"Old People" Habits Young People Admit To Doing
Recently, I stumbled upon this Reddit thread from several years ago, where user Jehovanoid wanted to know about those inner elderly habits young people have when they asked: "What 'old person' things do you do?"
The thread went viral, getting 16K comments. Below are the top and most often repeated "old people" things young folks are totally guilty of doing:
"I look up words on Urban Dictionary so I can try to understand words kids use."
—OkayestSkier
"My husband looked at me the other day and asked if I was ready to go to bed...it was 5:30 p.m."
—None
"Go grocery shopping early in the morning. Old people know what is up on that front. No lines. There and back home in 30 minutes."
—gudjuju
"I'm 47 and noticed the old age stuff happening a few years ago. Early to bed, less jeans and more comfy pants, tea instead of coffee, hold my books farther away, and love when plans cancel and I can stay home."
—willow0281
"Ask my wife to turn off the lights when we're not in the room because: 'I don't own stock in the electric company.'"
—CapAmericaJr
"I eat like an old person. I love Grape Nuts cereal, green bean casserole, Werther's Original, Cream of Wheat, corned beef hash, and especially butter pecan ice cream. I've been known to order meatloaf at restaurants."
—twocopperjack
"Complain when people come over after 7 p.m."
—letshaveadeepconvo
"I left work early so I could open up my new vacuum that was delivered today. I'm super excited to vacuum my whole house. Maybe when I'm done, I'll put plastic on the couch and plastic runners on the floor to keep the house more tidy."
—cls107
"I got angry at some kids running across my front yard last Halloween. I was THIS close to literally yelling, 'Get off my lawn!' before I stopped myself. I'm 34."
—MidvalleyFreak
"Make old man noises when I get off the couch, declare my hip hurts at least 70 times a day, and lose my glasses on my head. The list goes on, really."
—AllyBrat69
"Type with one finger on my phone."
—firegaming3
"I love to tell and retell boring, long-winded stories that go off on several tangents before I get to any real point. Stay tuned, though, because the next time we meet, I'm going to retell them again. :)"
—llcucf80
"I am prompt. Aggressively so. If you tell me to be at your house at 7:00, you best believe I'm knocking on your door before the clock hits 7:01. Fuck this 'fashionably late' or 'just get here whenever' shit. I didn't ask what time you want to meet up to secretly gauge how cool you are, I'm trying to make a plan, damn it."
—WatchTheBoom
"Almost 30. I don't know who the fuck famous people are these days. :/"
—mamamoonzz
"I say, 'Now why the heck did they change that?'"
—penelopiecruise
"Schedule nice dinners out with friends at 5 p.m. They complain about it all the time because we're not old enough (25–33) to eat that early, but I work days, and I don't like people. I just want to eat at a time when the restaurant isn't packed, and I'll get my food in a reasonable amount of time."
—CaptainBeverlyPicard
"I'm 24 and I arrive at work an hour ahead of time to beat the traffic. There's one other guy who does that, and he's been with the company for 46 years. We just chill in the break room until it's time to report for duty."
—MountainDude95
"Read the 'letters to the editor' section of newspapers whenever I'm grumpy, just to grumble arguments to myself if I disagree with them."
—AnAverageCanuck
"Never miss Jeopardy!"
—goofylookalike
"I get excited over buying household items. Just got a new washer/dryer. I'm stoked to do a load of laundry and see that baby go."
—super_techno_funk
"I tie and untie my shoes every time I take them off and put them back on. Shoes are expensive, I'm not wrecking the heel to save a few seconds."
—rusticnacho
And lastly, "Check the obituaries in the paper every morning to be sure I am not listed. I am 81."
