Middle Aged Whites - What's your experience? (1 Viewer)

[Grace Under Pressure]

I live in a relatively affluent neighborhood in the Tampa area.  Many of my neighbors are either older, white empty-nesters or first or second whites that work in the medical field.  I try not to paint people with a broad brush, but based on my experience, I've noticed some reoccurring themes.

1.  They're generally not social people, at least outside of their own networks.   

2.  The women look miserable.  A lot of the time they walk alone with very stoic looks on their faces.  If you drive past them on their walks, there's a high likelihood they won't acknowledge your existence.

3.   A specific incident, and maybe this speaks to #1, but I have an 8 year old son who doesn't have playmates in the neighborhood.  Over Christmas, we realized that a girl in his class lives two houses down.  I encouraged my son to ride bikes with her and her brothers whenever I'd see them outside.  A few iterations of that went by before I told him to knock on their door to see if they could play.  The father told my son that he's not allowed to knock on their door, nor are his kids allowed to knock on our door.   Uhhhh, ok.     

I'm curious to know of other's experiences and if there's anything about our cultures that you think has led to my experiences. 

 

[JNox3]

What's the definition of middle aged?

 

[Quint]

keep your kid of my lawn.

:shakesfist:

 

[gameday]

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[Tom Servo]

Methinks you lived in a neighborhood of stuck-up people.

 

[Grace Under Pressure]

What's the definition of middle aged?

We are.

 

[Captain Cranks]

Do you work in IT and have four day weddings?  

ETA - What are "first or second whites"? 

 

[Dr. Octopus]

I live in a relatively affluent neighborhood in the Tampa area.   

I live in a relatively affluent neighborhood in NJ. I have not experienced anything like you have. People are very friendly (young and old) and I've often engaged in conversations with people on the street while walking my dog or otherwise.

I'd say the large majority of our town is white, but their are plenty of Asian, Indian and a few Latin (South American) and Black families as well. Maybe that's the difference?

I'm actually amazed at the diversity in the public schools and how friendly and "good" all the kids seem and how they all get along so well.

I'm not a super social guy myself but I do get along with just about everyone in our town when I see them at school functions, on the soccer field, etc.

I'm not sure if this really helps - but just based on anecdotal evidence of my experiences and your initial post it just looks like you're unlucky with your immediate neighbors. I wouldn't call it a "white middle aged problem".

The guy who's door you kid knocked on just seem like a weirdo.

 

[General Malaise]

Florida, you say?  

 

 

[sbonomo]

This board has gone to crap.  Nothing but trolls and I-tough guys. 

 

[Baloney Sandwich]

First whites are usually okay but I would be leery of any second whites you encounter.

 

[Statorama]

My experience with Middle Aged Whites is that they love to high five.  They also love to say "old school"

 

[Officer Pete Malloy]

There's this one middle aged, white dude that keeps playing with my junk.

 

[El Floppo]

There's this one middle aged, white dude that keeps playing with my junk.

you said it was ok.

 

[tommyboy]

you have a crappy neighborhood

 

[trogg78]

Why do they eat so much chicken salad?  Yuck!

 

[Wrigley]

First whites are usually okay but I would be leery of any second whites you encounter.

So Old School

 

[Pope Benedict XVI Fan]

Any Middle Age Whites that arrive in the neighbourhood generally open up a lot more socially once they have a few years to get over the huge culture shock, learn the language, understand local fashions, grasp how electricity works, get used to the food, figure out what to watch on television and so on. It just takes them time. Travelling from where they were to here is hard considering how different it all is, remember.

 

[jonessed]

I don't get that at all.

I think this has more to do with your neighborhood.

 

[Dr. Octopus]

Sorry I responded seriously. I see now this is just mocking another thread.

 

[Grace Under Pressure]

Any Middle Age Whites that arrive in the neighbourhood generally open up a lot more socially once they have a few years to get over the huge culture shock, learn the language, understand local fashions, grasp how electricity works, get used to the food, figure out what to watch on television and so on. It just takes them time. Travelling from where they were to here is hard considering how different it all is, remember.

Yes, but are they hard working and education oriented?

 

[Binky The Doormat]

There's this one middle aged, white dude that keeps playing with my junk.

"mirror-jerking"

 

[Bucky86]

Do the MILFS wear yoga pants?

 

[Uwe Blab]

ANY STEREOTYPE/GENERALIZATION/GENERIC OBSERVATION OF A CERTAIN RACE/CREED/RELIGION IS EVIL YOU SON OF A ##### PIECE OF ####

 

[Leroy Hoard]

First whites are usually okay but I would be leery of any second whites you encounter.

I find that when they run in packs they get bolder and ask you questions like "What's hanging?"

