[Crimson Dynamo]

Originally Posted by AnnieK

No-one will ever take the clap out of Manchester

I blame Jose

[AnnieK]

Originally Posted by LeatherTrumpet

I blame Jose

Me too

[Toy Soldier]

Indeed; the vast majority of current University students are not Millenials.

So... there's that.

[Ant.]

Originally Posted by Oliver_W

To be fair, about half of that is people whinging about said whinging.

I mean, I just went back and tried to count the posts 'whinging' about the 'whinging' and I could count at most ten (think I may have slipped in some posts in which people who thinks it's a good idea to be inclusive). And given the fact that that my post was post #70 (fun fact: half of 70 is 35, not 10), even if we discount those people 'whinging about whinging', there would still be around 60 posts, which is three pages assuming you have the settings set so threads display 25 posts per page as I do )

[Toy Soldier]

Originally Posted by Lilbro

I mean, I just went back and tried to count the posts 'whinging' about the 'whinging' and I could count at most ten (think I may have slipped in some posts in which people who thinks it's a good idea to be inclusive). And given the fact that that my post was post #70 (fun fact: half of 70 is 35, not 10), even if we discount those people 'whinging about whinging', there would still be around 60 posts, which is three pages assuming you have the settings set so threads display 25 posts per page as I do )

[Northern Monkey]

They’ve taken this from the American SJW’s.
I saw that jazz hands thing a couple of years ago on a YT vid at some American uni.
I didn’t think Brits would be mental enough to ever copy it.
It’s just ridiculous isn’t it.Treating young adults like kids,Infact even my 3y/o’s nursery lets them clap.
I thought uni was supposed to prepare people to enter the real world with emotive topics,uncomfortable debates and challenging opinions.Not shelter them from clapping ffs.
People in real life don’t generally moderate their behaviour so as not to upset your sensitivities.Uni’s should’nt be shielding people from life.

[Livia]

Originally Posted by MB.

In which case, you clearly haven't a clue what a millennial is and isn't

(the most accurate definition is anyone born between 1981 and 1996. 37-year olds are millennials. Freshers, or at least 18/19-year old ones, aren't. People with an intrinsic resentment for anybody younger than them should probably ought to brush up on their terminology before another generation comes along, although they'll probably still call that lot millennials too)

I hope the emboldened bit doesn't refer to me. After all, this thread was clearly moderated and if it does refer to me, then the post would have been removed for baiting, wouldn't it? If it doesn't refer to me, then it was a very poor choice of words.

I was born in May 1980. I'm apparently seven months too old to be a millennial. Do you know why I didn't know that? Because it doesn't matter.

Young people have always looked on the older generation as dinosaurs, and the older generation have looked at young people as pretty dumb. Probably because you have less experience when you're young. But where's the cut off point? I mean, there are people on this thread bemoaning the "older generation" who are clearly hurtling towards being that very thing. No one's young forever, the lucky among us grow up and grow older. In twenty years I guarantee there will be a whole new batch of young people believing the older generation ruined the world and that their generation is special.

For clarity, I responded to a thread that had 'millennial' in the title. I don't use the term in everyday life and I don't think I've used it on the forum before so it's strange that you would single me out in this way, but thanks for the rather pointed explanation of all the meaningless labels no one really uses in real life, I'm sure someone may have found it helpful.