Online Group Shares 30 Things That Older Folks Absolutely Love But Younger People Do Not

This is quite an eye opening read!

Maryjane

• Published in Interesting
• March 10, 2024

Something like "aging like fine wine" refers to the idea that some things improve with age. However, have you ever wondered what the opposite of that is?

As you get older, are there things that are better and more approachable? Well, remember when you used to detest raisins like most children, but after around so many years, you now grow to love them and you have no idea why you get so excited about that.

It used to seem like the older people in our immediate vicinity misinterpreted us quite a bit when we were younger. Perhaps this made you assume that you would never be that way when you grew up.

But when generational divides take hold and we find ourselves as the elders complaining about the younger generation, the reality could be very different. When a Reddit discussion shifted to what the younger generation detests and what the older generations love, things got interesting. 

The replies are thought-provoking, given how much the modern world has changed, as a lengthy conversation about the things that older people simply don't comprehend about the younger generation took place. In any case, the topic of this post is mainly on things that people have grown to love as they have aged, so let's take a look at them!

1. "B****ing about everything on the Nextdoor app"

2. From an oldie

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.

3. "Waking up early. Grandma you are RETIRED. WHY WOULD YOU NOT SLEEP IN EVERYDAY???????"

4. "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"

5. "I’m 73. Yes, I know what Reddit is. I love - retirement. Playing tennis with friends, then complaining about s**t over coffee and a donut."

Tinkering with stuff until I break it, then calling a qualified technician. ( gives my wife something to b***h about) Playing WoW when you snot-nosed kids are in school so I don’t get [unalived] trying to complete a quest. Skiing mid week at senior rates when the slopes are empty. That’s just for starters.

6. "Two spaces after periods when typing."

7. "Working way over your scheduled hours for no pay. To show that you are a good hard working person."

8. He's right

9. So boring

10. Chaos everywhere

11. "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."

12. "Watching the news constantly"

13. "Going 35mph on the highway. Just stay off the damn highway Margaret you’re actually making everything worse for everyone and clearly you’re in no rush"

14. "They love to refuse to learn new things insisting that they just can't."

15. "Touching stranger's babies"

16. "Asking people when they’re getting married and having kids… I’m 27 and it’s incessant from my grandparents and mother."

17. "Everyone who learned to drive before GPS still love having in-depth conversations about alternative routes, even if they now use their phone’s maps and can see all the different options and about how long each would take."

18. "Now that I'm old, I just like to travel to places to look at the scenery. 20 year old me would not understand the point of that at all."

19. "I’ve reached the tipping point. I love my hedge and some drunk kid fell in it. Big hole. Will take four years to grow back. This ‘get off my lawn’ moment awakened the old in me."

20. Interesting

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).

21. Warm up

22. "Obsessed with the weather. My partner’s grandmother house sat while we were away for a trip and made sure to record the weather details for us of every day we were gone."

23. Breaking news

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.

24. "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.

25. "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 f**k, and virtually useless unless you're trying to impress another old person. Personal opinion, no hate"

26. "Facebook - adding your own name to a comment like “great photos, love Mum and John”. I f*****g know it’s you Maureen, it shows me your when you comment."

27. Christmas future

I'm in my mid 40's. I'll be the ghost of Christmas future to some of you. Ready? i had many of these same complaints in my teenage years. Things like music, life gets weird when music you listen to in your youth ends up on the oldies station.

Many of these things will happen to you, but you won't believe me for another 20 years minimum.

28. "They love asking me what I'm doing with my life 😁"

29. "Being assisted by young children means the world to them for some reason"

30. Black licorice

When you're young, it's tempting to write off the counsel of older people as irrelevant—or even offensive, depending on how it's delivered. That being said, there's undoubtedly value in the fact that older individuals typically possess experience that younger people do not, and in certain situations, their counsel may prove beneficial.

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Maryjane