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Originally Posted by Murfie

I find that quite funny mainly because (and this is somewhat of a stereotype) I am from Australia and people here often say how young American's always look WAAAAAAAAAAAY older, so I find it quite amusing that its the oppostite for you.

But on the plus side, at least when you're 30 people will mistake you for alot younger!
Wow, really? I've never heard that before.
That's interesting. I do think it's kind of funny that it's the opposite for me, but a little surprising also.

Originally Posted by Worriedmommy

Honestly, I would think you were about 16 years old...sorry. You are a gorgeous lady though.

I had the opposite problem going up in that when I was 13 , people thought I was 21 and now that I am in my thirties, people think I am in my mid-twenties.

Sorry you and others have that problem of looking younger now but as you get older, you will be more than happy to look younger.
I'm used to people saying I look 16, so it's no big deal.
And thanks.. though I don't think so..


I do hope I keep looking younger than I am when I start to get a bit older, that would be awesome.
 

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Well I think you do look older than 12 but perhaps 17 or so??

This is coming from my advanced age of 50!!

The garden we visited on Thursday I thought the women who did all the work was about 55-56 at least-turns out she is two years older than I! I asked Neil if he thought (gave correct answer) I looked younger than she did and he agreed!! I think it can depend (once again when one reaches my age) how you dress and wear your hair-just my opinion though.
 

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i'm 5'3" and i'm turning 22 in october and I still get carded for lotto tickets! and I had a older gentleman come into the store where I work and he asked if I was 15


I got thoroughly insulted and said "uh..no i'm 21"
 

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I think you look about 17 or 18.

I am almost 22 and I always get asked if I am 15 or 16. A lady came into my work one day and said I shouldn't even have a job because I am too young. She thought I was 13. When I was younger, people thought I was older. Some people give my fiance nasty looks and say stuff because they think I am so young, but hes only like 10½ months older than me.
 

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I get that often as well. In four months I will be 39. People often guess my age as 25ish or so. It's nice!
My mom always says it's going to catch up with me one day.
 

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My boyfriend was 26 years old when he started working at a high school, in the IT department. It's a huge school (4,000+ students and easily 400 staff members), so not all the staff knows each other.

One day in the first month of the school year, he got stopped by the assistant principal in the hallway and was sternly told that "even a freshman should know better than to be out in the hall without a hall pass in between periods." He pulled out his staff ID and got a quick apology.

He's 31 now and still regularly gets carded at restaurants. Until he was 25 or so he'd get carded at R-rated movies!
 

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I was always thought of as older when I was in my teens. I loved it when I was 14 and the older guy from my youth group I had a crush on thought I was his age.
Good thing nothing ever came of that! I was more than fully developed by that time so I think that had a lot to do with it. But back then I was a really casual dresser and very reserved and what not.

Now I'm 25 and I rarely get carded. I go out with one of my friends (who's just 3 months older than me) and she always gets all worked up because they'll card her and not me. She started dying her hair a few years ago to make herself look older. It did help, but she has a very young face, like her mother does. Her mother is almost 60 and could pass for 45. Both are around 5' tall too.

But then maybe I don't look so old. Last night I went to a Pampered Chef party at my Mother's and the lady doing the party asked if I still live at home... She was surprised to hear I've been married 5 years now.
 

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Just thought of another story I could add to this thread!
I was at Petsmart a few months ago and I was looking at some of the cats there were up for adoption through a local rescue. I asked the Rescue lady how the adoptions worked with them, like how much, what it includes etc. She looked at me and said "well you have to be at least 18 to adopt an animal" and then she just stared at me and said nothing else! I was like umm, sorry lady I am 23!!! She coulda asked me instead of just assuming!!!

And a few months ago (end of 2007) I was asking someone how they got their job (it was my dream job) and she said I could volunteer on my summers off school and then asked me what grade I was in!! Me "Oh, I know I look young but actually I am married and own a house. So..." lol, she felt really dumb!!
 

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I feel your pain. I'm 25, and I get carded at R-rated movies. Also, about a year and a half ago, I was walking through the parking lot of a park near a high school at around 9am. A police officer who was younger than I am stopped me and asked me if I should be in school. I said, "Maybe seven years ago."
He was embarrassed. Happens to me all the time, hahaha...
 
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I love reading these stories, they're so fun.
 

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That happened to me once when I think I was about 18. I was pretty miffed. I am 5'1 and really petite. I'm not a big make up girl either...and I work with dogs in a boarding kennel and have 4 dogs at home....so fancy "adult" clothing doesn't survive for long at my house. I am usually a jeans and tank top kinda girl. I'm 23 and often still get carded when I buy alcohol or cigarettes. Thats funny though. If I put pigtails in my hair...people assume I'm about 15. I guess it's a good thing...I'll always look about 10 years younger...so won't have anything to complain about when I'm 40 lol.
 

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My nephew was just picked up by the police at his high school. (long story that started with a lie and ended with an apology by the police department) They took him to the station and started questioning him. When my sister got there and threatened to file a complaint, they told her she has no juridiction over a 20 yr old adult. They never looked at his license. He's 17.

He's been taken for older since he was 3. The people running the games at the carnival thought he was 6.

On the other hand, I got carded till I was 27.
 

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Nuh uh...might give me away!
I'm 5'2" and come from a long line of "OMG, you can't possibly be THAT old!" women.


If it weren't for my...*ahem*assets*ahem*...I'm sure many would mistake me for being MUCH younger. I'll be 26 next month, and I'm often mistaken for a college student (19-20) at work (I work at a college campus). :/
 

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I don't think you look 12 or under. But I'm a terrible judge of age, so I won't try to guess how old you look.


I don't wear makeup and still get carded for buying alcohol. I'm 31. I've started taking it as a compliment rather than an annoyance.


A couple years ago I got carded for buying a lottery ticket (you only need to be 18 to buy one), and I about died laughing telling my husband about it.
It made me think "what must people think when we're out together?"
 

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same thing for my bf and I since he looks like he's about 26 (when he's actually 23)and I get told i'm between 17-20 (i'm turning 22 soon)
poor guy gets teased for being 2 years older than me already (we started dating when I was 15 and he was 17) and then now he gets picked on by strangers!!
 

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This is a picture of me 2 years ago. How old would you guess me to be? Then I'll tell you how old I am!
 
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