Is this a fair assessment?

[Bobbgooduk]

A friend sent me this - what do people think? Is it a fair assessment? I don't think so, apart from the pants!

Finally - an explanation !

People born before 1946 were called the 'Silent and powerful generation..'

People born between 1946 and 1964 are called 'Baby Boomers.'

People born between 1965 and 1979 are called 'Generation X.'

And people born between 1980 and 2010 are called 'Generation Y.'

Why do we call the last group Generation Y ?


Y should I get a job?

Y should I leave home and find my own place?

Y should I get a car when I can borrow yours?

Y should I clean my room?

Y should I wash and iron my own clothes?

Y should I buy any food?

But a cartoonist explained it very eloquently (see attachment)

[Shevanel]

No, not really.

No...

[Bobbgooduk]

But a cartoonist explained it very eloquently: (see attachment)

[Level75]

Nope.

[Bobbgooduk]

Not even the Y-shaped butt-crack due to the saggy pants?

[JackWin]

Not really. I see his point, but not really

[Orcas]

Nope! However, you will have different less positive traits across the various generations that are not particular to one or another. Through working to some extent with Generation Y, and getting them to learn essential life skills and become independent, I have learned it will depend a great deal on getting them motivated and using the tools provided to them to chart their own life.

Originally Posted by Bobbgooduk

Not even the Y-shaped butt-crack due to the saggy pants?

Originally Posted by Bobbgooduk

Not even the Y-shaped butt-crack due to the saggy pants?

No.

[Lewis]

Why is everyone so serious? I'm pretty sure it's a joke...and all of those things pretty much sum me up.

[BornAnew]

I agree with Lewiss



lol.

I think the cartoonist was trying to be funny & it's pretty hilarious how the butt crack is kinda y-shaped too!! Either way I am many of those things the Y gen is meant to be!!!

[Pret Allez]

No. Can ruthlessly make fun of your generation now?

[flyinhernikes]

why are people saying no?.... im not sure if the question was meant to be answered.....
its a joke.....

i laughed :')

or maybe everyones sarcasm went over my head

[Ben]

Sorry, it just reminded me of this guy. Hah.

Anyway, you can read about this attitude all the way through history. This random monk from way back when (like seventh century) said the same thing in something I read that he wrote. No doubt our generation will say the same.

[Lovely]

I think prior generations always have the habit of easily forgetting how "awful" their preceding generations once considered them

[Bobbgooduk]

Pret Allez - I'm all ears - be ruthless - I'm a baby-boomer!

The friend who sent it me has a quirky sense of humour, not to everyone's taste.

I hear so many people running down the youth of today, including parents and fellow teachers. I find it depressing at times, but working with young people is what gives ME energy.

My friend was once a teacher, but he lost all joy in his life. He had a long-term partner called Andrew. He and Andrew had a stupid argument over cold meat (of all things) and my friend stomped off in a hissy fit and came to stay with me for a week here in the Netherlands. He didn't call, he was determined that Andrew would suffer for being so pig-headed.

When he went home on the Saturday, he found that Andrew had died of miningitis - apparently he'd been ill at work and thought he had 'flu. He went home Wednesday evening and died during the night.

My friend was devastated and he's never been quite the same since, but he sent me this, so he's making the effort.

The point IS the saggy pants and the y-shaped crack - the rest of it comprises the stereotypes so many older people like to generalize with.

Having said that - what does Generation Y say about the other "categories" - let's keep it light-hearted!

[BornAnew]

Originally Posted by Bobbgooduk

Pret Allez - I'm all ears - be ruthless - I'm a baby-boomer!

The friend who sent it me has a quirky sense of humour, not to everyone's taste.

I hear so many people running down the youth of today, including parents and fellow teachers. I find it depressing at times, but working with young people is what gives ME energy.

My friend was once a teacher, but he lost all joy in his life. He had a long-term partner called Andrew. He and Andrew had a stupid argument over cold meat (of all things) and my friend stomped off in a hissy fit and came to stay with me for a week here in the Netherlands. He didn't call, he was determined that Andrew would suffer for being so pig-headed.

When he went home on the Saturday, he found that Andrew had died of miningitis - apparently he'd been ill at work and thought he had 'flu. He went home Wednesday evening and died during the night.

My friend was devastated and he's never been quite the same since, but he sent me this, so he's making the effort.

Omg that's a sad chain of events .....well at least it's good to see your friend is trying to be humorous in this way!

On people born before 1946 being silent & powerful. I think it might be because of wars/depression & so on. These people were brought up in times of great discipline, civil unrest, rationings & whatnot. This could result in that generation being more silent, disciplined...yet pretty powerful within.

[Lewis]

I think the reason other people don't get it or find it funny is all down to cultural differences. Most people who said 'No' were American or Canadian. We who find it funny and get the point are either from the UK/Europe.

We're really good at making fun of ourselves and enjoy the use of irony and sarcasm. I have American friends that get really defensive and offended by some of the things I say, things that I'd laugh off.

[Lovely]

Originally Posted by Lewissss

I think the reason other people don't get it or find it funny is all down to cultural differences. Most people who said 'No' were American or Canadian. We who find it funny and get the point are either from the UK/Europe.

We're really good at making fun of ourselves and enjoy the use of irony and sarcasm. I have American friends that get really defensive and offended by some of the things I say, things that I'd laugh off.

Americans can be extremely sarcastic, and I'd argue there's not much difference between those two populaces if you could find an actual way to measure it.

I just view some things as off-limits because I'm annoyed at constantly hearing about it, as is such with this generational criticism.

Whether said reasoning can be applied to the rest of my peers is debatable and I won't venture to make assumptions in those regards.

[starfish]

I don't know if I'd lump people born in 1980 in the same generation as someone born in the 2000's.

I'm in that awkward place between generations. I was born in 81 and I have much more in common with generation X than generation Y.

I know it a gross generalization, but I manage people from generation Y. Their work ethic is so different, it drives me batty. Though to be honest, I don't think it is laziness, but rather apathy. They are seeing how the two generations before them are getting screwed after working their asses off and think why bother.

Now the generation that was before the silent but powerful generation, that is a generation that beat the system. I tip my hats to them.