People stop feeling young at 40 years, 8 months and 2 weeks It's
been said that life begins at 40, but it might be more accurate
to say that mid-life begins at 40. A British Government poll has
revealed that the age at which we should stop calling ourselves
young is 40 years, eight months and two weeks. More
surprisingly, the Britons surveyed believe that old age begins
at 59 years, two months and two weeks, the Daily Mail reported.
The poll, for the Department for Work and Pensions, spoke to
2,171 people aged 16 or over and uncovered stark variations in
the views of men and women and different age groups. Men say
being young stops at 38 and a half. For women the cut-off is
delayed until 42 years, nine months and three months. Old age,
according to women, begins at 60 years, four months and two
weeks. But for men, it is much earlier - at 58. The gap may be
down to men placing more emphasis on diminishing strength as a
mark of ageing, or because women tend to live longer. As many
might expect, the definition o