The perks of being old Everyone is afraid of aging but actually it's not such a drama. Yesterday I went to the post office to get a paper finalized, there were a lot of people and I had been waiting for half and an hour, I would have really loved to seat but all the seats were occupied by seniors. That's the moment I realized that maybe there's some perk in being older so to kill time I wrote a list about all the advantages of being old. That's the result: -You'll always get seats -You'll get incredibly more easygoing ( I don't know how it works abroad, but here in Italy, or at least in my city, the seniors'll come to talk with you in any situation for any reasons.. Sometimes is not so nice, especially if you're late..) :P -You have more time to spend doing things you like -It's easier to make friends since every old person feels alone -free money every month without any effort (pension) -Being ugly is justified -Cooking skills as any other talents developed over the years , improve -In bad days you can verbally of phiscally attack someone using the sudden-Alzheimer-attack excuse -You can appreciate again the joy of having kids without the dare of having them in the way everyday -Everyone must keep up with you and none can complain -You could assume someone to feed, dress or wash you , the important thing is just to stay alive -Clothes that would be considered sloppy and old-fashioned are now stylish -If you want to F**k with someone, nobody would ever suspect of an old adorable lady/gentleman Probably I should have just waited my turn sitting on the floor. (This article is completely ironical, I hope that nobody will find it offensive since it should be meant to be hilarious and light!) :) P.S. Hope I didn't make too many mistakes, thanks for the corrections by the way! I'd be glad if anyone wanted to be my language partner to help me to improve my english level !