《闲话英伦》－英国人说不说80后90后00后？

  The generations in the UK –separated into four categories

o   Baby Boomers (1945 - 1965)

o   Generation X (1965 – 1980)

o   Generation Y/Millennials (1980– 2000)

o   Generation Z (around 2000)

·      Generation gap

o   Baby boomers fought against theculture and society of their parents who lived during the World War

o   Baby boomers have benefittedfrom low property prices, pensions

o   Start of the welfare system

o   Dawn of consumerism

·      Right to buy council houses –increasing divide between people under 35 (34%) and over 65 (77%)

·      Predicted that Millennials inthe UK will be not as rich as their parents

·      The main complaints ofMillennials are expensive housing, job insecurity, student debt and low pension

o   Zero-hour jobs/gig economy

o   Bank of Mum and Dad

·      Living online (Instagram,Twitter etc.)