jaggernaut wrote: Now, am increasingly getting annoyed by people calling me mzee. Am in my mid 30s but am getting very uncomfortable when am addressed as mzee. For heavens sake it's my old man who has just turned 60 who should be addressed as mzee. Of course I have no problem with my 12 Yr old daughter calling me daddy.
I was recently living in England and the people participating in dancing competitions on TV were older than I am I.e. in their late 30s or early 40s. The news casters on Channel 4 and BBC etc TV are in their 40s, 50s and 60s. Infact some premier league stars including Drogba, Beckham etc are older than I am.And here I am being addressed as mzee. Of course a few strands of white hairs have started to appear on my left temple but i have taken good care of myself hitting the gym 3 times a week and am in my mid 30s and still feeling very young. This mzee tag is driving me nuts. I thought they said life starts at 40. Seems the Kenyan society is very ageist. Are there any other mid 30s facing this dilemma?
Well it somehow depends on looks and characters; assume you are a proud owner a public opinion large enough for someone to confuse it with a pregnancy, your favourite newspaper page is obituaries probably to see who among your age mates has kicked the basket, landing becomes a painstaking effort, the gray hair you mentioned, a mediocre walking style among other dispositions will convince everyone that you have clocked more than enough decades!
