Posted on 12/15/2023 3:45:18 PM PST by Drew68
Gen Z's struggles with anxiety are affecting their dining habits with most admitting to dealing with "menu anxiety" in restaurants, a new survey finds.
British restaurant chain Prezzo, which serves Italian cuisine, surveyed over 2,000 people in the UK about how at ease they felt when they ate out and it found that 86% of Gen Z had been impacted by "menu anxiety" when dining in restaurants compared to 67% of all respondents.
Menu anxiety was largely trigged by the cost of the meal, not being able to find something they like on the menu, and regretting what they ordered. Over a third of millennials said having too many options on a menu was also a trigger.
38% of Gen Z and millennials said they wouldn't go to a restaurant if they hadn't looked at the menu beforehand. A third of Gen Zers also said they ask other people to order at restaurants because of this anxiety.
Another source of anxiety for almost half of 25 to 34 year olds is not being able to pronounce the options on the menu when ordering.
Young people are also largely influenced by their social media use. A third of 25 to 34 year-olds would choose items on a menu that would look best on social media.
The younger generation tend to have more hang ups about how they appear in public, and a recent Gallup poll even found that they're more likely to report experiencing negative emotions such as stress, anxiety, and loneliness.
NYU business professor Jonathon Haidt told the Wall Street Journal that a "performative" social media culture is partly to blame for the high rates of anxiety and depression amongst Gen Z.
"We have a whole generation that's doing terribly," he said. "You're not creative, you're not future-thinking..."
(Excerpt) Read more at businessinsider.com ...
Please don’t let these people vote
“Please don’t let these people vote”
They’re already voting. That’s why the GOP continues to underperform. It’s only going to get worse.
One of the most heavily drugged and mentally ill generations
For real fun take them to a restaurant where the menu is in cursive.
Real Americans!
“Yep, my Grandpa was there. He was 26.”
My dad was 22 flying a Corsair on the other side of the world.
Jordan Peterson wrote a self help book for them, 12 Rules Fo Life:An Anecdote to Chaos.
It’s quite helpful for those who want to become competent at life.
No need for that. The folks in Davos have your whole future mapped out for you. There won't be any menus in the future. You'll eat what you're told to and you'll like it. The people who tried to warn you will be dead by then.
It slows most folks down a little bit when breakfast for two at their favorite restaurant went from $30 a couple years ago, to $55 today.
Fortunately, it was delicious, anyway.
(...but now we go far less than half as often.)
These days half the restaurants don’t even have menus. They have a QR code you need to scan with your iPhone to even see what they serve and to place your order.
And they still want a tip!
These people will deserve their extinction.
No kiddin', who knew that hogs' thymus glands could be so tasty?
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