Generation Gap

   In my opinion, there have been and always will be differences due to the difference in upbringing, mentality and intellect between young and old. we adults taught us to respect the elders, to give them a place in transport and on the street. And we have not taught you this and most of us, young people do not respect and do not respect anyone - neither young nor old. It is natural for the generation that has gathered knowledge from books not to be able to understand why you look at your phones all day and everywhere. But you too will grow old and you will be surprised to learn that the new young generation does not respect you either. This is how the world will go.

   The older ones did not understand how the world works, the younger ones, they considered them rude, stupid, etc., without realizing that in turn, years ago, they were also considered as such. So that's okay. The grandmother who calls you "rude" today, in turn, was called so by the grandmothers of her youth, who were also called so by their grandmothers, etc. The only difference is that in recent years, technology has developed rapidly and this completely confused the older generation. If previous generations grumbled only about "indecent" clothing and behavior, then today's adults no longer find common ground with their grandchildren, and this makes alienation and misunderstanding even greater. However, things are two-sided. Just as my grandmother doesn't understand how I can spend hours in front of a laptop or on the phone, so I don't understand how she can watch 3 soaps every day and spend about an hour talking on the home phone with her friend and notice all the time to share things like cake recipes or whether the main character of the series will forgive the main character for sleeping with his brother while she thought that he (the main character) is dead ... and so on. That's why each generation has its own interests and ways to spend time, and it's very funny to call someone stupid, rude, etc., just because you don't understand their way of resting. But as they say, we will live, we will see. I'm 30 now, but when I get to my grandmother's age, I'll probably tell my grandchildren and young people that they're kind of, what we used to be like ... which is complete nonsense, of course, but in the memories of all old people they were perfect, unlike today's young people who know nothing and understand nothing about how and how to behave , wow horror! It's just a pity that we can't ask our grandmothers' grandmothers what they used to be like, but I bet they will tell us the same thing we hear about ourselves today. :))

   Number one, why didn't you teach us that;)? (otherwise I personally always give in to the old people and I don't understand what this topic has to do with respect for the old people, I still smell cheap populism ..) Author (k) I think things are much deeper than what he says 1. And personal, perhaps most precisely individual. Think about why your grandmother pays attention to fashion today, but for example she can't remember to say something critical about the game of some football teams? Otherwise, if my suspicions that you are a person up to the age of 20 are true, I do not believe that your parents are not aware of the phones. They may be worried that you will spoil your eyes very quickly. However, in the 21st century, we are practically doomed to spend time in front of a screen and work and what not. Everything is being digitized ... There has been a generation gap since the dawn of time. It is up to us to change that. What I'm doing in this direction is to always try to treat the younger ones of course with understanding, and not to spend it on them, as the older ones did and still do.

   1. the old generation influences the new. For example, through his mistakes. The young see the mass mistakes of the old and some learn from them. For example, if your father has struggled all his life for hard work for little money and for him it is because of politicians, the state, Freemasons, the international situation and everything else, but not because of him, at some point you click that he pours his whole life from empty to empty and miserable and that things depend a little on you and you decide to study, to develop, etc. This is just one of many examples. 2. because of the new conditions. Today we have the Internet, technology, globalization. We can share experiences with the whole world. And at one time they lived more in more closed societies. This inevitably affects in every way. 3. the political situation. At one time, communism taught them to hide, because whether you work or not, whether you are smart or not, you always get the same salary. Not so today. Today, if you are smart and have skills, you progress. If not - you blow. Yes, there is a connection, but you still have more opportunities for development. Then they even gathered them literally from the street to work. That's how much they worked, but at least to get to work. Now no one is calling anyone, no one is giving a job ready, initiative, self-development is wanted. Incentives have changed. 4. then they did not travel again because of communism. Now every second person goes on vacation or excursion abroad, studies abroad, people are more open to the world. 5. then there were no advertisements and marketing to educate consumer thinking. 6. scientific discoveries also have an impact. For example, sugar was once considered useful and was used en masse in everything. Today we know the damage very well. A few decades ago, even cigarettes were considered useful. Not that it changes our habits much, but at least in theory we are informed. 7. urbanization. At one time the villages were inhabited, incl. and with the young and it has affected the way of life there. Now half of Bulgaria is in Sofia. It also changes life there. People hide behind collective responsibility. They become more liberated. 8, the family is perceived differently. Young people saw their parents' unhappy marriages en masse. Now many of them do not believe in love and do not want a family. 9. The transition in the 90's also played a role. While our parents shivered for 20 hours to make ends meet or played pranks, we were unattended and grew up on our own. This is already being felt today. Many of us have become materialists, complex, without a value system, and so on. The young people took an example from the mutts, because they saw that their father, the honest ones, trembled, and the mutter was cool with the jeeps and the mobile phones. And there was no one to explain that this was not an example, because our parents were busy fighting misery, galloping inflation and choking on the pain of alcohol. In general, such abots. The list can be endless.

