- So now that you've seen me,
do you still think I'm a teenager?
- Oh sweetie, no. (man laughing)
You are in your 40s.
You live in a basement
and drink Mountain Dew and hate your stepdad, Rick.
(man laughing) (melancholic music)
- [Director] Hello!
- Hi. - [Director] What's your name?
- Dewa. - I'm Ariel.
- It's me Dirty Curty. (both laughing)
- [Director] What are you doing here today?
- I'm gonna guess some folks' age.
- [Director] How old are you?
- Do I have to say?
'Cause I'm old and I don't wanna say my age, goddammit.
- I'm an old woman. I have two cats.
I'm already like 75.
- [Director] How old are you?
- I'm 28.
I feel weird. I feel old.
- [Director] Getting some wrinkles?
- Yes, I have wrinkles. It's stressing me out.
- [Director] How can you tell someone's age?
- Maturity.
I would typically ask where they're at in life,
what they're doing.
- Kind of like if they're limping and, you know,
like they got a bad hip.
- [Director] How are your hips?
- Good to go, no look at this.
- [Director] Oh shit.
- Look at this. (Dewa grunts) See?
- [Director] You're ready.
- You didn't know.
- [Director] You ready?
- Yeah.
- [Director] Okay, I'm gonna put a blindfold on you.
- Oh my God. So I'm judging them based on their voice?
- [Director] And you can ask 'em about hobbies
and maturity level and stuff.- - Okay.
Thank you.
- [Director] Okay, let's bring the first person in.
- Okay. Hello.
I can feel you here I think.
- Hi.
- How are you?
- I'm good. How are you?
- I am wonderful.
- Sorry. Instantly sounds old.
(people laughing)
- Like what kind of shows you like to watch?
- "Girlfriends" is my favorite, then "Living Single."
- Did you watch those the first time around?
- Oh yeah, I did watch 'em.
- On TV?.
- I don't know where my hands were about to go
but maybe I'll just like kind of-
is this okay if I feel right here?
- [Director] Ask Gabby if you can touch her face.
- Oh, okay. Well, Gabby then, can I?
- No. (people laughing) No.
You can touch my arm.
- Okay.
It's feeling like younger skin. It's bouncing back.
(people laughing)
- I watched those shows when they were on TV.
I'm fairly certain those were in the 90s.
I'm thinking 40.
- 38.
- 43.
Bitch, I heard the jaw drop.
I'm either way off or I'm spot on.
- [Director] Okay, you can take the blindfold off.
- No, I'm scared. I don't want to.
Hi. - Hi.
- Fuck am I right? (all laughing)
How old are you?
- 28.
- Fuck.
- Man. No, there's absolutely no way, that's off.
Do people think you're older or younger?
- Overall, people just think that I'm younger.
Like 18 to 20.
- Do you like that or do you hate that?
- It's frustrating 'cause when I do go to apply
for different jobs, I do have to put my hair up
in certain ways
or I try to dress - To make you look older.
- Older.
- I mean, I don't know. I mean you could be 40.
- No, I'm actually- no.
(people laughing)
- [Director] Alright. Thank you.
- Thank you.
(melancholic music)
- Hi. - Hi.
- How are you?
- Good, how are you?
- I'm doing great.
- First and foremost,- - Yes.
- You sound super young.
I feel like people in their teens typically speak louder
but I am going with my gut and I'm saying you're 19.
- You like to drink?
- I will drink anything in front of me.
- Oh, anything?
- Well, alcoholic, non-alcoholic.
- Then I'm gonna go 21.
They'll drink anything that's in front of 'em?
That seems like a young people thing.
- Hi.
- Hi. - How are you?
- Good, how are you? - Good.
- The outfit, I mean. Sorry girl, this is like, 14?
- Ah.
- How old are you?
- I'm 21.
- Okay, that's not bad.- - Very close, very close
- And how old do people think you are?
- I get everything in between, usually older.
Usually it's- - Why do you think that is?
- Physical appearances.
I've been told I have just mature features. Eyebrows.
- The eyebrows were- - Yeah, yeah.
- Throwing me off, honestly.
No, but I love eyebrows.
- Oh, thank you.- - Big eyebrow girl.
