Dear Gen Z:

Look, I know a little about what it’s like. You’re young, rebellious, you want to show you’re not part of “them”, meaning “those older guys.” Heck, in the 60’s I had hair halfway down my back, and wore it in a ponytail - and was called many things on account of it. OTOH, I worked within the counter-culture, as it was, back in the day. I was a DJ on a free-form radio station in Cambridge, and typically saw musicians, club owners, recording studio types, and similar, so for most of my time I was “in my lane.”

OK. You like nose rings. I’m just saying, when you put them at the bottom of your nose, it looks like you have a piece of snot hanging out. Not the best look, especially if you are in food service.

I didn’t care much about tattoos, or pink hair, or five ear studs, or any of those other trends meant to separate “you” from “the rest of us”, but this “dripping snot” thing is annoying. Please do it at home, not while bringing me a plate of spaghetti.

Thanks.

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