I tried out of this one, but dems fighting words Mr. Harvey < smirk >

>I'm with David on this one. People tend to grow more conservative
>as they grow older, which translates into behavior.

Not me, I have to disagree with the correlation going on here, although I think it's neat to see the age range of the regular crowd up here. (ohmygawd I'm older than Erik!!! ;) ) And as far growing more conservative as they grow older I really have to disagree!!! The older I get the more obnoxious I get. As you age, ideally your collective experiences should grow as should your success in life. More success and more experiences tend to make all but the shy folks grow a bit more spine.

> Usually, they also grow wiser. I contend people don't really have a clue until they reach 30.

as someone who started her career with computers at age 18 with 6 years of classroom experience thanks to accelerated learning programs and a vo-tech highschool with a DP shop; and as someone who spent 10 yrs fighting the stereotype of "being too young to right good code" when I could typically outcode anybody that ever interviewed me for a job, I whole heartedly resent this. If you were right here, then you're saying I just recently got a clue, while Erik M and Christoph have no clue yet... which is absolutely ridiculous John! I dont know about you but Erik & Christoph represent the majority of my daily reading up here.

>I think there are also regional differences that can account for different attitudes. Here in the South, we routinely open doors for ladies, teach our kids that you don't refer to adults by their first name, etc. etc. You yanks have total disregard for such notions - as a rule.*g*

ehhhh, ok I'll give it that southerners my have better manners most times. But ya'all also seem to move/think/react a whole lot slower too :) Maybe if the drawl didnt slow ya down so much you would acquire the refined brashness us yanks tend to have.