Swasdee ka! Hope you all are doing well na ka. While I was thinking of what I wished to share this week, a former Fulbright Board Member sent me something I really like ka....very happy loei.
It’s an article in the Guardian on August 3 by Sirin Kale entitled: "You’re not snowflakes’: baby boomers answer gen Z’s biggest questions", about generational gaps between Baby Boomers (aged 63-68) and Gen Z (17-24) in the form of questions by Gen Z for BB to answer ka.
Here's the link in case you wish to read the full version na ka:
I selected quite a few for you to see what you think and what your answers will be. Keywords and short answers were included in italic ka. Here they are:
1. What do you admire in younger people today?
Tenacity, adaptability, confidence in IT, how they’ve coped with the pandemic
2. Do you think young people are overly sensitive and privileged?
Depending on how one defines sensitive and privileged, resilient, adaptable and more aware of their world’s issues, not snowflake (slang meaning easily offended, and unable to deal with opposing opinions -- weak and melt or give up as quickly as a snowflake melts…..explanation given by the sender ka!)
3. Why do you hate selfies?
Love it but not constant selfies which could be a bit tedious
4. Would you have chosen to live your life differently if you were born in our generation?
Take more risks and not to simply follow what others expected
5. What is your best advice for how to achieve financial security?
Invest and do different things not just full-time job, buy life insurance policy
6. Why do you always get to the airport so early?
Think ahead and plan for possible eventualities, gen Z literally leaves at the last minute
7. What mistakes did your generation make and what can gen Z learn from them?
Attitudes toward pregnant women out of marriage, how we treat gay people, how we act on climate change, listen to everything teachers and parents tell us
8. What’s your view on TikTok?
Massive/amazing tool for creativity
Even though this article is Western (England), I have some thoughts after reading it, learning from the questions how the younger think of the older, and how the older see the world from growing up in their contexts and environments….some issues are quite similar to Thais na ka.
What’s your favorite question and which one(s) do you find most challenging to answer mai ka?
Wonder what will be our kids’ questions na ka.
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