What Were You Doing at 24? People Compare Their Achievements To England Captain Harry Kane

'I fell asleep on the N68 night bus and when I woke up the bus was in a big car wash... my first thought was that a monster had eaten the bus.'
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England’s World Cup team players are being hailed as national heroes by managing to successfully get us to our first semi-final in the tournament since 1990.

Not only are they achieving sporting credentials that most of us could only dream of, but they’re also doing it at such a young age.

The average age of a player in the squad is just 26, and captain Harry Kane is yet to celebrate his 25th birthday, a fact which is making the rest of the country feel decidedly unaccomplished (and old).

Comedian Adam Hess shared what he was doing at 24 years old.

Harry Kane is 24. When I was 24 I fell asleep on the N68 night bus and when I woke up the bus was in a big car wash for busses and my first thought was that a monster had eaten the bus

— Adam Hess (@adamhess1) July 7, 2018

And other people were quick to reassure him, that they too were not leading England to sporting victory.

When I was 24, I managed to get a Ford Cortina stuck perpendicularly between two dry stone walls almost exactly like in Austin Powers.

— Mike Bevan de Courcey, Mutineer #FBPE (@MikeBevan_RG) July 7, 2018

When I was 24 I was drunk and walking home, and I saw a badger for the first time. My first thought was that it was a dinosaur.

— Jenny Gillan (@jennigillan) July 8, 2018

When I was 24, I stood up on the upper deck of a bus to go downstairs - and the stairs had disappeared! (They hadn't; they were at the back of the bus when I thought they were at the front). I've never been allowed to forget it!

— yvonne (@geordysocialist) July 7, 2018

When I was 24 I was living in London and still terrified of the dark when stuck in a Tube tunnel...

— MissMindstrike (@MissMindstrike) July 7, 2018

When I was 24 I lost a shoe on a first date and walked around lopsided. Unsurprisingly I didn’t get a second date....

— Jen Hanks (@JennieHanks1) July 8, 2018

When i was 24 i fell sleep in a bush on the way home from the pub 🤦🏻♂️

— Steve Arliss (@SteveArliss) July 8, 2018

When I was 24 I fell off a BMX whilst work at Halfords whilst pissing about with the new range of bike ramps. All I got was a broken arm and a broken collarbone and a chunk of my ear friction burned off. No World Cup here!

— Jon Bee (@Jonny_Bee) July 8, 2018

when I was 24 I drank so many £1 drinks at G-A-Y that I rapped the whole of Wannabe on a coffee table then went to the smoking area and accidentally puked on the train of a drag queen's dress https://t.co/CrnuQiDoPW

— rachel grace almeida (@_rachelgrace) July 8, 2018

Others, who are still 24, reassured everyone that nothing much has changed.

I'm 24. Today I watched 6 hours of @BoJackHorseman

— John Duncan (@Johntheduncan) July 7, 2018

My first thought upon seeing “is 24” was I actually am 24 what am I DOING with my life and then this thread was so comforting and took so much pressure I’ve been putting on myself lately off 😂😂

— Princess Ally 👸🏼 (@allyobrien) July 8, 2018

That makes us all feel a bit better.

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