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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][img][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Why so secret about age?
Why ashamed to be “old”?[/quote]

It’s not a secret. It’s not about shame. It’s that it’s rude to ask personal questions — unless there’s an actual need to know the information.  There’s a whole list of nosy questions that I probably would not respond to, and part of that is because some seemingly innocuous questions aren’t, and I don’t want the burden of having to gently handle other people’s responses to my circumstances.

So, I’m old enough to say : “Why do you ask?” And my response depends upon their answer.  “Good” answers, by my standards, are things like: “I wonder if you remember Ida’s and the Kalorama Rink”. and “My brother went to Wilson too. You might know him.”  “Bad”answers are more about curiosity and comparisons. You don’t need to know my age if what you really want to know is what cosmetics I use.  [/quote]

Of course it’s about shame. People only say it’s personal and hide their age when they get older. Every newly minted 18 year and 21 year old will be delighted to tell you their age. 30 year olds may start to feel shame but the vast majority aren’t going to hide their age and say it’s personal information. No, that response is the province of old ashamed people.[/quote]

Gosh! My you’re arrogant!  Your personal “of course” doesn’t cover everyone. I’m overgeneralizing here — but I’ve noticed a lot of over generalizing about personal issues on this site — from people whose demographics differ sharply from my own.  
Whyte back at you sweetie.  [/quote]

You admit to overgeneralizing, but think I’m arrogant for overgeneralizing? Some weird hypocritical stuff here.

What’s this “whyte” stuff? Some weird racist sh*te? I’m not white by the way. [/quote]

Yep. I pointed out that you were overgeneralizing — and I returned the favor. Wheee. 
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