"After you, young man." Said to me upon leaving the elevator. Yeah, I'm 79 and

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I know I look like shit, compared to what I looked like when I was 20 or whenever. Fact: Last week I came across a photo of me when I was about 3. I was a cute little dickens then but so what?

"After you, young man," after deferring to me to leave the elevator.... condescending, patronizing and rude.. He was probably in his 50's...polite and I'm sure meant to be polite. Behind it is the negative interpretation, meaning he feels his age and his body is better than my age and my body and I shouldn't feel bad about being old and looking old and to himself, "He looks like shit, poor old fuck." Or maybe he thinks I feel bad because I am not 50 and maybe I would want to be like him. I don't want to be like him.. I enjoy my life as it is and hope it stays like this for the next 25 years.

In a sense, Young man or young lady...it's a joke but with an edge.... Ha, ha, I know you look like shit and I'm addressing you as if you don't. Now don't I seem like a nice guy?

Hell. Would you address and overweight person, "After you, slim."? Or a mentally challenged person, "Here, let me help you, Einstein."?

I'm proud of having reached my age and looking forward to being 80 in October. Given my family background, I have another 25 years to go and if I don't, so what?

Then this bring me to my cardiologist..... same thing. Enters the exam room every six months, , "How are you, young man?" Thing is, he is in his 60's and looks more like shit than I do.....nearly bald and what's left is grey.

I look forward to June, when I see him again.