I’ve heard it explained that “hey” used to be more of an urgent way to get someone’s attention, rather than a casual “hello” like it is now, so it sounded rude to some older folks.

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    I still don’t understand what everyone has against boomers, let alone the forgotten generation. I mean, if entitlement and nasty behavior is an indication of what generation you’re talking to, I would argue it’s the zoomers and millennials that fit that description better than boomers or gen X.

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      I would argue it’s the zoomers and millennials that fit that description better than boomers or gen X.

      I don’t know man, I’ve never seen a zoomer yell at a cashier at a big store chain about the prices being too high or them not having something in stock. Boomers on the other hand, I have a number of times. Boomers are also the only people I’ve ever seen get called entitled by not only older generations, but also yonger ones too. Seriously, google “me generation” and see what pops up.

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        So, your evidence is purely anecdotal based on your experience, check. My experience has been the complete opposite. 🤷🏻‍♂️

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            Then that’s how I would address it. I wouldn’t make a blanket statement about a whole generation simply based off of my experiences. That’s just silly.

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              I would argue that the Zoomers and Millenials fit that description better

              Isn’t that you from like 3 comments ago? You were trying to flip the blanket statement onto 2 whole generations based off of your experiences.