Monday, March 5, 2012

Generation Y

The Silent Generation is made up of people born before 1946.

The Baby Boomers are those born between 1946 and 1959. [I am right smack in this category, having arrived three years before Merdeka]

Generation X are those who were born between 1960 and 1989. [This span covers my 4 kids, all of whom were born between 1975-1985] 

Generation Y comprises those born onwards of 1990. Any idea why those kids are called Generation Y? I know not, but cartoonist Beau Det helps explain it quite eloquently, I think. Here's why:

9 comments:

the principal said...

haha...kelakar!

j3bat said...

Yup, Generation Y depict above, seen too often, suey betul !

ninotaziz said...

Kah! Kah! Kah!

(EXtra gelak besar)

Wan Sharif said...

I copied your post in WORDS and e-mail it to my baby boomer friends and gen X and Y subordinates.. all seems to put up a good smile on their face...
When asked about the gen Y.. they will LOL ;)

Cat-from-Sydney said...

Aunty Puteri,
Eeuuwwww! Not that "Y"!!!! purrr....meow!

Anonymous said...

Well put.

But Puteri, ada jugak golongan Baby Boomers dan Generasi X yang pakai seluar terlondeh macam Generasi Y.

Gamaknya itu termasuk dalam Generasi XY i.e Tak Sedar Diri?!

:)

CT Tanjung Perak

Al-Manar said...

Do I belong to the silent generation of Mahathir, Nik Aziz and so on?

Anonymous said...

Yeah, no doubt about it. Absolutely Y.

Kama At-Tarawis said...

TP,ninot :-D

j3bat: apa tak suey nya.. tengok buttcrack orang... hehehe

wan: depa pun agree with this assessment kot..hehehe

cat: eww from me too!

ct: lol, i like this.. golongan tak sedar diri!

pakcik: you do, except that, just like them, you wont be silenced either.. hehehe

sitiR: absolutely!