# What Generation Are You **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [September 27, 2009, 2:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-generation-are-you/511715 "2009-09-27T02:37:46Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![Liddle\_Lamsy\_Divey](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/f04885/32.png) [@Liddle\_Lamsy\_Divey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Liddle_Lamsy_Divey)\ **Post date:** [September 28, 2009, 2:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-generation-are-you/511715/41 "2009-09-28T02:29:27Z")
Well, technically I’m in Generation Y (born in '82), but I feel too old to be lumped in with people born, say, between 1986 and 2003…and I’m too young to be lumped in with Generation X. So I just say I’m in Generation XY. ---
**Author:** ![Frank](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/3d9bf3/32.png) [@Frank](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frank)\ **Post date:** [September 28, 2009, 2:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-generation-are-you/511715/42 "2009-09-28T02:38:12Z")
Boomer, but I’ve never really felt like one. Being born in 1957 has always made me feel like I’m just a few years late to everything. ---
**Author:** ![kitemaker\_chuck](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/a88e4f/32.png) [@kitemaker\_chuck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kitemaker_chuck)\ **Post date:** [September 28, 2009, 3:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-generation-are-you/511715/43 "2009-09-28T03:21:53Z")
> [@jabiru](#): > > Wasn’t that a great year?! I think it was! I just can’t remember much of it!🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Siam\_Sam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/d78d45/32.png) [@Siam\_Sam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Siam_Sam)\ **Post date:** [September 28, 2009, 4:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-generation-are-you/511715/44 "2009-09-28T04:02:14Z")
> [@NinjaChick](#): > > And anything before the Millennials should be “old and crotchety.” :rolleyes: Well, that _does_ describe _me_. ---
**Author:** ![suranyi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e36b37/32.png) [@suranyi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/suranyi)\ **Post date:** [September 28, 2009, 4:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-generation-are-you/511715/45 "2009-09-28T04:51:08Z")
I was born in 1962, which according to this makes me an Xer. I’ve never in my life considered myself an Xer. (Nor a boomer, really, actually.) ---
**Author:** ![Peanuthead](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/peanuthead/32/360_2.png) [@Peanuthead](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Peanuthead)\ **Post date:** [September 28, 2009, 5:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-generation-are-you/511715/46 "2009-09-28T05:13:02Z")
Well, I’m a boomer, but I think that designation should soon be changed to Generation X… **LAX**! ---
**Author:** ![cmyk](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cmyk/32/3353_2.png) [@cmyk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cmyk)\ **Post date:** [September 28, 2009, 6:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-generation-are-you/511715/47 "2009-09-28T06:16:08Z")
Whoo hoo! The GenXer’s are winning. Our time has come to dominate society. LET US RISE and LET THE WORLD HEAR OUR [BATTLECRY!](http://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewAlbum?i=114661&id=114688&s=143441) Or maybe not… Oh well, whatever. Nevermind… ---
**Author:** ![Nametag](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/nametag/32/406_2.png) [@Nametag](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nametag)\ **Post date:** [September 28, 2009, 9:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-generation-are-you/511715/48 "2009-09-28T09:46:21Z")
Definitely not, if I have to download three software updates just to find out what the damn song is. Wanna just give a title, fergawdssake? ---
**Author:** ![Cat\_Whisperer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cat_whisperer/32/4839_2.png) [@Cat\_Whisperer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cat_Whisperer)\ **Post date:** [September 28, 2009, 3:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-generation-are-you/511715/49 "2009-09-28T15:48:28Z")
> [@suranyi](#): > > I was born in 1962, which according to this makes me an Xer. I’ve never in my life considered myself an Xer. (Nor a boomer, really, actually.) You’re very cuspy. I’m not quite as cuspy, but I sympathize. ---
**Author:** ![Cat\_Whisperer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cat_whisperer/32/4839_2.png) [@Cat\_Whisperer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cat_Whisperer)\ **Post date:** [September 28, 2009, 3:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-generation-are-you/511715/50 "2009-09-28T15:49:59Z")
> [@cmyk](#): > > Whoo hoo! The GenXer’s are winning. Our time has come to dominate society. LET US RISE and LET THE WORLD HEAR OUR [BATTLECRY!](http://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewAlbum?i=114661&id=114688&s=143441) > \ YEAH! Right after my nap. We’re not going to be walking far, are we? My foot’s been bugging me… ---