 

[Captain Cranks]

ANY STEREOTYPE/GENERALIZATION/GENERIC OBSERVATION OF A CERTAIN RACE/CREED/RELIGION IS EVIL YOU SON OF A ##### PIECE OF ####

Yep.  I like to see all people as the same.  Any recognition of cultural or racial differences is a facade.  Heck.  I don't even like to recognize the human race.  We're all just living organisms in this world, no different than monkeys or amoeba.  

 

[honky kong]

I bet your neighborhood smells like dogs when it rains.

 

[ntz08]

if they get caught in the rain, they smell like wet dogs

 

[Dan Lambskin]

if they get caught in the rain, they smell like wet dogs

who?  MILFS in yoga pants?

 

[spreagle]

Well if you aren't white, middle age working whites with minimal social life have no idea how to act around non whites due to ever changing racial rules of conduct so they'd rather not associate with them.  The racial rules are always changing and one false step is like stepping on a racial landmine. For many It's just better to just avoid the minefield.

 

[Grace Under Pressure]

who?  MILFS in yoga pants?

I took it as Middle Aged Whites in yoga pants smell like wet dog when it rains.

 

[Brony]

I try to paint people with a narrow brush.  I wish they would sit still.

 

[kentric]

Middle Age Whites are cool.  Especially the Middle Age White Knights.  I just love jousting.  I do find it distasteful when the constable picks on the Middle Age African American Knights.

 

[McGarnicle]

I live in a relatively affluent neighborhood in the Tampa area.  Many of my neighbors are either older, white empty-nesters or first or second whites that work in the medical field.  I try not to paint people with a broad brush, but based on my experience, I've noticed some reoccurring themes.

1.  They're generally not social people, at least outside of their own networks.   

2.  The women look miserable.  A lot of the time they walk alone with very stoic looks on their faces.  If you drive past them on their walks, there's a high likelihood they won't acknowledge your existence.

3.   A specific incident, and maybe this speaks to #1, but I have an 8 year old son who doesn't have playmates in the neighborhood.  Over Christmas, we realized that a girl in his class lives two houses down.  I encouraged my son to ride bikes with her and her brothers whenever I'd see them outside.  A few iterations of that went by before I told him to knock on their door to see if they could play.  The father told my son that he's not allowed to knock on their door, nor are his kids allowed to knock on our door.   Uhhhh, ok.     

I'm curious to know of other's experiences and if there's anything about our cultures that you think has led to my experiences. 

I'm really curious to understand #3 and I don't think it's a unique phenomenon at all. Media-created culture of fear and all that? Or something else? 

 

[Leroy Hoard]

I'm really curious to understand #3 and I don't think it's a unique phenomenon at all. Media-created culture of fear and all that? Or something else? 

You may be over-thinking this. My guess is that the parents are just running a meth lab.

 

[Parrothead]

You may be over-thinking this. My guess is that the parents are just running a meth lab.

he may not want to curry favor with these people

 

[James Daulton]

White people are the suxors.  

 

[AAABatteries]

first or second whites that work in the medical field.





 

unpack this please

 

[Parrothead]

if it weren't for white people, there wouldn't be any white people

 

[Grace Under Pressure]

unpack this please

This is a parody thread spoofing the Indians thread, so the copy/paste from that thread wasn't perfect. To be clear, this is the thread where we mock the other thread.I'm not really from Tampa, for starters.

 

[Captain Cranks]

This is a parody thread spoofing the Indians thread, so the copy/paste from that thread wasn't perfect. To be clear, this is the thread where we mock the other thread.I'm not really from Tampa, for starters.

Well executed on all fronts. 

 

[Brendon1215]

Why is this even a thread? 

 

[McGarnicle]

This is a parody thread spoofing the Indians thread, so the copy/paste from that thread wasn't perfect. To be clear, this is the thread where we mock the other thread.I'm not really from Tampa, for starters.

Nobody trolls me. This ain't over.

:crushessodacan:

 

[Grace Under Pressure]

Lol. I think this used to work better when we had more threads on page 1, so the threads were closer together for longer. 

 

[Captain Cranks]

Lol. I think this used to work better when we had more threads on page 1, so the threads were closer together for longer. 

Yeah.  That's gotta be it.    

 

[playin4beer]

Why is this even a thread? 

Hope this helps...

 

[Brendon1215]

Sorry I responded seriously. I see now this is just mocking another thread.

Both threads are completely stupid. 

 

[Conanthecontrarian]

This is a parody thread spoofing the Indians thread, so the copy/paste from that thread wasn't perfect. To be clear, this is the thread where we mock the other thread.I'm not really from Tampa, for starters.

Where is the mind blown emoticon when you really need it?

 

[massraider]

Why is this even a thread? 

Right?

When did white people ever bother anyone?

 

[cockroach]

They do this weird fist shake thing I don't get.