Were or are you a square now or then?

[Nathan]

The opposite of square is cool. By todays hipness lingo I am square. Until I was about 40 I was cool.
All old people, are considered old fashioned squares by youth and general public. What about you?
Kids today dont know the word square, but everyone knows cool. A very under valued attitude and lifestyle, influential in the West cultures. Rock and soul music, some movies, new fashions, cars , slang, cool art, marijuana
. When I began listening to old classic country on radio, I realized that I didn't care that it was not cool.
Back then, country was, corny, old fashioned hick to my generation. No one knew that the Beatles, Stones and other hot groups
appreciate and are influenced by "uncool" stars like Buck Owens.

Well I'm not stuck in the past(square) but not trying to be cool, fashion-wise. I dress and groom plainly(timeless), I try to connect with people regardless of their demographic.

 

[Mr. C]

I was and always have been a square never did really fit in with the cool kids or the others just basically have always done my own thing

 

[jujube]

Wrong Jujube. You are still very cool. Totally authentic, irrepressibly irreverent, facing life with your eyes wide open. Now that is cool!

Thank you, Shali. You've made me feel cooler. Either that or the estrogen is kicking in.

 

[Shalimar]

Thank you, Shali. You've made me feel cooler. Either that or the estrogen is kicking in.

You are welcome, my friend.

 

[Verisure]

"Were or are you a square now or then?"​

"Square" or "Geek"? Same thing, right? I was thinking about this when I should have been sleeping last night and I came to realize something about myself that I never before thought about: My prejudices on this very subject.

I no longer own a motor vehicle. I don't need one. I use the bus or train whenever I leave town. Around my city, I do everything by bike. We have bicycle paths that'll get you anywhere you want. They work fine. The only drawback is pedestrians and other cyclists who do not obey the traffic laws. You know, the ones who walk right in front of you, disregarding the asphalt designed for bicycles. This is where my prejudices come in. I freely tolerate the aged, the handicapped, children, and those who look like geeks/squares. It's only the healthy adults and cocky-looking that piss me off and l Iet them know about it too. My instinct tells me that the geeks/squares make honest mistakes while the cocky think they own the place.

Am I a bad person for thinking this way?