Are you happy to listen to an old timer's stories?

Question

Or do you roll your eyes and look for the nearest exit?

Answer 1

If he or she was a success in life, then yes.

Answer 2

I enjoy hearing what they have to say. True, some things may be boring like the; "I remember when we had to walk 5 miles to go to school", OK, I heard this a million times, Ha!
I do remember when this old timer was telling me and a friend about finding Gold. We ask about panning and how to look. So, one day my buddy and me got the flat-bottom fishing boat and went fishing on the river the man told us about and of course we took some Pie Pans. We actually did find some gold, not much, but, we picked out with tweezers and put in a little vial and took and showed the man what we found. It was exciting for us and even today it fun to take someone to that river and show them what they can find. Can learn a lot listening to the old folks.

Answer 3

I love listening to old people's stories. As long as they don't tell the same ones all the time like my gran does lol, but seriously, you can learn so much from them.

My gran lived during world war II as a little girl, she remembers a dogfight above her house, my grandad was an evacuee and a bomb being dropped two streets away! How cool is that?! People just don't listen to them which makes them mad and whine about youngsters but what they don't realise is that their stories are cool.

She told me how my area used to look before it was all built up, then she brought out all the old photographs of the town and the trams and horses and it was awesome! Then there was a beautiful old picture of her grandmother in like, victorian times with this amazing dress on.

All you have to do is ask and I'm sure they'll be happy to tell you about things in those days.

Answer 4

whenever someone, ANYONE starts talking, I immediatly open my ears and listen. Maybe I don't agree with whatever they're saying but it's always interesting to hear things from another perspective.

I would never roll my eyes at an elder, not only is that rude, but I have no doubt my ma' would pop out of no where and kick my *** for it.

I always listen, because if I don't, I may miss out on some valuable lesson. Most old people are very wise, and very willing to share their stories, you only have to ask.

So, to answer your question, I would probably be the one to bug them for stories in the first place ;)

Answer 5

If they are a good story teller, no matter what age, I could listen for hours. I love a particular authors books because he is a good story teller. As far as I can tell, he is in his 70's and still writing. He just started a new series about 5 years ago. What age is "old timer" to you?

Answer 6

Depends on the Old Timer !

I love listening to Elderly Ministers tell their Stories of Planting Churches in the early days of our Denomination. The Testimony of Seasoned Saints inspires me to keep on, keeping on.

Answer 7

You know what, some of the most interesting stuff comes from the most unlikely of oldies. I worked with one guy once who was captured by the Japanese in Burma, and in later years, I worked with an ex-policeman who served with the Flying Squad in London in the 60's. The stories that these people had to tell never left a dull moment.

Answer 8

I love hearing my nan talk about all the stuff that's happened in her life. The thing is she tends to repeat herself quite a bit. She always forgets what she's told me. Everytime I go to see her she talks about the doctor she had a crush on during the war, lol. It's fun listening to all the war stories. Just wish she could remeber a bit more. My grandad wouldn't talk about the past he fought in the war, he traveled everywhere. I wish I could of heard a bit more from him while he was still here. It always intrigues me to know what happened to him that made him feel like that. My nans brother was in the navy too and apparently he had quite a few children in the far east. He died in suspicious cirumstances. All this stuff that happened before I was here is really fascinating.

Answer 9

roll my eyes and look for the nearest exit

Answer 10

I love to listen to them. It is very interesting to learn the differences in the way they lived, compared to my life. Usually, if they start to tell the same story I have heard, I will just ask them questions about something else from their time, and that gets them started on a different story.

They can't help if they are forgetful and re-tell a story. We will all be forgetful one day.

Answer 11

When I was your age, we used to have to walk all the way to our grandparents house just to listen to their stories. It was uphill, both ways, and we.....

No, I love to hear their stories, and I think it's an important part of the end of our lives. It sums up whatever you've learned and displays your experiences in a way that (hopefully) serves as a lesson for others.