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A 69-year-old man says he identifies as a 49-year-old and wants his age legally changed so he can meet more women on Tinder

Kelly McLaughlin
Nov 8, 2018, 6:53 AM

YouTube/Omroep GelderlandEmile Ratelband.
  • Emile Ratelband filed a lawsuit against the Dutch government in an attempt to change the birth date on his passport.
  • He wants to change his birthday from March 11, 1949, to March 11, 1969, which would make his official age 20 years younger than his actual age, 69.
  • A court in Arnhem, in the eastern Dutch province of Gelderland, is expected to deliver its decision on Ratelband’s age within four weeks.
A 69-year-old entrepreneur in the Netherlands wants to legally change his age to 49 so he can go back to work and meet more women on Tinder, according to his lawsuit.

Emile Ratelband filed a lawsuit against the Dutch government in an attempt to change the birth date on his passport from March 11, 1949, to March 11, 1969, the Dutch publication De Telegraaf reported.

The self-proclaimed positivity guru argued that he feels 20 years younger, and compared the age difference to being transgender, despite the concepts being completely different.

“You can change your name. You can change your gender. Why not your age? Nowhere are you so discriminated against as with your age,” he told De Telegraaf.

Ratelband argued that he is a “young god” and said changing his age would allow him to “live differently,” saying he would get more matches on Tinder if he could use a younger age.

Ratelband also argued in court that he feels discriminated against because of his older age, according to RLE Nieuws. The Netherlands’ constitution “prohibits direct and indirect distinction in employment relations on the basis of age,” but some claim that people over 50 have been the most impacted by austerity measures in the country.

He said he fears companies won’t hire him and that employees will look at him differently.

“When I’m 69, I am limited. If I’m 49, then I can buy a new house, drive a different car. I can take up more work. When I’m on Tinder and it says I’m 69, I don’t get an answer,” he said
https://www.businessinsider.com.au/...wants-to-legally-change-his-age-to-49-2018-11
 
basilio said:
This is how the world looks when one can just recreate reality with...

A 69-year-old man says he identifies as a 49-year-old and wants his age legally changed so he can meet more women on Tinder

Kelly McLaughlin
Nov 8, 2018, 6:53 AM

YouTube/Omroep GelderlandEmile Ratelband.
  • Emile Ratelband filed a lawsuit against the Dutch government in an attempt to change the birth date on his passport.
  • He wants to change his birthday from March 11, 1949, to March 11, 1969, which would make his official age 20 years younger than his actual age, 69.
  • A court in Arnhem, in the eastern Dutch province of Gelderland, is expected to deliver its decision on Ratelband’s age within four weeks.
A 69-year-old entrepreneur in the Netherlands wants to legally change his age to 49 so he can go back to work and meet more women on Tinder, according to his lawsuit.

Emile Ratelband filed a lawsuit against the Dutch government in an attempt to change the birth date on his passport from March 11, 1949, to March 11, 1969, the Dutch publication De Telegraaf reported.

The self-proclaimed positivity guru argued that he feels 20 years younger, and compared the age difference to being transgender, despite the concepts being completely different.

“You can change your name. You can change your gender. Why not your age? Nowhere are you so discriminated against as with your age,” he told De Telegraaf.

Ratelband argued that he is a “young god” and said changing his age would allow him to “live differently,” saying he would get more matches on Tinder if he could use a younger age.

Ratelband also argued in court that he feels discriminated against because of his older age, according to RLE Nieuws. The Netherlands’ constitution “prohibits direct and indirect distinction in employment relations on the basis of age,” but some claim that people over 50 have been the most impacted by austerity measures in the country.

He said he fears companies won’t hire him and that employees will look at him differently.

“When I’m 69, I am limited. If I’m 49, then I can buy a new house, drive a different car. I can take up more work. When I’m on Tinder and it says I’m 69, I don’t get an answer,” he said
https://www.businessinsider.com.au/...wants-to-legally-change-his-age-to-49-2018-11
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I'd like to look like Pierce Brosnan. Can I change my driving licence photo ?

:rolleyes:
 
Interesting article, Australians are the richest in the World. Who would have guessed.:rolleyes:
It does highlight the saying, "money can't buy happiness", we still do a lot of whinging.:roflmao:

https://www.smh.com.au/business/the...hest-people-in-the-world-20181109-p50eyc.html

From the article:

But a different, perhaps fairer, way to rank the richest countries in the world is to take a look at the countries where the greatest number of people are rich.

Credit Suisse ran those numbers, too, in order to compare how much wealth the median, middle-of-the-pack person has in every country.

In that ranking, Australians are the richest. And the US doesn’t even make the top 10.

baby trust fund system. His idea is to give all kids in the US a chunk of cash when they’re born, ranging between $US500 and $US60,000 based on their family’s wealth. That would help give all of thems a fair shot at a prosperous future, he said.

“Wealth is the paramount indicator of economic security and well-being,” Hamilton told a crowd at the TED Conferences headquarters in New York in September. “It is time to get beyond the false narrative that attributes inequalities to individual personal deficits while largely ignoring the advantages of wealth
 
SirRumpole said:
Yeah, I really think we need to stop whinging and thank our lucky stars that we live where we do.

How these results stack up against the findings that Australians have one of the highest rates of personal debt in the world is a bit of a mystery.

https://www.finder.com.au/australias-personal-debt-reported-as-highest-in-the-world
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Debt is measured against the asset's underpinning it, if you have no asset's it can be difficult to get debt.
We are one of the only Countries, that even if you do nothing, you get paid something ad infinitum.
I suppose this would raise the lowest mean average, in most Countries if you do nothing, you get nothing.
 
SirRumpole said:
Yeah, I really think we need to stop whinging and thank our lucky stars that we live where we do.

