Have you noticed most Zoomers don’t say “You’re welcome”?

[budman]

this

the generation that complains about snowflakes the most, are actually the biggest snowflakes. What a surprise

Tarflakes..??

I don't like to and try not to lump any generation into any general category .
Every one has different people that do things differently. Some are polite others are not. No biggie.

I have zoomer kids that are super on it with thank you notes for things and others that you will be lucky to get a text saying thank you.

I have pre boomers friends that are.. same same.

And boomers.. same same.

The generational mud slinging is general numb nuts stuff to me. Yeah I posted a stupid pic. Because I was being stupid

I am cool with about any response as a thanks beside the whatever without eye contact or none. Even then.. it is a whatever to me. Got more important things in life to do than worry about that and my feels are all tared up and not much gets in.

The whole generational one upmanship is folly.

 

[Bay Arean]

Tarflakes..??

I don't like to and try not to lump any generation into any general category .
Every one has different people that do things differently. Some are polite others are not. No biggie.

I have zoomer kids that are super on it with thank you notes for things and others that you will be lucky to get a text saying thank you.

I have pre boomers friends that are.. same same.

And boomers.. same same.

The generational mud slinging is general numb nuts stuff to me. Yeah I posted a stupid pic. Because I was being stupid

I am cool with about any response as a thanks beside the whatever without eye contact or none. Even then.. it is a whatever to me. Got more important things in life to do than worry about that and my feels are all tared up and not much gets in.

The whole generational one upmanship is folly.

I want to agree but there is a generational mark of ongoing fragility to consider.
There is generational tendency to get offended and triggered that is undeniable.

 

[Karbon]

The real snowflakes, the younger, are ones that can't get their story straight, about whether "words matter" or not. Either no words matter or they send people fleeing to safe spaces. I wish they'd make up their frickin mind.

The thing is, about Karbon's point, is a belief in conventions of usage that puts us on the same page. This is at the heart of all manners and the social contract to have them to begin with.

Want a casual free-for-all? Fine, but then don't whine when your tender ox is gored over any number of things.

Just as an example: the non-binaries who insist on their own words. If I just say, hey you, then WTF are you complaining about? I just wanted to get your attention. And so on and so forth....

I'll say it one more time: either words matter or they don't. This contradiction just keeps happening over and over again.

It's not just words but the context and environment in which those words are being used. Words matter when...words don't really matter when...

Some aspects of the social contract is fluid. Expression of courtesy is one of those things. Hell it even varies from rural to urban settings.

It's not an all or nothing proposition re the use of words.
maybe it's culture shock. Maybe it's fragile people who lash out because they happen to overlook context due to what's appears to be agesim.

 

[lizard]

so am I.

no one shakes hands right now.

the people obsessed with "what men do" are usually the most insecure in their masculinity

Is the lead time on materials longer than usual? C900 is 12-16 weeks out. Sheet pile prices are crazy.

 

[DucatiHoney]

I’ve noticed in the last year or so, when I say thanks / thank you when buying something, most Zoomers usually reply with:

• Yeah, no problem
• Sure
• Yeah
• Ok

Wtf happened? Anyone notice this, too? Is it parenting? Do you care?

Put me in the "I don't care" camp. I enjoy a really polite exchange and all of its specific formality, but me giving gratitude is just that--a gift. I don't expect something in return.

 

[Bay Arean]

Oh you guys are just all so chill. Hard to believe though. Most people do have their triggers intact.

Difference between me being annoyed versus Generation whatever is that I merely point it out. I dont call the restaurant and demand that waiter be cancelled for not obeying my expectation or go on Yelp and complain. That's a generational difference right there. Id have to actually get poisoned to go on Yelp and post as a public service.

My heart hurts from that waiter implying that my custom might have been a problem. JK. I mean, we had a thread about not all people understanding what others, or road signs, implied.

 

[Karbon]

Oh you guys are just all so chill. Hard to believe though.

