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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.
 
#60 ·
Kind of both? It depends.

I was born in 1979, so was alive long before all this technology stuff was mainstream (so I can relate pretty well to people older than me who are even less inclined to know technology). I also really love technology and picked it up pretty well, so I can relate well to those younger than me also, who are quite digitally literate naturally.

Also it depends on the person's life situation. I'm unmarried (and never have been), so I tend to relate better to those in similar situations. I'm far less likely to be able to relate to someone who's my age but has already been married 15 years than I would be to someone my age (or older or younger) who's also unmarried.
 
#63 ·
hmmm..... I get along with people both older and younger, often better than with people my own age. In highschool I was friends with my mom's friends who were in their 40s, but I also did a lot of babysitting of younger kids so I stayed familiar with the toys and shows and stuff they were into. I guess I'd say I get along with people 5 years younger or more just fine (even if I don't get all the cultural stuff, because I never do anyways), actually.... several of my friends these days are younger. With people older than me I feel like maybe I relate better with those who are more like 15-20 years older than me better than those who are only 5 years older.
 
#67 ·
5 years younger, for sure. 5 years older starts to put us in Generation X territory, and I'm nowhere near individualistic enough to relate to those guys, to generalize. Don't get me wrong, I have a lot of friends in that demographic, but we're never really cut from the same mould. I'm the collectivistic Gen Y who floats around trying to make connections for the sake of connections, and younger people tend to clue into that better. A lot of Gen X'ers I know seem to assume from the start that I'm just another ship passing in the night, when I'm way too loyal those around me to ever let that be the case.
 
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#71 ·
Neither, and not too much with people my own age too. I'm more at the stage of most 19 year olds I suppose but they still feel like kids to me. 29 year olds tend to have a lot more of the stereotypical grown up thing going on that creates quite a distance. But there are random pockets scattered all over the 19-29 span who can relate.
 
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#73 ·
1990 here and definitely older unless they are the type that's been hanging 1991 and back group for all the life. 1992 is when I start having trouble relating to the youngin's.
 
#84 ·
It kind of depends on the subject. I tend to related to people older than I when talking about moral/social things, and younger people when discussing tech/trends/culture.

I need a bit of both. For some reason or another, I've never fit in with my specific age group + or minus 3 years. Anything more in either direction is usually cake to consume and spit back out.

I like the wisdom and stories of those significantly older than I, usually 50's-70's, and the zany wickedness of those significantly younger than I, children-teens. Guess You could say I most like the people who are either retired, else yet to join the work force.. people who are living, rather than working.

I don't much relate to people who are stuck in the rat race.
 
#85 ·
Older than myself. I've felt more at ease with them and find I can learn more from them about anything (money, business, technology, life, etc).

Younger people I feel like I'm mentoring myself.

I like to receive knowledge from older people who are experienced in whatever it is I am dealing with.
 
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