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For Generation Z, a normal visit to a restaurant can apparently become a burden.
As a survey shows, some suffer from “menu anxiety”.
Kassel – Many young people apparently experience fear or stress when it comes to choosing food in a restaurant.
This is about the so-called “menu fear”, which primarily affects Gen Z.
At least that's what the market research agency OnePoll claims to have found out in a survey.
Survey Shows: Gen Z and Millennials Suffer from “Menu Anxiety”
2,000 young adults in the USA were surveyed.
The result is surprising: Both Gen Z (born between the late 1990s and early 2000s) and Millennials (born between the early 1980s and late 1990s) would have difficulty visiting restaurants.
Gen Z sometimes feels very anxious when visiting a restaurant.
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41 percent of the 2,000 respondents said they were afraid when ordering food in a restaurant, OnePoll said.
In comparison, the figure for boomers (those born between the mid-1950s and the late 1960s) was only 15 percent.
"While most people look forward to eating out over the holiday season, we know it can be stressful for some," Dean Challenger, CEO of British restaurant chain Prezzo, told the
New York Post
.
Going to a restaurant puts Gen Z in fear: Many people look at the menu in advance
The chain also conducted a survey among around 2,000 participants.
According to this, 86 percent of those surveyed between the ages of 18 and 24 suffer from “menu fear”.
In comparison, 67 percent of all participants made this statement.
34 percent of Gen Z respondents are so anxious that someone else at the table has to tell the waiter their order.
40 percent, on the other hand, said they wouldn't eat out if they couldn't look at the menu in advance.
According to the survey, the reason for this fear could be the increased prices for eating out.
The worry of not finding anything suitable on the menu or regretting the order afterwards also contributes to this.
This topic is brought up again and again on social media.
“I look at the menu in a restaurant as if I hadn’t already searched it online,” said an influencer on Instagram.
The approval of the video is enormous.
Many users can relate to the feeling.
“I’ll definitely do it,” said one user.
“It helps,” she added.
“That’s me!” confirmed another.
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Gen Z 'missed out on important social skills in the real world' due to pandemic
Gabriel Rubin, professor of law at Montclair State University, noted that Gen Z has difficulty socializing outside of social media.
“They are digital natives, but due to Covid and other factors, they have missed out on important social skills in the real world,” the scientist told the
New York Post
.
That's why even seemingly banal things like going out to eat can become a burden.
Gen Z is repeatedly criticized, especially for their apparent lack of work ethic.
The S.Oliver founder also recently reckoned with Generation Z.
In times of pandemics and crises, many of them strive for a good work-life balance and take their health particularly seriously.
“To say across the board that young people can do less, want less and are less willing to perform is generally simply wrong and doesn’t help,” said Rhineland-Palatinate Labor Minister Alexander Schweitzer (SPD) to
SWR
.