there are 55 million Americans whose first escalator trip occurs after age 40

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I doubt this given that every mall in America has an escalator.

 

I was thinking the same.

 

There are 55 million Americans over the age of 40 who believe the word “Gullible” isn’t in the dictionary.

 

Is this an actual fact you read somewhere? Or are you joking?

 

And what are these news ? Is it good or bad stat ? I see America has a lot of inner problems. And that one probably just like that. I assume OP post this joke cause of he read some problems concerning that. I hope new government will fix that mistakes.

 

Sometimes news are just neutral. I don't think that never having been on an escalator is a bad thing necessarily.

 

"Extrapolating from personal observations, there are 55 million Americans whose first escalator trip occurs after age 40"

Extrapolating from personal observations, one shouldn't give too much weight to extrapolations from personal observations.