yokonzo@lemmy.world to No Stupid Questions@lemmy.worldEnglish · 4 months agowhat the heck is a pensioner in the UK and why are they the butt of so many jokes ?message-squaremessage-square21fedilinkarrow-up159arrow-down11
arrow-up158arrow-down1message-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 · 4 months agomessage-square21fedilink
minus-squareNoel_Skum@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up10·4 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)