{"id":71857,"date":"2024-02-28T00:13:50","date_gmt":"2024-02-28T05:13:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/world.edu\/?p=71857"},"modified":"2024-02-28T00:13:50","modified_gmt":"2024-02-28T05:13:50","slug":"is-npc-an-insult-guide-to-understanding-between-generations","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/world.edu\/is-npc-an-insult-guide-to-understanding-between-generations\/","title":{"rendered":"Is &#8216;NPC&#8217; an insult? Guide to understanding between generations"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-71861\" src=\"https:\/\/world.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Non-Player-Character.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"680\" height=\"428\" srcset=\"https:\/\/world.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Non-Player-Character.jpg 680w, https:\/\/world.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Non-Player-Character-250x157.jpg 250w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 680px) 100vw, 680px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>For love there is no age.\u00a0There is no age to study, travel, leave, return, get married or have children.\u00a0Even to make our dreams come true, any age is good.\u00a0But there are things for which age can be a barrier.\u00a0For example: what happens when a millennial, or a member of the yoz generations, talks to or sends a message to someone born in the 50s or 60s?<\/p>\n<p>It may happen that said\u00a0<em>boomer<\/em>\u00a0doesn&#8217;t understand anything or, as he would say, \u201cnot a damn thing,\u201d because \u201che&#8217;s not cool.\u201d\u00a0Conclusion: age matters a lot!\u00a0Our date of birth determines whether we understand the new generations better or worse and, as a result, we are more or less integrated at a linguistic level in today&#8217;s society so as not to seem like \u201cthe Whitewash of the blue summer 2024.\u201d<\/p>\n<h4><strong>Generations and jargons<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>Well, in line with the date of birth, let&#8217;s frame these concepts chronologically: millennials are those who were born between 80 and 90 and whose age today is around 30 &#8211; 40;\u00a0Generation Zeta or\u00a0<em>zennials<\/em>\u00a0are the teenagers of our days, born between the mid-90s and 2015. They are also known as\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/ctgcoaching.com\/la-generacion-muda-la-ansiedad-que-provoca-hablar-por-telefono\/\">\u201cthe silent generation\u201d<\/a>\u00a0, because, connected to the internet since birth and surrounded by constantly evolving technological gadgets, Instead of talking, they prefer to chat, send messages or chat through social networks.<\/p>\n<p>The latest of the latest is Generation Alpha, those born after 2015. These are the children of\u00a0<em>millennials<\/em>\u00a0.\u00a0Mark McCrindle, founder of research agency\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/mccrindle.com.au\/\">McCrindle<\/a>\u00a0, is primarily credited with the term.\u00a0In his\u00a0book\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.researchgate.net\/publication\/328347222_The_ABC_of_XYZ_Understanding_the_Global_Generations\"><em>The ABC of<\/em><\/a>\u00a0the generation of the 21st century.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" style=\"background: #FFF; border: 0; border-radius: 3px; box-shadow: 0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width: 540px; min-width: 326px; padding: 0; width: calc(100% - 2px);\" data-instgrm-captioned=\"\" data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/CchgKv-MQFP\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"14\">\n<div style=\"padding: 16px;\">\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: row; align-items: 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Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 17px; text-decoration: none;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/CchgKv-MQFP\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">A post shared by McCrindle (@mccrindleresearch)<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>And now yes, we go back to\u00a0<em>those wonderful years<\/em>\u00a0, those known as\u00a0<em>baby boomers<\/em>\u00a0in the US, those born in the years of the birth explosion or\u00a0<em>baby boom<\/em>\u00a0after the Second World War.\u00a0In the Spanish-speaking environment, this generation of the 50s &#8211; 60s used a more \u201cpure\u201d Spanish, not yet invaded by anglicisms, calques, loanwords or hieroglyphic words.\u00a0Or not?\u00a0Ahem.\u00a0We have a sandwich, jeans, camping, soccer, bacon, aerobics, rock, jazz, whiskey or whiskey.<\/p>\n<p>Boomers do\u00a0<em>n&#8217;t understand\u00a0<\/em><em>cool<\/em>\u00a0teen\u00a0talk , but the same goes for the other way around.