- Yeah yeah yeah.
- Pop off. Thank you.
- Pop off. That's 21.
(all laughing)
- Very much. Yeah.
- You're here.
- Yep.
- Do you know what cheugy is?
- I've never heard that before.
- So I know it's like a younger term right now.
I was trying to see, if someone else didn't know,
where they'd say it with confidence.
'cause I would know if they were younger than me.
'cause at 25 I don't really understand
when the kids on TikTok use it.
- Yeah, I don't have TikTok.
- How late were you out last night?
- Oh God. Probably 3:00 am.
- On a Thursday? - Yeah.
- Is that a normal thing
for you to go out until 3:00 am on a Thursday?
- Not necessarily, but some things have shifted
in my life where I'm able to make those decisions.
- You don't have TikTok.
You didn't know what cheugy meant.
I'm gonna go with young 30s.
Maybe you're 33.
- I'm thinking 23
- Maybe 30.
- Why are you thinking 30?
- I'm creating this whole story in my head
that you are 30 years old and just got divorced
and you're going out, but you're not ready to date yet.
And then you're like, "Fuck it
I'm out till 3 in the morning."
- That's a great story.
Some parts of that is actually true.
- See?
- Hi.
- Hello. - I feel like I crushed it.
- Yeah, no, I mean now I see you look even younger.
I think you're 20.
- Maybe 24.
- I am gonna stick with 30.
Am I right?
- No.
- How old are you?
- I'm 19.
- You fuckin asshole.
Goddammit.
- I'm 19.
- You're 19.
- Yeah.
- No.
- Do you feel like you look 19?
- No. I think it is because I am black.
I just think people tend to assume black people
are older than they are.
I'm glad to be thought of as mature, but then it's also
I really do think it's directly because of my skin color.
- Okay. Well thank you for
sharing that with me.- - Of course.
I appreciate it.
- [Director] Thank you, Isaiah.
- Hi there.
- Hey bitch.
- Hey. (Lisa laughing)
- What's your name?
- Lisa.
- Nice to meet you.
- Likewise.
- Can I just feel your arm?
I'm just, I'm feeling for bounce.
Oh, you moisturized. Okay.
Do you get your nails done? Maybe that's something.
Ah, love it.
- Are you married?
- I won't say.
- Do you have kids?
- I'm gonna pass on that too.
- Okay. Are you an artist?
- In some sense.
- Okay. None of your answers are helping me.
(people laughing)
In the slightest. I need you to gimme the tea.
- Okay.
But you got some callouses.- - Yeah
You work out?
- No, I'm just a hard worker.
- Hard worker? - Yeah.
What kind of work?
- I'm an aviation trainer.
- You're not wanting to say a lot of things
and I dunno if it's 'cause you're not comfortable
with me or if it's because you know you're on camera.
You feel guarded and that makes me feel
like you are from an older generation.
And I'm thinking you're like 15.
- I'm saying 50 something.
- 45 years old.
You got your stuff together.
That's just what I'm feeling.
Okay. Let's see.
(Ariel yells) Okay.
(Dewa laughs)
- That is not what I was- - What, what were
Imagining at all. - No? Okay.
- How old are you?
- I'm 41.
- Damn, okay.
So I was closer. Okay.
- I'm 41.
- Oh, damn. You look good.
- Thank you.
- When you look at other 41 year olds, do you think,
they, you are on par with them?
- No. (both laughing)
- You know you, okay. Yeah.
- I get excluded a lot or dismissed a lot.
- From your age group?
- Yes, they assume that I'm younger
or they assume that I'm not nice.
- That's super sad.
- Yeah.
- The underside of your hands, that is not
a young person's palm. - Yeah
You know what I'm saying?- - I am old.
That palm is, because I even said,
"Do you lift weights?"
And you were like, "No."
And I was like, "That's just the weight of life."
(both laughing)
What the weight of life is, right.
- How are you today?
- I'm doing all right, you?
- I am, I'm good.
- Dope.
- Do you say dope?
- I do.
- It's either teenager or you're like 50.
(all laughing)
- What would you say are some slang terms that you use?
- Dope. Cool.
- I wouldn't count cool.
Dope I guess. - Cool is not slang?
