Nigel wrote:Jibber
Calm down...its only a forum.
I thought I made it very clear I wasn't having a go at you, I wanted the point of view of a young associate, then gave my opinion as a middle aged observer, asking what you thought of my responses towards people of your age group.
I wanted your responses to my middle aged outlook, not a sulk about I'm picking on you !
Oh, in that case I apologise. I must've misread?
I thought you were aiming your post at me directly, as in I am bad mannered, I am ungrateful, I want everything now...etc.
Since you wanted my response to your middle aged outlook, I would say that I do not like your middle aged outlook...there...
EDIT: I have checked back through your initial post Nigel and I see that you have written that that is "your opinion". I feel that you were not clear whether you meant it was your opinion of me personally, or of my age group, so I believe I responded to your questions as a personal attack. I am still not happy that you have that opinion of those in my age group. My friends cannot be described in the same light that you described with your listing of "what teenagers spend/want" but then again myself and my friends are not your typical teenagers. None of us drink alcohol, as one example.
At the same time, I understand why you have that opinion of my age group as I have met quite a few people in my studies who are similar to what you have described. I would say that you are generalising perhaps from what you have seen or from your preconceptions.
Again, I do not blame you for that either. We all pre-judge and have preconceptions which may or may not be correct. I just hope that I have come some way to changing those preconceptions, and hopefully I have not strengthened them by my outburst, which I hope you do understand was due to a misunderstanding.