   A "lecturer" appeared again to explain how working hard and this guarantees you financial well-being (number 4). Dude, in capitalism no one pays because you worked hard, yes, this is a necessary condition, but you have to be in the right place, at the right time, only with "merit" is not possible. Stop writing this because you are insulting people who work and develop, but are simply not irreplaceable. On the topic: Well, especially in Bulgaria it is not only the young who are to blame, but also the parents. Most parents do not have an emotional connection with their children, or are busy or tired. The children spend the tension at school. Students misbehave with teachers and teachers, in turn, misbehave with students. Many times I have seen a student and a teacher "clog" each other, which greatly worsens the quality of education. Technology. Yes, they are a bit demonized for the elderly. Somewhat justified, some - too much. Soon a girl and I were exchanging numbers, and an old man thought we were writing instead of talking, even though we were next to each other, and we were just putting numbers on our phones. My aunt and a colleague still complain that their sons are always playing computer games, but at the same time they do not offer them any other alternative to these children, they are still busy and have no time for their children. The fact that the "old generation" thinks that "nothing happens" from the "young", in principle, has really always existed and is generally present everywhere, but here in Bulgaria, it is more pronounced because here we just like to "hate" in general, this is a national trait. Somewhat justified, some - too much. Soon a girl and I were exchanging numbers, and an old man thought we were writing instead of talking, even though we were next to each other, and we were just putting numbers on our phones. My aunt and a colleague still complain that their sons are always playing computer games, but at the same time they do not offer them any other alternative to these children, they are still busy and have no time for their children. The fact that the "old generation" thinks that "nothing happens" from the "young", in principle, has really always existed and is generally present everywhere, but here in Bulgaria, it is more pronounced because here we just like to "hate" in general, this is a national trait. Somewhat justified, some - too much. Soon a girl and I were exchanging numbers, and an old man thought we were writing instead of talking, even though we were next to each other, and we were just putting numbers on our phones. My aunt and a colleague still complain that their sons are always playing computer games, but at the same time they do not offer them any other alternative to these children, they are still busy and have no time for their children. The fact that the "old generation" thinks that "nothing happens" from the "young", in principle, has really always existed and is generally present everywhere, but here in Bulgaria, it is more pronounced because here we just like to "hate" in general, this is a national trait. Soon a girl and I were exchanging numbers, and an old man thought we were writing instead of talking, even though we were next to each other, and we were just putting numbers on our phones. My aunt and a colleague still complain that their sons are always playing computer games, but at the same time they do not offer them any other alternative to these children, they are still busy and have no time for their children. The fact that the "old generation" thinks that "nothing happens" from the "young", in principle, has really always existed and is generally present everywhere, but here in Bulgaria, it is more pronounced because here we just like to "hate" in general, this is a national trait. Soon a girl and I were exchanging numbers, and an old man thought we were writing instead of talking, even though we were next to each other, and we were just putting numbers on our phones. My aunt and a colleague still complain that their sons are always playing computer games, but at the same time they do not offer them any other alternative to these children, they are still busy and have no time for their children. The fact that the "old generation" thinks that "nothing happens" from the "young", in principle, has really always existed and is generally present everywhere, but here in Bulgaria, it is more pronounced because here we just like to "hate" in general, this is a national trait. My aunt and a colleague still complain that their sons are always playing computer games, but at the same time they do not offer them any other alternative to these children, they are still busy and have no time for their children. The fact that the "old generation" thinks that "nothing happens" from the "young", in principle, has really always existed and is generally present everywhere, but here in Bulgaria, it is more pronounced because here we just like to "hate" in general, this is a national trait. My aunt and a colleague still complain that their sons are always playing computer games, but at the same time they do not offer them any other alternative to these children, they are still busy and have no time for their children. The fact that the "old generation" thinks that "nothing happens" from the "young", in principle, has really always existed and is generally present everywhere, but here in Bulgaria, it is more pronounced because here we just like to "hate" in general, this is a national trait.

