Re: A question about some things that senior citizens seem to like

On 27 Mar 2023, Roger House wrote

> Seemingly, why do senior citizens like the following things?  I'm
> NOT trying to make fun of them or anything, I'm just genuinely
> curious about why they like them , if they DO like them. 

I'm 71 (semi-retired), and my wife is 74 (retired), living in 
southern England, so I think we qualify as "senior citizens".

> 1.)  "Big boat", (as I THINK that I've heard and/or seen them
> referred to before at times), style 4 door sedan cars. 

We have a Peugeot 208, which was purchased 2 years ago to replace a 
Honda Jazz;  I notice more people my age driving that size of car 
rather than the ones that don't fit in a standard car parking slot.  
(I'd say those are driven more by middle-aged people rather than 
seniors).

(FWIW, I'd never own a two-door car, but my preference for four doors 
dates to long before I became a senior citizen.)
 
> 2.)  Eating supper at a time something like 4:00p.m. or 4:30p.m.

We changed our evening meal time from 8:00 pm to 7:00 pm a few years 
ago, mainly to give us additional time to digest our food before 
bedtime (which is 11:00/11:30).

I can't say I know anybody who eats their evening meal before about 
6:00/6:30, let alone 4:00/4:30.
 
> 3.)  Cafeteria restaurants.

Nope; don't like those.  I associate them very much with families, 
with the seniors along as grandparents rather than by their own 
choice.
 
> 4.)  Eating breakfast at a fast food restaurant.

I treat myself to breakfast at a local cafe (a non-greasy greasy 
spoon) a couple of times a week.  I sometimes ate breakfast at a 
fast-food restaurant when I was working full-time, usually when I was 
out and about on site visits to building sites and archives.  My 
impression is that it's more a working-age demographic that eats 
breakfast in such places, rather than an age cohort.

Are you referring to North American senior citizens?  I think the 
preferences you mention correlate much more with n location than age.

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Cheers,
Harvey