Do you look young or old for your age?

[Ranger X]

My friend is 24 and he got carded for an R-rated movie.
Then there are those 16 year olds that can buy alcohol without getting carded.

 

[Electric Amish]

I guess I look old because I've only been carded like 3 times my entire life.

 

[brtspears2]

Young. Carded everywhere, even to get lotto. Even worse at casinos.

 

[Amorphus]

I get "Are you (my age + 2)?" a lot....

the "2" is going to get more for a bit until I'm around 25, and then its gonna level out, methinks.

 

[Platypus]

Old

 

[StageLeft]

haven't checked in a while but at least as recent as two years ago people thought I was more like 25-27 (I'm 25 now). I can act maturely and intelligently around people when I want, although it doesn't seem that way on Anandtech. Being reserved seems to help it as well.

 

[Zedtom]

I definitely look younger than all my friends that are the same age. My problem is that I have bags under my eyes. People are always asking me if I'm tired or if I had a rough night.

 

[Spamela]

with my (graying) beard - older.
without - younger

 

[Encryptic]

I guess I'm just right for my age (I'm 23). I always get carded when buying alcohol. Growing a mustache and goatee did make me look older though. On the other hand, people constantly think my wife is my age, when she's actually several years older. The first time I saw her mom and her mom's mom, I told my wife that I would be very lucky if she looked that good when she was her mom's age.

 

[conjur]

<---- 36 and still get carded

 

[agnitrate]

Older.

People I work with assume I'm 22 or 23. This is good.

-silver

 

[Kilgor]

until the grey hair started popping out I looked just right.

 

[JeremyJoe]

im 20 but i look 16....grrr :|

 

[zayened]

i turn 21 in 6 days but i look like i've been 24 for 3 years now.

 

[Orsorum]

I have had people in my dept. ask if I was in my late 20s before (I'm a CA, I associate mostly with the RAs, who are all my age or older). I'm 20.

of course, it didn't help that I generally associate with the older RA's (we have a few in their mid-20s) and the RD's.

Well, not just that, I've had residents and others around campus mistake me for being in my late 20s.

 

[civad]

Old. In fact, they think that I am the older brother of my cousin (who is 4 yrs older than me!)

 

[Squisher]

Looked older until I shaved off my grey beard earlier this year.

 

[NuclearFusi0n]

with beard = way older, can probably buy alcohol if i dress old
without beard = just right/tad younger

16.

 

[aircooled]

I look my age.

 

[freeway]

I'm 26 but I look quite a bit younger. A couple months ago I got carded at Walmart for buying super glue. A message came up on the screen to check if the customer was 18, the lady looked at me and asked, "can I see some ID".

 

[murphy55d]

I'm 21 but I could probably pass for 18.

 

[thatsright]

Very young. I'm 26 but I still get carded if I want to buy a lottery ticket or something. But I guess it may be that I don't drink or smoke and I've never been one to go out and tan, ever really. Everyone says I have a baby face. A few years ago it was a bit annoying, but I'm sure that when I'm like 45 or 50 I'll love it that I look like I'm 35 or 40!

 

[rh71]

I don't look that much younger than I really am..

 

[her209]

I look like I'm 80 years old, but I still get carded. :|

 

[MercenaryForHire]

Depends on hair, hat, and beard growth.

I've heard everything from 16 to 26.

(20.)

- M4H