You Know You Are Old When

[rontaki]

Good grief, the things that get some people going.
I suppose when someone asks how you are, you respond with "fine thank you how are you" just like your parents told you to say back when you were 5.
Time to do away with stiff-sounding scripted responses.

How, hi are you?

 

[Oaktree]

How, hi are you?

Fine thank you, how are you??

 

[airbiscuit]

How's it hangin?

 

[WinterDeere]

How's it hangin?

A little to the right, thank you.

 

[Alan46]

How's it hangin?

Somewhat lower then it use to hang!!!

 

[thepumpguysc]

My standard greeting now a days is, “Howdy fellas”..
It leaves no room for anything but, “Howdy”..

You can ask me, “How ya doin”.. but u won’t get a response.

 

[Engineer42]

Good grief, the things that get some people going.
I suppose when someone asks how you are, you respond with "fine thank you how are you" just like your parents told you to say back when you were 5.
Time to do away with stiff-sounding scripted responses.

It's highly possible.

This will really crank your goat; I still use Sir and Ma'am when appropriate as well.

 

[Fuddyduddy1952]

How about the young peoples expression for surprise..."shut up!".

 

[WinterDeere]

I still use Sir and Ma'am when appropriate as well.

I have trouble believing anyone as close to here as Delaware is getting away with calling any woman without at least a few grandkids "ma'am", without making some enemies.

"Miss" is generally preferred for anyone without an AARP card, here. I have heard more than one woman respond to ma'am with, "how old do you think I am?"

 

[Eagle1]

As someone raised with Yes Sir and Yes Ma'am take it as compliment with a smile, just like having a door opened for you. If you want to *****, I can speak your language quite well and slam the door closed in your face.
I had my share of rude citidiots......