Difference between me being annoyed versus Generation whatever is that I merely point it out. I dont call the restaurant and demand that waiter be cancelled for not obeying my expectation. That's a generational difference right there

My heart hurts from that waiter implying that my custom might have been a problem. JK.

Lol I think it's because some of us have REAL problems to deal with.

Misgendering someone purposefully to be an abrasive asshole...that's not very pro-social of you bro, that's a problem.

Someone using a truncated version of, "you're welcome," While they are still expressing gratitude...not a real problem.

 

[DucatiHoney]

Oh you guys are just all so chill. Hard to believe though. Most people do have their triggers intact.

Difference between me being annoyed versus Generation whatever is that I merely point it out. I dont call the restaurant and demand that waiter be cancelled for not obeying my expectation or go on Yelp and complain. That's a generational difference right there. Id have to actually get poisoned to go on Yelp and post as a public service.

My heart hurts from that waiter implying that my custom might have been a problem. JK. I mean, we had a thread about not all people understanding what others, or road signs, implied.

I remember what I was like in my 20's. Manners weren't real high on the list. I've come to appreciate them. Ergo, I give the kids a break. I was there once. Be the change you want to see and move on. I got other crap to do.

 

[Bay Arean]

Lol I think it's because some of us have REAL problems to deal with.

It's weird though. After all this sheltering, restaurant experiences have been very meaningful and scrutinized....at least for us.

I don't know about anybody else, but I have been super understanding and kind to servers of all sorts. We brought one server to tears because we didn't get upset about a problem with menu items. She gave us a 30% discount on our meal, which we didn't ask for. So of course we upped the tip but I guess people are being very mean to servers these days. So even if I complain on the BARFs about a flippant response, that's from the normal days. Which we ain't in right now.

 

[rodr]

Also, what's a zoomer?

When I first saw this thread I thought it was about people in Zoom conferences.

 

[chickenfried]

rambo what mean pedantic?

 

[Bay Arean]

When I first saw this thread I thought it was about people in Zoom conferences.

Me too...I laugh at all the stories of people not all the way dressed, getting video bombed by cats and stuff.

I have community org meetings on Zoom. I always wonder whether I should mute my video when I pour a glass of Port. Or whether that comes off as weird when you suddenly disappear. Brave New World.

 

[lizard]

Hats!

Do you uncouth savages wear them indoors, in restaurants or at the dinner table? Ha! You do!!

Tom never did.

 

[Johndicezx9]

He wore one in the Super Dome, that's indoors...

 

[Bay Arean]

Wow, Landry could be W's father rather than the real one. Get out the timeline.

 

[lizard]

He wore one in the Super Dome, that's indoors...

You just spit on his grave, you pray-dead bastard.

 

[cheez]

Year Born: Generational Nickname
2000–<TBD>: New Silent Generation or Generation Z or Zoomers
1980 to 2000: Millennials or Generation Y
1965 to 1979: Thirteeners or Generation X
1946 to 1964: Baby Boomers
1925 to 1945: the Silent Generation
1900 to 1924: the G.I. Generation

 

[lizard]

Year Born: Generational Nickname
2000–<TBD>: New Silent Generation or Generation Z or Zoomers
1980 to 2000: Millennials or Generation Y
1965 to 1979: Thirteeners or Generation X
1946 to 1964: Baby Boomers
1925 to 1945: the Silent Generation
1900 to 1924: the G.I. Generation

I’d like to add the Greatest Generation are the Allied men and women that fought in WWII

 

[Johndicezx9]

You just spit on his grave, you pray-dead bastard.

Now Bum Phillips, he had a hat, and when reporters asked him why he never wore it at home games, he said his parents taught him never to wear a hat indoors...

 

[norcalAF]

I’ve noticed in the last year or so, when I say thanks / thank you when buying something, most Zoomers usually reply with:

• Yeah, no problem
• Sure
• Yeah
• Ok

Wtf happened? Anyone notice this, too? Is it parenting? Do you care?

no worries