Millennial
noun
– A person reaching young adulthood around the year 2000
If you fit into this category, the chances are you’ve got a lot in common with a lot of people around the same age as you. Check out my checklist and see if you agree, and any additions are welcome!
1) You have had, or have thought about having, a tattoo or piercing
2) Your no.1 mode of communication with friends is through digital media
3) You consider the introduction of gay and lesbian marriage to be a turning point in society
4) You think people should just get over racial hatred and consider the fact that we might – just might – all be human beings
5) You remember the exact moment you found out about 9/11
6) You understand what is meant by leg day/arm day (face day?!)
7) You’re pretty darn sure of where you stand with regards to politics
8) Photographs of your nights out are often posted on your social media profiles
9) Jack Wills/Urban Outfitters/American Apparel/Ray Bans/Marc Jacobs have some impact on your life, whether you wear the brand or you know people who are very vocal about the fact that they wear the brand
10) You’ve gone from Android to iOS to Android to iOS to Android to iOS again and again and again
11) … And you still can’t decide between the two
12) You think female comedians such as Kristen Wiig, Rebel Wilson and Tina Fey are the way forward in life
13) You are not afraid to get involved in a discussion about religion, thank you very much
14) Your social media posts are written differently to how you’d say them in real life
15) You disagree with the term ‘millennial’ because you don’t believe that somebody born in 1982 will realistically have a thing in common with somebody born in 1998
