# How old were you when you realized...

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-old-were-you-when-you-realized/388409>\
**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [January 18, 2007, 2:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-old-were-you-when-you-realized/388409 "2007-01-18T02:54:52Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![Rigamarole](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/77aa72/32.png) [@Rigamarole](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rigamarole)\
**Post date:** [January 18, 2007, 8:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-old-were-you-when-you-realized/388409/21 "2007-01-18T08:10:03Z")

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[QUOTE=kambuckta]

So, do you want to share with us your self-consciousness and your first awareness about having a big, honkin’ nose now??

😃  
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It just happened yesterday, actually.

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**Author:** ![Mangetout](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mangetout/32/19_2.png) [@Mangetout](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mangetout)\
**Post date:** [January 18, 2007, 11:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-old-were-you-when-you-realized/388409/22 "2007-01-18T11:34:16Z")

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It never crossed my mind. I have started to become aware of how young all the policemen and teachers look nowadays, though.

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**Author:** ![scareyfaerie](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/scareyfaerie/32/3135_2.png) [@scareyfaerie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/scareyfaerie)\
**Post date:** [January 18, 2007, 11:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-old-were-you-when-you-realized/388409/23 "2007-01-18T11:46:14Z")

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It never crossed my mind, and to be honest I still can’t be bothered working it out!

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**Author:** ![the\_chicken\_of\_exeter](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ac8455/32.png) [@the\_chicken\_of\_exeter](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/the_chicken_of_exeter)\
**Post date:** [January 18, 2007, 11:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-old-were-you-when-you-realized/388409/24 "2007-01-18T11:52:11Z")

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It kind of freaked me out when I got to university and realised I wasn’t the youngest any more. I got skipped up a year in primary school but took a year out to go travelling after A-levels, so I ended up the same age as most people who didn’t take a gap year.

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**Author:** ![Nancarrow](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/c37758/32.png) [@Nancarrow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nancarrow)\
**Post date:** [January 18, 2007, 1:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-old-were-you-when-you-realized/388409/25 "2007-01-18T13:48:08Z")

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[QUOTE=twickster]  
In terms of actual percentages? Not the way my mind works. OTOH, since my birthday is 12/31, I’ve always been aware that I’m one of the very last people born in my birthyear to turn any particular age.  
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Ditto here, except in a **twickster’s evil twin** sort of way. I’m older than nearly 100% of people born in my birth year (what a difference a day makes). Ha ha ha! I PWN you all!

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