   5, I was convinced that someone like you would be found to explain how great the dude was, but you see, he didn't succeed because it happened with connections and the like. This is the on-duty excuse of all incompetents in Bulgaria, who are to blame for everything else, but not themselves. Disagreeing with my opinion is one thing, but calling me a "lecturer" contemptuously means that you are mean. Second, read better before you rush to spit. I clarified that relationships also have some significance, and not only that competence "guarantees financial well-being". But competence is the main thing. If you are incompetent, neither connections nor "getting to the right place" will help you, because no one will bet your name and get you a job. And read that I did not say "worked", but skills, initiative, etc. Third, I have succeeded "only with merit," not in the second way. The fact that you are incompetent and you have failed and you are offended by such comments does not mean that everyone in Bulgaria succeeds not on merit and that you should spit on the forums for everyone who does not think like you. Do I believe in my experience or in you?

   My opinion may add up and I look stupid by supporting №1 and I do not agree with comments 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6 which have collected more approvals, but from my 50 years of life experience I will tell you that everything is due of the upbringing, of what they have taught us and convinced us that it is right, and of our hopes for the future. The author's parents do not understand what he is doing so much on his phone, because they cannot easily perceive the new way of communication without facial expressions and body language. For them, messenger writing is not a complete communication, they do not even perceive it as communication in most cases. For them, communication has remained their way of "live". because they have not learned to understand man against themselves properly without body language, they often cannot just understand from writing whether a phrase is a joke or a serious one without seeing the person's expression, while for young people this is not a problem. Grandmothers, on the other hand, do not understand fashion because they were taught and educated in times when it was customary for people's bodies to be more disguised and it was a shame to have them torn, it was an expression of poverty to have more patches on the garment or to fade it. . Every adult has hope for the future in the younger generation, be it their personal children or the children of his fellow citizens, but every opinion is influenced by the fact how a person understands and imagines this future. For example, he wants his children to be educated and to become doctors because, for example, he admires doctors, it so happens that his children, even smart ones, have no interest in the medical profession and then the adults, desperate to ruin their hopes for the future, say words like "you are useless" and in fact they mean that the young man does not enter into their ideas of a great future. Hopefully the author will be able to understand her grandmother that for decades she has been persuaded by her adults that it is shameful, that it is an expression of poverty to have torn and patched, that it is pride and it is representative to be ironed with a new dark fabric and it is difficult, almost impossible, and quite often labor thrown to the wind, to begin now to persuade her otherwise. I also came to the question of whether we can reduce the differences, but certainly if those who want to change the size of the gap between the generations make efforts and compromises will achieve some success. However, it is good to sit down first and assess whether the work is worth it and if they focus their efforts on their development, will it not be more beneficial for them. I mean, the young man can sit down and teach his parents and grandmother to communicate via messenger, or explain to them in long conversations that the younger generation perceives their body and clothes differently and there is nothing shameful about having a patch, a slit or bleached jeans. But even if the young man succeeds, will everyone's life be more productive? If the young man puts his efforts not in educating his adults, but in his own construction, his life will be better, respectively more beneficial for him and for his adults,

   1. Make adults feel needed and useful. Ignore annoying remarks and focus on the fact that your grandmother knows how to cure your cold overnight. 2. Talk to them. Ignore personal questions and get them to tell you about their youth. They love it. 3. Update them. Ignore the note how long you've been on the phone and show your grandmother what kind of scarf you want to knit for you, or teach her to take pictures of her flowers. 4. Spare them. Do not explain the principles of vegetarianism to your grandmother. Only this is NOT! Call in advance and order a specific favorite dish of hers. Everyone is happy. 5. Love them. Appreciate your time with them and always focus on the good.

