Soliloquies- Be yourself

"Are you 26 or 27 years old?." My friend asked.  "Yes. I'm 26." I replied. Here, at this place, do not regard me as 25, 26+. They do not take me serious. That's when I try to have this beard and moustache. My friend laughed at it and said, it's not just about how you appear but, it's about the personality. It's how you talk, how you present yourself. 

Yes. I never thought of it in that way as well. Do people really take me seriously? Do I feel it or is it the other way?