Amethyst
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Over the holidays, I spent a good bit of time in the local mall. Wherever I go, I people-watch; always have done.
There seemed to be a lot of older folks around (60s and older, that is). Since I am not that terribly far from 60 myself, I started analyzing what made me deduce, from a distance, that they were in an older age group.
Of course, white or gray hair is a giveaway, as are those translucent pink, orange, and gold tints that say "pure white underneath this."
But the most distinguishing characteristic? All the older people - men and women - carried their heads far forward on their necks. Some people almost resembled turtles peering out of their shells. Some appeared to have no necks, just heads sticking far forward from their shoulders. I saw dozens of men and women with white or gray hair - and not one had a head sitting firmly atop a straight neck.
So I started observing slightly younger folks, in their 40s and 50s (like me). Sure enough, many people's heads were starting the forward tilt, and it was definitely an aging look.
People in their 30s and younger, generally carried their heads upright on straight necks.
So my question is: Are we all doomed to become head-forward turtles, or is there some way to fight this? It looks so uncomfortable.
Amethyst
There seemed to be a lot of older folks around (60s and older, that is). Since I am not that terribly far from 60 myself, I started analyzing what made me deduce, from a distance, that they were in an older age group.
Of course, white or gray hair is a giveaway, as are those translucent pink, orange, and gold tints that say "pure white underneath this."
But the most distinguishing characteristic? All the older people - men and women - carried their heads far forward on their necks. Some people almost resembled turtles peering out of their shells. Some appeared to have no necks, just heads sticking far forward from their shoulders. I saw dozens of men and women with white or gray hair - and not one had a head sitting firmly atop a straight neck.
So I started observing slightly younger folks, in their 40s and 50s (like me). Sure enough, many people's heads were starting the forward tilt, and it was definitely an aging look.
People in their 30s and younger, generally carried their heads upright on straight necks.
So my question is: Are we all doomed to become head-forward turtles, or is there some way to fight this? It looks so uncomfortable.
Amethyst