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You're 22?!

juliorain

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    Ivysaur said:
    People think I'm 35 online and like 20 irl (especially after I shave). It's pretty hilarious.

    Just three years ago (I was 25) I was asked whether I was old enough to vote and last year (27) I was refused a promotional gift because "only people over 18". But when I'm talking to someone online, their first reaction is guessing I'm a very middle-aged adult because how in hell does a 20-something guy know so much about complex life stuff. It's... weird.
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    Ageism sucks; I've suffered through it very actively as well. :c

    (Gdi autocorrect)
     
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    Honest

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    Pretty often, especially when my face was clean shaven. I'm small and I guess have a natural babyface, so I end up look 18-20, even though I'm 23.
     
    Tsutarja

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    Nope, not really. However I am never usually asked about my age nor do people really comment about it.

    However i will get comments usually if i fully shave after having a beard that grew out a bit
     
    alisaie

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    Yep. Every now and then I'll tell them my real age and they'll say "Oh I thought you were younger than that" and I hope it's because I look younger and it's not my maturity that's making them think that oof. I never bother to ask because I don't really wish I know the answer
     

    Corrin

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    I look about 20-21, so when I say I'm basically 30 they're like what?
    My salonist when I last had my hair cut was only 22, I felt so old.
     
    Hiroshi Sotomura

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    The band I mainly work with is largely 18 or 19. The management group I do it under consists of 20-year-olds.

    Most assume I'm about their age, which makes any mention of my age all the more unsettling.
     
    antemortem

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    I'm 20, but I've been mistaken to be 21-24 by most people I've ever worked with.

    However, that's usually based more on my demeanor and personality than my appearance.
     
    Palamon

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    antemortem said:
    I'm 20, but I've been mistaken to be 21-24 by most people I've ever worked with.

    However, that's usually based more on my demeanor and personality than my appearance.
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    Wait, what, you're younger than me...?

    I'm surprised by how many people said they are mistaken for being younger in this thread, didn't expect such a response, lol. Guess a lot of people are in for eternal youth, then! (Like me)
     
    Arcaneum

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    I've had a few early 20s but otherwise people think I'm older lol...

    I've actually had a few moments like it myself, thinking people are in their 20s only to find out they're in their 30s!
     
    antemortem

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    Kingsman said:
    I've had a few early 20s but otherwise people think I'm older lol...

    I've actually had a few moments like it myself, thinking people are in their 20s only to find out they're in their 30s!
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    a man that is after my bones is fast approaching 30 this month and looks no older than 18........
     
    Taemin

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    ^ That's my struggle. People way younger seem to be after me, only to find out that I'm about ten to twelve years older than they thought I was.

    I'm like I'M SORRY, I'M DEFINITELY NOT 18. I JUST LOOK LIKE A CHILD. 😭
     
    Cid

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    Here in the Philippines, not too often. I look pretty much like any average 23 year-old Filipino. I'm sure if I go to the U.S. though, I'd get mistaken to be younger.
     
    Treecko

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    I'm 27, but people assume I'm like 18, 19 years old sometimes like 20 or 21. I've had customers at work assume I was still in high school cause like most 17 year old boys totally have a full beard lol right. When I'm unsahven I've been told 16-18 though so I only kinda see it face-wise.
     
    donavannj

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    People generally assume I'm in my 30s, and a lot of it apparently has to do with my beard (probably also my gut and my eyes, too). It's been this way since my early 20s. I say I'm 28 but look 38 when the topic comes up, lol, and it's probably not far off how old people think I actually am.
     
    Juno

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    I was at dinner last night with some family friends and they said I will always look 15
     
    Ninetales

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    I'm 18 and it's quite interesting because certain people assume I'm 16 or 17 while others ask me how I'm enjoying university and tell me I look 19 or 20. Older adults typically overestimate my age while younger adults underestimate my age. It's rather peculiar.
     
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