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{{quote| ''"Yeah, I've heard about humans — think you're the center of the universe."''}}
So, you're a human, and you've just met a never-before-seen race of extraterrestrials, and chances are you feel [[Insignificant Little Blue Planet|quite insignificant]] compared to the hyper-advanced culture in front of you. Often, the species will appear [[Younger Than They Look]], in order to make the surroundings feel more comfortable. The being will then kneel down in front in you and say, in a gentle, soothing voice something to the effect of "You humans are so young, yet in your short lifetime you have accompanied so much." In other cases, when confronted with multiple races, one group, usually a [[Five
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* In [[The Movie]] of ''[[Green Lantern]]'', Tomar-Tu calls Hal Jordan's species young, trying to encourage Hal to prove his worth to the other Lanterns. The other Lanterns, and the Immortals, however, see his humanity as a weakness and [[Fantastic Racism|treat him as a member of a lower caste.]]
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** Ask the other "older" races, particularly the Batarians, and they may instead say [[Humans Are the Real Monsters]]
* The termites of ''[[Professor Mmaas Lecture]]'' state humanity to be a species as young as a nymph (termite young).
* In ''[[Animorphs (Literature)|Animorphs]]'' it is noted that humans are a lot younger than other species. [[Token Non
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