There’s a definite difference between people over 40, and people under 40. Not just their ages, either. It’s mostly how these two groups deal with technology , I think.
You know what, though? There’s nothing wrong with being over 40. But when it comes to these tweets, they say things that… well, that are a little hard to argue about the 40+ crowd.
I guess you had to be there.
It must be a generational thing, caring so much about Princess Diana when she was alive. I swear, people don’t even give Harry and Meghan that kind of attention these days.
The kids are dying to know!
I don’t know if the over 40 crowd knows how ominous they come off when they text like that. “Have a good trip…” like, why would you say it that way? What do you know!?
This seems like a very specific thing.
In fact, I kind of feel like people over 40 just really love tomato juice/bloody Marys in general. Which, like, fair. But also strangely consistent.
You know the one.
I think because they like to keep their bank cards and stuff in there, so they don’t have to carry wallets? It’s pretty functional, even if it looks kind of odd.
Okay, so it isn’t just me.
Is it just me, or does this happen a lot? You don’t even have to be that good of a singer; they just assume you are and think you want to face the judging panel for it.
Or to open bags, or to hand out pieces of paper…
I tried doing this once as a kid and literally ruined part of a piece of paper. The fact that so many people in older generations do this is wild to me.
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Queue the endless Facebook memes.
I think they just like mascot characters that look like they have attitude. I mean, how else can they get the point across that they’re no nonsense?
Really loudly, and really slowly.
And with such a judgemental tone, too. It could be worse, though. It’s not like they see your band t-shirt and ask you to name three of their songs.
For EMPHASIS?
Coupled with the constant use of ellipses, some 40+ people tend to text like they’re trying to tell you the world is about to end. Even when they’re telling you good news.
Not just t-shirts, apparently.
Raise your hand if you’ve ever tried to show your mom something you wrote in high school, only for her to embarrassingly read it out loud in a room full of people.
Yeah, I do…
I’m gonna go ahead and say it has to do with dance trends over the decades. I’m really not looking forward to when I’m over 40 and the kids start making fun of me.
Even when it was just the 1 photo.
And then they ask questions about the people in your pictures and what you’re doing. And good luck if they come across something you never wanted them to see.
Ah, adult education.
If you’ve ever been in a post-secondary class with anyone over 40 (let’s be real, over 30), then you know they love to talk about their lives a lot. Though, they’re definitely filling in the gap, because people under 30 hate talking about themselves in a class setting.
Not everything can be a salad!
To be fair, mayonnaise does taste pretty good on most things. But some people really like to take it overboard.
I… never actually noticed this before.
I think because there was once a time when the answering machine didn’t tell you when someone called, just that they did. But… phones today will already tell you that info.
They just don’t know their angles…
I know a lot of people over 40 like to give younger people flack for taking too many selfies. But it’s okay to take a nice picture of yourself every once in a while. You just have to learn how to do it…
If only real life had subtitles.
Again, I feel like this is because back when video chatting and conferencing first became a thing, the connections weren’t as strong. But, you don’t need to shout anymore. Please.
I mean, unless they have to be the chauffeur.
I actually know a lot of people who can’t/don’t drive. I feel like something like that is way more common for younger generations than older ones, who constantly rag on you for not being able to drive.
It’s called the digital age, people!
To be fair, I also assume this. You really never know when you’re going to need a printer, and it’s not like you’re going to spend a lot on ink if you don’t use it often.
There’s no such thing as too old, though.
Not to get all philosophical, but I feel like society puts an expiration date on people, and it’s usually around 30. But it’s literally never too late to live the life you want to live.
