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Its q uniquely american thing. It doesn't exist in the UK to the best of my knowledge.
by AlphaSite 8y ago
Its q uniquely american thing. It doesn't exist in the UK to the best of my knowledge.
- maccard 8y agoDefinitely not. Look at any UK based news paper, and you'll find articles comparing Millenials to Boomers - [0][1] are two articles I found within 30 seconds. Looking at places like /r/unitedkingdom, you'll find it full of people talking about other generations being selfish etc, where we're just trying to get by.. [0] https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/baby-boomers-v-millennials-take-both-tests-to-find-out-whos-smarter-gcfcmntr3 https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/baby-boomers-v-millennial... [1] https://www.theguardian.com/society/2018/apr/29/millennials-struggling-is-it-fault-of-baby-boomers-intergenerational-fairness https://www.theguardian.com/society/2018/apr/29/millennials-...
- mturmon 8y agoAgreed, and adding -- One can see the notion of epochal/generational change in earlier UK contexts. For instance, the post-WWI era ushered in a time of great social change and the "Bright Young Things" (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bright_young_things https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bright_young_things). And of course the "Swinging Sixties" (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Swinging_Sixties https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Swinging_Sixties) after the costs of WWII were paid. I don't think this is at all an American phenomenon. Another reference point: kids who always grew up with a smartphone, vs. slightly-older kids who got their first one, say, in college. Totally different thing.