**Author:** ![bup](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/6bbea6/32.png) [@bup](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bup)\ **Post date:** [September 28, 2009, 4:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-generation-are-you/511715/51 "2009-09-28T16:49:17Z")
Generation X, born almost the same day as the guy who wrote the book _Generation X_. So where do these loaded labels come from - Strauss and Howe, Curtis LeMay, or somewhere else? ---
**Author:** ![Katriona](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/katriona/32/113_2.png) [@Katriona](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Katriona)\ **Post date:** [September 28, 2009, 4:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-generation-are-you/511715/52 "2009-09-28T16:57:47Z")
> [@Siam\_Sam](#): > > Boomer here. But don’t you have Generation X a little early? I always thought they were born no earlier than the 1970s. I’ve usually seen them from 1965-1980. Born in 68, I’ve always considered myself an X-er. ---
**Author:** ![cmyk](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cmyk/32/3353_2.png) [@cmyk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cmyk)\ **Post date:** [September 28, 2009, 5:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-generation-are-you/511715/53 "2009-09-28T17:03:48Z")
> [@Nametag](#): > > Definitely not, if I have to download three software updates just to find out what the damn song is. Wanna just give a title, fergawdssake? oh, allright. It’s Nirvana’s Nevermind. > [@Cat\_Whisperer](#): > > YEAH! Right after my nap. We’re not going to be walking far, are we? My foot’s been bugging me… Good call, it is kind of a long walk. And some heavy lifting. Wonder what’s on the tube… ---
**Author:** ![lindsaybluth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/90db22/32.png) [@lindsaybluth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lindsaybluth)\ **Post date:** [September 28, 2009, 6:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-generation-are-you/511715/54 "2009-09-28T18:19:12Z")
Almost smack dab in the middle of Millenial. I can relate to very few people my age, but I think the recession will alter our outlook significantly. ---
**Author:** ![Kobal2](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kobal2/32/20_2.png) [@Kobal2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kobal2)\ **Post date:** [September 28, 2009, 8:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-generation-are-you/511715/55 "2009-09-28T20:26:10Z")
Gen X, I guess… like it matters… ETA : 1981 though, so I’m a tweener. ---
**Author:** ![Qin\_Shi\_Huangdi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/f04885/32.png) [@Qin\_Shi\_Huangdi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Qin_Shi_Huangdi)\ **Post date:** [September 29, 2009, 2:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-generation-are-you/511715/56 "2009-09-29T02:25:12Z")
> [@bup](#): > > Generation X, born almost the same day as the guy who wrote the book _Generation X_. > > So where do these loaded labels come from - Strauss and Howe, Curtis LeMay, or somewhere else? Messrs. Strauss and Howe. Also there are no Greatest or Silent Generation members here? ---
**Author:** ![Frank](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/3d9bf3/32.png) [@Frank](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frank)\ **Post date:** [September 29, 2009, 11:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-generation-are-you/511715/57 "2009-09-29T11:55:37Z")
> [@Curtis LeMay](#): > > Also there are no Greatest or Silent Generation members here? There are some, but apparently they should have been labelled the Don’t Answer Polls Generation. ---
**Author:** ![Skammer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skammer/32/143_2.png) [@Skammer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skammer)\ **Post date:** [September 29, 2009, 2:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-generation-are-you/511715/58 "2009-09-29T14:09:56Z")
I was born in 1969. I’m too young to be a Boomer but I feel a little old for Gen X. If anything the children born in the late sixties could be considered the elders of Gen X, maybe. ---
**Author:** ![MeanOldLady](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/meanoldlady/32/10737_2.png) [@MeanOldLady](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MeanOldLady)\ **Post date:** [September 29, 2009, 2:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-generation-are-you/511715/59 "2009-09-29T14:13:39Z")
[QUOTE=The Poll] Millennial Generation (Civic, 1982-2003) [/QUOTE] There were people born in 2003? :dubious: ---
**Author:** ![VunderBob](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/839c29/32.png) [@VunderBob](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/VunderBob)\ **Post date:** [September 29, 2009, 2:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-generation-are-you/511715/60 "2009-09-29T14:18:47Z")
As defined by the poll, Gen X. However, I consider the Boomers to cover '45-'65, and by that I’m a Boomer. Born in 1961. I certainly fit the other demographics and mindset of a Boomer over Gen X, FWIW [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-generation-are-you/511715.md?page=2) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-generation-are-you/511715.md?page=4)