   Number 7, first of all, I won't put a bad star on you, don't worry. You, realizing all these things, I am referring to what you have written, it is somehow illogical to support the otherwise rather rural, simple statement of number 1. I say rustic and simple because she is one of those vicious old people who are just looking for an occasion to say something black about the newer generations. You seem to have been thinking, you have tried to look through the eyes of the different groups, while she said: "you will see" and you will not be respected "we were taught" but we were not taught " we grew up with books' It's pure rural malice. She grew up with books, and those younger than her when using the Internet should automatically mean that we don't read books. We read naturally. Lady, or Miss Number 1, if she doesn't know I will tell her that there is such a thing as e-books. There are also many scanned paper editions and uploaded to the web. Here I even immediately give a few sites, there are others of course: https: // chitanka. info / books https: // www. word. bg / authors. php3 http: // 4eti. me / others / Otherwise, to those adults who suffer that their child does not want to become a doctor (if there are still any), I can say that it is normal for many people of the new generations not to want to be doctors. Anyone at least a little prudent can assess why this is so - what is the situation of doctors and medical personnel in Bulgaria in general. If government policy changes for the better health care system as a whole, you will see how a huge queue of young people wanting to become medics will automatically appear. And again - between you number 7 and number 1 there is no basis for comparison simply. Maybe you sympathize with her for purely emotional, subjective reasons, because you are probably the same age. I am number 3 and as I suggested in my comment, the author (or author) is somewhere under 20. Therefore, her parents are 50 years old, or less, which is even more likely, which automatically tells us that these people are not so ignorant of phones, to put it mildly, and have been quite active internet users, not since yesterday, but for many years. Numbers 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 we are absolutely right in what we say because it is the truth. Not that 4 and 5 pulled a little. There was just a slight misunderstanding between them, anyway. or less, which is even more likely, which automatically tells us that these people are not so ignorant of phones, to put it mildly, and have been quite active internet users, not since yesterday, but for many years. Numbers 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 we are absolutely right in what we say because it is the truth. Not that 4 and 5 pulled a little. There was just a slight misunderstanding between them, anyway. or less, which is even more likely, which automatically tells us that these people are not so ignorant of phones, to put it mildly, and have been quite active internet users, not since yesterday, but for many years. Numbers 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 we are absolutely right in what we say because it is the truth. Not that 4 and 5 pulled a little. There was just a slight misunderstanding between them, anyway.

   От н. 5 до 4/6: Казваш, че моят коментар е "злобен", защото съм използвала ирония с това "лектор", което е ирония, да, но дори не е обидна дума. Докато "некадърник" си е доста по-голяма обида. "Храчиш" - и това звучи злобно. Ама иначе аз съм била злобна. Както и да е. Просто ме подразни коментарът ти, но не си разбрал защо. Не съм казвала или намеквала нищо за връзки! Казах, че трябва да си на точното място и в точния момент и да си незаменим. Т. е. просто да имаш професия с недостиг на кадри (за дадения период, защото това не е константа) и да нямаш много конкуренция в даденото населено място и работодателя ти да е принуден да ти плаща повече, за да не те загуби. Естествено трябва да си и добър в работата си, но никой не е най-добър, винаги ще има някой по-добър от теб, но не винаги този някой ще се конкурира точно за твоята позиция. И така оставаш ти и си мислиш, че работодателя ти ти плаща, защото, видиш ли, те вижда, че много се стараеш, че се развиваш и т. н. Същото е и ако сам си си работодател (имаш собствен бизнес) - тогава "работодател" ти се явяват клиентите ти, на това, което предлагаш. Ако нямаш конкуренция - ОК, всичко ще върви успешно, ако имаш обаче - винаги ще има някой по-добър, или с повече капитал, за да приложи търговски "трикове" и т. н. и има вероятност да не успееш, колкото и да се стараеш. Мисълта ми е, че "кадърността" е задължително условие, но не винаги е достатъчно, решаващи са обстоятелствата. Ето например, ако твоите родители са се "трепели по 20 часа, за да свържат двата края", както казваш, не знам какви са били по професия, но дори и да не са имали квалификация, ако живеехте в Дания, Швеция, Германия примерно, въобще нямаше "едва да свързват двата края". Щяхте да живеете по-добре от много "кадърни" и "инициативни" в България. Ето, същите хора, със същото ниво на "кадърност" (независимо какво е то), но при други обстоятелства. Това имах предвид. Ти вярваш на твоя си опит и обобщаваш за всички, аз обаче имам други наблюдения и опит.

