Katerina Blogs: Generation gap

As I have already shared with you, lately I have been gathering experiences traveling by train. The other day, I was on the train back from the Hague, reading my book quietly when a 45, maybe 50 year old lady sits next to me. The moment she sits on her seat, she takes off her iPad and starts touching it like crazy! Sure, in places that should be touched…And then it hit me. I realized the irony of the situation. It was the generation gap in reverse! The 25 year old reads an old fashioned paperback and the 50 year old is surfing on the internet using her ultra modern tablet. When did THIS happen?
 
Next thing I know she pulls an iPhone from her pocket and starts typing things again in the same fast way. So I’m thinking “Of course, an i pad goes with an i phone. She’s an Apple enthusiast. Maybe she was inspired by Steve Jobs or something…They are from the samegeneration after all…”. In the moments that followed I started contemplating on my relationship with technology, my premature ageing and life in general. Even this “old” lady had an I phone and I couldn’t even unlock one. Then I think “It’s OK! I am vintage! AND I don’t need a smart phone because I am smart myself!” Blah blah blah…