can you imagine a country full of aging people? describe your imagination!

So hard for me to imagine that, if you come or had been to the Philippines, you will notice that it is almost all small children, young people teenagers, and young adults, maybe they out number old people 5,000 to one or maybe more (do not know exact stats though)

Hi Susanayako1988! This seems to be the problem of my country now. If you happen to visit Japan, you may notice that children are relatively fewer. As people grow older, the next younger generation seems to be very few. Most couples choose not to have children, some wants to stay single and others are too pre-occupied by their jobs. I'm afraid time comes we'll be facing extinction here.

It is going to happen. Everyone gets older. What I wish is that elderly and aging were treated with more respect, than as a nuisance. Seems we all forget sooner or later we will all be there.

Well,i can imagine a world with people holding each other's hands. Imagine a world full of aged people,crossing the streets will take half an hour because of being slow walker. And,you don't need to worry about hit and run because all the drivers are much slower too (can't see the road clearly hahaha) Much with the fastfoods...imagine oldies being crews,cooks,and etc,fasfoods will be changed to what then?...slow food services?,slow food chains Just imagine the world in a slow motion. Have a good day

Many countries is having the problem of an aging population and your scenario will come true one day. What would my description then? I guess it will be pretty normal as this is a gradual process and by the time we reach that state, we would have been well "conditioned".

You seem to forget it wasnt a child who gave birth to you or looked after and fed you when you were helpless. Acually in many western countries the population is decreasing and not increasing, mainly because people live longer and the cost of bringing up a child. In some countries too there are systems in place that means a child does not have to look after his elders. They have paid all their working lives for a pension to live on when they can no longer work.

Hmmm, this is nice discussion. yes here in the Philippines there are more young people than old people. I imagine a place where only old folks live, I think it's kind of weird and fun too and very slow and lots of wrinkled faces too. Anyways, there will only be old people those who are still healthy looking out for each other. I think there would be less crime since the old folks can't do some fast running trying to catch or trying to avoid arrest. Then there are more respectful people walking the earth daily and taking time to talk with each other and reminiscing about their past and laughing about it. I think it would be happy. But I think too that there will be longing of someone younger who can take care of them and spoil maybe.

I see it as less wholesome and more serious. There should be a balanced amount of age groups to make the world itself balanced. Seriousness can be too much and it's great to once in a while have some fun.