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When I was 29, I was penniless and in the military. I went to a travel agency decided to cheat about my age to get a discount in a plane ticket, so I could go h
by narag 17y ago
When I was 29, I was penniless and in the military. I went to a travel agency decided to cheat about my age to get a discount in a plane ticket, so I could go home after many months.
I was advised to learn a fake birth date by heart, but I trusted too much my math ability and instead of 19, I actually implied that I was 17, so I paid an even cheaper ticket.
Looking younger has many advantages, but also some drawbacks. People tends not to take you seriously. Or maybe it's me.
- dasil003 17y agoYou need more than math skills: http://www.hulu.com/watch/870/30-rock-twenty-nine#s-p31-sr-i1 http://www.hulu.com/watch/870/30-rock-twenty-nine#s-p31-sr-i...
- xtho 17y agoJust take care you don't look like 50 once you're 40 -- and even young looking people can age quickly at that age. If this is an advantage or not, probably depends on whether it's discounts or, well, girls :-) you're after. I personally find the article's conclusion rather tautological. Especially since with elderly people even a minor illness can make them look older within days.
- anigbrowl 17y agoLooking younger has many advantages, but also some drawbacks. People tends not to take you seriously. Or maybe it's me. I don't think it's you. I'm 39 and I still get carded when I'm clean-shaven, which is one reason I wear a beard. Now, a lot of places have absurd policies ('we card if you look under 30') to avoid losing their alcohol sales license, but being told it's a compliment on my youthful looks gets old after a while. Side note: after so many years of looking fresh-faced, I'm increasingly aware of actual changes in my looks and health as I age. I doubt this study corrects for the possibility of people who party their way into an early grave from a misplaced sense of personal immortality.