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Share an experience where you either felt like a dinosaur or you thought a younger generation is clueless.

I asked my 24 yr old neighbor, mother of two, " Do you having any writing or tablet paper?"

She tilted her head like a dog, & said, " You want what? "
So I replied, " I need to write a thank you, it is protocol ".

She adamantly shook her head & said ' No, we don't have anything like that, just send a text' & rolled her eyes & laughed.

I held my tongue. Because I was very tempted to ask, 'Do you know what a mailbox is?'

I walked away & went out & brought more ' thank you cards'.

People still appreciate being acknowledged & a personal touch.

Another example... This thread.

lol

I thought this was the 'over 50's group" NOT 'Living in the 50's'

Hello hello!! it is 2016

in grocery store the other day with my 15 year old

he was bugging me to buy some heat and eat crud from freezer section

I said " well why don't ya just peel the tin foil off a tv dinner and sit it on the tv stand in front of the Lawrence Welk Show"


he looked at me like I was speaking Martian

A Bakers Dozen.. they have no idea.

Indeed... etiquette should never go out of style.!

Along the same line Sassy... which I totally agree...
About a year ago I got heck for missing a wedding in the family.
I didn't attend. I had no clue there was a wedding period.
When I stated that I hadn't received an invitation..
The response was this..

Well if you would get on facebook you would have known the details.
She posted it all over Facebook...


Really???


Here is another example.. I love embossed stationary I can't help it I love the stuff.

At the airport they had some beautiful embossed notecards and envelopes so I was oohing and aahing them. My daughter looked at me and informed me.

Mom those are for old people.

At the grocery store I was complaining to a checker outer
that I never got carded anymore, like the gal just
ahead of me.

She said "Oh we never card the little old ladies" seriously
I looked around to see to whom she referred.

Yup..me.
I have been in shock ever since.

The first time I was ever called Ma'am and it was meant was in Seattle during a stressful time. My son was ill and I wasn't really leaving his side.
I knew I wasn't looking my best no make up nothing okay..
But dang.. When I paid for my purchase at a little corner market.
The little snot said have a nice day Ma'am..

I left the store fighting tears dang it
Women my mom's age was called ma'am not me...

thanks for the memories...

OH! OH! I drive bus and I call a lot of women Ma'am as there leaving the bus.eg. "Have a good day ma'am, watch your step ma'am" . Sitka I better stop saying that before some hits me with there purse.Oh I notice the young people don"t carry a purse.

I just learned to text one month ago still learning to retrieve phone messages. Dam phone its to complicated. Then I told dial 1234 and guess what the messages get heard by who? ME!

Along the same line Sassy... which I totally agree...
About a year ago I got heck for missing a wedding in the family.
I didn't attend. I had no clue there was a wedding period.
When I stated that I hadn't received an invitation..
The response was this..

Well if you would get on facebook you would have known the details.
She posted it all over Facebook...


Really???
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Classless

Here is another example.. I love embossed stationary I can't help it I love the stuff.

At the airport they had some beautiful embossed notecards and envelopes so I was oohing and aahing them. My daughter looked at me and informed me.

Mom those are for old people.

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I order mine.
I also love monograms