Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site stolaf.UUCP Path: utzoo!linus!decvax!harpo!floyd!vax135!ariel!hou5f!hou5g!hou5h!hou5a!hou5d!hogpc!houxm!ihnp4!stolaf!bormanp From: bormanp@stolaf.UUCP Newsgroups: net.singles Subject: Re: ON AGE Message-ID: <1120@stolaf.UUCP> Date: Mon, 25-Jul-83 20:12:28 EDT Article-I.D.: stolaf.1120 Posted: Mon Jul 25 20:12:28 1983 Date-Received: Wed, 27-Jul-83 00:46:17 EDT References: <2090@cires.UUCP> Organization: St. Olaf College, Northfield MN Lines: 20 Putting people in groups is not bad, it is nesessary. Not letting some one out of the group you originally placed them in is bad. We have to put people in groups, how else are we to decided how to treat them. I would certainly not treat an elderly lady of say 80 the same way I would treat a young woman of around 20 or as I would treat a young girl of say 4. I tend to group people as Male/Female, Ancient/Very Old/Old/ Mom & Dad's Age/Older than Me/About My Age/High School/Jr. High/ Young/Babys, Prep/Jock/Normal/CS like/Snob, Rich/Poor/Average, and so on. By making all these groupings you have a better point to start from on talking to someone. I doubt that any of us don't group people. It is just human nature. And Tim@UNC, before you flame at me for some asinine reason, I got this info out of my Psychology book in High School (also, it just makes sense. And no, I am not a Psyc Major, I am MATH and CS). Paul R Borman St. Olaf College