Boomers Are Shocked That Gen Z'ers Don't Have These "Common Skills"!

 A list of "common skills" that Boomers are "shocked" that Gen Z'ers don't know includes how to read a map, how to address mail, and how to unclog a toilet using a plunger. Here in Montana, it is pretty darn important you have a sweet set of skills. Including how to read a map and various handyman skills. How to cook and tell time are just a must no matter where you live.

Generational squabbling is fun.  Older folks love complaining about how kids these days wouldn't be able to function back in the day. While the younger generations whine about how Boomers aren't able to fully function these days with all the technology.

Buzzfeed has put out yet another list of "common skills" that Boomers are "shocked" that Gen Z'ers don't know.  And here are some of them the things on the struggle bus.

1.  How to read a map and figure out directions without GPS.

2.  How to address a piece of mail.

3.  How to unclog a toilet using a plunger.

4.  How to tell time on a clock with hands.

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5.  How to count correct change.

6.  How to type on an actual keyboard.

7.  How to mend clothes and sew on buttons.

8.  How to cook.

9.  How to do "basic handyman skills" . . . like "simple outlet replacement, changing a light fixture, or installing a shelf on the wall."

10.  How to write a check.

11.  How to use a manual can opener.

12.  How to write in cursive.

13.  How to drive stick shift.

14.  How to read Roman numerals.

15.  How to use non-mobile technology.  Seriously . . .

One senior from the Buzzfeed article said, quote, "I'm not kidding. Young people who have mostly only used phones haven't the slightest idea where a file went if they downloaded it or what to do with a PDF. At one of my last jobs, one task was helping the college interns with their work computers . . . and they don't even know Control C and Control V."