@yokonzo@lemmy.world to No Stupid Questions@lemmy.worldEnglish • 2 months agowhat the heck is a pensioner in the UK and why are they the butt of so many jokes ?message-square21fedilinkarrow-up158
arrow-up158message-squarewhat the heck is a pensioner in the UK and why are they the butt of so many jokes ?@yokonzo@lemmy.world to No Stupid Questions@lemmy.worldEnglish • 2 months agomessage-square21fedilink
minus-square@Noel_Skum@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilink10•2 months agoWhen someone stops working due to seniority of years and begins claiming pension money - either private or state. “Pensioner” then becomes informal shorthand for any old retired person up until they die. Old people = funny. (Apparently)
When someone stops working due to seniority of years and begins claiming pension money - either private or state. “Pensioner” then becomes informal shorthand for any old retired person up until they die. Old people = funny. (Apparently)