2006-06-19 01:35:38 · 14 answers · asked by kimmie 1 in Society & Culture ➔ Other - Society & Culture
I kinda always had the impression that 65 was the magic number.
Of course, senior discounts start at 55.
Maybe, elderly isn't a specific age, though. It sounds more like an adjective used to describe someone becoming feeble because of age.
2006-06-19 01:39:25 · answer #1 · answered by treefrog 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
For the senior citizen discount you need to usually be at least 65 and I think that is the age for elderly as well.
2006-06-19 01:37:52 · answer #2 · answered by jshepard17 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Depends on the person...I think "elderly" sounds quite a bit older than "senior citizen" though, so I'd say mid-seventies to mid-eighties, depending how healthy they are. My dad is 69 but doesn't come across as elderly at all. My husband's grandma is I think 82 and only recently started to.
2006-06-19 01:42:43 · answer #3 · answered by Goddess of Grammar 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
It depends on what age of person your asking. I think my kids think I am elderly and I am only 38.
2006-06-19 01:38:51 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 0⤋
To me, people cannot be judged elderly by his age, it would be judged by the state of mind he/she has. I know so many people who are much much older than me (though I am only 24), are much energetic and enthusiastic than me. Can we call those people old? I can not say. I know my boss, he is right now 72, but we call him "young man of 72".
Regards
2006-06-19 01:44:32 · answer #5 · answered by Prince 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
some 50 yr old men and women are called elderly..
maybe it depends on the face.//looks
2006-06-19 01:39:45 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
My dad [bless his heart] is 87 and if you say he is elderly he looks at you like ME!!!
2006-06-19 02:01:26 · answer #7 · answered by Star of Florida 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
i think when they reach the age of a senior citizen... 60 yrs old
2006-06-19 01:39:13 · answer #8 · answered by boyang 5 · 0⤊ 2⤋
35 years is old your nearly 40 then aren't u never mind u coffin dodgers life begins at 40, so they say.
2006-06-19 01:41:59 · answer #9 · answered by cathharrynj 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Anyone 10 years or more older than me...regardless of how old I am!
2006-06-19 01:38:46 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