—awaywego000
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The reality is that it leaves you extremely vulnerable. Throughout my 20s and 30s, I've watched countless friends get mistreated by men they couldn't afford to leave. And even if they do treat you well, what happens if they lose their job, get sick, or die? Everyone needs to be able to support themselves and their kids. What we really need is to fight for a living, thriving wages and shorter work weeks, so we can have fulfilling lives outside of work." —u/sketchthrowaway999 2."This recent resurgence of 'Y2K skinny' as a trend. Young ladies, we had so many eating disorders and dysmorphia issues. Don't chase that dragon." —u/Weird_sleep_patterns "2000s skinny wasn't a trend at all — it was pressure. It was feeling ashamed of your 'squishy thighs' and 'flabby stomach' as an active teen with a BMI of 20." —u/CasuallyExisting Related: 3."They're quick to hop on porn platforms the moment they turn 18, even when the majority of them don't need to do it to survive. The idea that sex work is empowerment is being forced, despite it still being mainly made for and consumed by men." —u/horsegal301 "On the one hand, I get it. If you're an attractive 18-year-old woman, I could imagine how hard it would be to turn down easy money that requires no employable skills. I don't blame them because what are legitimate options at that age? Especially if you're struggling to pay for college. Seems like now, more than ever, the first rungs on the ladder are paywalled. Having said that, it still freaks me out a bit. Not because a woman's pictures are out on the internet, or even that she might have slept with people for pay. What gets me with all forms of sex work is I can never shake the worry that she's spent so much time in a world where affection is bought and sold. I just don't know how you spend any time with that mindset, and not have it affect real relationships." —u/midnightBloomer24 4."The lack of concern about issues and rights that were hard fought to get — financial independence and security, rights to bodily autonomy, rights to work, rights to participation, etc." "These things have either been there for them already, or they believe they just exist. I've heard more than one young woman lament 'having to work' and 'Can't we just go back to when women didn't have to work?' Women have always worked, but they didn't get the benefits of it. They didn't have rights to their own money, property, education, children, consent, you name it. Generations of women have worked too hard to get those things for lack of concern to flit them away." —u/Lyeta1_1 5."Watching women in their early 20s get fillers and injections and end up looking older than me (in my 30s) is wild. The race against aging has always been around, but it's getting out of hand. It saddens me how afraid young women are of aging these days." —u/AnxiousTelephone2997 "I worry that younger generations are growing up not knowing what a natural human face looks like. It's becoming normalized for women in their 20s to all look the same, and have faces that don't move naturally because they're so full of fillers. Of course, everyone's free to alter their own body, but it concerns me when we're losing something as fundamentally human as facial expressions." —u/sketchthrowaway999 6."They think they're progressive-minded, but any advice from older women is heard through a filter of believing older women are jealous of them, so they dismiss it. It's just good old-fashioned internalized misogyny." —u/shitshowboxer "It is frustrating to watch a young person making horrible mistakes and disregarding the support and advice of all the older women in their lives because they are boomers or 'out of touch.' I was exactly the same way and deeply regret it now." —u/Valis_Monkey 7."The rising fear/avoidance of hormonal birth control among younger women. While women should always be fully informed of the risks and benefits of any medications they take, the safety profile of hormonal birth control is well-established, and the idea that any 'messing with your hormones is bad for your health' seems to be a growing trend among young women." "Don't get me wrong — hormonal birth control is not for everyone, but I hate to see young women suffering through PCOS or endometriosis symptoms, or worrying about unplanned pregnancies while relying on condoms because of this idea that synthetic hormones are bad. Even the convenience of not having a period is a valid reason to consider it." —u/bethadone_yeg Related: 8."The fear of being 'cringe' or 'weird.'" "I think getting older is going to hit people extra hard, if they keep this 'I'm X age now, I guess I have to drop my hobbies' thing up. 