I had this same thing happen to me 20+ years ago by a skinny blonde 18 year old teller in a convenience store in Dunlap Tennessee one morning except it was a $2 bill...the manager had to gently explain it to her.
Generation gap? Are we getting old or what?
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Between the high divorce rate and the high rate of illegitimacy the current generations/age cohorts are the first for whom fatherlessness is the norm.
In my youth I met plenty of people with gray hair, double chins, potbellies, balding pates who were bad tempered, ill mannered, immature-overage brats with an incredible sense of entitlement. Now, at 74, I still meet them.
The McDonald's I usually patronize had a Hispanic manager, now retired.
All the help was Hispanic-still are. They are well trained, know their jobs, follow the regulations and procedures. His spirit is still there.
I keep a journal/diary-I call it a Thoughtbook. Started block printing, my hand writing has gotten atrocious, probably from hurrying.
In my youth I met plenty of people with gray hair, double chins, potbellies, balding pates who were bad tempered, ill mannered, immature-overage brats with an incredible sense of entitlement. Now, at 74, I still meet them.
The McDonald's I usually patronize had a Hispanic manager, now retired.
All the help was Hispanic-still are. They are well trained, know their jobs, follow the regulations and procedures. His spirit is still there.
I keep a journal/diary-I call it a Thoughtbook. Started block printing, my hand writing has gotten atrocious, probably from hurrying.
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Today, made me think about this thread.
To me it seems the biggest gap is commutation.
I believe that communication is the key to any relationship, work or personal. That's where most of the problems are. Folks seem to talk at each other rather than to each other, styles clash, some times, neither side wants to listen. Or they don't know how to communicate.
Here's my take;
The older the person, the thinker the skin. The younger the person, the thinner the skin. Lots of misunderstandings.
Most of the time, older folks will come to me and be blunt and to the point. Younger folks will dance around the issue and getting info is like pulling teeth. Few people can't seem, to answer yes or no questions, though. With older folks it's tough to get straight answers. With younger folks, sometimes I can't tell if what they're saying is a statement or a question the way they make every sentence sound like a question.
Anyway that's my take.
To me it seems the biggest gap is commutation.
I believe that communication is the key to any relationship, work or personal. That's where most of the problems are. Folks seem to talk at each other rather than to each other, styles clash, some times, neither side wants to listen. Or they don't know how to communicate.
Here's my take;
The older the person, the thinker the skin. The younger the person, the thinner the skin. Lots of misunderstandings.
Most of the time, older folks will come to me and be blunt and to the point. Younger folks will dance around the issue and getting info is like pulling teeth. Few people can't seem, to answer yes or no questions, though. With older folks it's tough to get straight answers. With younger folks, sometimes I can't tell if what they're saying is a statement or a question the way they make every sentence sound like a question.
Anyway that's my take.
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That's one generation vs two generations.
At lunch today, after I paid cash for the pizza and drinks, my change was 37 cents. The young girl running the register, with a drawer full of all denominations of change, gave me 3 dimes and 7 pennies. I started to say something, but I knew it would be a waste of breath.
At least the pizza was good.
At least the pizza was good.
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Recently retired, I have to look back to my staff as exceptions to the generational "rules". All were either one generation, or two, younger than me. They have the same problems with their peers not making change, no knowledge of events or their history, inability to write legibly, etc. as the generations we refer to. They all said, as I do, it's a failure of education.
You received 37¢. I fail to see the problem.
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A while back my GD expressed an interest in Coin Collecting.
I gave her a Red Book and an old Mexican Shaving Kit half full of Wheatie Pennies.
She moved on to other ventures, College, etc.
The Wheaties are probably under her bed, in the closet, etc.
I gave her a Red Book and an old Mexican Shaving Kit half full of Wheatie Pennies.
She moved on to other ventures, College, etc.
The Wheaties are probably under her bed, in the closet, etc.
Wouldn't it be more of an apples to apples comparison to compare your generation to your grandparents generation and your grandchildren? Or to compare your generation to that of your parents and to your kids?
I know there was a pretty big difference between my generation and my dad's generation - but not that much more of a difference between my generation and my kids.
But if I compare my grandparent's generation to mine the difference is astronomical. They were born in the horse and buggy era - I was born in the era of moon landings.
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LOL, yeah they are.
When was the last time you got a Kennedy half-dollar coin as change? Even a circulated 1976 minting with no silver in it sells for close to 15 bucks!
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My oldest son was in the last group of kids to be taught cursive in the WA public schools. His brother, just 4 years younger doesn't read or write cursive - he block prints his signature.
BUT, a block printed signature is legally just as valid as any doctor's scrawl, so I guess it isn't an issue.
One of my main concerns is that so many of the foundational documents of Western civilization are written in cursive, and if you can't read it in the original form, how do you know that what you are getting is actually the original text, meaning, and intent?
In transcribing it to typed text, you could alter it in any way you want, and if the reader can't read the original text, how would they know the difference?
Kinda' like the evolution of the principles of the revolution in Orwell's Animal Farm.
BUT, a block printed signature is legally just as valid as any doctor's scrawl, so I guess it isn't an issue.
One of my main concerns is that so many of the foundational documents of Western civilization are written in cursive, and if you can't read it in the original form, how do you know that what you are getting is actually the original text, meaning, and intent?
In transcribing it to typed text, you could alter it in any way you want, and if the reader can't read the original text, how would they know the difference?
Kinda' like the evolution of the principles of the revolution in Orwell's Animal Farm.
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I'm in my 50's and I write cursive. I write cursive or print depending on the circumstances. It's easier and flows more smoothly than printing.
Properly done, cursive writing is beautiful. I have complimented several senior ladies over the years who had exceptional handwriting. Beautiful penmanship, like custom gun making and other master level skills, is, however, quickly becoming a lost art.
It is indeed sad.
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Kinda like calligraphy!
I've mentioned this before, but in regards to my cursive handwriting, my dad used to say...
"Bob had the best handwriting in his 2nd grade class - but it never got any better!"
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I took copious notes while in college using cursive. In the Army I wrote in medical records using cursive.
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Ματθιας;141922928 said:
My parents are in their 90's, dunno what gen that is. I'm a boomer and my kids are genXers. We are ALL the same. Why? Because we all grew up in the same family and the morals and responsibilities and values were all handed down, and respected by successive generations.
My take on why the X's and Z's and whatever are different is because (some of) the Boomers didn't do a very good job.
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A perfect chance to recite a bit of poetry I learned in school, back when poetry was memorized in school.
My granddad, in his house of logs
Said "Things are going to the dogs";
His granddad, in his leather togs,
Said " Things are going to the dogs";
His granddad, in the Flemish bogs,
Said "Things are going to the dogs".
They may be right, but this I'll state:
Those dogs have had a long, long wait!
I guess technically that's doggerel.
My granddad, in his house of logs
Said "Things are going to the dogs";
His granddad, in his leather togs,
Said " Things are going to the dogs";
His granddad, in the Flemish bogs,
Said "Things are going to the dogs".
They may be right, but this I'll state:
Those dogs have had a long, long wait!
I guess technically that's doggerel.
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I guess you never met me. I PRINT when I address an envelope, but that's about the only time. If I write a note to myself, or write a shopping list I always WRITE it. It's quicker and I'm simply lazy.
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Whatever you do don't make them make change. It's too hard for them. I went to Dunkin for a coffee and donut and the amount came up to $4.15. I gave the girl $20.15. You'd have thought I shot her as she was having trouble trying to figure out what then change should be. Just shooked my head as I walked out.
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