During my years at University I was reminded of my stance on the world on an almost daily basis. Not in the way you might think, as in my sexual preferences or political standpoint. No, I was reminded that I was in fact much older than my age might lead you to believe.
It's a rather surreal moment, being faced with the offer to see Messers Example and Dizzee in concert, and having to really think (who are these chaps?). I make no bones about the fact that I am absolutely useless when it comes to naming, or even recognizing the artists of today. Ask me to name a song and I will simply identify it as "that song from the Internet Explorer 9 advert." Useless. (Fyi, it's by Alex Clare, called Too Close. Epic song.)
My tastes don't just stop with music either .Clubs confuse and anger me to the point where I simply have to leave. Of course I respect people's lifestyles and indeed wish them the best of times in their social lives, but I don't see the joy of queuing to get into a club, yelling all night, potentially getting into a fight and being rejected for either not wearing the right shirt or not making enough money.
Honestly, the only thing that would give me away for my age is my insatiable love for all things electric/techy, and the advancements of the scientific and engineering worlds, to which I like to keep my ear firmly to the ground, and the ease in which I can adopt them. I know some people might be yelling at the screen now, "I AM FORTY AND HAVE NO PROBLEM PLAYING MY DVD's!", but the fact of the matter is that as technology moves on you will be left behind. And it something which scares me to my core. The moment I step into an electronics outlet and don't understand half of the jargon will be the moment I purchase proper slippers and get the kids to buy my things.
And I feel it already, music has moved on without me, to their One Directions and Pharells.
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