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Do you relate more to people 5 years younger or 5 years older than yourself?

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#1 ·
I was born in 1990 and I probably relate more to people born in 1985 than 1995, just because I have a pretty solid memory of days way back (1994-1999). Also I have a good memory of before digitality really ruled our lives the way it does now, I mean it was a big thing in the 90s and even 80s but not like it has been for the past 8-12 years.

1995ers do seem more similar now though that they're 17-18, I mean after all they still enjoy a lot of the same music and TV that people as old as their 30s do. Like rap for example.
 
#33 ·
5 years older for sure. I can barely relate to people my age... Getting drunk and blacking out is not my idea of "BEST NIGHT EVER OMG LOL" and I certainly don't need 5 million facebook pictures uploaded to prove it.
 
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#34 ·
I'm in the middle - I think having a lot of older cousins and friends and a lot of much younger siblings has made me able to relate to a wide range of ages. If I had to pick one, I'd say 5-10 years younger, because most of the people I know who are older are married and have kids, which I do not - and which feels like a very different place in life than the one I'm in.
 
#36 ·
Being born in 1980, I relate more to people born in 1985 than 1975. Many of my friends now were born in '85, and we seem to share much the same childhood experience. People born in '75 seem... different, somehow. They remember a lot of the same stuff I do, but I think this is where the Generation X/Y divide kicks in. I honestly can't remember ever having encountered someone born in '85 whose experiences growing up differed to mine greatly, but those born in '75 seem a little ahead of me in that respect.
 
#39 ·
Overall it seems that I've found more similarities between myself and people at least five years older. So much of it really depends on the maturity level though, so that's not to say a person who's 17 can't be more mature than someone who happens to be 25. It's conditional for me, but mostly around 5 years older.
 
#40 ·
I relate to the Baby Boomers quite a bit. No, this doesn't mean I get along with my parents. Parents seem to have blinders on. Definitely past the 5 year mark. However, in my class, it's mostly people 5 years older than me right now and we get along fairly well... when I was in with more of my peers... we didn't get along. Younger is likely even worse. :sad:
 
#44 ·
I guess 5 years younger.

People who are 5 years older than me typically have careers and children, or they didn't go to college and they're just scraping by.

People who are 5 years younger than me are dealing with things I've already experienced, like high school and social stuff and working their first job.
 
#45 ·
I'm 23 years old; I have better friendships with people older than me than younger.

People five years older than me can remember a time before mobile phones and the internet and I think that may have something to do with it.

"So yeah we were stuck on the side of the road for hours."
"Why didn't you just phone someone?"
"Uh, none of us had a phone."
"Oh wow you sound like my parents, they grew up without mobile phones lol."
 
#49 ·
Without a doubt, those older than me. I find this generation is very much based on many friendships rather than true friendships and whilst I really do admire their ability to forgive and forget easily, I find it hard to keep up with them. I must be going on 40. :unsure:
 
#50 ·
I relate to people more like 5 years younger then me in case of behavior and ideology , because I,m usually impatient ,eager to do exciting things ,full of energy and ready to cross boundaries of conventional rules and regulations that are illogical but I,m always conscious of my responsibility as a human being.Fashion-wise I relate more to people older than me because for me character plays more important element of personality then way of dressing up.
 
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#52 ·
I don't particularly care about another person's age, but I tend to find myself bonding more closely to older people than younger ones. I'm not sure why, but I think it's because they've already been through all the things I struggle with at that moment, so they can give me advice based on their personal experience with it.
 
#53 ·
Any age. I'm homeschooled, and I can relate to five-year olds all the way up to elderly people. I guess that comes with not be segregated by age in a classroom every day. That's pretty much the way all the homeschoolers I know are.
 
#54 ·
Quite a few of my friends have been as much as 20 years older, give or take. Not very often have I had friends younger than me but occasionally I do. I think I relate more to them just through wanting more mature conversations, life experience I appreciate. We still obviously differ over generational memes etc.
 
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