For those who may still need clarification as to what the major differences are between Millennials and the Gen Z population, one TikTok creator used her platform to point out some of the behavioral differences between the two generations.
As a reminder, to be considered a Millennial, that person must have been born between 1981 and 1996. People born in the Generation Z era were born between 1997 and 2012.
People from each generation have been pegged to have certain personality traits. For example, some stereotype millennials as being self-entitled and praise-hungry. The Gen Z population is often called technology addicts with short attention spans.
As with any generational gap, people from each era behave differently in public. Alexis Rex (@rexartistry), a TikTok creator and hairstylist, made a viral video about how both Millennials and Gen Z’ers have acted when they walk into her salon.
Beginning with a Millennial client, Alexis imitates them walking in very sweetly.
“I’m so excited to get my hair done,” says the millennial as she politely takes her seat in the salon chair. Instead of asking where she should put her purse, the client keeps it at her side and out of the way.
Then, Alexis’ millennial client says she wants “the most natural balayage ever.” The client stresses that she wants her hair to look extremely natural, with nothing too bold. Once the millennial’s hair is cut and colored, she thanks her stylist immensely and carefully asks how to maintain the hairstyle.
Then, Alexis transitions into the Gen Z client.
This client walks in very abruptly, walking in and saying, “Hey, queen.” Of course, we’ve heard that before!
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The Gen Z client tends to curse a lot and asks if she can throw her things anywhere. This client describes her hair as a wreck, apologizing for not having brushed it in a month. Instead of a natural look, the Gen Z client opts for a super complicated cut. She refers to a trend called the “wolf cut,” implying that Gen Z clients typically ask for a trending haircut, no matter how much it costs.
Before the Gen Z client leaves, she asks if using all Olaplex hair products is a good idea.
“I only use Olaplex,” says the Gen Z client. “All Olaplex.” We know how much this generation loves that line of products!
Alexis’ video blew up, receiving over 943,000 likes.
TikTok users in the comments noticed one major difference between the two generations in Alexis’ video. Millennials tend to be a lot more shy and cautious when entering a room than Gen Z-ers, who can be much more outgoing.
“Millennials have literally been told we are a pain our entire lives, and it shows,” commented one user.
“Gen Z just fully owning the ability to take up space,” commented another user.
No matter your generation, you deserve to take up space and get a great haircut at any age! Just always make sure to treat hairstylists like Alexis with respect. So what do you think are some of the biggest differences between a Millennial and a Gen Z-er?
@rexartistry Millennial V Gen Z getting their hair done #hairstylist #hairstylisthumor
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