I am 76 and it's been my experience that old people who say whatever they think did it when they were young too. My mother was 96 when she died and while she would voice her opinion to me and my daughter she would never say rude things to others. So..... age has nothing to do with rude comments. When we're young we have to be more careful of what we say because most people won't let us get away with it. I had a sister-in-law that spoke her mind from the time she was young and her excuse was 'I just can't help it -that's the way I am".