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[Zulethe]

http://citizented.com/?p=335

I have to admit, I can't stand old people in the West. The baby-boomers are growing exponentially and I really can't stand them. I hate to admit it but it's true. I agree with pretty much everything said in the article. Continue down to the comments section.

I miss Korean old people. At least most of them try to do somethiing other than waiting to die. They're out selling their veggies, tending their gardens, or hiking in the mountains and their spirits are strong.

I currently live in this retirement community where life forms of any kind are rarely seen. I think even the birds avoid this place because it truly is the dead zone.

[edwardcatflap]

Nasty. Yeah, let's foster more divisions in our society.

[Skipperoo]

I'm not sure I'd be so proud to see my elderly grandmother sitting crosslegged on the street everyday selling cabbage to scrape a living.

[Steelrails]

[bekinseki]

Those elderly people aren't selling vegetables as a retirement hobby. They're doing it because they grew up in the third world and it's all they know.

I enjoy some of the veneration toward older people, but Confucianism brings it to a ridiculous level. If an old person is being a jerk, they shouldn't automatically be respected.

[ajosshi]

Old people are generally cool, except the fogies that tell me what to do.

[weso1]

I concur that old people work in Korea, not because they want to, but because they have to. Their version of social security here sucks.

But as for the West, it's good and bad I guess. It's nice to have half my grandparents still around. I mean, they were born in the 30s and late 20s for Pete's sake. It's amazing that even with their health issues, they can still toil in their gardens and go to church and such.

But on the other hand, having this so many people from such a long time ago, leaves a huge generational gap in society. They are so far behind on modern technology and modern culture, they tend to hold everyone else back. Especially since they tend to vote more than everyone else. They vote for the values they find appealing, even if it's not what's best for the country at the time or in the future. Because they are from such a distant time, they are resistant to the progress we could be making.

Old people are wise. They have seen everything happen, twice even. But they're also resistant to change and progress. They want to pull everyone back to "their time" when we need to be moving forward.

[wishfullthinkng]

older people tend to be able to tell some decent stories and have some solid advice, although the world is moving at a pretty fast pace and some of their advice just isn't relevant or is too conservative for a modern world.

that said, i wouldn't mind if they made a few subway cars only available for the older folks to fight it out amongst themselves instead of with innocent bystanders. getting pushed out of the way by one making a mad dash for a seat when i wasn't even trying to sit is always annoying.

same concept for fat people in airplanes or other public transportation. let them all sit with/next to each other.

[12ax7]

[darkjedidave]

they smell

[Squire]

I don't see why they can't be a bit more like Obi Wan and a bit less like Larry David

[Zyzyfer]

[eamo]

[zdrav]

Old people that seriously want Rick Santorum to be president because he vaguely reminds them of the good old days when (straight) father knew best and there weren't too many blacks/browns/yellows around ARE pretty worthless. Maybe they die away very soon.

[cbank30]

i still remember when an ajjuma pushed me in the subway and i fell into the wall. ahh memories