How To Tell If You Are A Senior Citizen Or A Hipster

If any of the following pertain to you, you are a senior citizen....or a hipster, or, God help us all, both.

You regularly wear a fanny pack.

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Hipster: Because hipster kitties need a place to put their casette tapes.

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Senior Citizen: Because you don't need those immigrants sneaking up from behind and robbing you.

Your pants of choice are high-waisted.

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Hipster: You literally put the hip in hipster.

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Senior Citizen: Your pants' waistline rises an inch after each child you have (*1.5 inches after each grandchild).

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(Or you're a Republican...

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...or a Democrat).

You rock the comb over.

Via gopmike.com

Senior Citizen: Because... obviously, it keeps you young.

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Because...

You have tons of huge glasses.

Via niceshoesbitch.wordpress.com

Hipster: Because you need a variety of non-prescription glasses... #obvi.

Via complex.com

Senior Citizen: Because nobody can have enough reading glasses.

You wear clothes from a university that you didn't attend.

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Hipster: Because you don't have to have a degree to be ironic.

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Senior Citizen: Because you are a proud, supportive grandparent!

You take a ton of prescription pills.

Via media.rbi.com.au

Senior Citizen: ...or at least as many as Medicare will cover.

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Hipster: Because that's how you really should listen to the new Beach House album.

Your winter wardrobe is mostly made up of ugly sweaters.

Via blogger.com

Senior Citizen: Because over seven decades, one can accumulate lots of sweaters.

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Hipster: Because crocheted statements are the most powerful.

You only listen to tunes on old school headphones.

Via cdn.head-fi.org

Senior Citizen: Because if they work, why change 'em?

Via made-in-england.org

Hipster: Because they scream, "I have better taste in music than you do."

You love lace.

Via wornthrough.com

Senior Citizen: Because it's classic.

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Hipster: Because sexy grandma is haute.

You hate pop music.

Via illseed.com

Senior Citizen: Because you're probably a tad racist.

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Hipster: Because other people, well, also like it.

You always recycle.

Senior Citizen: Because you are a miserly product of the Great Depression.

Hipster: Because recycling is rad, man.

You don't have a job.

Via ocrelationshipcenter.com

Senior Citizen: Because retirement is sweet.

Via static.guim.co.uk

Hipster: Because working is waaaaay too mainstream.