I may get into trouble here since this blog is meant to be about my travels but I'm going to have a little rant because I am absolutely sick and tired of people referring to anyone over 50 as "the elderly". On the breakfast new the other day they showed pictures of a sign which is to be put over some supermarket parking bays. The sign showed two decrepit bent-over individuals with sticks who I would have guessed were 120. Apparently the sign signals that these bays can be used by the over-50s. Then a new mobile phone was shown, the size of a brick with big numbers and a huge screen - again, for the over 50s. I DO NOT want a special parking bay or a mammoth mobile phone - THANK YOU VERY MUCH!
I listen to Amy Winehouse, I go to music festivals, I don't walk with a stoop or with the help of a stick and nor do any of my friends. Doris, my mother's friend in Scotland, who is 91 would also be extremely insulted. Imagine if they brought out a special phone for Muslims or parking bays for gays - DO YOU SEE WHAT I'M SAYING......?
DO YOU USE THE INTERNET (SILLY QUESTION). ARE YOU OVER 50? PLEASE LEAVE ME A COMMENT AND LET ME KNOW WHAT YOU THINK.....
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