- Oh. Oh, honey.
♪ (electronic music) ♪ - Oh, stop with that [bleep].
♪ (ragtime intro) ♪
- (FBE) So today, we're going to be doing a challenge.
- Oh, I don't do well. - (FBE) This is a challenge
we have never done with the elders before.
- Ohh. - (FBE) It's a Try Not
to Get Mad Challenge. - (laughs) Okay.
- I'm pretty zen. Takes a lot for me to
(imitates air whooshing) spew. - (FBE) There are a lot
of stereotypes regarding the elder generation
and how you might get mad at things easier
than other generations, so we're gonna put that to the test.
- Why is my generation being singled out?
That really pisses me off! - (FBE) All of the videos
we're about to show you will relate directly
to your generation. - Okay, so I'll go, "Tarnation"
and "Those whippersnappers," and all those expressions.
- (FBE) The rules are any expression of frustration or anger count.
If you show signs like "Ah," or groaning or showing displeasure,
those all count as losing. For this challenge, if you get mad,
you're out, but you'll be back in for the next video.
- Well, you know, I'm good at hiding my emotions.
- I'm a retired teacher. I mean, you know,
looking annoyed is part of the repertoire
of being a good teacher so that you can stop behavior
without interrupting the lesson. - (woman) I'd like you
to show me how an old person would cross the street.
- I saw somebody like this this morning.
- (chuckles) - You know, that's true
if you're, like, 130.
- (woman) Show me how an old person would send a text message.
- (laughs) The flip phone. - (laughs)
- (woman) How might an old person do a push-up?
- Oh, no. We don't do push-ups, honey. Are you out of your mind?
(buzzer)
- Oh, oh, honey. I can do three in a minute, so please.
(buzzer)
- (woman) What about jumping jacks?
- (man breathes heavily) - Yeah.
- (laughs) That's even better than I would do.
- I can't get mad at that. I think it's funny.
- When I look at, I'm thinking they talking
about someone older than me. - We can't see. We can't hear.
You know, we pushed all the wrong buttons.
We are funny. I get that.
- (man) I've been struggling to find work for a couple years now.
When I eliminate all the other options, it seems like one of the big things
is because I'm over 50. - You should try being an old woman.
- (man) It's just sort of some impressions and vibes
and that's really-- it's so ephemeral,
I can't really pin that down. - He's having a rough time
with himself. - (man) I've had some
really great phone interviews, and it's fast and snappy
and terrific and amazing. And then I walk in the door
and there seems to be a mood shift. - Well, I think that's true.
It's called ageism, and it's true. (buzzer)
- There was a young lady in maybe her mid-20s.
She said, "Well, my friends can't find jobs.
You know, baby boomers, they just need to give us their jobs."
- Get out of the way. - (man) "They need to stop working."
- It's sad. I've had this situation where someone said, "Why are you
doing this? Why don't you give young people a chance?"
I'm like, you know, "I'm just here. I just have as much right
to be here as you do." (buzzer)
- (man) And then I kind of looked at her in a different way,
because I thought, "Oh, she's not on my side.
She's my opponent." - Yeah, I hear that.
That makes me mad. Our culture doesn't
honor older people. (buzzer)
- (man) I sit at this computer, and I write endless letters...
- I feel bad for him. - (man) ...emails, short notes.
I'm reaching out to acquaintances, friends, people I don't know.
- Nobody wants to hire you, 'cause you're old.
- (man) But it's not really easy and I'm really having a--
(choked up) I'm really, really struggling really hard.
- And he's about ready to cry. - (man) I'm healthy and I'm alive
and I'm smart and I can think and I can work.
I just... you know, need to work. - That happens, yeah.
There's a lot of truth to that.
- You really have to accept the fact that you're old
and that people do look at you in a different way.
- Finding a job is difficult really at any age group.
- In American society, we have not the regard
for older people that would benefit all of us,
because with age comes wisdom. - That was sad to me
that we have so much to give.
Most of us, believe it or not, are just gettin' started.
(clang!) - (voice-over) Truth!
- Elvis Presley, "Can't Help Falling In Love With You."
- Club mix version.
- What the hell is a "club mix version"?
♪ (upbeat electronic music) ♪ - ♪ Take my hand ♪
- What is that? - That doesn't sound like Elvis.
- Oh, stop with that [bleep]. (buzzer)
- ♪ ...can't help ♪ - I'd have to be loaded
to want to dance to this all night.
