Odd things young people do

[Dr Jekyll]

Express their individuality by dressing the same as all their mates.

Have in car amplifiers more powerful than the engine.

Assume the crisis du jour is obviously more serious than any other crisis in history so the world is going to end in 10 years.

[OriginalFDM]

Listen to music out of stty, tinny smartphone speakers

[Doofus]

Think that spelling and grammar don't matter.

[ReverendCounter]

Assume others are impressed by their reddit references.

Use words like 'racist' incorrectly.

Engage in hate speech despite having very little real world experience.

Misrepresent the bigger picture in order to portray themselves as victims.

[Gary C]

Sit in their rooms all day believing that Facebook gives real social interaction.

[MitchT]

Girls...
Think "those eyebrows" look good.
Wear ridiculous looking high-waist granny jeans/trousers/leggings/bikini bottoms because fashion told them to.
Think every declarative statement they write should end with a string of question marks.
Insert the word "legit" into a sentence in place of "literally".

Boys...
Wear jeans with a crotch half way down to their knees. You look like you shat yourself!

[TooLateForAName]

Gary C said:

Sit in their rooms all day believing that Facebook gives real social interaction.

I am assured that only old people use facebook.

[Meeten-5dulx]

Watch Love Island.


When asked what they want to be when they grow up, say "social influencer"

Queue outside shops to get the latest overpriced, celebrity endorsed Supreme item.

On the flip side, some are learning commerce....

[Gary C]

TooLateForAName said:

Gary C said:

Sit in their rooms all day believing that Facebook gives real social interaction.

I am assured that only old people use facebook.

Lol !

Yes, insert whatever is the 'current' fad in social media.

Long 'discussions' with one of ours about how getting your total interaction with people via a screen is unhealthy. Its also the excessive filtering of all information to match his groups biases (even worse than reading the daily mail). No variation to opinions, any dissenters are excluded, not healthy.

[anonymous-user]

Doofus said:

Think that spelling and grammar don't matter.

“Doesn’t” not “don’t”.

[cloggy]

pablo said:

Doofus said:

Think that spelling and grammar don't matter.

“Doesn’t” not “don’t”.

[texaxile]

Get "sleeve" tattoos.

Vape.

[Doofus]

pablo said:

Doofus said:

Think that spelling and grammar don't matter.

“Doesn’t” not “don’t”.

One of us needs a parrot.

[Export56]

Talk incessantly, as if anyone has any interest in what they are saying. ( you are one of 7 billion and no one gives a toss what you think)
Do not realise the utter pointlessness of playing video games.
Unable to sit or wait in a queue for any amount of time without staring at a phone, mind you this extends into the 30's and 40's.

[HustleRussell]

Talk about feelings / mental health

Possess a well-adjusted view on equality

Accept the non-binary nature of gender and sexuality

Care about the planet

Increasingly take an active interest in health and well-being

Edited by HustleRussell on Sunday 24th May 17:28

[csd19]

Start sentences, either spoken or written, with "So,"

Overuse of the word "super" when describing anything from a concert to dinner.

Become uninterested in learning to drive and getting a licence (it's a rite of passage FFS!)

[Doofus]

Export56 said:

Do not realise the utter pointlessness of playing video games.

To be fair, there's nothing wrong with recreation.

[Robbo 27]

Neighbour's boy, 17 years old, used all his savings to buy a new car. Never washes it, never cleans the inside, has no interest in maintenance. Treats it like a household appliance.

[psi310398]

Doofus said:

pablo said:

Doofus said:

Think that spelling and grammar don't matter.

“Doesn’t” not “don’t”.

One of us needs a parrot.

I don't (or is it doesn't?) think it's you. Spelling and grammar being two distinct things, they require a plural in your sentence. Maybe pablo is exactly the type of young shaver to whom you allude?

[TR4man]

Robbo 27 said:

Neighbour's boy, 17 years old, used all his savings to buy a new car. Never washes it, never cleans the inside, has no interest in maintenance. Treats it like a household appliance.

I don’t necessarily think that is typical of just youngsters