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ConversationQuestionsAge:Youth&OldAgeAreyoungpeoplegenerallymoreselfishthantheirparentsandgrandparents?Doesagemakeyoumoreawareofandcaringforothers?Shouldadultstrytoteachyoungpeoplelessons,suchasthedangersofdrinkingtoomuch,takingdrugsorcatchtheAIDSvirus,orshouldtheyleavethemalonetofindoutaboutthesethingsthemselves?Whataretheadvantagesanddisadvantagesofbothapproaches?Whatdoyouthinkisthebestagetobe?Explainyouropinion.Mostcountriesgiveyoungpeoplerightsastheyreachacertainage.Forexample,Britishpeoplecanlegallymakeloveorfightfortheircountryattheageof16;theycandrink,voteanddriveacarwhentheyare18.DoesChinahavesimilarlaws?Doyouthinkthatanyoftheagelimitsneedchanging?Somepeoplethinkyoushouldgivesomethingtosocietybeforeyouhavetherighttojoinit.Shouldyoungpeoplehavetodosomeformofmilitaryorcommunityservicebylaw?Shouldpeopleofbetween50and55beforcedtoretirefromtheirjobsinordertomakewayforyoungerworkers?Ifpeoplearestillableto(andwantto)work,shouldtheyhavetoretirewhenthereachacertainage?Explainyouropinion.Inmostcountriesthelegalretirementageformenisfiveyearsolderthanforwomen,eventhoughwomenlivelongerthanmenonaverage.Whydoyouthinkthisis?Isthisfair,orshoulditbechanged?Aretheremanythingsthattheoldcanteachtheyoungoraretheyhopelesslyoutoftouchbythetimetheyreachacertainage?Whatthingswereyoutaughtbyyourolderfamilymembers?Howhavetheybeenusefultoyouinyourlife?Inmostcountries,compulsoryeducationistargetedatfivetosixteenyearolds.Woulditbebettertoofferittopensionerswhowanttolearnratherthanyoungpeoplewhoprefernottobeinschool?Explainyouropinion.InRussia,Chinaandmanyothercountries,thereisatraditionofchoosingleaderswhoarequiteadvancedinyears.Doyouthinkthatolderpeoplemakebetterleaders?Explainyouropinion.OneofBritain'sbest-everleaderswasWilliamPitt,whobecamePrimeMinisterwhenhewas24andremainedinpowerfor18years.CouldthiseverhappeninChina?Why/whynot?Manyelderlypeoplehavedisabilitieswhichlimittheirmobility.Dobuses,shopsandpublicbuildingsinyourcountryprovideeasyaccessforthedisabledorareyourtownsandcitiesdesignedmainlyfortheyoungandable-bodied?Whyisthis?Shouldtheelderlybeexpectedtopayforresidentialcareoutoftheirownsavingsorshouldappropriateaccommodationandnursingbeprovidedbythetaxpayer?Explainyouropinion.Somepeoplesaythatmenagebetterthanwomen,andremainattractivelonger.Doyouagree?Explainyouropinion.Somepeoplesaythatmennevergrowup,theyjustgetbigger.Doyouagree?Explainyouropinion.Somepeoplesaythatyoungwomenareusuallytwotothreeyearsmorematurethanyoungmen.Doyouagree?Explainyouropinion.Inmostcountrieswomenliveanaverageoffivetosixyearslongerthanmen.Whydoyouthinkthisis?Insomecountrieshavingchildrenisconsideredawayofinvestinginthefuture,andyoungpeopleareexpectedtogivemoneytotheirparentswhentheygetajob,andthentocareforthemwhentheyretire.Whatarethegoodpointsandwhatarethebadpointsaboutthissystem?Manycountriesarefacingtheproblemofanagingpopulation,i.e.therewillsoonbemoreoldpeoplethanyoungpeople.Whatproblemswillthiscause?Whatcanbedonetoprepareforthem?Whatdoyouthinkistheidealageforeachofthesestagesofyourlife:(Explainyouropinion.)Whatagedoyouwanttoliveto?Howdoyoufeelaboutyourparentsgrowingolder?Ifyourparentscouldnolongercareforthemselves,wouldyouletthemlivewithyouorputtheminanursinghome?Areyouafraidofgettingold?Whatisyouridealoldagetoliveto?Doyouprefertoliveintheretirementhomeorlivewithyoungpeople?Shouldparentscontinuetofinancetheirchildrenafterthechildrenare18?Wheredoyouwishtolivewhenyouareold?CelebritiesHaveyoueverseenacelebrityinperson?Whatdidyoudo?Whichcelebritywouldyouliketomeet?Whatwouldyoudoifyoucouldspendadaywiththisperson?Doyouthinkfamouspeoplehavetherighttohaveaprivatelife?Doyouthinkit'smoraltosellyourprivatelifetothemedia?Doyouapproveofpeoplewhobecomefamousasaconsequenceofappearingagainandagaininthemediaandnotbecauseofhavinganartisticcareer?Whatdoyouthinkofthepapparazzi?WhydoyouthinkthereissuchahighdemandforgossipmagazinesandgossipTVprograms?Whataretheprosandconsofbeingacelebrity?Whatdoyouthinkoffansandfan-clubs?Didyouhaveanyheroeswhenyouwereateenager?Whydoyouthinkadolescentsneedtohaveheroes?Doyouthinkbeingacelebrityautomaticallymeansthepersonisintelligent?Doyouthinkthattherearetimeswhenthecommonmanhasanedgeoveracelebrity?Ifyoucouldinfluencepeoplelikeacelebritydoes,howwouldyouuseitforthebenefitoftheplanet?Whichcelebritydoyoumostadmireandwhy?Wouldyouliketobefamous?Whyorwhynot?Doyouthinkthereisarelationshipbetweenbeautyandcelebrity?Canyounamesomefamouspeople?Doyouknowsomeonefamous?Wouldyouliketobefamous?Why?Arefamouspeoplehappy?Animals&PetsArethereanimalrightsgroupswhereyoulive?Whatkindofanimalsdohumansride?Areyouafraidofsnakes?Areyoufrightenedofspiders?Areyourpet(s)healthy?Canyounamesomeendangeredspecies?Canyourideahorse?Doyouconsideryourselfananimallover?Doyouevergobirdwatching?Doyouevertalktoyourpet?Ifso,whatdoyousay?Doyouhaveacat?Doyouhaveadog?Ifso,what'syourdog'sname?Doyouhaveanypets?oIfnot,wouldyouliketohaveapet?oHaveyoueverhadapet?Doyouknowanyonewhohasahorse?Doyouknowanyonewhokeepstheird