It's really irritating. (buzzer)
- ♪ ...love with you ♪ - Yeah, I don't like the song.
Okay, you would say I'm annoyed. (buzzer)
- It's just wrong. (buzzer)
- Oh, this is just a waste of time.
(buzzer)
♪ (music tempo increases) ♪
- I like it.
- I don't think you can hurt that song.
That's a beautiful song.
- That was horrible! Why would anybody do that?
- I'm sure he was rolling in his grave on that one.
- Taking a great song that's so filled with emotions,
and I couldn't even tell what that was.
- (man) Amy, it says you are trained in technology.
That's very good. Are you adept at Excel?
- (Amy) No. - Oh, boy.
This super frustrates me. (buzzer)
- (Amy) No. - (man) PowerPoint?
- (Amy) No. - (snickers)
- (man) Exactly in what area of technology are you proficient?
- She's showing you right now. - (Amy) Snapchat, Pinterest,
Instagram, Vine, Twitter. - (laughs) That's...
- (Amy) You know, the big ones. - Ha.
- (man) I'm surprised you didn't say Facebook.
- (Amy laughs) - (laughs)
- (Amy) That's for old people like my parents.
- (chuckles) I know we're on Facebook and no one else is.
- That's hilarious. I use Facebook! (laughs)
- I've had to hire young folks who had a similar attitude.
I'm not very fond of that experience.
- I could see him being mad, but in fact,
she's just showing that she can do two things
at the same time and you don't need eye contact
to get it done. - (woman 1) Just one question
really quick, you're not over 40, are you?
- (woman 2) No. - (woman 1) Perfect, great.
- (woman 2) Is there an age limit?
- (woman 1) You're not over 40, are you?
- (man) No.
- (woman 1) Hi! - (man) Three for the price of one?
- (woman 1) If you're under 40. - Wow.
That kind of pisses me off. (chuckles) (buzzer)
- (woman 1) Older people just don't really fit
into our culture. - Ahh!
If I were there, I would really mouth off
to those people. (buzzer)
- (woman 1) We're just trying to look for a young, hip vibe.
- (woman 3) That's fine I'm 28. (chuckles) Do you wanna see my ID?
- Okay, just as long as you're not eating it.
- (laughs) - (woman 1) Could you just
have your mom step away from the food truck?
- (woman 3) Why? - (woman 1) It just gives people
the wrong impression. - A good daughter would have said,
"Uh, no. No, my mother's gonna eat it, too."
(buzzer)
- (woman 1) It just gives people the wrong impression.
- Oh! (laughs) That is not good at all.
- That's opening up yourself for a lawsuit.
- So, I win for being the most annoyed probably,
but that's okay. It's very dangerous
to make those broad kind of generalizations about people.
- (FBE) So, that was the last one. You didn't get mad at all.
- No. Life's too short to be getting pissed off at anything.
- Of course, I won! I'm a winner! (ding)
Mess with the best, you lose like the rest.
- I thought you were gonna show, like...
child bashing. That'd get me angry.
- I guess I just don't have any kind of hangup about age.
That's probably at the core of it. You're as young as you feel.
- (FBE) So finally, there seems to be a bit of a stereotype
around older people being grumpy. Do you think there is some truth
around people getting angrier with age?
- Absolutely true. We have less time to waste.
Stupidity or rudeness, you just can't take it anymore.
- As you get old, you get testy, and it's just in the genes
or it's a part of growing old.
- I do see people that are grumpy, but I see young people
that are grumpy too, and I think if you're grumpy
when you're young, you're probably gonna be a grumpy old person, too.
- There's a lot of negative attached to aging.
It's really just your thinking.
And it's their thinking that makes them grumpy.
And it's others' thinking, including my own, that makes me happy.
- A lot of times, people are grumpy, because they don't feel good.
So, you better learn to have some compassion,
'cause one day, hopefully, you'll be an old person, too!
♪ (dramatic music) ♪
- Thanks for watching Elders React. - Shoutout to Alexandra Daniel.
- Here's a shoutout for Merlin Diaz. - Just subscribe
and hit the bell already! - Good for you for watching! Bye!!
- Hey, guys. Ethan here from FBE. Thank you so much for watching
this episode of Elders React. If you wanna check out more episodes,
be sure to click on them down below.
(grunts angrily) (chair clatters)