Not looking your age?

[Keepitclean]

Some guys at the careers expo thought I was 14, I'm almost 17. I think that might be the reason taht they are working full time at Hungry Jack's in their mid 20's.

A mate of mine couldn't get into Kick-Ass because they said he didn't look 15 and he left his ID at home, he turned 18 in 9 days time. He copped a bit of stick for that.

Some of my mates that left school to become tradies have been buying booze on looks since they were 15, lucky bastards.

I look 16 when I am 15. And people think my sister who is 2 years older then me was my mom when she is my sister.

You guys could work that to your advantage.

 

[Programmed_For_Damage]

It depends...how old do I look? My avatar pic is a few months old.

Wait isn't this a rhetorical question; i.e. don't answer it cos if you answer it incorrectly you get punched in the face ;-)

Other examples are "Does this make me look fat?" and "Do you know why I'm angry at you?"

 

[Programmed_For_Damage]

I get mistaken for 27 a lot. I haven't been that age in six years. My wife makes me have facial hair so I at least look older.

 

[Yarggg]

I get mistaken for around a 5 year old when I'm actually 14. They say I have a baby face.

 

[Plurralbles]

I went to a party last friday and two people were talking to me a few minutes before I decided to leave and they commented on my stubble(I had shaved that morning but by evening it's, you know, the ol' 7 o'clock shadow) and anyway, they commented how they couldn't tell if I was 19 like I said I was or if I could go all the way to 26(which is laughable and probably hyperbole on their part but I wouldn't doubt aroundabout 22 wouldn't be too uncommon for someone to judge me)

Wait, they were drunk... SO nevermind then. Drunk people think I look older than I do, sober people generally dont' talk about my age.

 

[SirDeadly]

Apparently I look 18-19 and I'm 17, could be a good thing ~_^

 

[sylraiana]

I'm turning 21 this year and people think I'm 16 or something... And the worst thing is, they treat me like it, you know, just the little things that piss me off. So, I've been done with High School about 4 years now (European, it's different system), but to go to the college I wanted to, I had to get my Science at High School level, so I did, at a school with people that have flunked they finals and are 17 or 18... People actually asked me if I had skipped a class... Grrr.
I have to pull out my drivers licence as an ID cause people just never believe me... I mean, It's flattering to look younger when you've passed 25, but not when your 21 and people treat you like you're twelve...

 

[katsabas]

20. When I shave, 16. It works for me. Very good.

 

[Tdc2182]

A little while back, I was out at a pub with my friends to celebrate my birthday (I turned twenty one.) When the waitress asked us what we wanted to drink. I asked for a Keiths and she said that someone that is my age should not be ordering beer. I asked how old she thought I was. She responded with the straightest face ?turning sixteen". I was so pissed. I showed her my ID and said to suck on that and told her she just lost her tip for that night.

That was a very shitty reaction.

OT: I look like I am 16 when I am 17. So, yeah...

 

[Emperor Platypus]

I've been asked to show ID once at a liquor store, though to be honest I was trying to buy a specific type of drink and wasn't entirely sure what it was or what it looked like. So naturaly I came across as a nervous 16 year old.

Apart from that one incident I think most people are more or less spot on when they have to guess my age. That said, I supposedly look younger if I let my hair grow a bit longer, as in 10cm. (I normally go for the army style buzcut.... least that's what I think it's called).

 

[Rainboq]

It depends...how old do I look? My avatar pic is a few months old.

Like a high schooler...

 

[asinann]

When I shave I look 25, when I don't shave (visible grays in the beard) I look 40: I'm 31.

 

[himemiya1650]

Ya, I'm 20 and people tend to think that I'm like 25 or 26, I could care less though it's probably better to look older anyways.

 

[dbungus2000]

being 22, it does tend to piss me of when people pass me as sixteen when buying beer, cigarettes, or when I go to a casino. But I figure that it will pay off when I get older. I just need to stay in my basement and avoid sunlight.

 

[goldenheart323]

When I was in my teens I looked my age. Now, I'm 34 & look like I'm in my early 20's.

I have a friend who's about 27. His wife is about 25, part Asian, & looks like she's 12. People at parties who don't know his age have asked if she was his daughter. He just laughs & sets them straight. She's really shy & just gets a sheepish look on her face. That happens to them a lot.

 

[twasdfzxcv]

I showed her my ID and said to suck on that and told her she just lost her tip for that night.

Yeah I'm pretty sure you're still 16. Maybe younger.

 

[Croix Sinistre]

22 but i routinely get mistaken for a high schooler. Until the presumer hears my voice (its very deep) and sees all my tattoos and realizes I'm holding a beer.

One thing however, i grow very little facial hair. While that doesn't seem that great or appealing, its a freaking blessing in the military, i shave once a week or so while some guys have to shave twice a day....

 

[Last Bullet]

I get the reverse, being mistaken for being older than I am. Me and a bunch of other guys (all of them in their mid/late twenties, me 17 at the time) were getting together for a poker night. This guy I had just met asked if I wanted a beer. I said no thanks, I didn't drink. Another guy, who I've known for years but is about 8 years older than me, asks when I turn 18. The first guy's response? "What the fuck?" I've never thought I really look that old, guess I can't blame the guy, considering the circumstances. Was still funny, though.

 

[Valksy]

Bear in mind that I am 36.

A couple months ago I was age checked in my local Asda for buying a packet of Rennie antacids (no, I don't get that either). Apparently onky people over the age of 16 can buy indigestion rememdy

And a few years ago I was in an off licence buying a very expensive bottle of champagne for ny Grandma and got carded. As if underage drinkers would choose that.

Plus, although female, I occasionally get called "Sir" (including on the phone). I find it amusing.

 

[Sampsa]

I'm not as old as most of the people here, but I recognise the phenomenon. Only time when buying alcoholic bewerages I've not been asked papers was when I was carrying 10 kg dog food sack with me.