   What exactly annoyed you in my comment? I made a comparison with the communist times, when then the state thought of you and you were not required to take any initiative, but now it is just the opposite. You have to take the initiative. Isn't that true? What exactly do you disagree with, what offends and irritates you? In fact, I guess what annoyed you. You want to justify your own failure with factors beyond your control. BUT put your hand on your heart and say that someone else is to blame, not mostly you.

   To 11 out of 10: I am annoyed that you are one of those compatriots who think that all those who are not financially well were to blame. Not your comment in general, but only the part with this thesis. Only those who do not work are to blame. There is work, but they do not want to work. Only they are to blame. If you consider yourself intelligent, you should understand that all work should be respected, because it is a "cogwheel" in our society. I cannot point to a single "guilty" or single factor for anything. Life is a collection of a huge number of such.

   "I am annoyed that you are one of those compatriots who think that all those who are not well financially were guilty themselves." "Guilty" is not the right word, they just don't have certain qualities. It is not one's fault that one does not have certain qualities, although in a sense they can develop, but only to some extent. But this does not mean that external factors should be to blame. Not that they don't matter, but they are secondary. I agree that they are only to blame for the part where they are being worked on and that no one's work should be neglected.

   From 12: And yet, if we are talking only about income, it depends on external factors to a large extent. Just if we think in this way about the so-called "complaining" and "grumbling" working poor in Bulgaria, we will never reach the countries where most of the people "without qualities" fled, ie. low-skilled. As it is everywhere, because even without this work it is impossible.

   For the unsuccessful, everything depends only on external factors and nothing from him. For the successful, almost everything depends on him. Who is more right, I will not argue.

   16, it's me again. And what is the definition of "successful" and "unsuccessful"? I give two examples with two acquaintances of mine: One is a doctoral student, he really likes the field in which his doctorate is and constantly accumulates knowledge, he is dedicated to what he does and participates in many different initiatives of the university. He receives a scholarship of BGN 500. and lives with his parents. Another acquaintance worked in England for three years as a washerwoman, returned here and bought an apartment (not on credit) in a medium-sized and good to live city in Bulgaria. They are both about 26 years old. Who is the "successful" and who is the "unsuccessful" of the two and who depended on what?

   It is too early for a doctoral student to say whether he is successful because he has not yet reached this stage in his life, but is still studying. But if he is successful in the future, it will be on his own merits, because he did not mess with his nose, but was proactive, he studied, he invested in his future. At this stage, I would define him as successful given his initiative and intellect. If she keeps these qualities in her future career, I am convinced that sooner or later she will succeed in it. The second is also successful because it can be a washerwoman (there is no shameful job), but she also had the ability to find a well-paid job, to go abroad it takes courage, to find a well-paid job there (obviously it is well paid, once has saved) skills are also required qualities (at least she is hardworking) and last but not least she is frugal and does her homework. And as a cover, she has invested her smart savings. In general, she gets the most out of what she had as a profession. I personally admire both. At least they are proactive and do not wait for external factors to do their job, but call for trouble, get to work and do what they can.

   The point is that if the doctoral student was abroad, he would receive much more and be able to have his own home, nothing that he is still studying for, as long as he can do it with a salary and a washer. And the girl, if she worked the same in Bulgaria, would repay the loan for 50-60 or more years. The same people, the same qualities, the same activity, but different circumstances. This girl came back, but most of the people didn't come back because they were called grumblers, cooks, etc. Well, they're not like that now, even though they're the same people.

   Namely, the woman did not allow herself to be influenced by the external factor Bg, but she got caught, left, succeeded. Here she used her initiative and skills and despite the unfavorable factors, she still found a solution.

