Unashamedly Old | March 2025 | The Senior - video Dailymotion

Anglicare has produced a raw, heartfelt documentary to bust the stereotypes and myths associated with ageing.

Transcript

00:00What age is old? Old? What's old? I don't think of an age, to be honest with you. I've

00:17never thought of old. When I was young and my grandmother was 50-something, I thought

00:21she was ancient. My brother-in-law's turning 80, which is the new 60, or 70's the new 50.

00:28In the 90's, they're still pretty vibrant. I'm 90 on Monday, so it has to be 100. Yeah,

00:36good thinking. We regard ourselves as mature. Yeah, mature. Well, I'm mature, but don't

00:42know about Peter. If I see the disabled seating on the bus, Peter, sit there. And Peter will

00:47say, but that's for the old people. I say, that's you. Romance. I haven't any luck with

00:55females in my life, I've got to tell you that. What about me? I'm a good friend. I know that.

01:01Friend. Platonic. There's more widows than widowers. You've got to be very careful around

01:08here. Like even when we talk to the young waitresses, you're in trouble there. You know? Yeah.

01:17Fun? No, no actually. Discouraged? No, we don't use dating apps. People can still have

01:26fun, even though they're older. Everyone seems to be a lot happier than I thought people

01:30would be in a retirement village.