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Pet Peeves re People Younger Than You
So recently, I noticed that I have lower and lower patience for people younger than me. And sometimes it may just be a one or two year age difference, but it's like "Wow, I cannot talk to you anymore." This is usually in real life, but today it happened to me on the Internet for the first time.
I was visiting this girl's blog to return a comment, and her latest post happened to be one about mate selection with animals vs humans. In her quick bio, she described herself as "pre-med student."
And, I don't know, it irked me. Things like "pre-med" and "pre-law" really irk me, because often they're self-declared, and this person has no idea whether they will or will not be able to get into the professional school of their choice. So the only reason to declare themselves as pre-something is because they are insecure about what they are in the present and what to associate themselves with a success they haven't attained (or earned) yet.
Anyway, I commented on her post, saying that her argument was kind of moot because her definition of "prejudice" by humans doesn't apply to animals. It wasn't meant to be a negative comment and certainly wasn't incendiary. But she got really defensive, as if she was an expert on the topic and how dare I not completely agree with her enlightened post. And I'm usually not petty but it made me want to say, "But you're not even a med student yet. You've had, what, one year of science at university?"
What are your pet peeves of people who are younger than you? What do you do if you find yourself losing tolerance with their arrogance and ignorance?
I was visiting this girl's blog to return a comment, and her latest post happened to be one about mate selection with animals vs humans. In her quick bio, she described herself as "pre-med student."
And, I don't know, it irked me. Things like "pre-med" and "pre-law" really irk me, because often they're self-declared, and this person has no idea whether they will or will not be able to get into the professional school of their choice. So the only reason to declare themselves as pre-something is because they are insecure about what they are in the present and what to associate themselves with a success they haven't attained (or earned) yet.
Anyway, I commented on her post, saying that her argument was kind of moot because her definition of "prejudice" by humans doesn't apply to animals. It wasn't meant to be a negative comment and certainly wasn't incendiary. But she got really defensive, as if she was an expert on the topic and how dare I not completely agree with her enlightened post. And I'm usually not petty but it made me want to say, "But you're not even a med student yet. You've had, what, one year of science at university?"
What are your pet peeves of people who are younger than you? What do you do if you find yourself losing tolerance with their arrogance and ignorance?
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Permalink Reply by El Diablo Blanco on -
Umm... I was an arrogant shithead when I was a youngster too. I do my best to be tolerant, and I hope they find whatever it is they need to find. For me, every couple of years I look back and laugh at how much dumber I was a couple of years ago. And regardless of the fact that I'm rapidly approaching 30, I really don't think I'm that smart nowadays either... still have a lot to learn... and I still feel like I'm just a puppy. Well, I'm a puppy that understands how rude it is to send 100 text messages while having dinner with friends or family, but still.
I say let kids be kids. Because if you don't, you're probably going to get too old too quickly.
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Permalink Reply by Peppers on -
"every couple of years I look back and laugh at how much dumber I was a couple of years ago." --- me too!!! I get embarrassed for myself! haha.
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Permalink Reply by Gnetch on -
Oh yeah. I'm turning 28 (don't tell anyone!) and I know I still have a lot to learn. Dang! :)
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Permalink Reply by Peppers on
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I understand what you are saying about the little annoying things people younger than us do. I don't get annoyed though because I understand-- I was once their age too. I was once dumb and arrogant and ignorant and I probably once thought I knew everything about something I didn't know much about. Everyone goes through those stages, you just have to let them.
By the way, if you are pre-med or pre-law, what else would you call it? What is wrong with calling it that?
I always go by this saying: "Whatever you see in others you have in yourself." -- so true.
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Permalink Reply by RAY J on -
I hate how most of them seem like their fingers are glued to their cell phones, constantly texting! I swear, I can't have a meal with my family without my teenage sis having her cell phone in her lap or next to her napkin, stopping to text every few seconds. It's like "really? You can't put the phone away for 10 min while we eat a family meal together??"
Like someone mentioned, I *hate* all the shorthand speak like "u" "wat" etc and typing liiiiiiiiike thissssssss or I g2g 4 a min cuz sum1 is cum 2 da door. I seriously removed a girl I went to high school with from my facebook because every status she posted hurt my brain to try and decipher what the hell she was trying to say, it was typed worse than what I posted.
It also drives me nuts how some don't seem to value an education - hubby and his sibs are/were homeschooled, yet his 23 and 20 year old brothers still haven't bothered to go get their GEDs - the one seems to think he doesn't need it, as so far he's done fine without; hubby on the other hand got his when he was 16 and started taking nearby community college courses. I'm not saying they have to go onto college too, but without a GED, being homeschooled there's no proof you ever actually completed high school and have at least a high school education. There's numerous reasons why I think our kids are going to have limited interaction with some of their uncles, this being one of them - I don't want our kids growing up thinking they don't need to finish school or have an education or whatever because their uncles didn't.
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Permalink Reply by Gnetch on
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To clarify my earlier answer:
Aside from arrogance and ignorance, I don't like it when they try to become Mr. Know-It-All. My 25-year-old brother is like this sometimes and it's irritating because he wouldn't listen when he is being corrected. And we still live in the same house.
What I do when I find myself losing tolerance depends on my mood. When I'm PMSing that day, it might turn into a fight. Otherwise, I'd just ignore him.
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Permalink Reply by Shinxy on -
Younger people don't really bother me to be honest, It's all about maturity and there are plenty of mature people my age and plenty of immature, completely uneducated people in their 40s and 50s.
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