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Generational culture-gap.
Thank you for your valuable feed-back. As with any other kind of culture gap the solution is probably the one that Shobana mentioned; i.e. we meet each other half way. Here's wishing you all the best. I look forward to reading your blogs later on today.
posted by
elinjo
on October 6, 2009 at 10:15 PM
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elinjo
I feel that as long as there is a willingness and the verve to learn, age keeps running behind. Quite the reverse, a young invites age the moment he /she loses enthusiasm. The difference of the two is evident in their faces. Body follows mental ageing and an attidudinal solution is there to find. That's how the two can be reconciled
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posted by
anib
on October 6, 2009 at 8:20 PM
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I wish I knew the answer to bridging the generational culture-gap.
posted by
FormerStudentIntern
on October 6, 2009 at 7:04 PM
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Elinjo
It would be great to amalgamate the two groups and get their techie input.......
posted by
WileyJohn
on October 6, 2009 at 6:55 PM
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Elinjo
I'm reminded of, and shall paraphrase, Rudyard Kipling: "Sixty is sixty and eighteen is eighteen and never the twain shall meet..."
posted by
Nautikos
on October 6, 2009 at 5:17 PM
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In my experience with a teenage Sunday School class....
...the answer to get them to attend is FOOD! And lots of it!
posted by
Darson
on October 6, 2009 at 4:44 PM
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Elinjo - The only way I know how to bridge the generation gap is to think along their lines and view their suggestions. It's difficult to get the young to join the older generation for their activities as they feel it is not their "thing". Both have a vast base of knowledge and experience to share I agree. Well..only realization can help. Have a pleasant day.
posted by
shobana
on October 6, 2009 at 3:36 PM
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Re: gapcohen.
The young people in question here are very active in their own youth organisation; it's more a question of all of us mucking in together.
posted by
elinjo
on October 6, 2009 at 12:11 PM
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Re: Good idea Shelly
posted by
elinjo
on October 6, 2009 at 12:08 PM
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Re: Young people hanging out with old people!
Probably not. But it's not just about hanging out with each other it's about complementing each other.
posted by
elinjo
on October 6, 2009 at 12:07 PM
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Re: kasperhoe. I really liked this.
Kasperhoe, thanks for your very kind comment.
I'm sure we can learn a lot from the younger generation; after the world is changing at lightning speed and they find it easier to keep up with it than we do.
If you ever decide to explore the Esperanto scene in Denmark; get in touch with
http://dejo.dk/ They do a grand job at the Roskilde Festival. http://www.roskilde-festival.dk/uk/ (For non-Danish readers, the Roskilde Festival is a very big rock festival, that raises money for charity.)
posted by
elinjo
on October 6, 2009 at 12:05 PM
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I have found that different generations do well together when given the opportunity. They have more in common than you might think.
posted by
TAPS.
on October 6, 2009 at 11:51 AM
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I really liked this.
Hi elinjo, First of all I want you to know, that I really liked this entry. Esperanto? Actually I found somewhere on the Internet to try to learn just a couple of phrases, but I guess - because I also had trouble about Spanish - that I gave up on it back then.
But it's interesting to know that there are actually clubs for that. Maybe, I should see if I could join one sometime. But at the moment, I guess I don't have the time for it.
The thing you mention about youngsters and elder people (sorry about the choice of word), I guess you're right. Well, I have the thought and theory that young people could actually learn a lot from elder generations. And perhaps, elder generations could also learn something from youngsters.
Actually, I can give you an example about the thought of youngsters learning from elder generations, but I guess that should be another time.
Great entry. ;)
posted by
kasperhoe
on October 6, 2009 at 11:30 AM
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Young people hanging out with old people!
When we were young, back in Bedrock with Barney, Fred, Wilma, Betty and BamBam, did that happen?
posted by
majroj
on October 6, 2009 at 9:27 AM
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I don't think we can entirely bridge the generation gap.
Too much "attitude" on both sides for the tentative anchors to get a good hold...
posted by
Pat_B
on October 6, 2009 at 9:26 AM
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I feel a blog coming on...
Give me a little while, and then check out my Universe blog, that one is due for something like this...
posted by
Ciel
on October 6, 2009 at 7:31 AM
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I would start the integration by having folks volunteer, young and old for an experimental forum on learning! Shelly
posted by
sam444
on October 6, 2009 at 7:21 AM
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its funny because I was thinking the other day maybe I should go check out the senior citizen centers , but I gave it a second thought, I dont want to be with a bunch of old people, I am almost 66 but dont think I am old like them
posted by
Lanetay
on October 6, 2009 at 7:11 AM
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The only clubs that the younger generation like to join are the ones with Grey Goose, Bicardi's etc, behind the counter!! We have the same problem here - trying to get younger people involved with fundraising.....Mal
posted by
gapcohen
on October 6, 2009 at 6:45 AM
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