No", so she would add: She was our neighbor on High Street?" "She had those two boys who were seven years older than you?" But bottom line was always, "Well, she's dead now." 42k ...
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    Font - genipapaya • 1d 1 Award In my country (Brazil), old people sit in front of their houses and do absolutely nothing for hours, just watching people and cars go by. This is more common for lower social class, for instance my grandma and her friends gather everyday at someone's door and just sit there until the night comes (they are retired). ... Reply 24.5k
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    Font - 049077 ChallengeLate1947 • 1d 1 Award I live in a very rural part of America, and old people do the same thing here. Old men will sit in front of their houses drinking beer and waving at cars that go by. It seems really nice actually. Guess there comes a point where you're content to just sit back and let the world come to you. 14.5k
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    Font - Metom_Xeez. 1d 2 Awards There is this weird type of traditional Vietnamese music my parents said that only old people like and they could not stand it either. A decade later and apparently they enjoy it. I await my turn in fear. Edit: for those asking, it is Cải lương. Reply 25.2k
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    Font - _The_Room 1d . This is going to draw some hate but once I reached my 50's Bruce Springsteen's library suddenly became enjoyable. I'd always liked bits of his work here and there but once I got old enough, bam I get it. ... 47k 7k
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    Font - seaforcinnamon • 1d 2 Awards Oldie here... I worked for a Canadian clothing store called Marks. I used to point our new arrivals to my daughter to see if she liked them, and she would say "Ugh. Those are old people clothes!" One day she came in, looked around and said "You guys are starting to get some pretty good stuff." I laughed because nothing had really changed, and watched the expression on her face change as it slowly dawned on her. Reply 20.7k
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    Font - Flinkle 1d This reminds me of something a friend did several years ago...we went to the local courthouse to visit a friend of mine, and as we were leaving, my friend peeked into the courtroom window to see if there was anyone in there that she knew. There was a guy who went to school with us who was just a year older in there. My friend said, "Holy crap, so and so is in there! Have you seen him lately? My god, he looks about 50 years old!" We were 45 at the time. I just waited and said no
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    Font - IllustriousDirta • 1d Watching the news constantly Reply 15k
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    Font - Theoldelf. 1d 2 Awards I'm 73. Yes, I know what Reddit is. I love - retirement. Playing tennis with friends, then complaining about shit over coffee and a donut. Tinkering with stuff until I break it, then calling a qualified technician. ( gives my wife something to bitch about) Playing WoW when you snot-nosed kids are in school so I don't get killed trying to complete a quest. Skiing mid week at senior rates when the slopes are empty. That's just for starters. ... Reply 1.3k
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    Font - sirdigbykittencaesar. 1d Telling anyone who will listen about their various ailments. Look, I'm 57, so I'm ancient by reddit standards. But I vowed early on that I will not become one of these over-sharing old people. Reply 11.7k
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    Font - KenzoAtreides. 1d Sitting hours behind those slot machines Reply 5.5k
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    Human body - read-it-on-reddit. 1d Bitching about everything on the Nextdoor app Reply 6.2k
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    Font - neutrino_flavored. 1d Fine china and silverware. It's pretty in the way anything made in bulk can be, it's expensive, has very little resale value, fragile as fuck, and virtually useless unless you're trying to impress another old person. Personal opinion, no hate Reply 8.3k
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    Font - I_love_pillows. 1d GB Soap operas. I get bored after 30 mins how does someone watch 500 episodes. Reply 602
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    Font - OldnBorin. 1d Oh my god, just sitting down in my recliner is glorious. Younger people may think I'm nuts but I have so much stuff going on, it's nice to just sit down and relax Reply 2.3k
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    Head - rockhavenrick • 1d Walking around naked in the gym locker room Reply 42k +

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