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Date: December 15, 2023 at 08:51:28
From: The Hierophant, [DNS_Address]
Subject: So Sad for Gen Z's |
URL: https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/companies/gen-zers-are-suffering-from-menu-anxiety-and-some-are-scared-to-order-their-own-food-at-restaurants-new-survey-finds/ar-AA1lyJTl?ocid=hpmsn&cvid=5d58176114094a9aa7d035070f20d7ce&ei=18 |
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what happens when they finally turn like 35 and 40yo???
I really feel bad for this generation who has such high
levels of social pressures including social media and
were coddled by their Gen X parents.
"Gen Zers are suffering from 'menu anxiety,' and some
are scared to order their own food at restaurants, new
survey finds
An overwhelming 86% of Gen Zers have struggled with
"menu anxiety" when ordering at a restaurant.
This is according to a new survey by Prezzo Italian
Restaurant which polled 2,000 people in the UK.
The younger generation said they wouldn't go to a
restaurant if they hadn't looked at a menu beforehand.
Gen Z's struggles with anxiety are affecting their
dining habits with most admitting to dealing with "menu
anxiety" in restaurants, a new survey finds.
British restaurant chain Prezzo, which serves Italian
cuisine, surveyed over 2,000 people in the UK about how
at ease they felt when they ate out and it found that
86% of Gen Z had been impacted by "menu anxiety" when
dining in restaurants compared to 67% of all
respondents.
Menu anxiety was largely trigged by the cost of the
meal, not being able to find something they like on the
menu, and regretting what they ordered. Over a third of
millennials said having too many options on a menu was
also a trigger.
38% of Gen Z and millennials said they wouldn't go to a
restaurant if they hadn't looked at the menu
beforehand. A third of Gen Zers also said they ask
other people to order at restaurants because of this
anxiety.
Another source of anxiety for almost half of 25 to 34
year olds is not being able to pronounce the options on
the menu when ordering.
Young people are also largely influenced by their
social media use. A third of 25 to 34 year-olds would
choose items on a menu that would look best on social
media.
The younger generation tend to have more hang ups about
how they appear in public, and a recent Gallup poll
even found that they're more likely to report
experiencing negative emotions such as stress, anxiety,
and loneliness.
NYU business professor Jonathon Haidt told the Wall
Street Journal that a "performative" social media
culture is partly to blame for the high rates of
anxiety and depression amongst Gen Z.
"We have a whole generation that's doing terribly," he
said. "You're not creative, you're not future-thinking,
you're focused on threats in the present."
Social media is also playing a major role in Gen Z's
dining options. Nearly 40% of Gen Z prefer searching
for things on Instagram and TikTok rather than Google
or Google Maps, internal Google data found in July.
Executives at fast food chains in the US previously
told Business Insider that Gen Z tend to order a lot of
takeaway, and when they do eat out, it's with a big
group. They're also very likely to dine at restaurants
that influencers have promoted on social media and want
their food to look "Instagrammable."
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Date: December 15, 2023 at 11:12:01
From: blindhog 6th sense, [DNS_Address]
Subject: ICYDK, a Google Search Finds the Following: |
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"Generations defined by name, birth year, and
ages in 2023
Generations Born Current Ages
Gen Z 1997 2012 11 26
Millennials 1981 1996 27 42
Gen X 1965 1980 43 58
Boomers II (a/k/a Generation Jones)* 1955
1964 59 68
3 more rows3 days ago
https://www.beresfordresearch.com ...
Age Range by Generation - Beresford Research"
Re a female and two male Gen Z "acquaintances"
I passed in the gym as I was entering the
women's temporary locker room: one of the guys
had a hoody with the large words, I Love
Sluts, plastered on the front.
The young woman entered the locker room and,
as a loving grandmother to her own
granddaughter, I kindly said to her, you ought
to tell your friend what he is wearing is
awfully insulting to you.
She bushed it off saying he's not my friend
but her boyfriend's friend, then snidely added
in so many words, she wasn't the kind to
create a confrontation about it, as if, the
fact I brought it up was being
confrontational.
I'm not going to use a broad brush about Gen
Zers, as I've noticed "boomers" can be just as
clueless, but I guess I'm feeling a bit like
the author about the 3 Gen Zers that crossed
my path yesterday.
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