YOUNG<\/p>\n
Are friendly, they’ll talk to anybody.<\/p>\n
OLD<\/p>\n
Won’t talk to anybody they don’t know.<\/p>\n
YOUNG<\/p>\n
Believe they’re all in it together.<\/p>\n
OLD<\/p>\n
Are all about status. They want everybody to know they’re better than they are and will pony up for VIP access or anything that separates them from the hoi polloi, especially if it’s visible.<\/p>\n
YOUNG<\/p>\n
Go to the gig to have a good time, it’s about hanging with your friends, known and unknown, it’s a license to party.<\/p>\n
OLD<\/p>\n
Go to the gig to hear the band. They know at least a few songs, if not all of them, unless, of course, they got the tickets through Goldstar or another discount operation…old people love a deal, they’ll sit through almost anything if it’s cheap enough.<\/p>\n
YOUNG<\/p>\n
Don’t remember a day when hats were not cool.<\/p>\n
OLD<\/p>\n
Some will wear hats, a bunch still will not, other than baseball caps, they still remember Kennedy being inaugurated sans chapeau, or the influence thereof.<\/p>\n
YOUNG<\/p>\n
Love to dress up, Halloween was always a national holiday to them, they’re unafraid of looking stupid.<\/p>\n
OLD<\/p>\n
Will dress up on occasion, but are too inhibited to look stupid.<\/p>\n
YOUNG<\/p>\n
Let their freak flags fly. If you’re odd, you can still be included.<\/p>\n
OLD<\/p>\n
Don’t want to be the victim of derision. They’re judging their brethren all the time. They haven’t seen each other as equal since Woodstock.<\/p>\n
YOUNG<\/p>\n
Are optimistic.<\/p>\n
OLD<\/p>\n
Are pessimistic.<\/p>\n
YOUNG<\/p>\n
Are laissez-faire, they believe life will work out.<\/p>\n
OLD<\/p>\n
Are afraid if they don’t pay attention, they’re gonna get screwed, they’re always afraid of getting screwed.<\/p>\n
YOUNG<\/p>\n
Want a photo.<\/p>\n
OLD<\/p>\n
Want an autograph.<\/p>\n
YOUNG<\/p>\n
See marijuana as part of the culture.<\/p>\n
OLD<\/p>\n
Still see marijuana as cool.<\/p>\n
YOUNG<\/p>\n
Don’t need a fancy car, if they need a car at all. They want to go places, but they’re willing to use every mode of transportation, from the bus to the plane.<\/p>\n
OLD<\/p>\n
See a car as a status item. They’ve got to have one and most keep theirs in good shape, they believe their auto is a reflection of their identity.<\/p>\n
YOUNG<\/p>\n
Want to travel.<\/p>\n
OLD<\/p>\n
Want to stay put.<\/p>\n
YOUNG<\/p>\n
Need to be there.<\/p>\n
OLD<\/p>\n
Don’t need to be anywhere, unless it confers status upon them, they’d rather stay home and watch television than go to the gig.<\/p>\n
YOUNG<\/p>\n
Listen to all kinds of music.<\/p>\n
OLD<\/p>\n
Only listen to the music they already know.<\/p>\n
YOUNG<\/p>\n
Will live with a broken cell phone screen, but they upgrade their handset as soon as they’re eligible.<\/p>\n
OLD<\/p>\n
Get their broken screen replaced, and are not eager to replace their handset.<\/p>\n
YOUNG<\/p>\n
Think that money comes and goes.<\/p>\n
OLD<\/p>\n
Think if you don’t hold on to the money you’ve got, you’re gonna run out in the future and they fear being destitute.<\/p>\n
YOUNG<\/p>\n
Smile.<\/p>\n
OLD<\/p>\n
Scowl.<\/p>\n
YOUNG<\/p>\n
Don’t talk much politics, they see the parties as similar and controlled by corporations. They see politics as “other.”<\/p>\n
OLD<\/p>\n
Talk politics all the time. They think they can make a difference. And they’re very busy protecting what they’ve got, irrelevant of whether this will negatively impact someone else.<\/p>\n
YOUNG<\/p>\n
Believe if you skip the dentist your teeth will be okay, that accidents will happen, but generally they’re invulnerable, and if they get hurt, they’ll heal.<\/p>\n
OLD<\/p>\n
Only skip the dentist or doctor if they can’t afford it. They shy away from activities for fear they’ll get hurt, worrying they’ll never heal.<\/p>\n
YOUNG<\/p>\n
Think they know everything, at least everything necessary to live.<\/p>\n
OLD<\/p>\n
Are so much wiser than the young, but the young won’t listen to them.<\/p>\n
YOUNG<\/p>\n
Don’t want to be old.<\/p>\n
OLD<\/p>\n
Are dying to be young.<\/p>\n
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