How these results stack up against the findings that Australians have one of the highest rates of personal debt in the world is a bit of a mystery.

https://www.finder.com.au/australias-personal-debt-reported-as-highest-in-the-world
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The article said we Aussies are alright though, even with all that debt, most of it are "good debt" because it's in propert(ies). i.e. investing and saving for the future, they say.

Under normal circumstances, that'd be true. But when those debt are loaded on due to crazy high property prices, further investment/debt into multiple of investment properties purchased at high prices to gain negative gearing....

Will these debt still be the "good" kind when the property market blows up. Will it be good for Australia in general when investors who lost their shirt in the mania get to claim it all back against their income for years. i.e. not paying income taxes.

I don't think anyone's saying that Australia is a terrible place to live or whinging about it. We know how lucky we are. That doesn't mean it's all candies and lollipops... and doesn't mean it'll just keep being that way even though, say, debt debt debt on rundown properties or tiny apartments that's flooding the market.
 
sptrawler said:
Debt is measured against the asset's underpinning it, if you have no asset's it can be difficult to get debt.
We are one of the only Countries, that even if you do nothing, you get paid something ad infinitum.
I suppose this would raise the lowest mean average, in most Countries if you do nothing, you get nothing.
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And the money you save on welfare you have to spend on home security.
 
Humid said:
And the money you save on welfare you have to spend on home security.
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In places like VN where there's no social security, the poor lives as poor people do but the rich get to gates, barbed wired their homes.

Not sure how they would managed in a fire but yea. I guess we'll get used to putting our wallet in the front pocket and be real fast with a few sets of keys to get or out.

And if you're really rich, you also put security door to your bedroom. Inside which you also keep a proper safe. That way, the maids wouldn't be tempted.
 
SirRumpole said:
Apparently he was known to the police for some time.
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Bourke Street attacker identified as Hassan Khalif Shire Ali as police carry out raids in Melbourne
​

The Islamic State-inspired terrorist who carried out yesterday's fatal stabbing in Bourke Street was "not mentally fit", according to a sheikh from his local mosque.

Australian Federal Police (AFP) confirmed on Saturday Hassan Khalif Shire Ali was known to hold radical views, but was not actively monitored and was assessed as not posing a threat to the community.

The AFP also revealed Shire Ali had his passport cancelled in 2015 over fears he planned to travel to Syria.​


Am l the only one that thinks - "Hey, if you want to go and fight a holy war (in Syria), it's a one way ticket and your Australian passport/PR/citizenship is cancelled, you are not allowed to return, ever!" That also includes stopping all Centrelink benefits/payments to you and your family.

Why the Australian system/Gov/politicians think keeping these lunatics here is a good thing, is beyond me...
 
DB008 said:
Am l the only one that thinks - "Hey, if you want to go and fight a holy war (in Syria), it's a one way ticket and your Australian passport/PR/citizenship is cancelled, you are not allowed to return, ever!" That also includes stopping all Centrelink benefits/payments to you and your family.

Why the Australian system/Gov/politicians think keeping these lunatics here is a good thing,
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Yep , let them go but don't let them come back. :xyxthumbs
 
DB008 said:
Bourke Street attacker identified as Hassan Khalif Shire Ali as police carry out raids in Melbourne
​

The Islamic State-inspired terrorist who carried out yesterday's fatal stabbing in Bourke Street was "not mentally fit", according to a sheikh from his local mosque.

Australian Federal Police (AFP) confirmed on Saturday Hassan Khalif Shire Ali was known to hold radical views, but was not actively monitored and was assessed as not posing a threat to the community.

The AFP also revealed Shire Ali had his passport cancelled in 2015 over fears he planned to travel to Syria.​


Am l the only one that thinks - "Hey, if you want to go and fight a holy war (in Syria), it's a one way ticket and your Australian passport/PR/citizenship is cancelled, you are not allowed to return, ever!" That also includes stopping all Centrelink benefits/payments to you and your family.

Why the Australian system/Gov/politicians think keeping these lunatics here is a good thing, is beyond me...
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There are plenty, that think your beliefs are racist and all these people need are nurturing and help.
 
sptrawler said:
There are plenty, that think your beliefs are racist and all these people need are nurturing and help.
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It is ironic that they always kill the attacker instead of making him wounded and then interrogate to get more information. This is something I failed to understand when I was a kid and Lee Oswald was killed after he killed President John F Kennedy. Lot many information would have gained by making him half dead than total dead. Indian PM Mrs Indira Gandhi was killed by her own bodyguard Beant Singh (Sikh) and he was killed not letting the justice system knew who was behind him. The killer in Melbourne should have held alive even half dead, so that police could have extracted inside information about who sent him and why? It is unthinkable that anyone alone would have acted on such crime. There is always a mastermind.
Oh yes, no one says how could be all terrorists worldwide appear to be coming from one religion
 
Miner said:
It is ironic that they always kill the attacker instead of making him wounded and then interrogate to get more information. This is something I failed to understand when I was a kid and Lee Oswald was killed after he killed President John F Kennedy. Lot many information would have gained by making him half dead than total dead. Indian PM Mrs Indira Gandhi was killed by her own bodyguard Beant Singh (Sikh) and he was killed not letting the justice system knew who was behind him. The killer in Melbourne should have held alive even half dead, so that police could have extracted inside information about who sent him and why? It is unthinkable that anyone alone would have acted on such crime. There is always a mastermind.
Oh yes, no one says how could be all terrorists worldwide appear to be coming from one religion
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I guess the other side of the coin is, the prisons are full of people, who have killed and still say nothing.
Most will be out in 10 to 15 years.
Just another angle on it, not saying it is right or wrong.
What if there was no mastermind and two police personel were killed trying to capture him, what if one was your partner or your child?
 

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