This TikToker Is Going Viral For Sharing 6 Foolproof Ways To Spot A Millennial Or Gen Z’er, And They Are Hilariously Accurate

As an older Gen Z’er myself, sometimes it can be hard to spot a millennial because we grew up with a lot of the same music, TV shows, movies, and lingo.

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But, I recently learned six subtle ways to identify if someone is a Gen Z’er or millennial from TikToker Ludny Jean, also known as @ludknee. She's received over 5.1 million views on her recent video titled: "Testing my best friend to see if she's millennial or Gen Z."

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People in the comments had A LOT of opinions on these generational differences:

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So, I decided to ask the BuzzFeed Community how accurate they thought these Gen Z and millennial identifiers were. So, let's get into the generational battle:

#1: How do millennials vs. Gen Z’ers mimic answering the phone?

Do they use their whole hand to replicate the phone?

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Or, do they use two fingers as the "pretend" phone?

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#2: How do millennials vs. Gen Z'ers mimic hanging up the phone?

Do they move the phone from their ear and place it directly down like a landline?

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Or do they tap the end-call button on the phone screen?

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#3: How do millennials vs. Gen Z’ers mimic rolling down a window?

Do they hold an imaginary lever and move their arm in a circular motion?

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Or do they press and hold a button?

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#4: How do millennials vs. Gen Z'ers make a heart with their hands?

Do they only use four fingers?

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Or do they use all of their fingers?

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#5: How do Gen Z’ers vs. millennials mimic taking a photo?

Do they turn their imaginary phone horizontally?

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Or do they keep their imaginary phone vertical?

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#6: What style of jeans do millennials and Gen Z'ers often wear?

Do they wear skinny jeans?

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Or do they wear ripped mom jeans?

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Do you feel that these generational identifiers are accurate? Or, do you find yourself being more of a mixture of the two? Let us know in the comments below!