Does todays younger ones look older than their age?
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Does todays younger ones look older than their age?For example an 18 year old looks more of like a 23 year old.
I am not just referring to one incidence, i am telling about whole upcoming generation of teenagers.
Can any mutation be involved in it??
Seriously this is a creepy situation... -
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Re: Does todays younger ones look older than their age?(Original post by Joy_Choudhury)
For example an 18 year old looks more of like a 23 year old.
I am not just referring to one incidence, i am telling about whole upcoming generation of teenagers.
Can any mutation be involved in it??
Seriously this is a creepy situation...
Something tell me the example you are more concerned with is the "13 year old looks more of like a 18 year old." -
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Re: Does todays younger ones look older than their age?Are you high?(Original post by Joy_Choudhury)
For example an 18 year old looks more of like a 23 year old.
I am not just referring to one incidence, i am telling about whole upcoming generation of teenagers.
Can any mutation be involved in it??
Seriously this is a creepy situation... -
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Re: Does todays younger ones look older than their age?(Original post by Joy_Choudhury)
For example an 18 year old looks more of like a 23 year old.
I am not just referring to one incidence, i am telling about whole upcoming generation of teenagers.
Can any mutation be involved in it??
Seriously this is a creepy situation...
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Re: Does todays younger ones look older than their age?Firstly, it's "Do today's younger ones look older....".
Alternatively, to render better and more intelligible English, you should really have typed: "Do the young ones of today look older than their age" etc.
Secondly, I'd agree with you that many young people these days are growing up very quickly. I'm talking about 12 or 13 year olds being as developed as a 15 year old for example. Your example of an 18 year old and a 23 year old is quite silly. -
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Re: Does todays younger ones look older than their age?Some people look older than they are and some people look younger than they are. There are 18 year old students who look like children and others who look like adults. I don't think this is different to previous generations and if anything we should look and act younger because we start careers later (and thus save the sleep deprivation induced ageing process).
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Re: Does todays younger ones look older than their age?Pretty much this.(Original post by Llamageddon)
Some people look older than they are and some people look younger than they are. There are 18 year old students who look like children and others who look like adults. I don't think this is different to previous generations and if anything we should look and act younger because we start careers later (and thus save the sleep deprivation induced ageing process).
Though teenagers do try harder to be more grown up nowadays, in the way they dress and such. -
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Re: Does todays younger ones look older than their age?It seems to swing either way and always has done. 'Looking your age' is a bit of a myth anyway as it's only based on comparison of averages which a lot of people will deviate from.
Me personally, I am approaching my mid-twenties and still get frequently mistaken as underage. Mixture of height, boyish face, small build... it's a curse. For example, a few weeks ago I got in a new window clearner for my house and upon greeting him at the door was asked if my parents were at home (?!?!).
On the other hand I have peers who look quite a bit older. But you wouldn't know unless you happened to know the age of most people you see. Otherwise you'll just assume they must be the age they 'look'. -
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Re: Does todays younger ones look older than their age?If anything they look younger. It's those crazy hair styles kids have these days. When you look at kids and think "Is that how kids wear their hair these days" you know you're behind the times.
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Re: Does todays younger ones look older than their age?A lot of it, I believe, is simply the result of people adopting habits associated with adults - wearing make-up, taking a particular interest in fashion, etc. - at a younger age. With that said, I'm fairly sure that I've read about Western children hitting puberty, on average, at an earlier age than ever.
