How old do you have to be to qualify as "elderly?" nt

[raccoon]

[LeftishBrit]

1. At least 15 years older than my age at any given time!

[nolabear]

5. LOL that was exactly what I was going to say.

And frankly I know some people who are long in years but I would never think of them as elderly. So it's relative.

[LibDemAlways]

2. It's relative. Some people in their 60's are elderly, while others in their

80's aren't. I think it has more to do with attitude than years.

[RebelOne]

3. I am 72 years old and do not feel nor look elderly.

But younger people in their 20s and 30s consider those in their 50s elderly. Just wait, their time is coming.

[LibDemAlways]

4. My mom is 88 and I do not consider her elderly either. Some of her

friends, yes. But her, no.

[WillParkinson]

6. Paul was 48 when we took a trip...

Because he's prematurely silver-haired they assumed he was a senior citizen and let him board the train first. (Admittedly he did have a handicap permit for the car so that would have worked, too.)