Do labels like “Gen Z” really span the globe? I know they start out being defined as an age range and obviously there are young and old people everywhere.

But the way we name generations and refer to them as groups with shared characteristics is, I think, culturally specific.

Are 80yo people in India actually “boomers?” Did they experience a post-WW2 baby boom, a sexual revolution, a “me” movement, explosive divorce rates etc? I’m sure that there are inter-generational tensions everywhere and I’m sure young people in India sometimes roll their eyes at their elders. That doesn’t make them “boomers.”

In general I always thought these were western or specifically American generational labels that don’t necessarily translate globally (though I suppose for younger generations the internet has made the experience of growing up somewhat more globally shared).

Coming soon to America...RIP.