How old do you think someone is when they are old?

Answer 1

when I was 5, I though 7 was old.
when I was 8, I though 13 was old.
when I was 14, I though 18 was old.
when I was 20, I though 30 was old.
when I was 35, I though 50 was old.
when I was 52, I though 65 was old.
I have learned a lot since I was 52.

Answer 2

In the 60's 60 years old was OLD. Now old is 80 or more. They say that in 20 years from now more people are going to be living to see 120 years old. Old is a state of mind that people all too willingly like to give into. I hear many people thriving on complaining about 'their ailments'. I tell them things they can do to feel better and they reply, 'oh well, I am just getting old.
There are senior citizen triatholons where many senior citizens are more physically fit than many young people

Tri-Umph
By Gina Shaw
WebMD Feature Reviewed By Michael Smith, MD
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This sounds like a fun way to spend a morning: Swim half a mile, dash out of the water and jump on your bicycle, bike 24 miles, then jump off and run another six miles. Why? Because you can.
We're talking about triathlon, a sporting event that combines swimming, biking, and running -- from the shorter "sprint" and "Olympic" distance triathlons, up to the brutal "Ironman," in which competitors swim 2.4 miles, bike 112 miles, then run a marathon. Triathlon has exploded in popularity over the past 10 years -- novice participation in the sport has increased 94% since 1994, according to the national sanctioning body USA Triathlon, and next year more than 40,000 athletes will compete in some 700 sanctioned races.

If you watch a triathlon, you'll probably notice something. The competitors aren't all lean, buff, hardbody types. You'll see white-haired grandfathers, middle-aged moms, and a fair number of people who look as if the furthest distance they run is from the couch to the fridge. And as they approach the finish line, at least one athletic-looking guy will be eating the dust of at least one sweet-looking grandmother.

Answer 3

Over 85 and 90.
I have had and do have relatives living beyond age 90. Psm.90:10; Age 70 is the true average.

I have a friend age 80, she needs no glasses to thread her needle and sew the neatest stitches that can be done, she has her real teeth. She goes all day long.

Answer 4

Older than me, ha ha.... really there are some 80 and 90 year olds around that are sharp as tacks, but the old parts are probably achy. I guess I think that someone is old when they can't do much of what they want to do because of pysical infirmities.

Answer 5

75

Answer 6

I concur with the other answers, but would say it's generally 15 years older than I am.

And Laura, that was an arrow to my heart!

Answer 7

72

Answer 8

93

Answer 9

Old is when you start looking at life through the rear window.

Answer 10

50.

Edited to say: Sorry, but I'm only 20 so 30 years older than me seems old! I'll probably change my opinion when I'm 49 though.