GUEST Billy McKinley:

I have to disagree with you, in at least two ways.

First, you should know that I am almost 76 now, so that you know where I'm coming from.

The post you quoted, in my opinion, does NOT show ageism. It has two sentences. The first is a mere statement of fact and a reasonable, almost inevitable, conclusion. You can't disagree with it, or your whole premise of ageism disappears.

The second sentence could refer to ANYONE who made the claim of prestigious education but whose actual operation in the world seems to belie that education. Age isn't involved. There is not a suggestion in the second sentence that his language difficulties have anything to do with him age. It is you who appears to make that connection.

Dave Oesterreich