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do you look and act your physical age?

I'm 21, have been told that i look between 16 and 20 but act like someone in their mid to late twenties. (my friends used to call me a middle aged teenager)

What about you? :smile:

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Reply 1

Bang Outta Order

I guess when my face is shaved people think at least on here I'm taking a levels -_-
Me mam tells me I act a kid, but that's just women complaining :colone:

Reply 2

Vicky628

I look much younger, I'm 17 and I got asked for ID at a 12 film... It's partly how I dress to be fair, but even so!

How I act? I oscillate between acting 7 and 37 :biggrin:

Reply 3

eden3

I'm 19 and people think I look older, 21+. I guess I can be pretty mature for my age, considering how mature the average university male is lol.

But when I'm cracking jokes with friends I act like I'm 17. So it depends on the context, I guess.

Reply 4

claireestelle

Original post by Vicky628

I look much younger, I'm 17 and I got asked for ID at a 12 film... It's partly how I dress to be fair, but even so!

How I act? I oscillate between acting 7 and 37 :biggrin:

I remember the pain of being id'd for a 15 but not having got my provisional at that point, i do wonder if people feel i dress a bit young but otherwise i dont know what it is.

Reply 5

Hrdee

I'm 17. I look 16/17 but I act depending on a situation, at some times I'm 40, other times I'm 12.

Reply 6

claireestelle

Original post by eden3

I guess context can have a difference on perceived age, at one point people in uni thought i was 25 because i knew how to budget properly and didnt live for the weekend per say. I guess some men can go to university a little immature at times:P

Reply 7

Rum Ham

I'm 23 and I look about 12 and still act like it too :laugh:

I still watch Scooby Doo and get pocket money and Disney toys from my gran :colondollar:

I'm mature in some ways which you have to be when you move out, get a partner but I'm still young at heart and don't see that ever changing
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Reply 8

TheOtherSide.

I'm 16, but people think I look like I'm in Year 8..

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Reply 9

samina_ay

19 - look 20 irl maybe cos im over weight and that. Act mature when needed.

Reply 10

claireestelle

Original post by Hrdee

I'm 17. I look 16/17 but I act depending on a situation, at some times I'm 40, other times I'm 12.

Why do you say 40 at times? :P

Reply 11

Indeterminate

21 and a few months ago (when I was clean shaven) I got asked for ID when going to see an 18+ film :colondollar:

That's why I've got a beard now (think I look better with one anyway) :u:

And I get told that I act like someone in their mid-20s :lol:

Reply 12

claireestelle

Original post by TheOtherSide.

I'm 16, but people think I look like I'm in Year 8..

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i have to say that i wouldnt have guessed 16, i thought you were around 18.

Reply 13

Mentalmirz

I'm 18, almost 19, and am the oldest out of my friend but people tend to think that I am the youngest. I think it's probably because I act quite childish and because I dress less maturely i.e. wearing super hero t-shirts and t-shirts with silly things on. I always get asked for ID literally every where and they always looked shocked when I show them my drivers license :s-smilie:

Reply 14

toonervoustotalk

Idk i think i look my age haha im 19
Act my age nope :biggrin:

I act like a 16 year old

Reply 15

BristolFresher15

I'm 22 but look like a teenager because I'm a manlet.

Reply 16

eden3

Original post by claireestelle

LOL

That's true, and there are some guys I look at thinking how did these lot make it to uni :tongue:

Whenever I've met older guys from sports and they've gotten to know me after while, they usually think I'm a postgrad student. Then I'm like "No mate, I'm actually first year undergraduate" :colondollar:

They still treat me the same though, which is nice.

Reply 17

claireestelle

Original post by Spock's Socks

I'm 23 and I look about 12 and still act like it too :laugh:

I still watch Scooby Doo and get pocket money and Disney toys from my gran :colondollar:

I'm mature in some ways which you have to be when you move out, get a partner but I'm still young at heart and don't see that ever changing
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There's nothing wrong with being a big kid at times :smile:

yeah, i agree you do gain a sense of maturity when you leave home

Reply 18

TheOtherSide.

Original post by claireestelle

i have to say that i wouldnt have guessed 16, i thought you were around 18.

I think a lot of people have told me that on here. It just proves my point. :lol:

Reply 19

Hrdee

Original post by claireestelle

Why do you say 40 at times? :P

I'll often be very mature about situations that somebody in my age group typically has no business being in, also I can get easily annoyed at people for doing things incorrectly, almost as if they were my own child. That's mainly just an annoying habit of mine.

I chose 40 specifically, because I always feel exactly like my father who - guess what - is 40.