Why the Covid pandemic and lockdowns might have improved the way we feel about older people
I hope there are perks to getting older. Youth is wasted on the young, as the saying goes. Mainly said by older people, I suspect.
In the 2021 Office for Seniors' Attitudes Towards Ageing report, four in five New Zealanders reported 'great respect' for the elderly. Half said that older
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There has been a surprising, but heartening finding, in the Office for Seniors report. Photo / Getty Images I hope there are perks to getting older. Youth is wasted on the young, as the saying goes. Mainly said by older people, I suspect. In the 2021 Office for Seniors' Attitudes Towards Ageing report, four in five New Zealanders reported 'great respect' for the elderly. Half said that older
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