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Word: Young Adult Jan 8, 2018 12:58:33 GMT 10 via mobile

Post by prodanny288 on Jan 8, 2018 12:58:33 GMT 10

Jan 8, 2018 12:11:45 GMT 10 X2M said:

To other people, I seem like a mature guy. But I am far from it.

In what ways are you seen are mature and ideas that you aren't?

I guess it has something to do with the way I act and dress that makes others see me that way. I’ve been called immature by people in my school. I draw cartoon characters in school and I get sh!t on for still being a 15 year old who likes cartoons. I’m a bit embarrassed to admit this, but I have an Elmo toy that I sleep with.

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Word: Young Adult Jan 8, 2018 23:09:44 GMT 10

Post by SharksFan99 on Jan 8, 2018 23:09:44 GMT 10

I've only ever heard the term "young adult" being applied to people who are either close to or just over the age of 18. I don't think I have ever been called a "young adult" directly, but I remember teachers at my High School used to refer to kids in Years 10-12 as young adults on several occasions. I would personally consider ages 16-25 as "young adults".

To be honest, I think the main reason why it is mainly applied to people in their Early/Mid 20's, is because they have graduated from school and are of legal age. I guess it doesn't really make sense to call a 14 or 15 year old a "young adult", because they are too young to drive and are not viewed as being legal adults.

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Word: Young Adult Jan 9, 2018 8:09:23 GMT 10

Post by longaotian on Jan 9, 2018 8:09:23 GMT 10

Jan 8, 2018 23:09:44 GMT 10 SharksFan99 said:

I've only ever heard the term "young adult" being applied to people who are either close to or just over the age of 18. I don't think I have ever been called a "young adult" directly, but I remember teachers at my High School used to refer to kids in Years 10-12 as young adults on several occasions. I would personally consider ages 16-25 as "young adults".

To be honest, I think the main reason why it is mainly applied to people in their Early/Mid 20's, is because they have graduated from school and are of legal age. I guess it doesn't really make sense to call a 14 or 15 year old a "young adult", because they are too young to drive and are not viewed as being legal adults.

Yeah 16-25 seems about right, possibly late 20s

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Word: Young Adult Jan 9, 2018 9:38:00 GMT 10

Post by pink.panda_v3 on Jan 9, 2018 9:38:00 GMT 10

I've heard young adult but not as often as adult. People have gotten lazier overtime and prefer to shorten everything up these days. laughing1

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Word: Young Adult Jan 13, 2018 5:39:25 GMT 10

Post by X2M on Jan 13, 2018 5:39:25 GMT 10

In what ways are you seen are mature and ideas that you aren't?

I guess it has something to do with the way I act and dress that makes others see me that way. I’ve been called immature by people in my school. I draw cartoon characters in high school, and I get sh!t on for still being a 15-year-old who likes cartoons. I’m a bit embarrassed to admit this, but I have an Elmo toy that I sleep with in bed.

Well, that's their problem. I still watch cartoons today, and I never had an issue with it. Same with toys. Just because you have an Elmo toy or watch kid shows doesn't mean you're immature. You carry yourself well that you're not seen as a childish person.

I've only ever heard the term "young adult" applied to people who are either close to or just over the age of 18. I don't think I have ever been called a "young adult" directly, but I remember teachers at my High School used to refer to kids in Years 10-12 as young adults on several occasions. I would personally consider ages 16-25 as "young adults".

To be honest, I think the main reason why the term applies to people in their Early/Mid 20's, is because they have graduated from school and are of legal age. I guess it doesn't make sense to call a 14 or 15-year-old a "young adult" because they are too young to drive and not viewed as being legal adults.

Well, that's the issue. The term is another word for a teenager which doesn't make sense for it to apply to adults. Besides, I think a lot of people exaggerate on the term making it more confusing. There's just no way that people should refer others that word past the adolescent stage.

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Word: Young Adult Jan 14, 2018 8:46:47 GMT 10

Post by longaotian on Jan 14, 2018 8:46:47 GMT 10

In most countries, the national census usually classes the 15-24 year olds in the young adult age-range

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Word: Young Adult Jan 14, 2018 21:04:59 GMT 10

Post by SharksFan99 on Jan 14, 2018 21:04:59 GMT 10

Jan 14, 2018 8:46:47 GMT 10 longaotian said:

In most countries, the national census usually classes the 15-24 year olds in the young adult age-range

Yep. Although, I think you could possibly make a case for people in their Mid-Late '20s as being "young adults". For instance, my parents were both in their late '20s during the '90s and I would personally consider the '90s to be "their" decade, in a sense.

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Word: Young Adult Jan 25, 2018 11:27:34 GMT 10

Post by X2M on Jan 25, 2018 11:27:34 GMT 10

Jan 14, 2018 8:46:47 GMT 10 longaotian said:

In most countries, the national census usually classes the 15-24-year-olds in the young adult age-range

Do they have reasons why? I thought most people in those regions were more mature than those here.

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