22 Signs You’re Stuck Between Gen X And Millennials

[Kazimiera]

22 Signs You’re Stuck Between Gen X And Millennials

You’re not Gen X, but you’re not Gen Y either. Here’s what it’s like being caught in between two generations.

Source: http://www.buzzfeed.com/leonoraepstein/signs-youre-stuck-between-gen-x-and-millennials#26xbsxk

1. You were born between 1975 and 1982.

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2. You don’t identify as being either Gen X or Gen Y, but when pressed, you’d rather be seen as a Gen Xer.

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3. You feel your identity is slightly mixed up, like millennials are the bubbly, naive side of you, and Gen X is the cynical, pessimistic side.

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4. You’re a Nirvana fan, but you weren’t old enough to go to a show (or your parents wouldn’t let you).

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5. You can’t name more than three ’90s Nickeleodeon shows.

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6. You have no idea who Lizzie McGuire is.

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7. Gen X had The Electric Company, Gen Y had All That, but you had You Can’t Do That on Television.

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8. You got your first email address in college…

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9. But filled out your college applications on a typewriter.

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10. Whenever Time has done one of these huge generation pieces, you never feel as though they’re talking about you.

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11. When you hear the word “turtle,” you think of this:

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12. You never had a beeper.

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13. And you didn’t get a cell phone until you were at least 22… Meanwhile, your little sister had already had one for a couple years.

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14. You watched The Voyage of the Mimi as a kid.

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15. You saw Reality Bites and were sure that that was what your early twenties was going to be like.

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16. And then it totally was.

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17. You may use OkCupid, but you’re paranoid that someone you know will see your profile.

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18. You actually drank Orbitz.

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19. And Zima.

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20. You were (and maybe still are) into New Kids on the Block.

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[Kazimiera]

21. You feel torn between valuing the old and completely embracing the new.

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22. But, for all the things that make you feel confused and generation-less, you realize that you can kind of pick the best of both worlds.

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[Graham]

Haha Pagers , can remember as a child going to the Falkirk games every second week.

Sitting in the back of the car & used to muck about with my uncles bleeper like it was the best gadget ever.

Then the old Nokia with Snake.

Was a bit late mind, born in 87.

[Unome]

but you had You Can’t Do That on Television.

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Yup! :thumb001:

[Kazimiera]

I don't know the American TV shows at all.

I still don't know who Lizzie McQuire is. :confused:

The first time on the internet was in my early 20's and that is around the time I got an email address. I got my first computer when I was 23. And laptops were EXTREMELY expensive which means I got my first laptop when I was 27! I am currently on my second laptop. First computer at 23, first laptop at 27 and now my second laptop. :lol:

This was my first cellphone. It was VERY modern because you could change the colours on it. I remember sending my first text message! When colour screens came in, it was all the rage. Everyone had to have one. I still use the first cell-number I ever got.

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Phones didn't have cameras then. Thank God!!!!!!!!!!

Yes, I drank Orbitz! Although I don't know what Zima is. It probably wasn't imported.

[Tchek]

I made a thread about generations in the other forum like years ago

I described both like that:

Generation X: daughters and sons of Baby boomer; MTV generation, cynical, The Simpsons, prince of Bel Air, Protected sex. Berlin wall, Gulf war, politically correct, punk, Boys bands, Guns and Roses, Beavies and Butthead, Ecstasy, dance music, X Files, Sonic Youth, Culture span from Joy Division/Madonna/Commodore/Atari to Gameboy/Grunge/gangsta rap/Super nintendo/Playstation 1, Floppy Disks, CDs, Cassettes, VHS tapes, until 9/11. Personalities: Kurt Cobain, Bill Clinton, Ronald Reagan, Madonna, Michael Jackson, Maradona, Michael Jordan, Mike Tyson, Tupac until Britney Spears. Movies: Back to the Future, Usual Suspect, Austin Powers, Pulp Fiction, Wayne's World, Rocky III and IV, Rambo, Terminator 2 until Titanic, Fight Club and Matrix (beginning of Gen Y).

