She told me there haven’t been ‘phone lines’ in a long time."

So when redditoru/Center_Power_Unitasked ther/AskRedditcommunity to share the thing thatreally shows their age, older adults instantly chimed in.

Here’s what they had to say.

Reneé Rapp, Jacob Elordi, and Bowen Yang smile on the SNL stage. Reneé wears a black outfit, Michael has a red cardigan and jeans, Bowen wears a black shirt with a rose print

“Not recognizing most of the guests on late-night talk shows orSNL.

I’ve maybe heard the names but have no idea what they do.”

“I put periods at the end of text messages.”

Person holding their lower back, suggesting back pain, while standing in a bedroom wearing a white t-shirt and checkered pants

u/enolaholmes23

3.

“I grunt any time I go from sitting to standing or standing to sitting.”

u/TruthTeller777

5.

Emma Stone is smiling at an event, wearing a strapless dress and intricate long earrings

“you’ve got the option to pry my side-parted hair from my cold, dead scalp. "

Example: ‘See that grocery store.

I remember when it was just a cow pasture.'”

People dancing joyfully in a crowded room, raising their arms and smiling

It’s in the same shopping center where Sears was.

If you get to where there used to be a Circuit City, you went too far.'"

u/trapasaurusnex

7.

A person is holding a laminated menu, reading the food and drink options inside a restaurant. Their face is not visible

“I have the ability to drive a stick shift and write in cursive.”

u/1robotgirlfriend

9.

“I want hard copies (recipes, invitations, menus, etc.).”

A metal saucepan heats on a gas stove with visible blue flames. The kitchen background includes a tiled wall and a counter with objects

u/thirdtimesdecharm

u/OlderAndTired

11.

“Having a favorite burner on the stove.”

“Apparently, wearing ankle/no-show socks lets everyone know I’m old.

A woman stands on an airport moving walkway, smiling. She is wearing a sleeveless top, blue jeans, and wedge sandals, carrying a woven handbag

u/ScottyToo9985

“This one.

I’m 37 when I was in high school, nobody would be caught dead in calf-length socks.”

u/Educational-Bad4992

13.

Person using a computer at a desk, with a telephone held to their ear. The desk is cluttered with various office supplies and documents

I did, though.

“You know the lady who has a rose garden and gives freshly picked tomatoes to the neighborhood kids?

I’ve become her.”

A group of friends enjoy beverages while sitting on a bench at an outdoor gathering, smiling and raising a toast

u/doublestitch

15.

“I prefer a desktop computer to a laptop.

I do all important transactions on a big monitor.”

A woman with medium-length dark hair smiles while talking on a cellphone, sitting on a wicker chair in an indoor garden setting

“I call all video games ‘Nintendo’ just to get a rise out of the kids.”

u/1920MCMLibrarian

“I realized I had become my mother when I called our Switch a Wii.”

u/semisemite

17.

A hand holds a vintage mobile phone. The person is wearing a patterned top

“I call people in their 20s ‘kids.'”

“I buy comfortable shoes.

I stopped wearing Vans and Nike SBs.

I now wear Altras because they have a wide-toe bed and are good for plantar fasciitis.”

u/DilophosaurusMilk

19.

“I answer and return phone calls.”

“I use a wall calendar instead of my phone calendar for upcoming reminders.”

u/Lovemybee

21.

“At work two years ago, our system was enabled to send a text to clients.

I had to explain about paying 10 cents per text message.

I’m only in my 30s, but that shit made me feel old.”

“I use pen and paper for my grocery shopping list.”

u/lowaltflier

Note: Some responses have been edited for length and/or clarity.