Forty Years Ago Versus Five Years Ago

Text on the meme

40 years ago lol . I am about 5 or 6 years ago

What it means

A split image compares a smiling school-age boy in an old portrait with the same person as a bald, bearded adult taking a close-up selfie in a bathroom. The joke exaggerates how dramatically he changed over time and is used as a self-deprecating reaction to aging or looking different from childhood photos.

Objects

young boy / мальчик bald man / лысый мужчина beard / борода childhood portrait / детский портрет selfie / селфи bathroom / ванная комната white tiled wall / белая кафельная стена beige jacket / бежевая куртка gray shirt / серая рубашка old photograph / старая фотография adult face / лицо взрослого smile / улыбка