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Do you consider it rude, or annoying, when someone inquires how old you are?
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Does it annoy you to be asked your age?
Chris- Chamber Admin.
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It doesn't come up often, though I do get annoyed when they card me for lottery tickets because I'm in there all the time.
Tony Marino- …is a Global Moderator.
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Yes and I don't answer usually. What difference is it how old I am is it going to benefit anyone if they know?
DanaShelbyChancey- …is Significant.
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I am 55, but it wouldn't annoy me, but it never happens. Only in official situations, which don't count.
I guess they figure old as I am, it would be rude to ask. But I don't care.
I guess they figure old as I am, it would be rude to ask. But I don't care.
Cheaps- ...is a 20G Chamber DIETY.
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i don't know about it being rude, but yes it does annoy me
Marc™- …is a Chamber DEITY.
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Yes. My age isn't some big secret and if you know me long enough I'll eventually spout it....but don't ask.
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I'm not automatically insulted but it can depend on the circumstance they ask the question. Somtimes the answer is, "I'm old enough to know better but young enough to do it anyway." or just "Why do you want to know?"
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Nope. Doesn't really bother me.
AtownPeep- …is a Power Member.
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It doesn't bother me to be asked my age by somebody I've known a while. It's when I only just met them and it's one of the first questions they ask that it bothers me, because then it feels like you're being judged on it.
Shale- ...is a Chamber Royal.
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Depends on who's asking and what's it to them. Technically, it is a rude intrusion, but I come from a tell-it-like-it-is culture that dropped a lot of the old etiquette.
When I first got on MySpace, where they listed age, I shaved 5 years off and every eve of my B'day would go into my profile and add a year to when I was born. Still, I stayed at 60 for only 5 years. I am on another board that lists my correct age, 66 and has the same av pic which is fairly current.
However, the only ppl who say "age is just a number" are usually under 30.
Age is balding, gray hair, lost teeth, wrinkled skin, chicken neck, joint pain, and a number of other things that are more than a number.
When I first got on MySpace, where they listed age, I shaved 5 years off and every eve of my B'day would go into my profile and add a year to when I was born. Still, I stayed at 60 for only 5 years. I am on another board that lists my correct age, 66 and has the same av pic which is fairly current.
However, the only ppl who say "age is just a number" are usually under 30.
Age is balding, gray hair, lost teeth, wrinkled skin, chicken neck, joint pain, and a number of other things that are more than a number.
TSJFan4Ever- …is a Chamber Royal.
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It rarely happens - depends on the situation and how they ask for me 
Impact- …is a Power Member.
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More than it should, but I usually answer. No need to make an issue out of someone asking such a basic question.
2xy- …is an Up 'N Comer.
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No. Doesn't bother me. I like to tell people I'm ten years older than I really am so they'll tell me that I look fantastic for my age. lol
RedBedroom- …is a Chamber DEITY.
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It doesn't really bother me. Most times it comes up in conversation due to talking about the past or something, so I don't care.
Jason B.- …is a Power Member.
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Never ask someone my age their age. That's where the whole "30-something" terminology comes from. It's a question a lot of people don't like to answer.
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