I don't mind the word elderly at all. Especially when I go to an Indian PowWow. It is nice to be counted among the Elders!
I don't know that we have a good way to refer to persons in the fall of their lives. Not a term that everyone embraces willingly.
Taking a "senior discount" is OK with me, but I dislike the term "senior citizen" as it implies everyone else is a junior citizen.
"Older Person" begs the question older than what? Dirt? My granddaughter is older than her son. That is such a relative term I'm not sure it is helpful. If I read in the paper than an older person had been selected for this year's award, I would simply be confused.
I'm glad to be older than I was last year. If fact, I like it so well I think I will keep on getting older as long as I can. Wish we had a better term for it, though.
What about the media when they use the term "elderly".... I want to throw a shoe at the TV when there is a report about an elderly person for this or that, and that person was only 55 years old.
When you think about it, quite a few of our Presidential candidates here in the States are "elderly" :P
By the way, in our island's government, senior citizen starts at age 60. As you can see, each establishments/govt entities/insurance have their own senior citizen age. You will need to google or call them up to get the specifics for each entity.
Prince Frederick MD would take you into senior housing at age 55. But some private apartment complexes want you to be 62 or older. Calvert county considers you a senior at 60.
Different hotel chains have their minimum age for seniors - some is age 56, etc... I think AARP is 55.
Ross dept store is 55. One time I shopped there on a Tuesday and didn't dye my hair (lots of gray hair) - and the cashier suddenly asked me for my driver's license. I thought it was to verify my credit card charge and wondered why she was taking forever staring at my driver's license. So I asked her if there was a problem. She said no. That today is senior citizen discount day and she was going to give me that discount. I think she had problem trying to figure out my age... and miscalculated it.
I don't know that we have a good way to refer to persons in the fall of their lives. Not a term that everyone embraces willingly.
Taking a "senior discount" is OK with me, but I dislike the term "senior citizen" as it implies everyone else is a junior citizen.
"Older Person" begs the question older than what? Dirt? My granddaughter is older than her son. That is such a relative term I'm not sure it is helpful. If I read in the paper than an older person had been selected for this year's award, I would simply be confused.
I'm glad to be older than I was last year. If fact, I like it so well I think I will keep on getting older as long as I can. Wish we had a better term for it, though.
When you think about it, quite a few of our Presidential candidates here in the States are "elderly" :P
Ross dept store is 55. One time I shopped there on a Tuesday and didn't dye my hair (lots of gray hair) - and the cashier suddenly asked me for my driver's license. I thought it was to verify my credit card charge and wondered why she was taking forever staring at my driver's license. So I asked her if there was a problem. She said no. That today is senior citizen discount day and she was going to give me that discount. I think she had problem trying to figure out my age... and miscalculated it.