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She's particularly partial to Sancerre, Chablis and Vinho Verde—fresh, zippy, often mineral-driven white wines that are always a hit with guests and suitable for all occasions. Los Angeles-based certified sommelier and wine educator Brianne Cohen is on the same page. 'For whites, they tend to be high acid with little to no oak influence,' she told me in an email interview. 'Things like Albariño, value-priced Portuguese whites and easy-drinking Sicilian whites.' Segelbaum also name-checked Nortico Alvarinho, a Vinho Verde standout from Portugal's Monção e Melgaço subregion. 'It's about $15 and just gorgeous,' he said via email. 'We even served it at our wedding.' If it's good enough for a sommelier's nuptials, it's probably good enough for your average Tuesday. McCarthy keeps Luna Hart Grüner Veltliner from Santa Barbara on hand for guests. 'It gives people something familiar but just different enough flavor-wise,' he explained in an email. Grüner, with its notes of lime, white pepper and herbs, is one of the great under-the-radar white wine options for food pairings—from asparagus to pork schnitzel to Thai takeout. Plamondon gave a shout out to pinot grigio from Friuli, viognier and riesling in multiple styles and climates. The common thread? 'They're all high acid and super versatile,' she said in an ea Kris Pinot Grigio (another sub-$15 gem) and Lamoreaux Landing Riesling are great examples of how drinkable doesn't necessarily mean forgettable. Whatever you're doing or serving, these whites bring lift, brightness and that very specific sense of relief that comes from not having to think too hard about the wine while still somehow nailing it. House Rosés Pouring rose wine at a dinner party with friends. getty Rosé may have peaked in trendiness circa 2018, but for those of us in the know, it never stopped being the ultimate utility player. It chills quickly, drinks easily and looks cute on a table—and your Instagram feed. If your house wine lineup doesn't include a rosé, I'm not mad—just disappointed in you. One of my all-time favorites is Weingut Ingrid Groiss Hasenhaide's Rosé of pinot noir and zweigelt. It's a crisp, crushable wine made by a small producer in Austria (the gorgeous label is worth it alone). Think wild strawberries and mineral lift with just enough texture to add a pleasant element of complexity, something not often found in entry-level rosé. Di Costanzo had her 'house rosé' moment at the Clif Family tasting room in Napa. 'I asked for a bottle of their Rosé of Grenache to go with dinner,' she said via email. 'They poured me a splash and mentioned the case discount. I popped the trunk and upgraded to 12 bottles on the spot.' McCarthy is loyal to Château Saint-Pierre Tradition Rosé from Provence, calling it 'elegant, easy-drinking, and year-round-worthy.' It's a classic blend of cinsault, grenache and syrah that pairs with everything and offends no one—a distinct personality trait for any self-respecting house wine. Laura Falk, owner and operator of a touring and events company in the Finger Lakes leans local with dry rosé, especially for summer grilling. 'Little is better,' she wrote to me via wine community platform Grapeloop. And let's not forget about the viral 'chicken wine'—aka rosé from La Vielle Ferme. Another reliable sipper at well under $10 a bottle to keep around by the case for easy entertaining. Rosé's strength is its range. Bone-dry and zippy? Great. Slightly floral with a touch of roundness? Also great. Slightly off-dry with high acid for balance? Yum. All it really has to do is show up cold and not suck. Bonus points if it comes in a magnum or with your besties. So What Makes A Great House Wine Anyway? Across the board, the pros I interviewed via email, voice notes and DM exchanges on the fly agreed on a few things. A great house wine is delicious, repeatable and drama-free; it pairs with your lifestyle as much as your dinner; and it doesn't break the bank—whatever your bank looks like at any given moment. 'I want wines I don't have to think a lot about,' said Cohen. 'They're easy and breezy'—a perfect phrase for any bottle that's earned fridge-door status. 'Honestly, any wine can be a house wine if it makes you happy and brings a smile to others,' added Capaldi. That balance of approachability and authenticity is what elevates a wine from 'just something I opened' to 'something I always keep on hand.' And yes, what's considered a house wine will differ depending on your palate, budget and Thursday night mood. Some lean local. Others trust importers. A few go straight for the warehouse find or case discount. As Sferrazza wisely put it: 'It's your by-the-glass list—and you're buying by the case.'