\u00a0Would\u00a0<em>millennials<\/em>\u00a0or\u00a0<em>zennials<\/em>\u00a0understand expressions such as \u201cneighbor hallucinates\u201d, \u201cnanai from China\u201d, \u201cCalm down, log!\u201d, \u201cHere, jeroma, gumballs\u201d, \u201cSee you later, Lucas\u201d or \u201cget in line, \u201cPepsicola\u201d?\u00a0And so, a long etcetera of words and expressions in a Spanish that does not borrow or trace anglicisms or encrypted words to seem more \u201ccool from Paraguay.\u201d\u00a0How would a teenager respond to all this nonsense?<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cMEH, are you freaking out?\u00a0Don&#8217;t scratch me with your prehistoric moves!\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<h4><strong>NPC or Non Player Character<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>The expression \u201cNPC\u201d is the English abbreviation for\u00a0<em>Non Playing Character<\/em>\u00a0, used in the field of video games to refer to the character that is not part of the game, that is, the one who is decorative, as part of the decoration.\u00a0Adolescents use this abbreviation (Spanish and pronounced \u201cenepec\u00e9\u201d) to describe dull people, who \u201cpaint\u201d little, who do not get wet, do not participate or who have lost their personality and, therefore, are no longer interesting for the game. .<\/p>\n<p>Today&#8217;s teenagers boast about using\u00a0<em>cool<\/em>\u00a0language and describe the expressions of adults as stale and obsolete.\u00a0So the\u00a0<em>boomers<\/em>\u00a0, who do not have a \u201cfingertip\u201d control of the language of the\u00a0<em>millennials<\/em>\u00a0or the\u00a0<em>zennials<\/em>\u00a0, not only have to \u201cget their act together\u201d to be up to date when it comes to verbal communication, but they must also master the language. language to name everyday realities that did not exist four decades ago: internet, web, GPS,\u00a0<em>tablet<\/em>\u00a0,\u00a0<em>smartphone<\/em>\u00a0,\u00a0<em>pen drive<\/em>\u00a0, LED,\u00a0<em>bluetooth<\/em>\u00a0, Scooter, selfie or Roomba.<\/p>\n<p>Millennials and\u00a0<em>zennials<\/em>\u00a0may not say \u201cHello\u201d but rather \u201cHoli\u201d (with a slightly repipe intonation to make it clear that we are\u00a0<em>up-to-date<\/em>\u00a0).\u00a0Now we no longer send a message, but a\u00a0<em>WhatsApp<\/em>\u00a0, an\u00a0<em>email<\/em>\u00a0, a\u00a0<em>post<\/em>\u00a0, a\u00a0<em>tweet<\/em>\u00a0, a\u00a0<em>like<\/em>\u00a0or a\u00a0<em>reel<\/em>\u00a0.\u00a0If we do not respond to any of the above or we act long so as not to greet someone or go unnoticed, we are doing\u00a0<em>ghosting<\/em>\u00a0.<\/p>\n<p>We are\u00a0<em>npc<\/em>\u00a0if we are no longer \u201ccool\u201d, nor are we \u201ccool\u201d, nor are we \u201cthe kings of mambo\u201d, or, translated into the current lexicon, we will be\u00a0<em>alive<\/em>\u00a0again , that is, \u201chappy as Easter\u201d, if We recover our status as\u00a0<em>cool<\/em>\u00a0,\u00a0<em>bestie<\/em>\u00a0,\u00a0<em>tiktoker<\/em>\u00a0,\u00a0<em>influencer<\/em>\u00a0,\u00a0<em>youtuber<\/em>\u00a0,\u00a0<em>hater<\/em>\u00a0,\u00a0<em>gymbro<\/em>\u00a0or\u00a0<em>follower<\/em>\u00a0.<\/p>\n<h4><strong>From chocolate to &#8216;chococcino&#8217;<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>And what can you tell me about the linguistic influence in the gastronomic field?\u00a0That delicious mountain-shaped cupcake on whose top sits a cloud of sugar or chocolate is now a\u00a0<em>muffin<\/em>\u00a0, and if what it has on top is a decorative crater of colorful edible figurines, that is,\u00a0<em>toppings<\/em>\u00a0, it is a\u00a0<em>cupcake<\/em>\u00a0.\u00a0A freshly squeezed multifruit juice is a\u00a0<em>smoothie<\/em>\u00a0.\u00a0If you drink an espresso with milk foam, all well shaken and cold, it is a\u00a0<em>frappuccino<\/em>\u00a0, and if it is chocolate, guess what?\u00a0Equilicu\u00e1,\u00a0<em>chococcino<\/em>\u00a0!<\/p>\n<p>With these gastronomic notes I leave you with a sweet taste in your mouth and I say goodbye at\u00a0<em>random<\/em>\u00a0with an expression from the 90s and without giving\u00a0<em>spoilers<\/em>\u00a0to the movie that brought her to fame,\u00a0<em>Terminator<\/em>\u00a0: See you,\u00a0<em>baby<\/em>\u00a0!<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Author Bio: <\/strong>Cristina Cela Guti\u00e9rrez works in Translation and Interpretation at the University of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>For love there is no age.\u00a0There is no age to study, travel, leave, return, get married or have children.\u00a0Even to make our dreams come true, any age is good.\u00a0But there are things for which age can be a barrier.\u00a0For example: what happens when a millennial, or a member of the yoz generations, talks to or [&hellip;]\n&hellip; <a 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