London - Parents who grew up in the 1980s and 1990s admit lying about their youth to appear cooler, reveals a survey.
The most common fibs are that they were punks or goths and went to the Glastonbury music festival or party island Ibiza before they became “too commercial”.
They also claim to have taken part in anti-government protests or gone to key sporting events or concerts such as Live Aid.
The study of 2 000 Britons aged 35 to 50 reveals nearly three-quarters have lied about their pasts with almost a third hoping to appear cooler to younger people.
More than half admit they were not as cool as they make out while some cannot even remember what they really did.
But 85 percent defend their pretence by agreeing with the adage that “good stories get better with age”.
The subject parents lied about most often was their past social life, with 47 percent admitting embellishing this. Next was music (30 percent) and fashion (25 percent).
They also misled others on their love life and claimed to have had more adventures than in reality.
But parents in the future may find it harder to follow suit. Those in the poll to mark the new Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge phone admitted that social media makes it harder to get away with telling fibs.
Daily Mail