2007-07-05 04:08:08 · 31 answers · asked by ifhusain 4 in Society & Culture ➔ Cultures & Groups ➔ Senior Citizens
lol Sarah your answer made me chuckle because your right - alot of them do stereotype younger people - but i guess its only from hearing the horror stories in the news. just this week an elderly lady was beaten into a coma in bristol for her pension money - nice.
the majority are lovely and sweet but some of them have a real chip on their shoulder and feel like they are owed something somehow!
2007-07-05 04:18:06 · answer #1 · answered by ejb199 6 · 5⤊ 2⤋
Senior citizens are God's gift to parents. They've already raised their kids, and have a wealth of information to help new parents. If you're a kid, they've a lot of helpful stuff on getting by in life.
Age is a number, but attitude and ability to focus on life really matters to the people involved.
2007-07-07 14:18:28 · answer #2 · answered by for Da Ben Dan--Dennyhill 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
GOOD QUESTION...Actually you know, yet again the answer. So we all grow old. Some become ancient. Then what? Senior citizens, are ourselves, some are more senior, than others. Do you want to live forever?
2007-07-06 07:37:32 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Wine, cheese, and citizens all improve with age!
We also live by the Golden Rule. You treat me nicely and I'll treat you nicely. You treat me badly and I'll ignore you.
Ask my grandkids who is the best memaw in the world. And not because I buy them things. I do, but not much. I listen and I don't try to "solve" things for them. I just listen.
I also play with them. Of course, the play has changed now that four of them are in their 20s, but we still do things together. Have you taken a child to see the X Men movies?
2007-07-05 16:32:40 · answer #4 · answered by Blue 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
my opinions regarding senior citizens is that they are have feelings like everyone else. they need to be treated with respect and love. some senior citizens have no one to talk to them, sit with them when they are lonely, and no one to just be there for them. i go volunter at one of the nursing homes where i stay and it is good. when i go to the nursing home i go and talk to the senior citizens , read to them, sing to them, play games with them, and sometimes i help feed them and give them something to drink. the senior citizens are happy when they see me. i love seeing the senior citizens happy because it makes me feel good to know that i made someone older than me happy. also i know that i am going to get old one day. one day i am going to be in the same situation one day. i like to be there for someone because i know i would want someone to be there for me when i get older.
2007-07-05 15:07:21 · answer #5 · answered by littlemomarose 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Am I reading too much into your name? Are you looking for confirmation that people in western Europe don't show respect for older people?
My step-son and his wife are Alevi Kurds from Turkey, and we do have cultural differences.
If my daughter-in-law sometimes cuts and colours my hair, I would like to feel that she is doing it because she wants to, and not because she feels obliged to.
I'm still healthy and I don't need my son to drive me home. The bus takes half an hour, but it's one bus door to door.
Am I offending him when I say 'I'll take the bus', or is he offending me when he says he'll drive me home?
Their daughter calls me 'Grandma', she calls my son's mother and her mother's mother, both of whom live in other countries, by their first names and adds Grandma: e.g. Fatma Grandma. My step-son's mother accepts this - I'm not too sure that my daughter-in-law's mother is too pleased.
I think you have to accept that in Europe the idea of the extended family has been broken down. Many senior citizens have accepted this.
When I am older, and perhaps become infirm, I would appreciate help from my children, but not because they feel obliged. I hope I can win their respect and not simply demand it as a consequence of cultural differences.
2007-07-08 06:46:05 · answer #6 · answered by cymry3jones 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'm considered a senior citizen by AARP. But, you're only as "old" as you feel. I feel that life really begins at 50 and just gets better from there.
2007-07-07 03:25:30 · answer #7 · answered by ozwol 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
They are a group of society just like any other group. You have nice ones, mean ones, good ones, not so good ones, wealthy ones, dependent ones, independent ones. They have a whole different set of worries than middle-aged or young people. I think the most important thing to realize about them is that are individuals, just like every other human being on earth, and don't deserve to be stereotyped.
2007-07-05 12:29:11 · answer #8 · answered by Catherine R 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Here in Ecuador senior citizens pay half price on shows ,airline tickets etc. They also have priority in banks and public offices together with other benefits.
2007-07-05 11:20:09 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Try China, they really hold their Senior Citizens in high esteme, they certainly know who has the knowledge and wisdom they might benefit from.
2007-07-07 19:44:36 · answer #10 · answered by SUPER-GLITCH 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Since I am nearing the age where I would be called that, I would agree that they are very valueable members of the community and that everyone should listen to them and do what they say. You should also give them nice stuff when you see them. LOL
2007-07-05 11:20:10 · answer #11 · answered by ghouly05 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