Over-55s have the knowledge
THE number of feet in a yard, how to wire a plug — and working out multiplication without a calculator are among the things that older people are more likely to know than millennials, a study has revealed.
Researchers also found that over55s are less likely to turn to spell checkers and more likely to know when to use correct grammatical terms such as ‘who and whom’, or ‘who’s and whose’.
How to change a car tyre, write a formal letter and play chess are also among the things the younger generation has yet to conquer.
Twice as many older Brits can sew on a button, with just half of 25 to 34-year-olds saying they can iron a shirt compared to 84 per cent of senior citizens citizens. The poll of 2,000 adults for Bupa
Care Homes found 58 per cent of over-55s know how to get stains out of clothes, while 31 per cent of millennials believe they can do the same.
And while three quarters of over 55s can rewire a plug, just 17 per cent of those under 35 reckon they could do the same fix.
The study also found almost threequarters of people feel that younger generations don’t have the same levels of general knowledge, due to their reliance on the internet.
It also emerged 62 per cent of people agree older generations tend to be wiser. And 70 per cent of millennials would like to learn more from them.