Conversing With Older & Younger Generations
by: chazypuff
Being a part of Generation Z, and having a conversation with people of older generations more than once a day, I have realized the differences in talking to people of older/younger generations and your same generation. For example, if I’m talking with some of my friends who are part of Generation Z, we’ll talk about literally everything, due to us being comfortable around each other because of the amount of information about ourselves we’ve revealed to each other. A lot of times these topics that we talk about are things we would never, ever talk about with other generations, because it would be awkward, unnecessary, or off topic.
For example, if I were talking about how little information celebrities reveal about themselves that I’m able to find, I would be talking about it with other Generation Z-ers, because they know what modern celebrities there are and which of them I like. However, if I were talking to an older generation I would talk about how there life is going, or what I’ve been working on in school, etc. Now you can see the major difference between these two conversation topics, which resemble the major difference between generations and how they’ve grown up affecting who they are as a person.
Now, to talk to a person of an older generation, make sure you are polite and respectful at all times. Allow them to share their opinions freely, but don’t comment your opinions should they disagree with them and hate you forever. If they say something you don’t agree with and you think their mindset on that should change, politely ask them more about the subject and then try talking to them (slowly and calmly).
To talk to a person of a younger generation, make sure you seem relaxed and happy. Don’t try to be super cool sounding, rather, be yourself. Allow them to share their opinions first, and then share your own opinions, or else their opinions might be influenced by yours.
So, now that you’ve learned about conservation between generations, try and go out to practice it! Go to your local public library and try striking up a conversation with the librarians or people checking out books. Or, try it with your own family! Just remember to always end up being yourself!
Being a part of Generation Z, and having a conversation with people of older generations more than once a day, I have realized the differences in talking to people of older/younger generations and your same generation. For example, if I’m talking with some of my friends who are part of Generation Z, we’ll talk about literally everything, due to us being comfortable around each other because of the amount of information about ourselves we’ve revealed to each other. A lot of times these topics that we talk about are things we would never, ever talk about with other generations, because it would be awkward, unnecessary, or off topic.
For example, if I were talking about how little information celebrities reveal about themselves that I’m able to find, I would be talking about it with other Generation Z-ers, because they know what modern celebrities there are and which of them I like. However, if I were talking to an older generation I would talk about how there life is going, or what I’ve been working on in school, etc. Now you can see the major difference between these two conversation topics, which resemble the major difference between generations and how they’ve grown up affecting who they are as a person.
Now, to talk to a person of an older generation, make sure you are polite and respectful at all times. Allow them to share their opinions freely, but don’t comment your opinions should they disagree with them and hate you forever. If they say something you don’t agree with and you think their mindset on that should change, politely ask them more about the subject and then try talking to them (slowly and calmly).
To talk to a person of a younger generation, make sure you seem relaxed and happy. Don’t try to be super cool sounding, rather, be yourself. Allow them to share their opinions first, and then share your own opinions, or else their opinions might be influenced by yours.
So, now that you’ve learned about conservation between generations, try and go out to practice it! Go to your local public library and try striking up a conversation with the librarians or people checking out books. Or, try it with your own family! Just remember to always end up being yourself!
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