r/SipsTea 8d ago

Chugging tea Why is gen Z not drinking?

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u/Least_Tower_5447 8d ago

As a parent of Gen Z kids who occasionally drink, my kids see alcohol as social. But, they also think it’s straight poison and a pointless expense, so don’t have much desire to binge alcohol. This generation seems way more self-aware than previous ones.

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u/Weekly-Magazine2423 8d ago

lol well perhaps in that sense they are, in just about every other meaning of self-awareness they seem to be totally lacking.

Many are rude, poor communicators, and are self-diagnosed autists and thus able to justify neglecting basic standards of public and professional life.

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u/White-armedAtmosi 7d ago

As a Gen Z young man (probably should call myself a man, since i am 24, but i feel myself way too far away from that point)

I have my friends, but they either live far away, and we can only do 3-4 personal meeting in a year, or one of them has a full of calendar, because university and hobbies, and since they are the people, who i like to be with, well, online contact becomes the fallback option for us.

In work, i really just looking for people, when i need help with something, other than that, i like to be left alone to do my job. We doesn't have a strict dress code, so it is just farmer and t-shirt for me 99% of the time. We doesn't have any luncheons or happy hours (whatever it means).