[Ghostavo]

I was asked my age the other day and given the pause before I answered, the querier gave me a weird look before asking me why the pause.

From the looks of it, somehow it's strange to not recall our age from memory and instead doing some arithmetic. Since a few years ago, it's been my standard way of recalling my age.


Am I the only one?

[Solatar]

I do it from memory, but I'm 20. By the time I'm a bit older I may be calculating it instead.

For instance I at one time knew how old both my parents were, but if asked now I would do the arithmetic from the year they were born. I guess it depends on how big the numbers are.

[Aardwolf]

I do it from memory, but I'm 20. By the time I'm a bit older I may be calculating it instead.

For instance I at one time knew how old both my parents were, but if asked now I would do the arithmetic from the year they were born. I guess it depends on how big the numbers are.

Same-ish. Particularly for stuff like my parents' ages, I almost always need to do the math. It's a toss-up, but I voted 'from memory'...

[Snail]

I still have biwfdays.

[Aardwolf]

I'm 8 and 3 quarters!

 

[BloodEagle]

Calculation. Hell, I have to think about it so little that sometimes I have to give serious thought on remembering which year I was born.

You haven't seen quizzical expressions until you've seen the reaction to that.

[iamzack]

Age I can remember, though I usually get it wrong the first two or three times I answer... birth date I forget sometimes.

[Bobboau]

I do that all the time

[Rodo]

I was asked my age the other day and given the pause before I answered, the querier gave me a weird look before asking me why the pause.

From the looks of it, somehow it's strange to not recall our age from memory and instead doing some arithmetic. Since a few years ago, it's been my standard way of recalling my age.


Am I the only one?

I seem to have the same problem, maybe it's a common thing?
I'm 24 by the way and yes... sometimes I have to stop to remember how old am I.

[Black Wolf]

I stopped remembering at 21. No I always have to do the maths and calculate it.

[FUBAR-BDHR]

I'm about ready to start counting backwards and see if I can make it to 0

[Scotty]

I will stop counting when I reach 21.  Currently being 17, that's a ways from now.

[redsniper]

Srsly guys? I've always just remembered how old I am. The number only changes once per year. Do you guys have to stop and calculate what year it is?

[blackhole]

I always remember my age, although sometimes I get my age wrong - usually in close proximity to my birthday.

I can cheat if i need to though. I was born in 1990, so I just add 10 to the last two digits of the current year and subtract 1 if I haven't had my birthday yet that year

[Mongoose]

Srsly guys? I've always just remembered how old I am. The number only changes once per year. Do you guys have to stop and calculate what year it is?

This.  Seriously, people, take some gingko or something.

[Ghostavo]

That's the thing, I'm not really sure if it's a memory problem.

Hell, I can remember some fairly deep and dense variations if need be.

[Inquisitor]

I do the math, sometimes badly.

[Flipside]

I spent most of last year thinking I was a year older than I was....

[Wobble73]

The only time I forget my age is a few days after my b'day. If someone asks my age I may say I'm a year younger than I am. Then you get used to your new age, as for date of birth, I've filled out so many forms asking me for that, it's now automatic.

[Herra Tohtori]

I usually remember, but sometimes I'm not totally certain and I need to count.

I have to count the ages of everyone else though. I just can't remember that kind of stuff... I have a piss poor name memory as well. I remember people and their faces and personalities, just their names take a really long time for me to learn.