Generation Y: Turning point: 9/11, RnB, indie bands, generation iPod/internet/XBOX/Playstation 2 and 3, Hipsters, DVD, DivX, Desperate Housewives, Afghanistan war, MP3 players, blogging, series downloading (Lost, Breaking Bad...), social networks (Facebook/Twitter), American Idol, Pokemon, South Park, fake nostalgia (Instagram, vintage fashion). Personalities: Osama Ben Laden, Zidane, Georges Bush, Tony Blair, Beckham, Beyonce, Di Caprio, Scarlett Johanson. Movies: Scream, Saw, Lord of the Rings, Star Wars (remake), The Ring, Donnie Darko, Eternal Sunshine, Butterfly Effect...

[Kazimiera]

I made a thread about generations in the other forum like years ago

I described both like that:

Generation X: daughters and sons of Baby boomer; MTV generation, cynical, The Simpsons, prince of Bel Air, Protected sex. Berlin wall, Gulf war, politically correct, punk, Boys bands, Guns and Roses, Beavies and Butthead, Ecstasy, dance music, X Files, Sonic Youth, Culture span from Joy Division/Madonna/Commodore/Atari to Gameboy/Grunge/gangsta rap/Super nintendo/Playstation 1, Floppy Disks, CDs, Cassettes, VHS tapes, until 9/11. Personalities: Kurt Cobain, Bill Clinton, Ronald Reagan, Madonna, Michael Jackson, Maradona, Michael Jordan, Mike Tyson, Tupac until Britney Spears. Movies: Back to the Future, Usual Suspect, Austin Powers, Pulp Fiction, Wayne's World, Rocky III and IV, Rambo, Terminator 2 until Titanic, Fight Club and Matrix (beginning of Gen Y).

Generation Y: Turning point: 9/11, RnB, indie bands, generation iPod/internet/XBOX/Playstation 2 and 3, Hipsters, DVD, DivX, Desperate Housewives, Afghanistan war, MP3 players, blogging, series downloading (Lost, Breaking Bad...), social networks (Facebook/Twitter), American Idol, Pokemon, South Park, fake nostalgia (Instagram, vintage fashion). Personalities: Osama Ben Laden, Zidane, Georges Bush, Tony Blair, Beckham, Beyonce, Di Caprio, Scarlett Johanson. Movies: Scream, Saw, Lord of the Rings, Star Wars (remake), The Ring, Donnie Darko, Eternal Sunshine, Butterfly Effect...

I'm far more Generation X. We knew and lived in a world where 9/11 did not exist.

BTW: what the fuck is Instagram? I keep hearing this talked about but have never been able to figure out what it is.

[Flower Power]

BTW: what the fuck is Instagram? I keep hearing this talked about but have never been able to figure out what it is.
Instagram is an online mobile social networking service that enables its users to take pictures and videos, and share them..

[Kazimiera]

Instagram is an online mobile social networking service that enables its users to take pictures and videos, and share them..

Oh. Okay.

[Tchek]

Oh. Okay.

and this application allows you to add filters to your pictures to render them "vintage", like the very first photo of this thread

[Kazimiera]

My brother uses. It's twitter with pictures.
http://instagram.com/mrandrewlittle

You are going to laugh at me, but I don't know what twitter is. I hear about it all the time but have never looked into it. Doesn't make sense to me. And who would want their photos plastered all over the internet?


and this application allows you to add filters to your pictures to render them "vintage", like the very first photo of this thread

LOL. The 70's and 80's were bad enough the first time around. :lol:

[Tchek]

LOL. The 70's and 80's were bad enough the first time around. :lol:
That's Gen Y's "fake nostalgia" for ya; basically they are nostalgic of eras they didn't live through, tend to have an idealized representation of the past.
Gen Xers tend to consider their parents cultural references as outdated and "cheesy".


I often hear people born in the 90's who listen to eighties bands saying stuff like "I wish I was born in the 80's", well er... no.

[Kazimiera]

That's Gen Y's "fake nostalgia" for ya; basically they are nostalgic of eras they didn't live through, tend to have an idealized representation of the past.
Gen Xers tend to consider their parents cultural references as outdated and "cheesy".


I often hear people born in the 90's who listen to eighties bands saying stuff like "I wish I was born in the 80's", well er... no.

:picard1:

[Tchek]

Depressing, isn't it :old