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I did do a search to see if this topic has been done before, but no threads came up with the heading Snowflake Generation. But if it has already been done, I do apologise.
Taken from Wikipediea: Generation Snowflake, or Snowflake Generation, is a neologistic term used to characterize the young adults of the 2010s as being more prone to taking offence and less resilient than previous generations, or as being too emotionally vulnerable to cope with views that challenge their own. The term is considered derogatory. It is one of several informal examples of usage of the word snowflake to refer to people.
I am posting this in a light hearted manner, and not meant to be offensive. It makes me and the missus chuckle, so I thought I would post it.
The missus keeps getting photos and video clips of family and friends, who are much younger than us. The latest one was a family member who cut her husband's hair. All the comments the video clip has got, you would have thought she had just carried out a medical procedure. Wow, amazing, well done, etc etc. Another person, posted a video of themselves doing a bit of dusting/ cleaning, and all the comments the video got.
All these things that people who we know are doing, and the comments of praise they are getting, we do find it funny. Why me and the missus do find it amusing, is because we did all this home hair cutting and other such mundane chores way back in the day, was because it was expected of you to get such things done. Besides, we had no money to pay for such things
We do know things are not good at the moment, but way back in the day when we had real hardship. Growing up with no gas or electricity because you had no money to pay for such things. Forget about hoarding toilet rolls, you had to make to with waste paper, if you found any.
This is posted in fun and devilment, I would not wish such hardship on our youngsters of today.
PS
This is more about being stuck at home and making do. NOT about the current health problem!
PPS
I have edited the thread title from snowflake, is it could be seen as offensive.
Taken from Wikipediea: Generation Snowflake, or Snowflake Generation, is a neologistic term used to characterize the young adults of the 2010s as being more prone to taking offence and less resilient than previous generations, or as being too emotionally vulnerable to cope with views that challenge their own. The term is considered derogatory. It is one of several informal examples of usage of the word snowflake to refer to people.
I am posting this in a light hearted manner, and not meant to be offensive. It makes me and the missus chuckle, so I thought I would post it.
The missus keeps getting photos and video clips of family and friends, who are much younger than us. The latest one was a family member who cut her husband's hair. All the comments the video clip has got, you would have thought she had just carried out a medical procedure. Wow, amazing, well done, etc etc. Another person, posted a video of themselves doing a bit of dusting/ cleaning, and all the comments the video got.
All these things that people who we know are doing, and the comments of praise they are getting, we do find it funny. Why me and the missus do find it amusing, is because we did all this home hair cutting and other such mundane chores way back in the day, was because it was expected of you to get such things done. Besides, we had no money to pay for such things
We do know things are not good at the moment, but way back in the day when we had real hardship. Growing up with no gas or electricity because you had no money to pay for such things. Forget about hoarding toilet rolls, you had to make to with waste paper, if you found any.
This is posted in fun and devilment, I would not wish such hardship on our youngsters of today.
PS
This is more about being stuck at home and making do. NOT about the current health problem!
PPS
I have edited the thread title from snowflake, is it could be seen as offensive.
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