   Generation Gap appears with evolution. Here are a few factors that come to mind: 1. Biological 2. Sociological 3. Educational 4. Economic 5. Technological 6. Political Biological factors are measured in the fact that a person develops throughout his life but to some extent. At some point, the absorption, assimilation and adaptation to new information begins to falter. This usually happens with age. In fact, there are many articles about it. Sociological, because the value system and relationships of people and their way of communication are affected by their way of life, influenced by points 4,5 and 6 and which are variable. Educational, because it depends on whether a person undergoes adaptation and integration by following the variables 4,5 and 6. Economically, because of the educational, technological and political variables, the economic prospects in the national aspect also depend. Economic prospects depend on the development of human capital (Human Development Index) based on the intellectual basis and productivity of the population. On the basis of economic (in this case capitalist - competitive model), technological manifestations, de facto inventions, also depend. The political ones on which the economic directions also depend follow. Technological factors affecting perception are mainly based on points 1 and 3. Obtaining information (either sociologically or by reading), but also the limit, driven by a biological basis that affects especially with age. Political factors, depending on the ideology they follow (democracy, communism, dictatorship, etc.), play a role in everything else without point 1, as it cannot stop old age but only potentially increase life and improve health standards. It's just a big mess and there's no getting rid of it. Generation Gap will always have it and people will feel misunderstood. In fact, it is precisely because of points 2,3,4,5,6 that there is a discrepancy in the way of thinking of people in different parts of the world. (Additional and linguistic influence), which play a role in the way of thinking and because of which we also say that they have a different 'mentality' (way of thinking). Anyone from anywhere dedicated to it will say that his generation is better because he will associate his childhood or youth with something more ordinary and simple than the evolution to which subsequent generations are subjected. Success! It's just a big mess and there's no getting rid of it. Generation Gap will always have it and people will feel misunderstood. In fact, it is precisely because of points 2,3,4,5,6 that there is a discrepancy in the way of thinking of people in different parts of the world. (Additional and linguistic influence), which play a role in the way of thinking and because of which we also say that they have a different 'mentality' (way of thinking). Anyone from anywhere dedicated to it will say that his generation is better because he will associate his childhood or youth with something more ordinary and simple than the evolution to which subsequent generations are subjected. Success! It's just a big mess and there's no getting rid of it. Generation Gap will always have it and people will feel misunderstood. In fact, it is precisely because of points 2,3,4,5,6 that there is a discrepancy in the way of thinking of people in different parts of the world. (Additional and linguistic influence), which play a role in the way of thinking and because of which we also say that they have a different 'mentality' (way of thinking). Anyone from anywhere dedicated to it will say that his generation is better because he will associate his childhood or youth with something more ordinary and simple than the evolution to which subsequent generations are subjected. Success! which play a role in the way of thinking and because of which we also say that they have a different 'mentality' (way of thinking). Anyone from anywhere dedicated to it will say that his generation is better because he will associate his childhood or youth with something more ordinary and simple than the evolution to which subsequent generations are subjected. Success! which play a role in the way of thinking and because of which we also say that they have a different 'mentality' (way of thinking). Anyone from anywhere dedicated to it will say that his generation is better because he will associate his childhood or youth with something more ordinary and simple than the evolution to which subsequent generations are subjected. Success!

   Nowadays, people all over the world are much freer than they were 50 years ago, and in Bulgaria in particular. Given that our country has been so closed, a type of culture is formed within society that goes its own way over time. And when the innovations from the West appear, we cannot assimilate them, and this rift between generations occurs. Some still live in their time, do not realize and do not accept what is happening in the world, and others just the opposite. And just because adults do not have today's behavioral and educational motives, they can not properly approach the upbringing of the new generation.

   I'm almost 36 and I don't think there's a big gap between the generations. I don't see any changes compared to when I was little. On the contrary, the situation is exactly the same, except that today children play on tablets and phones, and we watch TV, video and play electronic games. Now everyone is howling about how the children did not go out, did not play sports, had no social contacts, etc. He had the same thing before. Many of my friends and acquaintances also stayed at home and very often did not stick their noses out, even on weekends. Today, such things are just more pronounced, because there are children who, except to go to school, do not step on the threshold of the door. Of course, the main reason for this is their parents. When the latter become antisocial, they turn their children into such.