I mean, no, it's not like "That's groovy."
Like you're from the eight, you know what I mean?
(all laughing)
- Can I ask you what your plans are today after this?
- Yeah, right after this I'm going to help produce
a high school football game.
- Produce?
- Yeah. We broadcast.
- I thought you were like a football coach
and you were using the word produce,
but you, so you're broadcasting a high school football game.
- That's right.
- What kind of shoes are you wearing?
- I guess you would describe 'em as basketball type.
- Like what brand?
- Honestly, I found these at a flea market, so I'm not sure.
- Okay.
- I thought maybe you were like a goofier 50 year old
but I'm thinking you are more teens.
- Oh, okay, cool.
- So I feel like you're maybe like a tall 35 year old.
- I think 45.
Okay.
- [Director] Does that change?
- Does that, yeah.
Does does this change 45?
- Not really.
- So now that you've seen me,
do you still think I'm a teenager?
- Oh sweetie, no. (Daniel laughing)
No, no, no, no, no, no, no, no.
You are in your 40s.
You live in a basement
and drink Mountain Dew and hate your stepdad Rick.
(all laughing)
- Am I off? Did I guess you?
- You are too old.
It is 37.
- Would you say that people guess you
for that kind of give or take?
- Yes, yes. Normally people will peg me as a early 30s.
- Okay. - Sometimes I get late 20s.
- You feel like you're younger?
- Yes.
- I haven't really gravitated and grabbed this whole idea
of adulthood type of deal.
There's that feeling of being single your whole life.
I'm living check to check still.
- It sounds like it's all the social pressure.
Try to just take that pressure off yourself.
That's society putting that on you.
- Yeah.
- You know?- - You right, you right.
I feel like you're chilling.
You're still in your 30s.
That's still young.
Nice to meet you.
- Yeah, you too.
- Okay. Hi, what was your name?
- It's Rachel.
- Rachel, I'm Curtis.
- Nice to meet you.
- Nice to meet you as well.
This voice obviously sounds very young to me.
- How young?
- Seven. (all laughing)
- Seven?
- What I see right now is five foot three,
brown curly hair, with freckles.
- Middle school. What was your favorite thing to do?
- I was kind of a book warm. I love outer space.
So reading about nebula and pulsars
and quasars and all that kind of stuff.
- And then if you were watching TV
or a movie right now, what are you watching?
- Korean shows.
- Korean shows? Like K-dramas?
- Yes. Love K-dramas.
- You're saying that you enjoyed books a lot
like in middle school, so you might be a bit older.
I'm gonna lean maybe late 30s to early 40s.
- I'm gonna say 35.
- [Director] Why?
- I don't know, 35 seems like real K-drama time.
- I'm gonna go around 32.
But you I think look like you could be in high school.
- [Director] You can take your blindfold off.
- Take it off.
(Rachel laughing)
- Okay first of all, that was a really
accurate representation of- - It was
that was crazy.- - It was weird. I was like,
- "Wait are you seeing me?"- - That was crazy.
- Can you- - Yeah.
- Raise your eyebrows for me?
Fuck, that's young skin. (Rachel laughing)
- It's young.
- How old are you?
- 35. (Rachel laughing)
- Bitch.
- Am I correct?
- Yes. - I am?
- You are spot on the money.
- See, I thought you were gonna be Asian though, 100%
- Oh. (Rachel laughing)
- Do you feel like you look your age?
- I feel like I look young for my age
because a lot of people, they definitely
always guess me very young.
- Has it, people thinking you're younger,
impacted your life in any way?
- I think it does for sure.
- Work wise or just work? - Work wise.
A lot of people, I think, they don't take me seriously.
Especially, I was in construction, sales, things like that.
So being in male dominated fields it's a whole other thing.
They always want me to be the mascot for the company
instead of the brains of it. - The brains.
- The field- - If your ideas were on paper
- They'd respect it a lot more
than when they look at you.
- Yes.
- Deck 'em in the face, girl.
- You know? That's why I work for myself now.
- I like that.
- [Director] You remember what age you gave everyone?
- Nope. (all laughing)
And I couldn't even tell you what age they are again.
Did I offend anyone?
- [Everyone] No.
- You're good, okay. That was my fear.