I think I'm pretty immune to feeling patronised, lizzypop. It hardly ever occurs to me that someone might be trying to patronise me. It is possible that this is because they aren't but are just being natural. One's (rough) age is so visible, one's bricklaying skills not so much.
What you do for a living and how old you are tell people something about you? Not much but more than other 'key' facts might. Quiz padding is all it is.
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Evening all, hope you are all well.
Just watching a quiz programme on TV where each contestant gave their name, age and occupation (in that order).
I've also noticed that radio/television/newspaper reporting also nearly always mention the age of the person concerned.
Why 
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