@ kris -> <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/biggrin.gif" alt="" /> <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/up.gif" alt="" /> very good explanation. do please give kiya more credit, will u? her intelligence is more than what it seems most of the time. & u're right, different culture has different style of jokes. as for me, i always like to play the fool, though sadly most can't see beyond my acted silliness as i always throw in thoughts wrapped in wit. but then maybe i'm not as smart as i like myself to be. <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/rolleyes.gif" alt="" />

kiya, as far as i can recall, there isn't any rule established for this argumentative thread & no set method or style of argument is mentioned. it's almost free-for-all. so go ahead & argue! don't u argue with me! <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/silly.gif" alt="" />

anyway, back on topic;

Why is adolescent behaviour so difficult for adults? And why is adult behaviour so inacceptable for adolescents? What are similarities, what is contradictory?

adolescence is a period of discovery. & change. hence volatile time for both adolescents & adults. where young children develop at fast pace in rudimentary skills, adolescents shift gear to higher levels & so encounter higher levels of complications that go with it. where adults are confused by adolescent behaviour, adolescents themselves, no matter how assured or otherwise, are clueless. personally i feel adolescents are no more confusing that adults. i have worked with both & adolescents are much like monkeys with re-wired brains; they're learning to deal with enhancements given by life. of course, different monkey , different problem.

looking at my adolescent past, i can recall many stupid senseless things done. most of them are inexplicable & i can sum it all up to these; adaptation & experimentation. hormones do not help at all. <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/delight.gif" alt="" />

vice versa; adolescents don't understand adults as they cannot fathom the experience, the lessons adults learnt & the mindset formed after going through all that. adults (pipsqueaks, take note) are less judgemental, less critical, less hung-up over things which may be of utmost importance to adolescents. as we grow, priorities shift & what was important may no longer be while others may take precedence. but then there are exceptions. there are a number of adults who defy logic.

this subject is very very complex, i feel, & there can be no argument that can hold water so as to which group is more confusing. that is my opinion. & it all depend on the person him/her self. is language more confusing than math? or is it vice versa?

kiya, this is very thought provoking (not to mention the issue is very complex) & my head is starting to hurt. i think i'll just give up. <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smile.gif" alt="" />

have fun, the rest of u gits! <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/biggrin.gif" alt="" />

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